Great place to take the kids, and for a zoo, a fairly decent place to be a captive animal. They…read morehave recently renovated the elephant area, and the greenhouse is a good choice for chilly or rainy weather. Food is available, fairly affordable, and generally very convenient and child friendly. If you live in the area, an annual pass pays itself in 3 visits, especially when you consider that parking fees are including in the pass. The sister, and better known zoo is in Antwerp, and it also merits a visit. This one, however, is covers much more ground and keeps kids entertained in all sorts of ways.

A definite while in Antwerp!, the zoo has very clean and botanical garden feel! Big fan!read more

What a wonderful zoo! The exhibits are numbered, making for an easy walk through the zoo! The…read moremonkey house and the lions den are particular high lights for us. The reptile house is also a lot of fun, and really enjoy how different animals share a habitat together. Also love the various play areas they have for children around too. Highly recommended especially if you have children!

This zoo is awesome with so many animals and areas for children to have fun when they get restless…read moreor tired of looking at the animals. there are areas for families to have a picnic and there are several different food service areas to grab a bite to eat or a drink. As an adult I found the selection of animals to be pretty nice. You can go inside the bird aviary and one of the monkey pens so you can get up close. I thought that the giraffes and hippos were beautiful. Lots of flamingos and other birds to see as well. there were many educational Displays throughout the zoo to teach the children and adults more about sustainability and the natural habitats where the animals came from. I understand that they have a breeding program. there is also a nice display with dinosaurs including a merry go round and play area with the jurassic Park theme.

From the owner: Midden in het Zuid-Limburgse heuvellandschap, in een prachtige, bosrijke omgeving ligt één van de…read moremooiste dierentuinen van Europa: GaiaZOO. Tijdens je wereldreis ontdek je vier gebieden; Taiga, Limburg, Rainforest en Savanna en sta je oog in oog met meer dan 150 unieke en bedreigde diersoorten. Ontdek leeuwen, giraffen, gorilla’s, neushoorns, rode panda’s en veelvraten. De spannende touwbruggen en klimtorens die je tegenkomt zorgen voor uren speelplezier en in de sfeervolle lodges geniet je van wereldse gerechten. GaiaZOO is met trots al meerdere keren bekroond tot leukste uitje van Nederland.

It has been quite a few years since we went to Zoo Parc Overloon. We liked it then, we were blown…read moreaway today. The walk is like before very pleasant and park-like like before. However, the upgrade in spectacular animal enclosures is remarkable. An enormous variety in animals in great settings with different viewpoints at different levels. Not the biggest zoo, but absolutely fantastic.

We have been coming to Dierenrijk since it started as Dierenrijk Europa. And the zoo has developed…read morewell and is still improving. Of course, it is a small zoo, but knowing that, it is ideal for a nice walk. The best part of the zoo are the small mammals (the red panda is great) and the fantastic aviary. Also, don't miss the little fish that nibble your hands. If there is a weak point it is the bigger animals that could have bigger enclosures.

I highly recommend visiting the royal gardens/greenhouses! The garden and grounds of the palace in…read moreLaeken are stunning, it is amazing to see all the different plants, trees, bushes, flowers, etc. that are grown, both exotic and native plants. One of my mother's favorites, geraniums, grow around 1.5 meters in the greenhouse! I have never seen them grow so tall. It is truly breathtaking to see. If you have an afternoon or morning free, whether tourist or native of Belgium/Brussels, I suggest taking a look here! Make sure to go quickly, it is only open 3 weeks out of the year...price is 2,5 eur per person and under 18 is free (family friendly!). I went the second day it was open and the weather was gorgeous, surprisingly, the lines and crowds were not bad in the least.

My husband and I unknowingly booked our trip during the 2 week window that this beautiful place is…read moreopen to the public each year. We were the first people in line and therefore most of our pictures do not have other visitors in them. I suggest getting there early as this place seemed to fill up fairly quickly. All of the flowers were in full bloom and the architecture of the glasshouses is breathtaking. Not only was this place visually stunning, but the aroma of all of the fresh flowers really took the experience over the top. No perfume or cologne could ever match the scents that all of these flowers naturally produce. Exotic and vibrantly colored flowers cover the greenhouses from the floors to their ceilings. I would definitely recommend planning your trip to Brussels around the time of the year when this place is open to the public. It's definitely an experience that I will never forget!

Given that there isn't a whole lot to do in Liege and that I love biology, consider this review a…read morebit biased... At first glance of this building, I couldn't believe it was an aquarium, since there are no outdoor tanks. I suppose it is a bit older style and attached to the Liege university, which is why. Nevertheless, we decided to check it out, as it was only about 7 euros to see the aquarium and museum (going to the sciences of the world section costs a bit extra). The aquarium is downstairs and comprises about thirty or so tanks with fish from around the world - none too large though. You got your small sharks, turtles, colorful reef fish, lionfish, Dory/Nemos, and more. Some of the displays are a little bit difficult to read since it is rather dark down there, and the atmosphere is a bit humid due to being completely indoors, but no real complaints there. Upstairs is the museum, where I thought things got pretty interesting. Although my brother was a bit grossed out at all of the specimens in formaldehyde, stuffed models, and skeletal forms, I was bio-nerding out at how cool everything was. It felt like a library of animals, and it was quite the extensive collection. I thought the trip was a nice way to spend an hour, and it is different than the typical art/history museum experience attributed to Europe.

From the owner: L'Aquarium-Muséum est un lieu où les visiteurs peuvent observer, appréhender, comprendre, acquérir…read moredes connaissances sur les animaux qui peuplent la Terre, mais aussi passer un agréable moment de détente... en découvrant une riche collection d'espèces animales aquatiques vivantes et des spécimens inertes d'une grande valeur scientifique, historique, artistique ou patrimoniale.

Fun park! It was a nice place to bring the kids as long as you avoid the bird section. There are…read morelots of animals and a big area to enjoy. Unfortunately the bird section is sad. Small cages, and the larger birds like Hawks and Eagles are chained to the ground. At first we didn't know that the birds were chained down until we saw an eagle try to fly up, and quickly fall back to the ground. Horrifying to the kids.

Nice little zoo to go hang out and take pictures. Lots of deer. I got to see the foxes eat lunch,…read moreit would gross some people out but I know they have to eat. They were eating ducklings. Very nice large enclosure for some of the large birds and ducks. Sadly the bird of prey section is something to be desired. The large Eagles and Owls were chained to perches and couldn't fly around, the rest were in small cages and tied to a perch. Over all a nice little zoo to hang out for the day.

The park doesn't look well maintained, the attractions are outdated and rundown, the animals look…read moremalnourished, the food is horrible, and the personnel is extremely rude. This is the worst place we ever visited as a family. I can't say a single good thing about it. If you want to have your day ruined then, by all means, this is the place, otherwise, save yourself the trouble and the money and give it a skip. I wish I had.