Diergaarde Blijdorp Reviews

Beautiful, large, diverse. Pleasant staff. Minus: as a subscriber of planckendael I have to pay full pot parking and all tickets are still printed on paper. That's too bad!

In my opinion the most beautiful and best zoo there is.

Beautiful animal park. Easily accessible by car and public transport.

Blijdorp een leuke dierentuin die een beetje door zijn succes ten onder dreigt te gaan, achterstallig onderhoud aan de verblijven en de randen en tuinen die vol staan met onkruid waaronder brandnetels.
De dieren waren door het lekkere wel erg actief wat erg leuk was om te zien.
Wat verder een mooie dag naar de dierentuin moest zijn, met het gezin van mij en mijn broer, eindigde na een halve dag al in mineur en een rit naar de spoed eisende hulp.
Onze dochter wilde van de grote glijbaan in de kinderspeeltuin en na een leuke klimtocht gleed ze de glijbaan af, kreeg door de glijbaan voor een kind teveel snelheid en botste zo ongelukkig tegen mijn broer aan die stond te wachten om onze dochters op te vangen.
De EHBO post was onbemand maar je kon wel bellen om assistentie, de medewerker was er wel snel en zeer behulpzaam was deze diergaarde medewerker gelukkig wel.

Bij de huisarts en gipsmeester kwam na de uitleg als antwoord, oh de bekende Blijdorp glijbaan ja daar krijgen wij een heleboel kinderen per jaar van op de Spoed eisende hulp. Deze opmerking zegt voor mij dan al wel genoeg, dat mijn dochter niet het eerste slachtoffer van deze glijbaan is.
Misschien een aandachtspunt op de glijbaan aan te passen en kindvriendelijker te maken!!

Have often been for a visit but it remains a beautiful zoo. If you have not been there for a few years, something new can be discovered

Stays fun. Much improved in the most beautiful zoo in the Benelux.

Het nieuwe leeuwen verblijf is echt een stuk beter dan die oude balk. Altijd leuk om naar de dierentuin te gaan en weer nieuwe dingen te zien. Ook veruit groot genoeg om de hele dag in rond te lopen.

Beautiful zoo, where you get very close to the animals. For orientation, you can download an app that can locate one. The Ozianien house with the impressive underwater tunnel was my favorite! Absolute recommendation!

My son was allowed to go to the front of the train because it was his birthday, he thought beautiful

Amazing zoo, can easily spend whole day there. Top notch for family day out

Seen a lot of animal species, the lofts sometimes felt sad for the animals, but that is a zoo

Beautiful animal park that stays better and better. Easily accessible also by public transport. Have a subscription so come regularly to take pictures of the cats, wolves and my big friend Bokito

Pretty fun when there s good weather. Fun for dates as well. Personally felt like the lions were a little underweight but I hope they take good care of the animals. The gorilla is very eye catching though. A good range of animals. If you re not scared of butterflies, their enclosure will be something you ll like.

Beautiful zoo. Well arranged with timeslot and reservation.

Nice park, even in the winter. The only thing that disappointed was the catering. No decent (healthy) sandwich to find ... point of improvement blijdorp!

Very nice park, but the signage now in corona time was bad

In my opinion the most beautiful zoo in the Netherlands!

A bit busy during the corona times, but very awesome

I read that there were already more than 4000 reviews written about Diergaarde Blijdorp, what could I add to that. Not really spectacular now. The only thing is that we have been coming to Diergaarde Blijdorp for many years. Not at the zoo, but at the zoo, which still gives something special and imitates the best possible natural day and night stay for the animals, so not a garden but a real zoo. It has always been called that. And we, my wife and I are just in our 70's and when we were 5 or 6 years old we went to the Zoo for the first time. Don't forget it had just been war, a lot was being done. They know something about this at Diergaarde Blijdorp. Every year there is something new, and not a new sign or path, is also important, but completely new accommodations, so completely new locations for the animals, so that they can feel more or less really at home. People talk about subscriptions, which is profitable. It says with young children. We do not have them anymore, but we regularly go to the Diergaarde as a family day. Then we are talking about brothers and sisters, but especially the children and grandchildren, the many cousins and then a subscription is still very profitable. Apart from that you can enter whenever you want. We would like to mention some big manifestations, but we do not do enough to others, such as the bird pavilion, the many small animals, of course the monkeys and certainly the Oceania. But also the recreation parks for the big animals, Elephants, Giraffes, buffaloes, all too many to mention. Do not forget that it is a large park where you can walk, you really do not have to run from one animal to another. It is nice to experience the many food parties and shows. The zoo has been renewed in recent years and now the outdoor activities are also involved, including many more parking spaces. There is even a hotel in the vicinity, if not from the Diergaarde but v, d, Valk, so you can still stay in if you want to stay longer in the Diergaarde. You see there is plenty to do, you can stay there for days. Unfortunately the parks are no longer cheap, the amusement parks take the cake. The zoo could not be left behind. For large families it is a hefty amount with food and drinks. Keep it like this for a while. The large numbers often speak more than the high prices.

Nice fun and yet quite large zoo. Especially the part with the fish was really WOW

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Marvellous very impressive zoo with so many different animals that all look very well cared for.

