Copenhagen Zoo

We had a wonderful time at Copenhagen Zoo. There were lots of interesting animals to see, and we were lucky with the timing – most of the animals were active and outside, so we could see them all up close. The zoo is well laid out with plenty of places to grab a bite or enjoy a coffee. A great place to spend a few hours, especially for families!

Copenhagen Zoo – A Great Day Out with Kids! If you're visiting Copenhagen with kids, Copenhagen Zoo is a must-visit. If you're short on time and not traveling with little ones, you might consider skipping it—but for families, it’s a fantastic day out. I made sure to take my son here, and he had an amazing time! He absolutely loved seeing the lions, zebras, giraffes, birds, polar bears, flamingos, and the adorable pandas—which were definitely the highlight for him. We visited on a sunny weekend, so it was quite crowded and warm. I recommend carrying a water bottle and treating yourself to some ice cream from inside the zoo to beat the heat. There’s also a gift shop with cute souvenirs—though a bit pricey, it’s worth letting the kids pick something to remember the day. Note: To avoid queues, buy the tickets in advance. All in all, a memorable and fun experience for families!

Copenhagen Zoo: A Wildly Wonderful Day Out! 🐼🦒 Copenhagen Zoo is an absolute must-visit for animal lovers and families alike! This historic zoo, dating back to 1859, has done an incredible job of creating modern, spacious enclosures for its diverse inhabitants. You can literally travel the world in a day, from the impressive elephant house (designed by a famous architect!) to the captivating Arctic Ring where polar bears swim gracefully overhead in a glass tunnel – a truly unforgettable experience! But the real stars of the show are the giant pandas, who have their own state-of-the-art house where you can even dine with a view of these magnificent creatures. Beyond the A-listers, you'll find over 4,000 animals from around the globe, all seemingly well-cared for and active. The zoo also offers fantastic educational opportunities, with daily feedings and interactive exhibits, including a "poop quiz" (yes, you read that right!) and a "ZOO Mission" for kids to become Nature Heroes. While it's a little outside the city center, it's easily accessible by public transport. There are plenty of food options throughout, from bistros to snack stalls, so you won't go hungry. Whether you're admiring the playful chimps, the majestic giraffes, or exploring the tropical house with its sloths and butterflies, Copenhagen Zoo offers a delightful and engaging experience for all ages. It's more than just a zoo; it's a commitment to conservation and a fantastic way to connect with the natural world. Highly recommended for a full day of adventure! ☘️🌟🌸🪺

One of the best zoos I’ve visited in Europe a must-visit if you’re in Copenhagen. While it may seem a bit small, it features a wide variety of animals, from massive elephants to tiny creatures. I visited in September and the weather was perfect. The zoo is very clean, the animals are well cared for, and it’s a joy to interact with them.

We thoroughly enjoyed our day and despite a lot of school kids, we were able to get close to the animals. The park was also big enough without being so big that we missed seeing animals. We spent a few hours there and enjoyed an ice-cream at the end. 🦓🦘🦏🦒🐻‍❄️🦌

Quite simply, the best Zoo I’ve ever visited. The zoo is easily accessible from Copenhagen, the number 17A bus stops right outside the zoo if you’re using public transport, takes around 16 mins. The zoo is beautiful, very well laid out, flows nicely and is accessible for those with restricted mobility. Highlights for me are, Elephants, Rhinos, Polar Bears, Pandas and Giraffes…but there is so much more to see. As you’d expect with Denmark, there’s plenty of family friendly facilities and there’s places for food and drink if you need it. Entry to the Zoo is included with the Copenhagen Card so save yourself a bundle of Krone there and you don’t need to wait in line to get a ticket either. Genuinely, the best zoo I’ve been to.

Awesome zoo in huge area and beautiful landscape. This place has all the animals you can imagine of with engaging activities like goat patting, feeding the lions, kids makeup, great playgrounds and exhibitions. The restrooms are clean and all areas are very well maintained. There’re plenty of food kiosks or restaurants along the way and they all offer good foods. Highly recommended to spend at least half a day here to cover many sections like Savannah, rainforest and the poles. Make sure you wear comfy shoes.

A very well maintained zoo. Saw a vast variety of animals. The kangaroo enclosure was the coolest part. The family of lions was also extremely cute. Doesn’t take very long either. (3 hours total). Some of the interactive games were broken. But overall very pleasant experience.

Great place for anyone who likes fossils or animals. You can spend an entire day looking and reading about animals from our past and present. We had only a few days in Copenhagen before a cruise and everyone was happy that we selected this as a place to see. A great place to spend at least a few hours. I highly recommend going here.

I went to the zoo in Copenhagen when I took my first ever international trip in March, and it is one of the most beautiful and well kept zoos I have been to yet. My Danish pronunciation sucks, but I could tell the workers appreciated my efforts as they were so friendly in asking me if I wanted correction and showing me the map.

