The Zoo Basel is located in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Established in 1874, it is Switzerlands oldest and largest zoo (by number of animals) and a major tourist attraction with nearly 1.7 million visitors per year.
The Zoo Basel is one of the leading zoos in the world. Among many comparisons, Anthony Sheridan's (Zoological Society of London) study in 2009 of 60 leading zoos, ranked the Zoo Basel as 7th best zoo in Europe.
While Basel's popul...
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The Zoo Basel is located in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Established in 1874, it is Switzerlands oldest and largest zoo (by number of animals) and a major tourist attraction with nearly 1.7 million visitors per year.
The Zoo Basel is one of the leading zoos in the world. Among many comparisons, Anthony Sheridan's (Zoological Society of London) study in 2009 of 60 leading zoos, ranked the Zoo Basel as 7th best zoo in Europe.
While Basel's population loves "their" zoo and call it Zolli, its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden.
Tram line 2 (direction Binningen Kronenplatz) goes direclty from the Swiss, French, and German train stations to Zoo Dorenbach — Zoo Basel's South entrance. It is the fourth tram stop after Bahnhof SBB.
A path goes from the train station SBB over a bridge to the main entrance. It takes 10 to 15 minutes for this walk and is marked by several sign posts.
Visitors arriving by airplane at the EuroAirport take bus 50...
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