One of the best endroit when going with children particularly when the weather is good. Special mention about the ocean zone which is spectacular. Other animals that one could spot are , , ,red panda, , ,polar bear , Cheetah, meerkat, two hump camel, tiger, gorrila, kangaroo, butterfly zone , crocodiles, black monkeys and varieties of fishes Dory, Ray fish, shark, star fish, jelly fish . Noticable birds are macaws, vultures , crows, owls.
The unique feature of this zoo was the penguins . There are also train between two zones and it costs 1 euros per person. There are two gates for the zoo. And the train runs from one gate to the other. Tickets when purchases online costs one euros less. There are also rental strollers for kids for 2.5 Euros per day.

Coffee shops with ice creams, cakes and coffee and restrooms available in every 500 feet.

On the evening opening 9 August unfortunately bad weather. Found it disappointing the animals were inside without lighting very bad to see so it sadly unfortunately expected more

Plenty of space for the animals, excellent objectives and participations in terms of sustainability and preservation of animals and their living environment. I consider the recreational needs of visitors to be of secondary importance, but they are also reasonably to perfectly fine (food, drinking toilets).

Nice zoo. It is very small and the food is quite expensive.

Very nice zoo! Enough diversity of animals. Beautiful naturally faithful stays.

Mooiste dierentuin .
Paar keer geweest.
Indrukwekkend aquarium.
Niets gemerkt van de zogenaamde Rotterdamse hardheid .
Enorm warm en vriendelijk overal geholpen .
Groeten uit braboland

As a child I came there now and now with my grandchild still occasionally. It is nice to see all the animals.

Very nice! Quite large, in my opinion one of the nicest zoo in the Netherlands.

An awesome sea aquarium experience with huge fishes! and turtlesss~~ They are really huge

Well there is a big variety of animals, different sections for the regions they live and also they have signs giving information of the animal. I personally had a great time there and I think you would too

Wonderful zoo, quite expansive. Be ready to walk till your legs hurt; yet you won't be done with it.

Saw some rare animals like tapir, polar bear, double hump camel, etc.

Unlike other zoos, the USP of this zoo is the minimum or no layers of separation between you & the animals; everything is so near & clear - you'll love it.

Beautiful zoo! For young and old, beautiful diversity of animals, you fall from one surprise to the other. A day is actually too short.

Blijdorp has done a lot of work in recent years, which only benefits the zoo. From my own experience I find Blijdorp more pleasant and fun than Artis. The latter is entirely objective and not because I am a Rotterdammer.

We really enjoyed. Very nice place for kid too. 1 full day spent amazingly well

In itself a great zoo. Entrance is not exactly cheap. For a toddler of 1.5 there is something to do, but in a lot of open places where animals walk, the stones or bushes are so high that your child has to be picked out of the buggy to see anything. That's a really missed opportunity.

Furthermore, it stinks everywhere. Even in the indoor playground. This should really be better in 2018.

Many types of animals. How incredibly clever that everything is clean and tidy here. Prices are not too bad and there is plenty of parking. We especially liked the giraffes. The accommodation was easily accessible to view the animals from afar and nearby.

Nice weather today so you can walk quietly and watch the animals

Worth the effort. Phenomenon in Rotterdam. You spend a lot of time there is so much to see and experience!

Beautiful zoo, spacious accommodation and good information and projects for wildlife conservation.

A subscription for a few years. A wonderful zoo. You really imagine yourself in another world. And they adapt the stays more and more so that it is a lot nicer for the animals, and therefore also for us.

Blijdorp zoo remains a must to visit. Friendly staff. Enough parking places for a reasonable price of 8.50 per car.

Had a great day. Everything very well arranged in terms of routes and catering despite the Corona measures. Compliments for it.

Was fun. Just a pity that you cannot see some animals because of corona

Recommended. Certainly one of the nicest zoos I have visited so far! Many unusual animals that I have not yet encountered in another zoo. I'll definitely return!

A very nice planetarium zoo. An interesting place to see animals from different parts of the world. Relax with learning. The animals are located by continents.

Absolutely recommended! Beautifully spacious. Even with peak crowds, everything is still clearly visible. Nicely decorated in themes. Totally a fan of the aguarium section!

Always a fun zoo! Many different animals and they are always busy with innovating / improving

A walk through every continent, so you can discover all kinds of wonderful animals. Highly recommended with children, but of course you can also enjoy it as an adult.

Very nice big zoo. The aquarium hall was beautiful as were the stays that are decorated by theme. It is fantastic to be able to see so many different animal species in one park. I think this is my favorite animal park in the Netherlands, one drawback is just the crowds. Unfortunately, it is always busy on weekends and during school holidays.

Beautiful zoo was set up fine. Indoor playground it was a bit disappointing. But face painting was however very nice weather.

A very nice, very clean zoo designed with attention to detail. To see all the worlds with enough time, you should plan at least a whole day. I was particularly impressed by the air show (sometimes not with birds of prey).

Remains one of the most beautiful zoos I have been to .... love to come there. Only on busy days should the toilet blocks get the attention a little more often. For the rest TOP!

I really enjoyed the trip to the zoo. Nice animals and nice that it is all together per continent.

Spacious zoo with various playground inside and outside and a large outdoor playground with plenty of sitting options.

Cozy and one of the best zoos, especially the aquarium. I definitely recommend it!

You can eat well here.
Some parts of the park are somewhat dated. Can also be cleaned up a little better.

Nice zoo, spacious. Many different animals present. Nice playgrounds too.

Nice animal park for families with younger children