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 Amsterdam Royal Zoo

Be surprised by the many animal species that live with and among each other in the Monkey House and Bird House. Discover the tiniest organisms in ARTIS-Micropia, the world's first microbe museum. Travel through space in the Planetarium. View the giraffes together with zebras and springboks on the Savannah.

Surround yourself by hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Butterfly Pavilion. Stroll through the historic city park with its centuries-old trees and many plants. Taste the atmosphere in café-restaurant De Plantage. Or place a chair by the fountain on Artisplein. Experience nature and discover its significance for our society. Because more awareness of nature leads to more respect for all living things.

From mulberry to giant sequoia

Since June 2020, ARTIS has officially been a botanical garden. ARTIS has received this designation because of the special tree collection and the educational stories and activities surrounding the entire fauna in the park. The status is a recognition of the green heritage of ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo. ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo is home to more than 700 trees of more than 200 different species, which have the status of Arboretum. But shrubs, annual and perennial plants, thousands of flower bulbs and even houseplants can also be found in the park.

Opening hours during the holidays

24 december 9.00 - 17.00 uur

25 december 9.00 - 17.00 uur

26 december 9.00 - 17.00 uur 

31 december 9.00 - 16.00 uur 

1 januari 10.00 - 17.00 uur