Zoo Dresden

Even though it was winter season and raining, we still managed to see a wide range of animals. The indoor enclosures are well kept. Our favourites of the day was the ultimate chilled orang-utan and seeing koalas for the first time was just amazing. Looking forward to visiting again.

Pros: 1.Washrooms and baby changing stations/toilets are available at various places throughout the zoo. 2. Most of the zoo is wheelchair/ pram/stroller accessible. 3. Clean and well maintained. 4.A few outdoor play areas are avaipable in summers for the children to pay around while parents sip a coffee nearby. 5.The space given to the animals is usually clean and well mantained too (although tbh small). 6. Very easy to enter (usually no cue / waiting time required). You do not need to book tickets in advance even. Cons: 1.There isn't any good variety of food available, especially in winters, where most canteens close down. 2.Fewer variety of animals compared to neighboring cities like Leipzig. 3.Smaller compared to others. 4.No indoor pay area available. Hence the children can't play on a rainy/snowy day.

We had a great 4 hours exploring this zoo. During winter, there were fewer outdoor displays, but the excellent indoor displays made up for them. We visited on Christmas Day and all most of the food venues were operating as per normal.

Zoo territory is not big but a bit confusing. Variety of animals is interesting. Otters steal the show. As soon as they see cameras they start to play and splash. Mice have entire room for themselves. One thing I have never experienced in other zoos - strong smell of urine at elephants and giraffes. It is strong to the extent that burn eyes.

The zoo is very big and spacious. It's the perfect place to spend time and have a lot of fun at the same time.

Very nice Zoo well worth visiting! Went there last Sunday with family, easy to spent whole day here as there is plenty to see - be it good variety of animals or live music playing on several spots and add food&snacks stalls within walking distance from any exhibition or playground for little ones, making it quite convenient for all ages. Despite how busy this place was it is surprisingly tidy. Some pavilions were shut, however all things considered we will be more than happy to come back again!

I like zoo’s. This one is quite nice too, maybe a bit shabby and quite a few of the cages/spaces were empty. It is clear they had to make choices, and I like those choices. They built a huge orang utang building, for just a very few of these wonderful creatures. Also there is a nice underground place where common rats and mice are to be seen, including sewers and tunnels and several little rooms. The flamingo’s are wonderful, they have a nice island with several nest towers to stand on. The food is fine, staff is friendly.

A nice Zoo which is very good kept in shape. The amount and variety of animals keeps you day long busy. Also for a snack and drinks are enough possibilities, but lacking in price/quality ratio. But all in all a super nice animal friendly park.