The best zoo in Europe, with the new orangutan house

The former imperial orangery was converted into a paradise for the red-haired primates, the orangutans: Where exotic plants and citrus fruits once spent the winter, apes now play in climbing trees, on nets and ropes. And they can be proud of their new home, because the zoo has been named the best in Europe.

The shaggy orangutans swing through the air eleven meters up. This is equivalent to their natural habitat in the forest canopy and they definitely prefer it. The redesigned orangery provides the apes with a 750 m2 outdoor enclosure with climbing trees, nets and ropes. It is also possible for visitors to watch the behaviors of the great apes from close up.

The zoo’s information center provides information both on the evolutionary history of the great apes and also on their lives and the dangers they face. At Café Nonja, named after a special artist, the orangutan female “Nonja”, visitors to the zoo are treated to Asian delicacies. Pictures of Nonja are also on display here.

Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)

Maxingstraße 13b
1130   Wien
www.zoovienna.at

Map Accessibility Details

Guide dogs permitted

Parking spaces Main entrance

disabled parking spaces available.

More information

Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.

Special offers for disabled persons

Tours for visitors with special needs on request.

Comments

Access to buildings and enclosures without steps or via ramp, 3 wheelchair-accessible restrooms, parking space for visitors with special needs (Elisabethallee, entrance Tirolerhof).

Contacts

• +43-1-877 92 94
• office@zoovienna.at

Opening hours

• January
  Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• February
  Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• March
  Daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• April to September
  Daily 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• October to the end of October
  Daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• November to December
  Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Prices

• Adults € € 14,00
• Young people under 19 € € 6,00
• Children € free

• Cheaper with the Vienna Card

U4, Tram 10, 58, 60: Hietzing
Combined ticket: Zoo, Palmery & Desert House for 13,- instead of 16,- €
Combined ticket: Giant Ferris Wheel & Schönbrunn Zoo 14,50 €  

Interview: Dagmar Schratter, Director of the Schönbrunn Zoo, is a true Vienna fan