Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Czech Republic
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 Czech Republic that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showParkingDisability admission concession
Děčín Zoo
Zoo in Děčín
The zoo spreads over the Pastýřská stěna hill, ringed by the municipal forest park, and a detached exhibit, Rajské ostrovy, lies about 700 m away in the city centre. It was founded and is funded by the city, and employed 33 staff as of 2024.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourParking
Jihlava Zoo
Zoo in Jihlava
It lies in the Jihlávka river valley right beside the town centre, among ponds, wooded slopes, meadows and rocks. Nearly 260 exotic species are kept, about 1,500 individuals in all, some of them threatened with extinction, and the specialities are cats, monkeys and reptiles. It belongs to EAZA and to the Czech and Slovak zoo union.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsGuided tour
Olomouc Zoo
Zoo in Olomouc
Some 42.5 hectares carry roughly 1,861 animals in 354 species. The site lies in woodland in the foothills of the Nízký Jeseník and is reachable by city transport. It belongs to the Czech-Slovak zoo union, EAZA and WAZA.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Ostrava Zoo
Zoo in Ostrava
At 100 hectares the zoo ranks second largest in the country, behind Chomutov. It belongs to the Czech and Slovak zoo union, the Czech botanical gardens union, EAZA and WAZA.
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Overnight stayOn-site diningParking
Prague Zoo
Zoo in Prague-Troja
As of June 2024 fifteen pavilions were open to the public. The zoo was founded and is funded by Prague city hall as a contributory organisation, and it keeps worldwide studbooks for some of the threatened species it works with.
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Zoo Brno
Zoo in Brno
The zoo occupies 65 hectares near the Brno reservoir and holds 2,200 animals in 400 species. It concentrates on hoofed animals, tigers and primates, and counts the rearing of polar bears among its greatest breeding achievements. It is operated by a municipal organisation that combines the zoo with a hobby-activities station.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundOn-site dining
Zoo Hluboká
Zoo in Hluboká nad Vltavou
The zoo specialises in Palearctic fauna, particularly European and Czech species, while also keeping exotics. It takes part in many national and international breeding programmes for threatened species. It is a subsidised body of the regional authority and uses the Eurasian otter as its emblem.
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Animal encounterOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoo Zlín
Zoo in Zlín
The city of Zlín is the founding authority of this contributory organisation. The British zoo assessor Anthony Sheridan placed it fourth among the zoos of the former Eastern European countries and, in a 2022 report, among the ten European gardens that had developed most over a decade.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoopark Chomutov
Zoo in Chomutov
Zoopark Chomutov, opened in 1975, is a zoo in Chomutov, Czech Republic. Its exhibits include Skanzen Roubenka, Skanzen Stará ves, Kamencové jezero and Jízdárna.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsNight and evening opening
Ústí nad Labem Zoo
Zoo in Ústí nad Labem
The grounds cover 26 hectares, where sea lion training, an elephant walk, raptor flying and pony rides run through the year.
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Hodonín Zoo
Zoo in Hodonín
Set in floodplain forest, it manages 4.5 hectares of water and parkland and has the town as its founding body. It belongs to the Czech and Slovak zoo union and to EAZA, and takes part in European breeding programmes.
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Keeper talk or showOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Tabor Zoo
Zoo in Tábor
The zoo covers nearly 10 hectares, making it the largest in southern Bohemia, and sits in the village of Větrovy on the town's south-eastern edge. Founded in May 2015, it is among the youngest zoos in the country. Evžen Korec, who owns the Prague developer Ekospol, has run it since that month.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundParking
ZOO Dvorec
Zoo in Borovany
The zoo is privately owned and is the southernmost in the country. Animals on show include Medvěd hnědý, Tamarím pinčí, Hroch obojživelný, Lev pustinný and Tygr indický.
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ParkingWheelchair accessible routesImmersive media attraction
Zoopark Vyškov
Zoo in Vyškov
The zoo runs as a contributory organisation under the name ZOO PARK Vyškov and is a member of the Czech and Slovak zoo union. Its 7 hectares hold 520 animals in 142 species or breeds.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Zoopark Zájezd
Zoo in Zájezd
One of the smallest zoological gardens in the country, it stands in a small village in the Kladno district by the D7 motorway, just under 17 km north-west of the capital's centre. It opened to visitors in autumn 2009 and holds an environment ministry licence. Over time it grew into two exhibition areas about 200 metres apart.
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Guided tourNight and evening openingDisability admission concession
Dvůr Králové Zoo
Zoo in Dvůr Králové nad Labem
The zoo is owned and run by a joint-stock company formed in 2005 and held by the Hradec Králové region. It has specialised in African animals since the late 1960s. Its safari section can be driven through by adapted tour buses or in visitors' own cars.
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Liberec Zoo
Zoo in Liberec
The country's oldest zoological garden, it was established in 1904 in a valley of the municipal wood behind Labutí jezírko and grew into the adjoining municipal park, run since the later 19th century by the Friends of Nature society founded locally in 1849. It grew out of an initiative by local bird and small animal keepers in the Ornithological Society.
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Parking
Rákosův pavilon
Zoo in Praha
The pavilion houses a large collection of exotic birds, mostly parrots, and is named for the parrot breeder Stanislav Rákos (1931-2012), who gave money towards the build. It opened in September 2019, at that point one of 13 pavilions on the site open to visitors. Plans had called for about 30 bird species, but 38 were on show at opening, 27 of them within this building.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundKeeper talk or show
Zoopark Zelčín
Zoo in Hořín
The park covers eight hectares beside the Vraňany-Hořín shipping canal, five kilometres from Mělník. It concentrates on farm and domestic breeds, and every animal held may be touched. Several mixed-species paddocks can be entered on foot, with stroking and feeding permitted.
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Divoká zahrada Hostivař
Zoo in Praha
Divoká zahrada Hostivař, opened in 2016, is a zoo in Praha, Czech Republic. Animals on show include bílých daňků, muflony, labutě, husy labutí and kachny pižmové.
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Playground
Minizoo Malá Chuchle
Zoo in Praha
The site is run by the environmental-education arm of the municipal forestry body, and was formally established in October 1999.
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Guided tour
paraZOO
Zoo in Vlašim
Opened in June 2012, it keeps native Czech fauna, among them otters, lynx, martens, eagle owls, ravens, storks and other birds of prey. The animals arrive by way of a rescue station and cannot be returned to the wild because of lasting injury. Their individual histories are used to explain how wildlife comes to be hurt and what people can do about it.
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zookoutek Kamýk
Zoo in Praha
zookoutek Kamýk is a zoo in Praha, Czech Republic. Animals on show include kozy kamerunské, kozy walisserské and bažanti diamantoví.
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This is not a ranking. The 23 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.