Zoological Park of Paris, the Zoo de Vincennes
Artificially recreating an aquatic ecosystem at the Paris Zoo
Discovering Paris’s Zoological Park: A Guide to Vincennes Zoo
The Paris Zoo is an unmissable attraction! In this guide, we’ll dive into everything you need to know to make the most of your visit.
What you will find in this post:
- Practical Information: Location, access, opening hours, prices, and where to purchase tickets in advance
- What to expect
- Useful tips for preparing before a visit
- Curiosities about the Paris Zoo
1- Practical Information
- 📍Location: Avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France.
- 💲Price: 22€ per person.
- 🎫 Tickets: The best website to safely purchase tickets for the Vincennes Zoo is Tiqets.com. At Tiqets, there’s an active 5% discount coupon — just visit tiqets.com/bagagemcultural and use the code 5OFFZOO. This promotion is valid until December 2024.
- 🗺️ How to get there: To reach the Paris Zoo via public transportation from anywhere in the central and tourist regions of Paris, you can take the metro to the “Château de Vincennes” station on Line 1 (yellow). From there, it’s a short walk to the zoo, which is located in Parc de Vincennes. Alternatively, you can use bus lines or the T3 tram, which have stops near the park.
- ⏰ Opening hours: In the month of April, the operating hours are from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM during the week and from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM on weekends and holidays. From May to August, the hours are from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM every day. During September to October, the hours are from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM during the week and from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM on weekends and holidays. Finally, from November to March, the hours are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM every day, except Tuesdays.
- ⏱️Duration: The average duration of a visit to the Paris Zoo varies from 2 to 4 hours, depending on the visitor’s interest. However, a quick visit can be done in approximately 1 to 2 hours.
2- What to expect
With its rich wildlife diversity, the zoo is divided into different themed areas and houses a wide range of species, from African elephants to Asian gibbons.
Be sure to check out the following attractions:
- The Great Rock: An imposing rock structure that houses leopards, lions, and other impressive felines.
- The Biozone: A space dedicated to conservation and environmental education, where you can learn about efforts to preserve endangered species.
- The African Savannah: Here, you’ll find giraffes, zebras, and rhinoceroses in an environment that faithfully reproduces the vast African plains.
3- Helpful tips to prepare for a visit
- Plan your visit in advance to organize your activities in the city and, of course, to ensure you’ll get into the zoo on your planned day by securing your ticket ahead of time.
- Bring sunscreen, a hat, and water, especially during the warmer months, as much of the zoo is outdoors.
4- Facts about the Paris Zoo
- The Paris Zoo was originally opened in 1934 and underwent a major renovation in 2014, aimed at improving the living conditions of the animals and providing a more immersive experience for visitors.
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Important tip for those planning to visit attractions in Paris
🌟 The Paris Museum Pass is a pass that provides access to over 60 museums and tourist attractions in Paris. With it, you can skip lines and save time during your visit to the city. With this pass (which is the best-selling in Paris), you save a LOT compared to buying individual tickets. The Paris Zoo is not included in the Museum Pass, but virtually all other attractions are. Click here to learn more about the Paris Museum Pass.
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- International SIM Card for travelers in Europe: I recommend the Europe eSIM mobile data plan.
- Bus for intercity and/or international travel: The Flixbus is the most famous bus transportation company in Europe and is currently present on several continents, including here in Brazil. It offers the best cost-benefit ratio.
- Train reservations: Any frequent traveler knows that it’s necessary to book in advance to pay a much lower price for train travel. I recommend making reservations through Trainline for individual trips, but for an unlimited combo of train passes, including the unlimited travel pass for 33 European countries for 4 days up to 1 month, I recommend the Eurail Mobile Global Pass. With it, you pay a single fee for all these trips by choosing combos according to your traveler’s needs.
- Attraction passes: Since I enjoy exploring tourist spots wherever I travel, I always purchase a pass, and it has always been very worthwhile because I pay a fixed price to visit the main tourist attractions in the city. Another advantage of passes is that they allow you to skip the line to enter attractions (this advantage is really incredible because nobody deserves to spend hours in line for an attraction, besides being discouraging, it’s time you waste in Euros, right?) In my opinion, the best pass for Paris is the Paris Museum Pass; it offers excellent value for money and includes practically all the main attractions of the city, as well as other attractions near Paris like Versailles. But there are other passes such as the Paris Golden Pass and the Go City Paris.
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