Bandholm - Knuthenborg Safari Park

 
South of Bandholm lies Knuthenborg Safari Park, Scandinavia's largest manor house park (600 ha/1,500 acres); it was laid out in the 19th century in the English style on the Knuthenborg estate and converted to its present use in 1970. The park, which is surrounded by a wall 8 km/5 mi long with only four gates, contains a unique collection of several hundred species of deciduous and coniferous trees, as well as Denmark's largest collection of antelope, giraffes, zebras, camels, rhinoceroses, elephants, elks, llamas, reindeer, ostriches and monkeys. A motor road passes through the park and through an enclosure containing Bengal tigers. There is also a children's zoo with pony-rides.

The park situated in the 130 years old grounds of the manor house and has more than 900 animals.
Address: Knuthenborg Safari Park, Birketvej 1, DK-4941 Bandholm, Denmark
Hours:
April 30 to June 30: 9am-6pm
July 1 to July 31: 9am-8pm
August 1 to September 25: 9am-6pm
October 15 to October 23: 9am-6pm

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