Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem

I always wanted to visit a zoo since I've moved here and recently, I have done it. Me and my Hubs visited the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem. This zoo is known as the best zoo in the country. We started our journey with lots of traffic jams but in the end it was worth it. The zoo was indeed amazing plus it was a perfect day for an outing like this - sunny but windy with perfect blue sky and scattered clouds.

The zoo was divided into 7 different themes: Desert, Safari, Bush, Ocean, Rimba, Animal Park and Mangrove. We got to see all these animals in their own habitats (or as close as possible). For instance, in the Desert theme, we were introduced to different types of cactus plants, birds, animals and especially the landscape that consists of rock formation which was constructed to depict the rocky part of a desert surroundings. Whereas in the Mangrove theme, we got to experience the humidity and hot conditions in a life-like mangrove habitat with all different kind of birds and plants living there. In the Safari theme on the other hand, huts and long houses as look-out points were built along the way for visitors to view the animals like as if you're in a safari! An eye opener! This is one zoo that is so different from what I'm used to back home (zoo with all the animals in a cage in one big area where most of the animals looked unhealthy and sad).

PS: Have you ever seen a fat and healthy looking vultures? I did in this zoo! Where are all the evil, skinny and wrinkly looking vultures have gone to? *Duh*
By the time we have finished touring the whole zoo, we were smacked into the rush hours so we decided to detour and visited Arnhem city. We'd our drinks and dinner on the terrace with the sun beating on our faces before heading back home. We'd thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on that day though we were tired after 5 hours of walking (in order to cover the whole zoo.) This is definitely not for the faint-hearted!