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Keeper for a day
Always wanted to spend a day working as a zookeeper at a zoo? ZooParc offers you this unique opportunity! We let you as a visitor go behind the scenes. Become a zookeeper for a morning or afternoon!
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Experience this unique adventure
After a great success in 2024, with an impressive NPS score of 9.5, the Keeper for a Day programme is now extended and bookable for 2025! Additional dates are available this year, including Saturdays. The programme can be booked from April to October and is not only a great experience to experience for yourself, but also a fantastic gift idea for the holidays.
Are you ready for this unforgettable experience? Step into the world of a real zookeeper and experience a unique morning or afternoon at ZooParc. Get an exclusive look behind the scenes and discover what it's like to care for special animal species. Help let capybaras out and feed giraffes, sloths, monkeys and many more fascinating animals!
Check out the new dates online now and book your spot!
Keeper for a day can be offered in English. This is only possible if you register with two people speaking English. Otherwise it will be offered in Dutch. Please les us know in advance if you would like it in English. Please contact us here if you would like to follow keeper for a day in English.
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Morning
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Afternoon
Learn more
When is it?
When is it?
You can become a "Keeper for a day" on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The activity is only offered from April through October. You can see which days and times are still available when you press the booking button.
Who is it for?
Who is it for?
You can join from the age of 15! You do need to be 'fit' enough to be able to walk a lot with the keeper and perform certain tasks yourself. Keeper for a day is an exclusive activity and is therefore offered for 1 or 2 persons per morning or afternoon.
Keeper for a day can also be offered in English. This is only possible if you register with two people and both people speak English, otherwise it will be offered in Dutch. Please contact us here if you would like to follow keeper for a day in English.
What are the costs?
What are the costs?
The cost to participate in this exclusive activity is €195 per person. Of this, 10% will be donated to Stichting Wildlife. So with this you contribute to the preservation of nature and endangered species!
What is all included in the price?
What is all included in the price?
Unforgettable experience
Entrance
Lunch of your choice at Basecamp
Excludes a morning or afternoon of shadowing with a zookeeper
A souvenir to take home with you
Your own 'keeper for a day' t-shirt
Parking coin
Donation to Stichting Wildlife
How can I book?
How can I book?
Nice that you want to participate in "keeper for a day"!
Book your spot below and become "Keeper for a day. Don't wait too long. Due to the exclusivity of this activity, only a limited number of places are available.
Keeper for a day can also be offered in English. This is only possible if you register with two people and both people speak English, otherwise it will be offered in Dutch. Please contact us here if you would like to follow keeper for a day in English.
Book a morningBook an afternoonBehind the scenes at ZooParc: Your day as a Keeper for a day
What animals can you encounter up close?
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Capybara
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Net giraffe
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African lion
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Two-fingered sloth
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Red panda
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Whitefaceaki
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African wild dog
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Cheeta
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Fossa
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Tapir
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Black garland monkey
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Camel
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Dromedary
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