Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Carinthia
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Carinthia that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Tierpark Rosegg
Zoo in Rosegg
Tierpark Rosegg is a zoo in Rosegg, Austria. Animals on show include Ziegen, Eseln, Lamas, Steinböcke and Pfaue.
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Petting zooWheelchair accessible routes
Happ's Reptilienzoo
Zoo in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Happ's Reptilienzoo, opened in 1976, is a zoo in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria.
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Reptilienzoo Nockalm
Zoo in Reichenau
Open all year, it has been accessible to the public since 1995 under Peter Zürcher, who turned his hobby into his job, with Carina Zechmann helping to run it since 2020. It has been enlarged repeatedly since opening and holds roughly 400 animals in about 135 terrariums, 120 of them indoors. It is reckoned among the most species-rich displays of live venomous snakes in Europe.
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Petting zooPlayground
Vogelpark Turnersee
Zoo in St. Primus
Vogelpark Turnersee, opened in 1982, is a zoo in St. Primus, Austria. Things to do include Petting zoo and Children's playground.
More in Carinthia
View all Carinthia listingsOur ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 4 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.