This place is about a 35 min drive from my house but I don't mind at all. I enjoyed our visit here…read moreand I see several visits in the future, perhaps even a birthday party for my kids. It has several play areas indoor...bounce houses, slides, climbing, toddler area with balls, riding cars. Plenty of seating along the whole place, allowing the grown ups to sit nearby as the kids go crazy. The outdoors is closed during winter months and reopen in April. That includes log rides, petting zoo, a few exhibitions of animals, playground, mini golf and other rides. They offer a decent deletion of food...burgers, tapas, salads, nuggets, fries, cheese/salami platters, steak. The drink menu includes alcoholic beverages...beers, wines and cocktails.

From the owner: Jungle City à Tournai est un parc de loisirs familial qui propose une grande variété d’activités…read morepour les enfants et les familles. Entre jeux, aventures et espaces de détente, chacun peut profiter d’un moment amusant dans un environnement pensé pour les petits comme pour les grands. Un lieu idéal pour se divertir en famille, organiser une sortie avec les enfants ou célébrer une occasion spéciale dans une ambiance conviviale.

We love venturing out so we decided to check out this zoo recently…read more Entrance was 10€ for adults and 6€ for children 3 and up (more pricey than Lille zoo). This is a small zoo and limited on animals. What we enjoyed the most during our visit was the Llamas exhibit. Something different from what we've previously seen, and we've visited numerous zoos, aquariums, etc. Easy to miss (we almost walked away from it) but it was my favorite part of our trip here. There's a playground inside the zoo and another playground outside to the right of the entrance.

This small zoo, located in the town of Maubeuge, not too far across the border from Belgium (and…read moreabout a half hour from Mons), is actually very nice. I think it has lost many visitors to the Belgian Pairi Daizi, which is massive and full of animals however. It not so much a 'zoo' with animals inside cages, but more like an animal park. In one area you can wander around with the sheep and lamas and, if lucky, get to pet them. Among the highlights are the white tigers, Asian elephants and panthers from Sri Lanka. At just 9 Euros admission price, you can also wander around the world's continents and enjoy what that part of the world has to offer from the animal kingdom. This is actually a very nice day out and you're most likely to not have to walk around in a crowd.

The zoo in Lille is something quite fun to do when in Lille. Admission is free which is awesome…read morefor one thing. There is a cool selection of random animals including porcupines, guinea pigs, monkeys, lamas, and more. My favorite was the peacocks that just walk around zoo wherever they please. This is not the most amazing zoo of course, but it's fun and somewhere that you can be with locals and not feel like such a tourist.

The real highlight here is the Gibbons. Whether running and swinging athletically or marking their…read moreterritory with such an unusual sound I originally though must come from a large bird, these little guys are fascinating. So much so that I came back to the zoo again during my visit. And I would have come back a third time if they hadn't closed for the winter. But they reopen again soon and I would recommend a visit. The zoo is not extensivebut it is free entry so it is never going to compete with larger zoos. They have some really cool animals though. Besides the gibbons I loved the cute and adorable Mouse Deer, which can be found in the tropical section. My first thought was what is a baby dear doing in here? I had no idea this was the fully grown animal. The red panda is cool toonot at all like the pandas you may be more familiar with though. Well worth a visit if you are in Lille. The place is free and fairly central. There is real no excuse not to. The only downside was the amount of English school trips that seemed to be skulking around.

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.

How I would love to go back to this place! I grew up visiting it so often! With family or school,…read moreit was my favorite amusement park. They took us different places every year but this was just our favorite. The rides and mostly the Splash was just awesome. The smells walking around. I have so many great memories.

I had fun. The waiting time was not that bad. And the personal super friendly! The thing I found…read moresad is that they don't keep up with the maintenance of the buildings. A little bit of paint here and there won't hurt. Me and my kids we had fun and that is the most important!

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!

This zoo is beautiful…read more We got the annual membership last year and have visitors three times already, even though it's about an hour and a half way from us. There's a parking garage just a few blocks away and you can get your ticket validated at the zoo so that you pay less money. The zoo is right next to the Central Train Station, which is beautiful as well. You can take a train depending on your city for more convenience if you prefer not to drive.

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

From the owner: Op zoek naar een ontspannend dagje uit met het gezin of naar een sfeervolle omgeving voor een…read moregroepsuitstap? Dan heeft de Olmense Zoo wat in petto voor u! Dankzij het wijds en natuurlijk karakter voelen zowel mens als dier zich hier thuis. In de nieuwe Tropenhal (2000 m) waan je jezelf 4 seizoenen lang in de tropen in een decor van waterpartijen in een tropisch decor met planten, pittoreske wandelpaadjes, vogels in vrije vlucht, landschildpadden, otters, rode vari's, enz. Droom je graag even weg in een stukje avontuurlijk Afrika? Wandel langs de Savanne met Afrikaanse olifanten (nieuw), giraffen, zebra's, struisvogels en verschillende antilopensoorten. Ook het Berenbos en de grote Wandelvolière zijn een must voor de ware natuurliefhebbers!