Zoo Aquarium de Madrid

Located in the Casa de Campo area, the Madrid Zoo Aquarium is the first zoo in the Spanish capital and one of the most important in the country. Founded in 1977, the Madrid Zoo has evolved from that original Casa de Fieras to the great zoo we know today.

The Madrid Zoo Aquarium raises animals from all continents in captivity with information, entertainers, guided tours and all the necessary activities and services that will make your visit an absolutely unique experience. In 2015, the census of this urban zoo exceeded 4,000 animals belonging to more than 500 species.

It also has an aquarium, exhibitions with birds and marine animals, talks by specialized staff and the best restaurants so you can spend all day and even part of the night with their new night passes. Come and meet animals that you never imagined: such as Bennet's wallaby, the cassowary, the friendly lorises, the nilgones or even the giant grouper.

Thematic areas

Africa

An urban safari in which you can contemplate the fantastic views of the African Prairie from a magnificent viewpoint located three meters high. This little piece of Africa in Madrid is home to lions, sitatungas, zebras, gazelles, dromedaries, giraffes and even Madagascar lemurs. Its stars? The young of the coastal gorilla, the largest species of the endangered primates. In this way, the Madrid Zoo Aquarium actively collaborates in the conservation of one of the most threatened African species on the planet.

America

This is one of the continents with the greatest biodiversity on the entire planet, so much so that, for example, the territory of Costa Rica is home to 5% of all the world's flora and fauna. Divided into 3 areas, this region is home to one of the oldest mammals on the planet, such as the anteater, through the American bison, well known in North America, to the rhea, a flightless bird that you can only find in the South American territory.

Asia

The home of the well-known giant pandas, Xing Bao and Kuna. This territory of the Madrid Zoo is one of the places most admired by visitors, a symbol of the fighting spirit for the conservation of a species that has been decimated after years of hunting, persecution and mistreatment. Although these adorable pandas are not the only inhabitants of Asia; In the Casa de Campo park you can admire the most exotic specimens of tigers, crocodiles and elephants.

Europe

Our continent has a fauna that ranges from the fierce brown bear, the elk or the griffon vulture, to the more Iberian species such as the Hispanic goat, the Spanish deer or the European lynx. Delve deep into the deciduous forests and discover the magnificence of the reindeer or the sociability and intelligence of wild boars, the ancestors of domestic pigs.

Oceania

One of the most fascinating continents on earth is our antipodes. The land of wallabies, koalas and emus, Oceania is one of the territories with the most endemic flora and fauna on the planet and the Madrid Zoo Aquarium with the first specimens of koalas that arrived in Spain in 2001.

Exhibitions

At the Madrid Zoo Aquarium you can also enjoy the best exhibitions where young and old can see their favorite animals live. Discover the intelligence and great learning capacity of dolphins, have fun with the friendly sea lions or get excited with the free flight exhibition of the majestic birds of prey and exotic birds at Zoo Aquarium in Madrid.

Aquarium

The first tropical marine aquarium in Spain is the perfect place to discover all the biodiversity hidden in the deep sea of ​​our planet. In addition to the dolphinarium, the Madrid aquarium houses in its 2,000 square meters of surface species as exotic as the mule pipefish, the Mediterranean seahorse, the giant grouper or a tank infested with sharks, where you will be able to see the first captive offspring of installation.

Services and recommendations

If you are going to visit the Madrid Zoo, we recommend that you keep the following points in mind:

• Inside the park there is an ATM, changing tables for babies, lockers to store those objects that you do not need during the visit, in addition to the rental of lockers, drinking fountains distributed throughout the park and health personnel if you need medical assistance.
• If you are tired, you can travel the five continents aboard the Madrid Zoo Aquarium autotrain for € 2.75. In a journey of about 20 minutes you will discover the facilities of the Indian rhinoceros, red pandas or Asian elephants.
• In the Madrid Zoo you will find a wide range of restaurants with all kinds of food and for all tastes. If you prefer, you can also take the food prepared from home and enjoy of a pleasant rest in the picnic areas located next to the dolphinarium.
• You can take photos of the animals but the use of flash is not allowed, as it can cause serious vision problems. It is also not allowed to feed the animals; Remember that what may be appealing to us can cause serious problems in their diets.