ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo

How can you visit ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo with your City Card?

You do not need to make a reservation in advance to visit ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo with your City Card. You can have your City Card scanned at the entrance. Make sure your City Card is valid at the time of your visit.

Visit safely

People can have a relaxing, safe and educational visit to the park. ARTIS expressly requests visitors not to come by car, but by bicycle, on foot or by public transport.

The story of ARTIS Zoo

tip: On Christmas Eve, an elephant calf was born. The young bull, named “Mook uhm,” plays outside every day—come admire him soon! Did you know that another calf is expected in February or March?

Visit the oldest zoo with the whole family in every season. Step into Madagascar at the renewed Kerbert Terrace (the former lion enclosure) and admire how ring-tailed lemurs, red ruffed lemurs and Madagascar radiated tortoises live together. Then see how reticulated giraffes, mhorr gazelles and kudus meet on the Savanna. Surround yourself with hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Butterfly Pavilion and take a break in one of the vegetarian restaurants. Learn all about African penguins or climb the challenging rock trail and admire the jaguars up close. Discover newborn animals, come face to face with the lions, and see the Asian small-clawed otters and the red panda in their new enclosure. And when your day comes to an end, take a journey through space in the Planetarium.

Experience nature and discover its meaning for our society. Because greater awareness of nature leads to greater respect for all living things.