Attica Zoological Park

The Attica Zoological Park, a self-funded creation, extends to a total area of 20 hectares, hosting more than 2000 animals from 350 different species.

The “Attica Zoological Park” is the only zoological park in Greece today, receiving tens of thousands visitors of all ages every year, from all over Greece. To visitors, zoos are a place for entertainment and relaxation. The pursuit at the Attica Zoological Park is also to be, first and foremost, a place of education for the public and of conservation for the various species.

It opened in May 2000, initially as a Bird Park, hosting the 3rd largest bird collection in the world (1100 birds from 300 different species), farm animals for the younger visitors and 3 very impressive walk-in aviaries – miniatures of the 3 continents – in which visitors can walk and admire the relevant bird fauna and flora.

In April 2001, when the “World of Reptiles” was added to the Attica Zoological Park, constant expansions and additions began including the “Greek Fauna” section, with animals rarely seen in Greece (summer 2002), the “African Savannah” with animals from Africa (February 2003), the monkeys and apes section (June 2003), the completion of the “Big Cats” section and the extension of the African Savannah (December 2004), the “Monkey Forest”, where visitors can be in the same enclosure with the monkeys (early 2005), the “Cheetah Land”, where 4 Cheetahs are kept in a large enclosure which visitors can cross through a special corridor, the chimpanzees and gibbons section (March 2008) and finally the “Arid Lands” section hosting animals such as camels, Somali wild asses, etc. (April 2008). In addition, in May 2010, 2 white male rhinos were added to the Park’s “family” as well as 4 dolphins.

Access:

By bus:

From Doukissis Plakendias with bus line 319.

By car:

End of Attiki Odos towards Rafina (from Ymittos ringroad)
Exit 16Ρ of Attiki Odos to Rafina (from Elefsina)
Exit 18 of Attiki Odos to Spata (from the Airport)

Opening hours:
Daily from 9:00 am until sunset

E-Tickets available here after registration

For more information visit www.atticapark.com