Vienna's Schonbrunn Zoo and Giant Ferris Wheel

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Schonbrunn Zoo
Baroque Architecture works in harmony with a modern habitat for more than 4000 animals from each continent. The founding of the zoo goes back to the days of Empress Maria Theresia and her husband Franz Stephan von Lothringen. The breakfast pavilion is situated in the center and emulates the historical beginnings of the zoo. Even today you can still enjoy an "Imperial Breakfast".

Apart from Berlin, The Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna is the only place in Europe where you can see Giant Pandas. The two Giant pandas, Yang Yang and Long Hui who arrived in the Schonbrunn Zoo 2003, are on loan to the Republic of Austria by the People's Republic of China for a period of 10 years. According to the latest estimates, only one thousand Giant Pandas currently live in the wild.

Other top attraction include orangutans, jaguars, koalas, the first elephant born in Europe using artificial insemination techniques, Children's playground and petting zoo and a rainforest house modeled after the ecosystems of Borneo.

Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel
The Giant Ferris Wheel, trademark of Austria's capital city and a symbol of Vienna's world-famous Prater, creates a very special point of reference for every visitor with its unmistakable silhouette, clearly visible even from great distances.

A circular trip on one of the most significant and fascinating structures in the world, and the unique view of the city of Vienna, make the Giant Ferris Wheel an absolute cultural and architectural must for every visitor to Austria's capital.

Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel

Schonbrunn Zoo is located at Maxingstrasse 13B, Vienna

Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel is located at Prater 2, Vienna

Public Transport to Schonbrunn Zoo:

U4: Station Hietzing
Streetcar (tram) 10, 58, 60
Bus 15A, 51A, 56B, 156B

Public Transport to Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel:

Underground U1
Streetcar O, 5, 21
Praterstern S1-S3, S7, S15

At your leisure

Schonbrunn Zoo Opening Hours:

• January: 9:00am - 5:00pm
• February: 9:00am - 5:00pm
• March: 9:00am - 5:30pm
• April: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• May: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• June: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• July: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• August: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• September: 9:00am - 6:30pm
• October to end of daylight savings time 9:00am - 5:30pm
• November: 9:00am - 4:30pm
• December: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel opening hours:

• January 01 to February 28: 10:00am - 8:00pm
• March 01 to April 30: 10:00am - 10:00pm
• May 01 to September 30: 9:00am - 0:00am
• October 01 - 31:10:00am - 10:00pm
• November 01 to December 31: 10:00am - 8:00pm