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KevinB said:
Would one day, roughly from opening time to close to closing time, be sufficient to see the whole zoo as well as take a lot of photos of exhibits and species? I would like to go to Cologne, probably next year, but am considering whether a one-day visit would be enough or whether I should consider a two-day trip.

Also, does anyone have any tips with regards to getting to Cologne Zoo by car - are there good, safe and easily reachable options? My driver is apprehensive about Cologne.
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Are you this kind of shooter that take photos of the eyelashes of the fishes and insects? If answer is no, absolutely no problem to visit the zoo in just one day! I've visit the zoo three times and in any time I had hurry to visit or shoot all the species in just one day.
 
KevinB said:
Would one day, roughly from opening time to close to closing time, be sufficient to see the whole zoo as well as take a lot of photos of exhibits and species? I would like to go to Cologne, probably next year, but am considering whether a one-day visit would be enough or whether I should consider a two-day trip.

Also, does anyone have any tips with regards to getting to Cologne Zoo by car - are there good, safe and easily reachable options? My driver is apprehensive about Cologne.
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I don't want to make any false promises, but I rather recommend two days, to see everything, especialy when you want to take pictures, consider several species in the terrariums are rather difficult to spot and might require several visits. Next year the tropical hall should also be open again. The time one has to wait in front of enclosures due to traffic can also variate on different days, what also affects the parking spaces along the zoo and the car park across the street. We went on a day that was expect to be rather rainy and therefor the most lots were empty, but on a summer day even the garage can be full and one has to wait until someone heads home again.
 
KevinB said:
Would one day, roughly from opening time to close to closing time, be sufficient to see the whole zoo as well as take a lot of photos of exhibits and species? I would like to go to Cologne, probably next year, but am considering whether a one-day visit would be enough or whether I should consider a two-day trip.

Also, does anyone have any tips with regards to getting to Cologne Zoo by car - are there good, safe and easily reachable options? My driver is apprehensive about Cologne.
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I reviewed Cologne Zoo on my Snowleopard's 2019 Road Trip thread, and I spent 6 full hours inside and hardly stopped at all. I didn't even have any lunch. I was able to take a ton of photos, count every exhibit (for example, there's 170 between the Aquarium, Terrarium and Insectarium) and that was enough time. I know that you enjoy taking loads of photos, which could add on time, plus the South American House is now open (it was under construction in 2019), but you can still easily do Cologne in one day. I rented a car for a month on that trip, and it was no problem finding parking across the street from the zoo's main entrance.

Looking back at my reviews, I had a totally crazy day as I spent an hour at the 24-hour Wildpark Dunnwald in the morning, arrived at Cologne Zoo when it opened and spent 6 hours there, then afterwards I drove 30 minutes to Wildpark Reuschenberg for a 30-minute tour of that small zoo in the afternoon and finally I drove another 30 minutes to Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark, which is a forgettable tiny zoo. A 4-zoo day! :)
 
I spent the whole day there on my first visit in 2018, it wasn't rushed but did miss the aquarium/terrarium. It's a zoo that could easily benefit from a second day
 
It is doable in one day, but take your time, especially in the terrarium. The waterfowl collection is huge, the pheasantry also has some nice species and I can spent a lot of time in the South America House. I would however recommend staying from open to close, if you want to see everything.
 
Sifaka41 said:
Those are some amazing news, which came imo pretty unexpected, as the two sifakas just arrived a couple of months ago.
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Yes, I was pretty surprised too. Considering that Coquerel’s sifakas have a gestation period of about five months, the baby must have been conceived back in Berlin.
 
Hello,

I will be visiting the zoo for the first time in about a week from now. If anyone has any tips or advice, I'd be happy to hear it :)

~Thylo
 
Not really a tip but currently the Madagascar house is closed, probably due to the recent Sifaka birth, meaning that the lemurs are hard to see and photograph, and there is no access to the small nocturnal section.

also, don’t miss the Aardvark feeding if you want to see them active for 5 minutes
 
Joker22Hero said:
Not really a tip but currently the Madagascar house is closed, probably due to the recent Sifaka birth, meaning that the lemurs are hard to see and photograph, and there is no access to the small nocturnal section.

also, don’t miss the Aardvark feeding if you want to see them active for 5 minutes
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What's in the small nocturnal section?

~Thylo
 
Hello, I'm planning to visit soon for the first time, I was wondering if anyone could list the primate species currently at the zoo? I can't seem to find a list on the website. Thank you :)
 
hjkr said:
Hello, I'm planning to visit soon for the first time, I was wondering if anyone could list the primate species currently at the zoo? I can't seem to find a list on the website. Thank you :)
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I visited justed yesterday and encountered the following:

Hamadryas Baboon
"Venezuelan" Red Howler
Yellow-Breasted Capuchin
Silvery Marmoset
Golden Lion Tamarin
Bornean Orangutan (including 1.1 wurmbii subspecies)
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Bonobo
Western Lowland Gorilla
Red-Bellied Tamarin
pygmy marmoset sp. (ZTL says they have both species so I don't really know what the deal is there)
Weddell's Saddleback Tamarin
King Colobus
White-Faced Saki

~Thylo
 
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ThylacineAlive said:
I visited justed yesterday and encountered the following:

Hamadryas Baboon
"Venezuelan" Red Howler
Yellow-Breasted Capuchin
Silvery Marmoset
Golden Lion Tamarin
Bornean Orangutan (including 1.1 wurmbii subspecies)
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Bonono
Western Lowland Gorilla
Red-Bellied Tamarin
pygmy marmoset sp. (ZTL says they have both species so I don't really know what the deal is there)
Weddell's Saddleback Tamarin
King Colobus
White-Faced Saki

~Thylo
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Bono? No... that can't be right :D
 
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