One of the best zoos visited, the animals all seemed to have decently sized enclosures for the type of animal with a lot of enrichment. The elephant enclosure was not huge but the elephants themselves seemed very happy as they were playing in the water, which was so deep - you could not see the elephant when they dove down! You can get really close to them in the water too with a small winding path that goes through part of the enclosure. The butterfly enclosure did not have a large number of butterflies compared to others but this could be the time of year or weather (mid June). There are a wide range of plants all through the park and all had new leaves, showing they are well tended to. Regarding being an only English speaker - the park offers English maps at a small fee, which we found very handy. The signs were symbols of animals which was accessible to understanding where to go. However, there is a lot of walking within the zoo as it is a massive place but they offer wheelchair assistance if required, which was also very accessible in nature. The staff were very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about their work - pointing out where different animals were to us to make sure we got the full ARTIS experience! Overall, the quality of the zoo was very high and the animals did seem to be happy - which is the most important thing when visiting a zoo! Would advise coming here for a visit, definitely an amazing place to see if you love animals.