Knie's Kinderzoo

Knie's Kinderzoo (German: Knies Kinderzoo) is a zoo located in Rapperswil in Switzerland.

Geography

The zoo was opened in 1962 and, as of 2009, it has 303 specimens of 51 species. It is located at Oberseestrasse nearby Seedamm respectively Rapperwil train station and Hochschule Rapperswil (HSR) on upper Lake Zürich. Ending winter season, Kinderzoo will be opened between March 7 and Oktober 31, daily from 09:00 (am) to 18:00 (6 pm), even on Sundays and public holidays.

Attractions

Knie's Kinderzoo particularly aims at children (Kinder in German) and belongs to the Swiss National Circus Knie tradition. The interaction between the visitors and the animals is a speciality of this zoo, for example, various pets can caressed and fed. Visitors may obtain food specially selected for the animals (mostly popcorn!) in designated bowls. Deliberately, no predators are shown, but elephants, ungulates, camels, several species of monkeys, rodents, kangaroos, giraffes and a whole range of birds – 303 animals of 51 species in all. Killer goats have been known to jump up on small children to get at the food they are carrying, often knocking their bowls (and the kids) to the ground. The zoo also offers a sea lion show, two restaurants, refreshments, a horse tram and games. Since the dolphin approach in captivity fell into disrepute, the well-known zoo's dolphin show has been closed years ago. The zoo is part of the winter quarter of the Circus Knie and also houses animals that are not considered to go on tour.

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Lisa Starbucks
14 August 2023
I really ❤️It’s small & expensive but you have some really cool ????????????????where u can be fairly close to. It’s als not as crazy packed as the Zurich Zoo. Just the right thing for little toddlers!
Sergey B.
28 October 2015
The best Zoo in Zurich area for children. Much better than main Zoo in Zurich
Rina
16 September 2012
Nice for small children.
Sławek Sadziak
10 May 2014
On crowded days queue early for elephant ride
Ayalp Talun Ince
19 August 2014
Super for Kids
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25 March 2014
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Oberseestrasse 36, 8640 Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland Get directions
Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Mon 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tue 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Wed 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Thu 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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