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Due to the Christmas Garden event, the zoo will be closed from
November 17, 2022 until January 15, 2023
Temporarily open from 9 am to 16:30 pm.
Last admission & Box office closing time at 16 p.m.
Animal houses close at 16:15 p.m
VISIT
Opening hours
We are here for you 365 days a year!
In summer
March to Octoberr
9 am - 6 pm
Last entry at 5:30 pm
In winter
November to February
9 am - 5 pm
Last entry at 4:30 pm
All animal houses (including aquarium)
close 15 minutes before closing time.
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News from the Zoo
Opening hours
Please note: Zoo daytime operations must be suspended during the Christmas Garden evening event (17.11.2022 - 15.1.2023)
will exceptionally close at 4.30 p.m. for organisational reasons. We ask for your understanding.
Treat Time
WHETHER "CULINARY" CHARADES ON THE BABOON ROCK OR PREDATORY HUNTING BY PIRANHAS AND MEERKATS FOR THE BEST TREATS – WATCHING THE ANIMALS DURING FEEDING IS GREAT FUN!
PLEASE NOTE: FEEDINGS MAY BE POSTPONED OR CANCELLED. PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR NOTICES AT THE RESPECTIVE ENCLOSURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
Feedings
10.45 am
Penguins
11.30 am
Sea lions
1.45 pm
Meerkats & Co
2 pm
Hippos
(Hippodom)
2.30 pm
Air Show
3.00 pm
Piranhas
3.00 pm
Piranhas
(Aquarium, only mondays)
3.00 pm
Clawed otters
(Rainforest House)
3.30 pm
Penguins
4 pm
Sea lions
Wildlife
Excited for animals
1 Zoo. More than 10,000 animals. Over 800 species. All in exciting animal houses and enclosures.
See for yourself and get inspired by our animals.
Wildlife conservation
We are active worldwide
Committed to all species: Cologne Zoo supports more than 20 projects worldwide to maintain natural biodiversity.
Nature and Species Conservation-
Cologne Zoo Projects:
Cologne Zoo has supported various wildlife protection projects around the world With around
€ 2.2 million
between 2009 and 2021 - from Belize to Swaziland, from Brazil to Vietnam, from Cologne-Dünnwald to Weidenpesch.
Donate
Your commitment helps us to keep the zoo an attractive place for animals and visitors, and actively promote nature and species conservation projects around the world at the same time.
