Guided tours
Private tours (up to 25 people)
Would you like to book a guided tour for your travel group, colleagues, or perhaps to celebrate a special occasion with a few close friends? Our guides would be happy to show you around the Haus des Meeres! Take in the remarkable habitats and biodiversity as our guide shares insider information and fun facts about the animals here. By booking a Highlight Tour, you'll see the best of what Haus des Meeres has to offer.
Groups larger than 25 will be split into two groups, and the tour fee applies for each group.
Meeting point: Atlantic Tunnel, ground floor
When: Mon-Fri during the day, subject to availability, for groups of up to 25 people (except during the holidays and school breaks)
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: €100 plus admission tickets
Senior tours (15–25 people)
Would you like to book a guided tour as a group of retirees? Join one of our guides on a stroll through the zoo, observing some of the impressive animal diversity here at Haus des Meeres. You'll learn interesting information as well as hear some of the delightful anecdotes about the animals living here.
If there are fewer than 15 people, the entrance tickets for 15 people still have to be paid for. Should a group be larger than 25 people, the group will be split.
Meeting point: Atlantic tunnel, ground floor
When: Monday and Tuesday during the day, subject to availability, for groups of up to 25 people (except during the holidays and school breaks)
Duration: 50 minutes
Price: free (the zoo entrance fee per person applies)
Evening tours (up to 8 people)
Have you always wanted to take part in an exclusive tour of the Haus des Meeres? Surprise your loved ones for a birthday or other special occasions and travel around the world, from Madagascar to the Seychelles, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic and all the way to Australia! What animals do you like? What questions have you always had? Please do share them with us!
Our guides will be sure to answer all questions during your own personal tour, and of course you will also learn insider information and fun facts about the animals!
Meeting point: Atlantic Tunnel, ground floor
When: Friday to Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: €100 plus admission tickets
Safari tour
How about a little safari tour through the Haus des Meeres? We invite you to explore the zoo from a different perspective with our guides at your side! On this special highlight tour, you will get an overview of the 11 floors and the animals inhabiting them.
Please note, that our Safari Tours are offered only in German, unless all participants onsite agree to an English tour.
Meeting point: Atlantic tunnel, ground floor
When: Wednesday 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes
Price: free (the zoo entrance fee per person applies)
Max. 25 people
Please register by Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Erinnern im Innern (remembering inside)
During the guided tours, our guides will inform you about:
- The construction and use of anti-aircraft towers during wartime
- Exhibits and finds from the Esterházypark flak tower
- Shelters for civilians
Meeting point: The museum rooms are on the 10th floor.
Duration: approx. 20 minutes
When: daily at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., fridays 6:00 p.m.
Price: free (the zoo entrance fee per person applies)
No booking required.
Roof top tour
Above the clouds! Climb up to the roof of the Haus des Meeres on a guided tour and enjoy what is probably the most beautiful view in Vienna. Find out more about the solar collectors on the roof and get to know Vienna from a new perspective – from above (for children from 12 years)!
5–10 people
Meeting point: Level 11, solar roof stairway.
Duration: 15 minutes
Price: €5 per person
In winter, our rooftop tours take place daily at 11.30 am.
No booking required.
