Salzburg Zoo in Hellbrunn

Oldest zoological garden in Austria

Just outside Salzburg, Hellbrunn Zoo is home to over four hundred animals from all over the world in a natural environment. Special attractions include the jungle house, the open-air big cat enclosure, griffon vultures that fly freely from their home in the zoo, and feeding sessions for the big cats and griffon vultures.

Over four hundred native and more exotic species can be seen in their natural habitats at Hellbrunn, Salzburg's zoo. The zoo prides itself on enabling visitors to observe the animals in the natural surroundings that have become its trademark. Hellbrunn Zoo attaches particular importance to making the landscape at the foot of the hill of Hellbrunn fit in with the natural habitats to which the animals are accustomed. In recent years, for example, numerous modifications have produced an unusually friendly zoo - and not just for humans. Railings and fences have been avoided wherever possible, and new mini-habitats are being continually developed where large and small animals can live together as they do in the wild. Even the plants in each habitat have been chosen to match conditions in real life. Sometimes, for example, the puma seems to have vanished from his enclosure, but he is really just hiding in the branches of a tree, enjoying the Salzburg sun high above his guests. The enclosures in Hellbrunn Zoo give adults and children alike the chance to experience the world of plants and animals with unusual intensity.

Visitors to the zoo, which is laid out according to different geographical regions, see the animals in conditions as natural as is possible in a zoo. In the African Savannah zone, for example, you will see rhinos, antelopes, and guinea fowl roaming freely. Other zones cover the animals of Europe and Asia (bears and lynxes, chamois, marmots, and otters) and the animals of America. The numerous sources of further information allow older visitors to make the most of their visit to the zoo by discovering interesting and informative facts about the animals they see. There is plenty to learn, even about the animals we see regularly in our corner of the world.

Special highlights of the zoo:

• Feeding of the cheetahs - meat is hung on a rope and drawn through the open-air enclosure at speeds of up to almost 40 mph as the cheetahs show off their strength by chasing their mock prey.
• Feeding of the vultures that fly freely outside the zoo.
• The jungle house, where visitors can watch inquisitive monkeys climbing around adventurously.
• Zoo by night - the zoo has extended opening hours on some days in summer. This is the time when many animals, especially the wild cats, are at their most active.

Zoo Salzburg
5081 Anif
Tel.: +43 (0)662 82 01 76
Fax: + 43 (0)662 82 01 76-6
office@salzburg-zoo.at

Opening Hours
November to February: 8.30 am to 4 pm
March and April: 8.30 am to 4.30/5.30 pm
May to mid-September: 8.30 am to 6.30 pm
Mid-June to mid-September: 8.30 am to 9.30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays
Mid-September to end of September: 8.30 am to 5.30 pm
October: 8.30 am to 4/5 pm

Prices Adults: EUR 8.00
Children: EUR 3.50
With Salzburg Card: free