Nuremberg Zoo

Zoo Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

What to expect

The Nuremberg Zoo, also known as Tiergarten Nürnberg, is a 67-hectare zoo located in the Nuremberg Reichswald. The zoo is home to over 300 animal species and features large, natural enclosures embedded in a landscape of forests and stone pits. Visitors can see a variety of animals, including Asiatic lions, Siberian tigers, snow leopards, polar bears, and maned wolves. The zoo also has a dolphinarium and an Aqua Park with a bronze sculpture of a polar bear group. Additionally, the zoo features a 'Tree of Life' bronze sculpture and offers a natural historic center, a gorilla outdoor enclosure, and a domestic animal and pet zoo. With its naturalistic enclosures and diverse range of animals, the Nuremberg Zoo is a great place to visit with family and friends

Plan your family visit to the Nuremberg Zoo with these blog insights 👇

Nuremberg with kids: Top 10 things to do

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the zoo and saw the gorilla enclosure and the lion enclosure

Highlights: The boys enjoyed seeing the animals, especially the gorillas and the lion ✨

Nuremberg with children in winter: tips & activities

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Nuremberg Zoo, which is located in a beautiful park. There were many exotic animals and playgrounds. We observed the giraffes and baboons, then went to the Jako playground where there were farm animals. We also visited the Tropenhaus

Highlights: The children's favorite part was the Tropenhaus. There are also many restaurants and snack bars to get something to eat ✨

(Tip!) Bavaria with kids: sights top 5!

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Nuremberg Zoo, where our kids saw many large animals and took a tour of the zoo on a small tourist train

Highlights: Our kids had a great time seeing the animals and riding the tourist train ✨

(Tip!) Nuremberg with kids: sights top 6!

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the zoo, which has great African animals such as lions, rhinos, giraffes, and several monkeys. We also saw polar bears, kangaroos, and crocodiles. The kids played at the playgrounds and rode the children's train

Highlights: The kids enjoyed playing at the playgrounds and riding the children's train. The zoo is spacious and very green, making it a great place to spend half a day ✨

Nuremberg with children - the best activities

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent over five hours there and still only saw a small part of the entire area. The zoo is the second largest in Germany with about 300 animal species. There is a Kleinbahn (small train) that drives through the entire zoo area

Highlights: The zoo is one of the most beautiful landscape zoos in Europe. It has some animals that are rarely seen in zoos, above all dolphins and manatees. The kids enjoyed the children's zoo with a petting zoo and a large playground ✨