Mega zoo tour at Netherlands

For Pairi Daiza, you can book a B-Excursion. This is the train ticket and entrance combined, and will save you between 7-16 euros (depending if you are goind on a weekday or weekend). You can buy this at the train station or online at NMBS/SNCB - B-Excursions
 
Very useful tip! Thanks a lot! This will be very good for save economy, since Pairi Daiza is the most expensive of the zoos included in my planning! (But it worth the price, hehe).
 
No I din't. I just had knowlegde of its existence after my visit, reading here on Zoochat. Maybe in summer 2016 it was off-exhibit or not arrived yet... or I just didn't noticed the enclosure...
If I can, I will change Harderwijk by Ecomare for see them. But I don't know if it's doable - also taking in account that I left it for the day that I swicht to Belgium, and hence it can't take all day for going and coming back :)
Thanks!
 
Kakapo said:
No I din't. I just had knowlegde of its existence after my visit, reading here on Zoochat. Maybe in summer 2016 it was off-exhibit or not arrived yet... or I just didn't noticed the enclosure...
Thanks!
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The seal arrived around 2005 I think. It rotates between the Harbor Seal enclosure and Beluga enclosure in Wild Arctic.

~Thylo
 
So probably it was with harbour seals and I skipped this exhibit thinking that it only contained harbour seals. But honestly I don't remember any exhibit with seals of any kind at SeaWorld, just the one with sea lions. I saw and contemplated the belugas, but for sure no seals in the same enclosure.
 
Yes... another species that I knew they had after my visit, instead before :( :( and very valuable because of it's rarity in zoos... I tried to be exhaustive visiting all zones but somehow this exhibit didn't appeared in my path... What a shame!
 
OK, I checked the map and saw what do you mean. (Map: http://maps-san-diego.com/img/0/seaworld-san-diego-map.jpg)
What I saw is the "Pacific Point", that contained only California sea lions. For the "Sea lion and otter stadium", just above, I only saw it from outside, and only the sea otters can be seen. The pinnipeds cannot be seen without seeing the spectacle, I think...? anyway I've tought that it was just a spectacle of California sea lions, as nothing here seems to indicate the presence of other species... so I've missed both jewels :( Despite this I have sweet memories of SeaWorld, their collection is magnific despite being much more a thematic park than a "true" aquarium-zoo. My first epaulette sharks, the incredible collection of butterflyfishes, the cephalopod room, the emperor penguins, tufted puffins, walruses, always amazing orcas (no matter how many times I see them, I will never get tired!) and the jewel of the crown, the pilot whale... What an amazing experience. I was very happy from my visit despite the general ludic atmosphere.

But this thread is about Burgers, not SeaWorld, so we'll redirect the conversation to this great Dutch zoo :-)
 
Probably no signage for it. In the water certainly I've only seen California sea lions (and a bunch of extremely tame wild Snowy egrets waiting for the bits of fish that they can steal)
 
Kakapo said:
But this thread is about Burgers, not SeaWorld, so we'll redirect the conversation to this great Dutch zoo
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There I was thinking you just said that as far as you are concerned, Burgers has now lost the species which made it great :p

Which is untrue; as my recent review makes clear it is a fantastic place in many regards.
 
Well, it's still great, just not "so" great. However I cannot say before visit. The fact of lose their best species suddenly just approach it much more an average zoo, however average zoos also are kind of great usually :)
 
Kakapo said:
Probably no signage for it. In the water certainly I've only seen California sea lions (and a bunch of extremely tame wild Snowy egrets waiting for the bits of fish that they can steal)
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It’s signed. All three species kept there are.
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
Then think about including a day to the island of Texel to your trip. Ecomare has porpoise and now the seals, along with a nice display of native species. Texel Zoo has some nice bird species, and maybe you could visit one of the amazing and very accessible bird sites on the island. There's even a shop where you can rent or borrow binoculars.

The island itself too, is worth a visit.
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I investigated this. The problem is that the transport to Texel is incredibly expensive. The minimum is 42€ (plus other 42 for come back), double than the usual prices of the transports of most of the cities whose zoos I want to visit. I can't afford these costs for a porpoise, a ringed seal and a little bunch of birds (yellow-headed caracara, copper sunbird, granatine waxbill and a public-displayed Virginia opossum if I don't manage to see BestZoo behind the scenes... not enough for worth the price of transport).
De La Haya a Texel, Ruijslaan-Ecomare en 4¾ horas: precios y horarios para ir en Tren, Barco ó Autobús

So I choosed again Harderwijk instead, which one can travel from The Haage for 18€. No ringed seal, but I can't miss the porpoise...
 
€42? Train from The Hague to Den Helder will cost you €19,60. Ferry is not that expensive, just €2,50 for two directions. Bus ticket from the ferry to Ecomare will cost you €3,81.
 
But that's what says the link, you can see... the cheapest option is 42 €... but if really it can be done for 25,91 € for go and same for come back, then I will definitely choose this place... ringed seals worth the complications of transport! Plus the Ecomare entry is much cheaper than Harderwijk, and it have the Texel zoo too... (is Texel zoo at walking distance of Ecomare?)
 
I looked at your link and the price is that high because a taxi is included. There is a 10 km distance between Ecomare and Texel Zoo.
 
Ah... thanks! Then is doable, of there are public transport instead this taxi, right?

10 km is too much to walk... but maybe there is public transport too. I will ask in the own Ecomare about how to go then to Texel zoo. Thanks for the info
 
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