However, they are quite a drive apart from each other, some 20 minutes 12 km on a low traffic day. Tierpark Fauna is located in the very Northwest of Solingen. The park is located in a forest-alike area, there is a retirement home nearby. In peak times, parking can be critical. Public transport to the zoo is difficult β there is also no shuttle service or similar transport organized by the park itself.
The available parking spaces are free. In summer, the park is opening daily from to hrs. Due to the earlier sunset, the park already closes at hrs in winter, beginning of November until end of February. Adult admission is 5 Euro. The Fauna Animal Park in Solingen comes with a surprisingly wide space. Most of the habitats look really nice. I did visit the place a few years before the review already.
Nonetheless, as there was neither a signed route through the zoo nor maps in a sufficient number, I sometimes struggled to orientate myself. The animal park does not go too much for fancy animals. They majorly go for species which are easy and good to keep in the habitats.
Kids love guinea pigs or wallabies anyway β and I also enjoyed to explore the life in display. Unfortunately, the terrarium, which is one of the signature displays of the zoo, was still closed due to Covid Thus, I enjoyed watching alpacas and racoons. Due to the huge space the animals have in there, it is not the best space to watch the inhabitants, but therefore, it is very good treatment. In the area, I also met some other animals like sheep and ow. Close to the entrance area, there is a snack shop, which sells typical zoo food: ice cream, sweets, basic warm dishes.
During my visit, it was closed. At the time of visiting, there were still rather strict Covid measures in Northrhine-Westphalia. Especially mothers of kids were quite active standing close together and chatting for a longer period. Their Solingen peer I mentioned above, where I went to right after this visit, did a much better job there.
