Zoo Schmiding near Wels is Upper Austria’s largest zoo and holds Austria’s only western lowland gorillas. The collection also includes Siberian tigers and a substantial bird house with European and tropical species. Founded in 1982; active conservation programs. Adults approximately EUR 16-18; check zooschmiding.at for current prices and hours. By car from Wels (10 minutes); Wels is 1 hour from Salzburg and 1.5 hours from Vienna by rail. Plan 2 to 4 hours. The gorilla group is the headline attraction but the bird collection rewards more time than most visitors give it.
zoo in Wels
Zoo Schmiding
Zoo Schmiding near Wels is the largest zoo in Upper Austria and one of the more serious zoological collections in Austria, with Siberian tigers, the country's only western lowland gorillas, and a substantial bird collection that includes European and tropical species.
- Type
- zoo
- Destination
- Wels
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1982
- Era
- Contemporary
- Address
- Schmidingstrasse 5, 4631 Krenglbach, 4600 Wels
- Coordinates
- 48.1943, 13.9555
- Official website
- Visit website