Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in North Brabant
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 North Brabant that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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PlaygroundOn-site dining
ZooParc Overloon
Zoo in Overloon
The park belongs to the Libéma leisure group and to the Dutch zoo association, and has been licensed as a zoo since 2003. Animals on show include fossa's, leeuwen, luiaards, giraffen and dril.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
BestZoo
Zoo in Best
A privately owned zoo holding around 70 species, four of which are covered by European breeding programmes run under EAZA.
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Animal encounter
Dierenpark De Oliemeulen
Zoo in Tilburg
The park opened in 1987 inside an old farmhouse and began as a reptile house alone. It was widened in 1992 to take in mammals such as monkeys and raccoons, along with parrots and raptors.
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Guided tour
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Zoo in Hilvarenbeek
The park sits between Tilburg and Hilvarenbeek, with zebras and giraffes on wide savannah areas. Four safari formats are on offer, on foot, by car, by bus and by boat, and visitors may drive their own vehicle through with no barrier between them and the animals.
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Child friendlyMobility equipment loanWheelchair accessible routes
Zoo Veldhoven
Zoo in Veldhoven
Many of the animals may be hand-fed, and guided visits are offered.
More in North Brabant
View all North Brabant listingsOur ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 6 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.