Zoo! Animals! I can imagine the excitement of a kid upon the hearing the word zoo and since I'm also a huge animal lover, zoo still brings me the same excitement. It's still a good experience to see these animals (albeit in their enclosed surrounding) up close, so you don't need to go to Africa to see the lions, the giraffe or to go to the woods to see the dangerous wolves and so on - you get my point. I think Copenhagen Zoo is the right size and I like their Nordic animals section better, mostly because I had not seen polar bear up close until I moved to Copenhagen (I was living in the tropics before!) and the reindeer, and the bison and the rest of them. I love the fact that the zoo has provided lots of educational information in each section, games to play, lots of exciting things to try for both kids or adult like me. I love zoo in the summer where most animals are out to play and when you can get your ice cream from those small huts in the middle. It's one of my best earlier memories of Copenhagen. So, why the four stars instead of five? Simple, because the entrance is damn expensive at 170 DKK. I get it, you need money to take care of the animals and I'm up for that, but I still think it's quite expensive price to pay unless you really really want to go there so it's not the kind of place that you go randomly when you're bored, or maybe I'm just being stingy. If you are more into zoo than I do, though, you could get the annual card for around 400 kr (check their website for more updated pricelist), that you could use to enter the zoo ANYTIME you want. Sounds better? I hope so. Anyway, if you live in Copenhagen and haven't been to the zoo at all, set aside 170 DKK and go get a ticket (you can purchase the ticket online and scan it yourself by the entrance to avoid the queue - very useful during summertime when there are a lot of people). Have fun seeing the animals!

The Copenhagen Zoo was part of the attractions covered by the Copenhagen Card so we didn't have to pay anything for entrance. They have an extensive collection of different animals so it will take some time to wander through the entire zoo. My favorite were the polar bears, camels and the red pandas. The Arctic ring section was still under construction when we visited. Even without that, there is enough to see at the other sections of the zoo for an enjoyable time. If you do visit Copenhagen Zoo, be sure to visit the Frederiksberg Garden (right across the zoo) for a relaxing stroll!

After our visit to the Carlsberg Brewery, we walked across the park to the zoo. [Does anyone know what that park is called?] Perhaps it's because it was a cold and windy day or because it was during the Easter holiday (tip: never visit Copenhagen during Easter; many stores and restaurants are closed!), but the zoo was practically deserted. While I'm not a fan of huge crowds and actually prefer fewer people around, the emptiness and cold weather made it a rather lackluster experience. I'm not giving the zoo poor ratings because it was a cold day or because there were few visitors, but this was the most depressing zoo/animal park that I have ever been to. (The polar bears looked so miserable, walking around in circles out of boredom, it was heartbreaking.) I did enjoy the elephant exhibit, though.

Zoologisk Have is one of favourite places in Copenhagen. I love going there, and when I was a young biology student, I often went to the zoo on week days. It was super to walk nearly alone in the park and enjoying the the different animals. A lot of people have strong opinions against animals kept in captivity, and I understand their considerations. When you keep animals in cages, you have to provide them with sufficient diversion. The cage have to have a certain size, you have to let the animals breed (sometimes you have to kill the offspring afterwards, if they can't be used for breeding and conservation of the species), you have to make them search for their food, and so on. All this and more they do in this zoo. You can bring your own food and beverages to the zoo, and they have a lot of places, where you can picnic. They also have a restaurant, a cafeteria, and outlets with icecream, sausage and rolls. Soon they will get pandas, and I'm so excited.

This was the best zoo ever! Unfortunately as with all zoos their pens were too small and I felt very sorry for them but so of the animals were amazing and seeing them so close up was fantastic! There were polar bears which I have never seen before and brown bear cubs! The the red pandas were so cute. Definatly worth a visit if you are in Copenhagen.

This would probably be four stars if it weren't so expensive (160 kroner/28 USD). Nice older zoo with above average mix of animals, e.g. giraffes, big cats and elephants. When I was there in August 2014, there were numerous baby animals of different species, which was a treat, and they walked the camels around a bit, which added a little frisson of danger. The children's area focuses on farm animals but can be fun. One secret: you can see the elephants from the the adjacent park so if elephants is what you want, you don't have to pay! Depending on your politics/visceral reaction, you may want to review the zoo's decisions to kill certain animals in 2014 before you decide to go (at the time of writing one of the reviews here seems to be based on this rather than an experience at the zoo itself). I was amazed by how poor the zoo's PR management was but decided to visit the zoo anyway. My understanding is that the zoo's rationale was basically, "We have to maintain genetic diversity in coordination with other European zoos and it's difficult to transport exotic animals to North America"

I love the zoo and Copenhagen zoo has some great things: like The Artic Ring, the hippo house, the elephants and the Savanna. Sadly other parts of the zoo is run down and needs to be updated (I'm thinking the monkeys). The choice of food in here is bad and I would recommend bringing a sandwich. There are a lot of picnic tables to enjoy a good homemade lunch. The price brings it down too. Plus you have to pay for children as young as 3 years old.

this was an AMAZING zoo! so many great animals! half of them i have never seen before! they are all very easy to see and they do so much cute stuff! the bears like to play in the water and it's so cute! i saw the baby polar bear belly flop into the water some animals that are there are pandas, polar bears, brown bears, elephants and SO much more! i recommend coming here!

Beautiful Zoo. You can really tell they care about the animals in their care. Great work! Fun and educating both for children and grown ups.

The elephants looked sad. They don't have much room to move. They just stood in one spot all day. The Tasmanian devil looked happy, though! The lions don't have much room either. How can they stay healthy if they can't get a good run in? I live Orlando and the Disney's Animal Park is huge! The animals have lots of room to run!