The Vienna Zoo is one of the most popular attractions of the Austrian capital for both young and not-so-young visitors. Interestingly, it is also the world’s oldest zoo and one of the most beautiful.
As such, visiting the facility is a great opportunity to get to know the behavior of animals in a more personalized manner and their habitat.
But while most visitors go to the zoo during the day, it is quite an adventure to go there at night. The Vienna Zoo offers a night tour with an expert guide. This is done through the use of Swarovski intensifiers or infrared binoculars to allow people to go through the different areas of the facility while see the animals while fast asleep, except for the bats.
One great experience you can expect here is being able to see the Egyptian fruit bats fly through the air while crossing the hippo house.
You can still experience this night tour of the Vienna Zoo until end of the year. But take note, only children aged 10 and above are allowed for this tour after dark. The guided tour takes about 90 minutes to coplete and is offered all year round.
For October, the night tour starts at 8 p.m. while it’s going to be an hour earlier at 7 p.m. for November and December. For groups, the maximum is 20 people.
The Vienna zoo is home to some endangered animals such as the Siberian tigers, hippos and one-horned rhinoceros.
