With a Spring visit to see the Zoo Berlin pandas, of course I made some time to wander the rest of the zoo during panda nap time! I’m very familiar with the zoo now having had so many visits and do have some favourite spots to check out. On this visit I was lucky enough that the new tiger home had opened, this looks fantastic and is a great new addition to the zoo. I even saw one of the tigers in their new home up close, which was exciting, but the video footage was much better than any photos I got. Definitely took more photos of non-panda animals on previous trips, so check out those previous posts tagged at the zoo for more photos and more animals^
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A fourth visit to the BERLIN PANDAS in one year! April 2026
Getting in one final visit of my year of having an annual pass for Zoo Berlin! In total, this visit takes me to 8 days at the zoo, so for me the annual pass was completely worth it – including making some savings in the restaurant and gift shop as well. I think I timed the pass well, being able to see the cubs from 9 months old to 1 year 9 months old was a great age range, and I’ve really made the most of having sweet panda twins in Europe before they will depart for China. While a timeframe for this departure hasn’t been announced, it really could be anytime now that the twins are 2. However I am confident I will see them in the future in China! Anyway, on to this specific visit, which was 1.5 days in a very sunny Spring-time Berlin:
Snapshots from Schönbrunn Zoo VIENNA, March 2026
With some panda nap times, I headed around the rest of the zoo – it’s an easy zoo to navigate and overall has a very relaxed vibe to it, plus some very tasty cakes in the cafe! Last time I got lucky and saw the tiny baby elephant and the cheetah triplets and was looking forward to seeing them again, and was hoping to see the new baby Amur leopard who had been born since my last visit – didn’t have any luck on that front though! A definite highlight was watching the sea lion feeding, and I enjoyed it so much on my first day that I also went back on the second day to watch again.
A return visit to see the VIENNA pandas, March 2026
Time for my March trip to see some pandas – having bought an annual pass for the Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna on my last visit, I headed to Vienna to get my second trip, and 3rd+4th visits, in to the second pair of pandas calling Vienna their home. That made the annual pass worth it! Even though it was supposedly Spring, March in Vienna came with some very cold weather and even a sprinkling of snow. Let’s get in and see those pandas:
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Maybe my most unhinged plan yet: can you do a daytrip from the UK to go see some pandas? Well the answer is yes! It’s a long day, but as someone who needs a regular fix of pandas to keep happy, then it’s worth it! So come and find out about my 22hr February Saturday:
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