Kristiansand Dyreparken
(Kristiansand Zoo)
The Kristiansand Zoo (Kristiansand Dyrepark) is a Zoo
and amusement park located 11 km east of Kristiansand,
Norway by the E18 highway. It is Norway's most
frequently visited attraction, covering an area of 150
acres.
The Zoo has five separate parks - a water park, an
entertainment park, a theme park, a forest park, and of
course the zoo. It is great to see that all of the
animals have wide open spaces and not small cages
however, visitors can still get up close to observe some
of the animals.
The park is open from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in the high
season. Off peak season, the park is open until
3:00/5:00 pm.
Animals at the Zoo include wolves, lynxes, wolverines,
tigers, lions, chimpanzees, zebras, red panda (which is
threatened by extinction) and orangutangs. The sea lions
are fed every day at 11.00 and 14.30. The carnivores are
fed every day at 13.00
Other attractions at the Kristiansand Zoo include
Cardamom Town (Kardemomme by). This looks like the town
in the book by Thorbjørn Egner, and Captain Sabertooth
and Kjuttaviga (Luna Bay), which is taken from a theatre
act by the singer and actor Terje Formoe.
The zoo has accommodation in some of the buildings in
the Kardemomme (storybook town), in a cabin or the Rica
Dyreparken Hotel which is just by the entrance to the
Dyreparken.
Bring your bathers in the summer months as there is a
big water slide and other rides for the kids. One of
them also takes pictures of everyone coming down the
slide which you can purchase later.
Kristiansand Dyrepark AS, 4609 Kardemomme By,
Phone +47 38049700, Fax +47 38043367
