Nature in Łódź

Orientarium Zoo Łódź

A modern zoo pavilion built around a South-East Asian theme, with an underwater tunnel running beneath a shark and ray tank.

Reviewed and updated July 2026

Orientarium Zoo Lodz — Photo: Kapitel / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What to see at Orientarium Zoo Łódź

The headline draw is the Orientarium building, an indoor recreation of South-East Asian habitats with an oceanarium at its centre. Visitors walk through an acrylic tunnel under a large tank stocked with sharks, rays and reef fish, then move through zones for other Asian species. The surrounding zoo adds hundreds more animals across its gardens.

The oceanarium tunnel

The underwater tunnel stretches about 26 metres, with roughly 2.5 million litres of water held above and around it. It opened as part of the pavilion in April 2022 and is the reason many families make the trip out from the city centre.

Where Orientarium is in Łódź

The zoo sits on Konstantynowska Street on the western side of Łódź, next to Zdrowie Park, a fair distance from Piotrkowska Street. Allow travel time by tram or car, and a half-day or more if you want to see both the Orientarium and the wider grounds.

Frequently asked questions

The operator sells different ticket types, with a ZOO ticket giving access to both the gardens and the Orientarium building. Check current options on the official site before buying.

With over 550 species across the zoo plus the Orientarium pavilion, a half-day is a sensible minimum, and families often stay longer.

The Orientarium pavilion opened to the public on 29 April 2022.