Walter Zoo — Attraction in Gossau (SG)

Highly recommend this little zoo. Very easy to get to, with ample parking near the entrance. It's quite small but this makes it great for shorter visits. You can see pretty much everything in half a day, including the additional activities on offer.

There are lots of animals and they all appear well looked after with plenty of space. Our kids enjoyed getting up close and feeding some of them. Additionally, there are several kids' play areas and a few food and drinks stands.

We arrived a bit late and just missed the last camel ride but that's something to look forward to next time!

The gift shop was reasonably priced and had a wide selection of souvenirs to give the kids something to remember the day by.

Definitely worth a visit if you want to get up close to the animals, or if you don't have time to get round the...

Located on the border of a very picturesque village (Gossau) is a child friendly zoo, where animal conservation and repopulation of Amur Tigers and other threatened species is the main goal. The layout is quite family friendly with lots of different playgrounds, thematically incorporated with the enclosure next to it. They perform a kids' theatre twice a day (11am and 3pm). Several restaurants can be found at both ends of the zoo. The only complaints I habe is the expensive rides on the playground (2.--/per ride) and the long wait after ordering food. But you are allowed to eat your own...

2nd time at the Walter Zoo today! Had a great experience like the first time but BEWARE: Entrace Fee pro Person is expensive. Plus all the little arcade toys cost money which I thought was sad. Consumers are already paying enough money at the front gate just to get in and then they want the kids parents to fork out more money just for a few rides! But this is the mentality of Switzerland. Where I come from...consumers pay $12 and GET EVERYTHING FOR FREE INCLUDED. WALTER ZOO NEEDS TO BRING SOME NEW THINGS TO THE TABLE TOO...IT IS GOOD FOR KIDS BUT...