Guide to enjoying Christmas at the Copenhagen Zoo, and learn how to get discounted skip-the-line tickets

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Christmas At Copenhagen Zoo

The Copenhagen Zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark is all decked out for a lovely old fashioned Christmas.  The Zoo is lit up with over 400,000 twinkling Christmas lights.  900 beautifully decorated Christmas trees are spread throughout the Zoo.  Visit Santa’s House to meet Santa Claus.  Children can make Christmas crafts at Santa’s House.  The Zoo-train has been transformed into a Christmas train and you can take a ride and see a lot of the Zoo,

The Christmas Market has Christmas decorations, handcrafted items, and small Christmas gifts for purchase.  Enjoy Danish Christmas treats, glogg, apple pastry puffs, waffles, roasted almonds, cocoa, and lots of other treats.

Ice skate between penguins and panda bears.  Say hello to reindeer.  This is the perfect family Christmas experience!

Animals at the Copenhagen Zoo

And, in addition to all this, you’ll see the animals!  More than 4,000 amazing animals from over 264 different species call the Copenhagen Zoo home.  Find your favorite animals roaming in sprawling outdoor areas.  

Find prowling lions and crouching tigers.  See the thrilling, hulking polar bears.  Be sure to see the Zoo’s latest additions: 2 incredibly cute panda bears.

You’ll have the opportunity to watch fascinating feeding demonstrations with chimpanzees, mongooses, hippos, polar bears, and black-capped squirrel monkeys.  See sea lions being trained.  You can learn about the Zoo’s history dating back to the 19th century.

You’ll find one of the best elephant facilities in the world at the Copenhagen Zoo.  See these enormous animals go for a swim in an elephant-sized water bath.

The Copenhagen Zoo has a 1,500-meter rainforest.  Enter it and see marmosets, dwarf deer, crocodiles, snakes, hornbills, butterflies, free-flying birds, and much more.

Additional Info

In addition to the Christmas Market, the Zoo has The Cafe in the Zoological Garden which is famous for its luxury sandwiches.   There are also seated outdoor areas where you can have a picnic with the food you’ve brought.

You’ll also have a skip-the-line entrance to the Zoo which will give you more time with the animals.

Coupon

Are you looking for a way to save money on a Zoo visit?  Click here and you can save $6.35 (20% discount) on each ticket.