{"id":23067,"date":"2015-08-11T19:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nladre-horikuchi.savviihq.com\/?p=23067"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:30:57","slug":"gaiazoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/blog\/gaiazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Adrem Autoverhuur Limburg naar GaiaZOO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"E67\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E72\">From Limburg to <\/span><span id=\"E73\">Afrika<\/span><span id=\"E74\"> and back<\/span><span id=\"E75\"> In 5 minutes? That's possible.<\/span><span id=\"E76\">and only at GaiaZOO in Kerkrade!<\/span><span id=\"E77\"> <\/span><span id=\"E78\">H<\/span><span id=\"E79\">ire<\/span><span id=\"E80\"> Do you find<\/span><span id=\"E81\"> almost a hundred different animal species<\/span><span id=\"E82\">,<\/span><span id=\"E83\"> spread across four living areas<\/span><span id=\"E84\">. From the tiny house mouse to the towering giraffe.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E86\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E87\">The residents of GaiaZOO <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E89\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E90\">GaiaZOO<\/span><span id=\"E91\"> Kerkrade<\/span><span id=\"E92\">, formerly known as GaiaPark Kerkrade Zoo, is listed as one of the most beautiful zoos in Europe. <\/span><span id=\"E93\">Quite right, as far as we're concerned. <\/span><span id=\"E94\">One moment you're face to face with the lions of the Savanna, the next with the mighty gorillas in the Rainforest. <\/span><span id=\"E95\">Taiga <\/span><span id=\"E96\">you'll encounter animals from cold northern climates. But also for <\/span><span id=\"E97\">space has been made for regional animal species.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E99\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E100\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23068\" src=\"http:\/\/nladre-horikuchi.savviihq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/roofvogelshow-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bird of prey demonstration\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Birds of prey show<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E102\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E103\">One of the highlights of a day at GaiaZOO is the bird of prey show in the GaiArena.<\/span><span id=\"E104\"> If you're on the top rows<\/span><span id=\"E105\">t, the birds of prey will swoop past your head! At first a small buzzard, but the birds quickly increase in size. Before you know it, you'll have to duck for an eagle or <\/span><span id=\"E106\">Gier! But fear not, the falconers do this daily and know what they are doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E108\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E109\">Climbing and roughhousing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E111\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E112\">GaiaZOO is more than a zoo. <\/span><span id=\"E113\">You can also play and climb to your heart's content.<\/span><span id=\"E114\">and DinoDome, an indoor playground with <\/span><span id=\"E115\">Dinosaur theme<\/span><span id=\"E116\">, <\/span><span id=\"E117\">is a veritable climbing paradise. Outside you can take a ride on the Dino<\/span><span id=\"E118\">Carousel<\/span><span id=\"E119\">, the ju<\/span><span id=\"E120\">n<\/span><span id=\"E121\">Explore the jungle on the JungleTour<\/span><span id=\"E122\">,<\/span><span id=\"E123\"> of just playing nicely in the playground. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E125\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E126\">Food and drink<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E128\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E129\">At the in-<\/span><span id=\"E130\">At the exit there is a coffee corner where you can go<\/span><span id=\"E131\"> <\/span><span id=\"E132\">for a drink and something to eat on the go. In the middle of the park, there's a self-service restaurant: Plateau of Gaia. Here <\/span><span id=\"E133\">you can, among other things, go there for a cup of coffee with flan, <\/span><span id=\"E134\">bread crumbed<\/span><span id=\"E135\"> sandwiches and complete menus. When the weather is good, ice cream and hot dogs are sold outside. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E137\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E138\">Opening hours and admission<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E140\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E141\">GaiaZOO is open every day from 10:00 AM. In autumn and spring, the park is open until 5:00 PM. In winter, it's open until 4:00 PM, and in summer, the gates close at 6:00 PM. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E143\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E144\">Ticket prices for day passes vary depending on the season and can even differ from day to day. In principle, the earlier you book, the higher your discount. Plan your visit<\/span><span id=\"E145\">Head to GaiaZOO and buy an e-ticket well in advance. It's always cheaper than a regular ticket. <\/span>at the checkout.<\/p>\n<p id=\"E147\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E148\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23070\" src=\"http:\/\/nladre-horikuchi.savviihq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gaia-zoo-leeuwen-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"GaiaZOO lions\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/>At the time of writing, you pay <\/span><span id=\"E149\">at the checkout<\/span><span id=\"E150\"> <\/span><span id=\"E151\">for children aged 3 to 9 years, \u20ac16.50, and for children aged 10 years and over and adults, \u20ac20.50. But <\/span><span id=\"E152\">In the webshop, you pay \u20ac16 and \u20ac10 respectively for an e-ticket. Children up to and including 2 years of age have free admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E154\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E155\">Keep an eye on discount sites like Groupon and SocialDeal for substantial discounts on your day entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E157\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E158\">Are you planning to visit GaiaZOO more often? From four visits per year, a yearly pass will quickly work out as better value. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E160\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E161\">Parking<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E163\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E164\">Parking in GaiaZOO's own car park costs 5 euros. You can use that money to<\/span><span id=\"E165\"> possible<\/span><span id=\"E166\"> save money by parking on the street parallel to Kerkradersteenweg, within walking distance of the main entrance. Do pay attention<\/span><span id=\"E167\">Where <\/span><span id=\"E168\">Yes and no <\/span><span id=\"E169\">Parking!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"E171\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E172\">Off to GaiaZOO with Adrem!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"E174\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E175\">GaiaZOO also offers various options for organising <\/span><span id=\"E176\">school trips, excursions and <\/span><span id=\"E177\">Children's parties<\/span><span id=\"E178\"> (from 6 children). <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E180\" class=\"qowt-stl-Standaard\"><span id=\"E181\">Heb<\/span><span id=\"E182\"> I<\/span><span id=\"E183\"> Oh <\/span><span id=\"E184\">in that case<\/span><span id=\"E185\"> ever thought of a <a href=\"http:\/\/nladre-horikuchi.savviihq.com\/goedkoop-huren\/personenbus-huren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minibus hire<\/a><\/span><span id=\"E186\"> before your visit to GaiaZOO<\/span><span id=\"E187\">? <\/span><span id=\"E188\">Then you don't have to.<\/span><span id=\"E189\"> not with two cars <\/span><span id=\"E190\">to travel and you need<\/span><span id=\"E191\"> but for only one parking space. And of course the children think it's great to travel all together in one van! Read more about it here <a href=\"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/7-reasons-to-hire-a-car-or-van\/\">Day trips<\/a> met Adrem.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Limburg naar Afrika en terug in 5 minuten? Dat kan alleen in GaiaZOO in Kerkrade! Hier vind je bijna honderd verschillende diersoorten, verspreid over vier leefgebieden. Van de piepkleine huismuis tot de torenhoge giraf. De bewoners van GaiaZOO GaiaZOO Kerkrade, voorheen bekend als GaiaPark Kerkrade Zoo, staat te boek als een van de mooiste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-met-adrem-naar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23067"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41427,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23067\/revisions\/41427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adremlimburg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}