Visitor information
Visitors to the NVN photo festival have free access to Burgers’ Zoo. Together with the festival admission ticket you will receive an admission ticket to the Zoo.
After closing time Burgers’ Zoo remains open to the festival visitors. It is a unique experience to walk through the park in the dark without the usual amount of visitors.
We therefore advise you to bring you camera!
Information on this page:
Opening times Burgers’ Zoo:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Entering Burgers’ Zoo
If you have ordered your tickets beforehand and received them at home, you can immediately proceed to the entrance gate and hand your ticket for the Zoo over to the Zoo employee. He/She will check your NVN ticket after which you can enter the park. You can enjoy the park or go straight to the safari meeting centre.
If you did not order tickets beforehand, please proceed to the cash register of Burgers‘ Zoo. You will be told if there are still tickets available for one of the NVN activities.
When can the animals be seen?
Animals Bush, Desert and Ocean:
All through the year from opening to closing time.
All other animals:
1 April up to and including 30 September from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
1 November up to and including 28 February from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
March and October: on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at weekends/on holidays/public holidays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Birdhouse: closes at 5 p.m.
Burgers' Mangrove: closes at 5 p.m.
In bad weather the chimpanzees and gorillas can be found in their indoor quarters. The entrance to these quarters is to the right of the footbridge after the chimpanzee's observation post. The animals' winter-quarters can be found by turning left immediately after entering the Birdhouse.
Depending on weather conditions, sickness, etc. the times given above may be subject to change.
How to reach Burgers’ Zoo: By road
Please Note: Burgers' Zoo's previous address was Schelmseweg 85. This was officially renamed Antoon van Hooffplein 1 in July 2004. In the event your navigation system does not recognise the new address, please try the old address. Eventually all navigation systems will recognise the new address.
Route planner.
From the South and South West (past Tiel and Gorinchem) via A15: Take the A15 past Gorinchem and Tiel to the Nijmegen / Apeldoorn-Deventer exit. Follow the signs to Apeldoorn (take the A50, do not take the signs to Arnhem) to the fork for the Apeldoorn / Utrecht (A12). Follow directions to Arnhem until you see the signs for Burgers' Zoo.
From Amsterdam and Utrecht via A12: Take exit Arnhem / Oosterbeek / Hoge Veluwe (exit 25). Follow directions to Arnhem until you see the signs for Burgers' Zoo.
From Den Bosch and South East from Nijmegen via A50: Drive past the exit to Arnhem and continue on the A50 until you come to the fork for the Apeldoorn / Utrecht / Den Haag. When reaching this fork then follow the signs to Arnhem that takes you onto the A12. Follow directions to Arnhem-Noord until you come across the signs to Burgers' Zoo.
From Zevenaar and Oberhausen via A12 (In Germany A2 or E36): Keep on the A12 in the direction of Utrecht / Den Haag. At exit 27 (Velperbroek) do not follow directions to Arnhem, but follow the A12 until the exit Arnhem-Noord (exit 26). Directions to Burgers' Zoo are given at the exit.
From Zutphen via A348: At the Velperbroek-circuit (roundabout) follow directions to Utrecht / Den Haag (A12). Then take exit Arnhem-Noord (exit 26). Directions to Burgers' Zoo are given at the exit.
From Apeldoorn via A50: Take A50 direction Arnhem. Take the exit for Arnhem-Noord (exit 20) and follow the signs to Burgers' Zoo.
From Nijmegen via A325 direction Arnhem: Keep following directions to Apeldoorn and drive through the town and follow directions for Oosterbeek / Velp. After this follow the signs to Burgers' Zoo.
From Arnhem centre: Follow the directions to Apeldoorn and then directions for Oosterbeek / Velp. After this follow the signs to Burgers' Zoo.
How to reach Burgers’ Zoo: By public transport
The bus departs from the Central Station in Arnhem. Number 3 runs regularly to Burgers' Zoo and in addition number 13 runs extra services during holidays. The bus stops right by the entrance and costs 'three strips' from the 'strippenkaart' a bus ticket valid throughout the Netherlands. You can also ask the driver whether a cheaper "off-peak" ticket is valid when you board.
Exact service times can be found on www.9292ov.nl or use the Route planner.
Be careful: Number 3 buses going to "Alteveer", "Alteveer/'t Cranevelt" and "Velp" do not go to Burgers' Zoo!
Parking
Burgers' Zoo has a large car park. You buy a € 3 token from the ticket office that you use to open the barrier when you exit the car park. Burgers' Zoo is not liable for any loss or damage to vehicles or contents thereof.
Do you need a disabled person's parking place? Please ask one of our parking attendants on entering the car park and they will allocate space for you. Please bear in mind that parking attendants may not be on duty during weekdays in winter.
