Helsingborg Zoo

Helsingborg Region

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Helsingborg Zoo

Kangaroos and chattering parrots can be found at Helsingborg zoo. The park features exotic plants, 500 species of colourful birds, lemurs, prairie dogs and snakes, as well as rabbits and guinea pigs to pet. Some of the animals roam free — keep an eye open for monkeys in the trees. Walk through the airlock to get close to the birds. Chrysalides hatch into butterflies in the butterfly house. The café is set amid the greenery.

Useful Information

Address: Rausvägen 671, Påarp
Email: info@djurparken-hbg.se
Phone: +46 73 248 23 48
More Info: www.djurparken-hbg.se
More Info: Open only in the summer

Do & See

Here, in northwest Skåne, there is so much to see! And it's close to everything, too. It is close to farm shops with award winning sausages, potteries, emerald green golf courses, castles with flowering gardens, freshly baked vanilla hearts, ancient fishing villages and long Sand Beach.

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Söderåsen National Park

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Deep Sea fishing in Öresund

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Saint Petri Church

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Hallands Väderö National Reserve

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Dunkers Culture House

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Helsingborg Concert Hall

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Helsingborg Zoo

Helsingborg Zoo

Kangaroos and chattering parrots can be found at Helsingborg zoo. The park features exotic plants, 500 species of colourful birds, lemurs, prairie dogs and snakes, as well as rabbits and guinea pigs to pet. Some of the animals roam free — keep an eye open for monkeys in the trees. Walk through the airlock …

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Kattegattleden Cycle Path

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Helsingborg's North Harbour

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