DierenPark Amersfoort
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At DierenPark Amersfoort, you can encounter 1500 animals up close. Sometimes a windowpane is all that separates you from the animals. Stand nose to nose with impressive tigers, face to face with curious giraffes, and eye to eye with playful elephants.
- Visit DierenPark Amersfoort and discover the most beautiful wild animals.
- Enjoy the DinoBos with its 75 life-sized dinosaur models from every era.
- Would you dare to pet a snake or tarantula?
Unexpected Highlights
DierenPark Amersfoort boasts two attractions no other zoo offers. One is the DinoBos: a forest with 75 life-sized dinosaur models from every era shows how dinosaurs used to live. If you dare, you can even enter the forest in the dark. There is also Koele Knuffels: during these sessions at the Zoological Museum you are allowed to pet tarantulas, snakes and other reptiles.
Fun and Education
DierenPark Amersfoort and its many inhabitants can be visited throughout the year. The park welcomes people of all ages. The park is not just a pleasant place, it is also highly educational. Young visitors learn all about nature.
More nearby
In addition to the zoo, visiting the pleasant historic city of Amersfoort is highly recommended. You can see the Mondriaanhuis (Mondrian House) and countless other monuments. Another zoo that is well worth your while is WILDLANDS Adventure Zoo Emmen.
Editors’ tips:
Rent bicycles and follow the ‘Great Polder Itinerary’: you’ll discover Holland’s green heart and the Eemdijk polders. Just wonderful!
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