What an interesting place to visit. The zoo is very clean and well maintained. The animals are close enough to seemingly pet yet, far enough away to keep you safe.

This zoo is one of the best ones I have visited. They have just about every animal you can think of and they seem to be treated very well and all have plenty of space to live and have fun. The highlights for us were...More

Visited here on a cold day mid December Easy to reach by tram no 10, which stops right outside. They accepted our Basel card which gave us a 50% reduction without a problem. Spent a good few hours wandering around. They had a good selection...More

Really enjoyed the excellent facilities and is one of the best zoo’s we have visited. The price was brilliant with the discount you get with your Basel travel pass also.

Had 2hrs to spare while in Basel & decided to visit the zoo which is quite close to the train station. The €20 was not worth it. Its a small zoo with hardly any animals. Well maintained.

We visited the Zoo in Basel, on a Sunday, very easy to find, as the tram stops right outside, the Zoo is placed right within the city. Considering how expensive Basel is, we were pleasantly surprised to find it was a very reasonable 20 Swiss...More

Great zoo, but showing signs of lack of capital investment. Wonderful collection of animals, but habitat needs improvement. No standouts worth mentioning.