Visitors to the Diergaarde Blijdorp Zoo Rotterdam in the Netherlands 2011-2022

Diergaarde Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, presenting various animals and plants over a 25-hectare area. In 2022, the zoo attracted approximately 1.4 million visitors, the highest figure recorded since 2019. The zoo "Artis" in Amsterdam, another popular animal park in the Netherlands, welcomed about 1.2 million visitors in 2022.

Most visited attractions in the Netherlands

Observing the ranking of the most visited attractions in the Netherlands in 2020, the theme park De Efteling and the sports center De Uithof ranked first and second, respectively. Meanwhile, the Keukenhof - renowned tulip gardens attracting over 1.5 million people in 2019 - was closed to the public in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Attraction with the most international visitors in the Netherlands

Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on travel and tourism, the number of international visitors to popular attractions in the Netherlands fell sharply in 2020 over the previous year. Zaanse Schans, an area near Amsterdam popular for its historic windmills, attracted over 2.2 million international travelers in 2019, whereas the number of visitors from abroad dropped to around 69 thousand in 2020.