Siegfried's dragon is a legend, but you can experience the successers of the dinosaurs in the reptile zoo at the Nibelungenhalle, quite close to the legendary Drachenfels. In various gam preserves in the region children can get to know native animals.

53343 Wachtberg-Niederbachem

You can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view to the Siebengebirge from the extinct volcano in the nature preserve Rodderberg. At the foot of the Rodderberg there is a geological training trail.

Naturparkhaus Siebengebirge
Königswinter-Mgarethenhöhe
Königswinterer Str. 409
53639 Königswinter
www.naturpark-siebengebirge.de

Opening hours:
Tue. - Fr. 9.00 AM - 16.00 PM
Sa. 15.00 PM - 17.00 PM
Su. 12.00 PM - 16.00 PM

The Natural Reserve “Siebengebirge” is North Rhine-Westphalia’s oldest natural reserve and offers diversified places of interest like the quarry “Welberg” or the castle ruin “Rosenau”.
The recently opened “Naturparkhaus” with its experimental path offers a permanent exhibition dealing with topics like geology, vulcanology, quarries, forest, nature conservation and cultural landscape. In the experimental forest nearby the visitors get multimedia-based information about the flora and the fauna of the region.

The region Ahr-Rhein–Eifel offers a number of game preserves, which can be discovered on hiking routes.

Haus der Natur
An der Waldau 50
53127 Bonn-Venusberg
Telephone: +49 (0)2 28 / 28 51 07
www.waldau.de

The Waldau at the Venusberg belongs to the most popular destinations in the Federal city of Bonn for young families. A wide net of cycle and hiking trails, a big open-air enclosure with red deer, fallow deer and wild boar, and last but not least the big playground offer everything for children.

Am Kasselbach 4
53424 Remagen-Rolandseck
Telephone: +49 (0)22 28 / 433
www.wildpark-rolandseck.de

Opening hours:
March – November Tu. – Su. 09:00 AM – 18:00 PM, admittance until 17:00 PM

The Wildpark Rolandseck is located high above the Rhine Valley right in front of the doors of Bonn. Embedded in an old beech stand, the trail enables the visitor to watch red deer, fallow deer, wild boar and moufflons quite closely. Especially children love to touch and feed the numerous goats, monkeys and ponies.