Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Limburg
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 Limburg that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Petting zooRides and attractionsGuided tour
GaiaZOO
Zoo in Kerkrade
The zoo opened in 2005 under the name GaiaPark with about 80 species, and now holds roughly 100.
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Parking
Kasteelpark Born
Zoo in Born
Native deer, sheep and goats are kept alongside rheas, alpacas, porcupines, carnivores and monkeys, and there is a walk-through aviary for parrot species. The park has held a zoo licence since 29 July 2003.
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Playground
Mondo Verde, Landgraaf
Zoo in Landgraaf
The park is laid out on an old slag hill in the Strijthagerbeek valley, within Park Gravenrode.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 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.