Tatzmania Löffingen - Zoo & Freizeitpark

Keep to the entrance-side animal area, add a slow meerkat stop, then choose Kidsmania, Carlo’s Abenteuerland or Dschungelland. Return to one favourite enclosure before leaving.

Start with the animal areas, using Erongo as a useful meal stop, and continue towards the macaque house and outer enclosures if everyone is comfortable with the walking. Fit rides around the day’s operating arrangements, then leave a final stretch for play or another big-cat visit.

Let each child choose the meerkat, macaque or big-cat stop they would like to revisit. Make a quick sketch of what the animal is doing on the first visit, then compare it with a second look. Resting counts as a behaviour too.

Read the height and age signs together, then let each eligible child choose one attraction. Make time for the accompanying adult to ride where required, and agree on a playground alternative for anyone who would rather stay on the ground.

Move a play break to Dschungelland and visit the Raubtierhaus when available. Keep waterproofs for the outdoor connections and check ride operation before planning the rest of the day.

Give the large outdoor grounds a slow scan, then look again before leaving this part of the park. A resting tiger is still worth watching: compare the size of its paws and head with the rest of its body. Use only the public viewing areas.

Look at how the lions position themselves in relation to each other. Their social life provides a useful comparison with the tiger’s more solitary wild behaviour. If the group is resting, return later rather than trying to attract its attention.

Watch the group for a minute before taking a picture. Can you find an animal on lookout while others carry on below? The zoo’s profile explains that group members warn each other of danger and help care for the young.

Follow one macaque with your eyes and notice its place in the group. The Barbary macaque is the only macaque species naturally found outside Asia. Keep your observation quiet and let the animals choose their distance.

Look carefully for resting wallabies before deciding the enclosure is empty. They are most active around dusk and at night, so a daytime visit may be a chance to study their shape at rest. Let children compare their body proportions with the deer.

Find the crane’s distinctive crown and compare its long-legged outline with the emu. Take your picture from the visitor path and leave plenty of room for other people to watch. Use the current enclosure signs or ask a keeper where to find the cranes.

Pause to compare the stripe patterns on animals standing at different angles. Zebras spend much of their time feeding, so quiet grazing is a good behaviour to watch. The zoo’s profile connects their movements in the wild with rain and the growth of grass.

Watch the emu’s long legs and unhurried movements, then talk about how different this bird looks from a crane. Here is a fact to take home: male emus incubate the eggs and care for the chicks.

Look across the enclosure for both resting and feeding deer. Their coats can vary from pale to very dark, so colour alone is not a reliable way to decide whether animals belong to the same species. Keep a little time for watching after the first photograph.

Meerkats share lookout duties and help raise the group’s young. Try to spot two different jobs during a single stop.

In emu families, the male incubates the eggs and leads the chicks. It is a good reminder that bird parents do not all divide the work in the same way.

Daily 10:00–17:00 through 1 November 2026; winter break begins on 2 November. Check the official opening page for subsequent dates.

Wildpark 3, 79843 Löffingen

By car, follow signs from the B31 Löffingen/Tatzmania exit towards Dittishausen. By public transport, use Löffingen station and check a seasonal connection to the Tatzmania Löffingen stop, including the return journey.

Erongo restaurant, Dschungelland snack facilities and a beer garden give several possible food stops; check the day’s openings. The map marks toilets and rest places along the visitor paths.

The zoo paths are step-free, generally at least 180 cm wide, with some gentle slopes and fine gravel. Plan for the roughly 500 m approach from parking. Contact the park about your individual access needs; ride and playground access needs a separate conversation from animal-area access.