Kolmården Wildlife Park Museum

Address: Kolmården Wildlife Park, Kolmården, 618 92, Sweden

Website: https://www.kolmarden.com

Admission: Paid admission (adult tickets vary by date/season). See official site for current prices.

Kolme5rden Wildlife Park is Sweden’s largest wildlife park, located near Bre5viken bay south of Norrkf6ping. The park focuses on large mammals, carnivores and primates and operates a safari-style area with elevated viewing.

Features include a cable car safari that passes over enclosures, large outdoor habitats for bears, big cats and other species, and seasonal shows. The park also participates in breeding and conservation programmes for endangered species.

Kolme5rden opened in 1965 and has developed as a combined zoo and wildlife park with emphasis on larger enclosures, visitor experiences and conservation education.

The park is situated approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Stockholm and is accessible by car and regional bus services from Norrkf6ping.

• History and visitor experience: Founded in 1965, the park combines traditional zoo enclosures with a large safari-style area; some exhibits allow close but controlled viewing by visitors.

What to See#

• Safari cable car: Safari cable car - an aerial route over enclosures offering views of mixed-species exhibits and free-roaming areas.
• Carnivore and primate exhibits: Large carnivore and primate enclosures that form part of the park’s focus on naturalistic habitats and species conservation.

Kolmården Wildlife Park is located north of Norrköping along the E4. Drive the E4 north from Norrköping for roughly 25-30 km and follow signs for Kolmården/park entrance; parking is on-site. There are also regional buses from Norrköping that serve Kolmården during the tourist season, with the bus stop a short walk (typically under 10 minutes) from the park entrance.

• Get to Kolmården at opening when predators and many other animals are most active; the park is large, so plan your route around scheduled feedings and shows.
• Take the park's high-level safari/cable-car experiences for aerial views of enclosures-these rides give a perspective you don't get from ground level and are worth prioritizing.
• Check feeding and show times ahead of arrival and explore the quieter woodland trails and smaller enclosures later in the day-many visitors concentrate on the headline exhibits and miss these calmer areas.