What is botanika? 

botanika is a nature experience centre. 

Visitors can learn a lot about plants. 

There are many different plants and lots of information. 

botanika is in a big building. 

In the Rhododendron-Park in Bremen, Germany. 

Who is botanika for?

Many people want to know more about nature. 

You can learn a lot about it in botanika. 

botanika is for everybody: 

• adults and children 
• people with and without disabilities. 

School classes and nursery groups also often visit. 

Renting rooms 

You can also rent rooms at botanika. 

For example for celebrations. 

Or for meeting your work colleagues. 

Weddings

You can even get married at botanika. 

What can you experience in botanika?

botanika has landscapes like in Asia. 

This means you can experience nature like in another country. 

That is why botanika is also called a world of nature discovery. 

Things to see in botanika:

• Discovery Centre:  
  There are lots of things you can touch and try out here. 
• Japanese Garden:  
  There are big fish swimming in a pond here. 
• Borneo and New Guinea:  
  It looks like a rainforest here. 
• Himalayas:  
  There is a waterfall here. 
• Tropical greenhouse:  
  Butterflies fly free here. 
• A variety of places to research, learn, join in and relax 

The animals at botanika include: 

• Koi carp. They are big, colourful fish.
• Myna birds. They are birds from southern Asia. 
• White-handed gibbons. They are apes. 
• Butterflies 
• Frogs 

The plants at botanika include:

• Large palms 
• Rhododendrons  
• Colourful orchids

There are also many works of art from different cultures at botanika. 

• Buddha statues depict the historical Buddha. 
• Prayer wheels are containers with prayers inside.  
  The prayers are written on rolls of paper. 

The Discovery Centre 

There are lots of things you can touch, see and try out in the Discovery Centre. 

For example:

• Hear exciting stories about plants. 
• Watch bees at work. 
• Let seeds fly and learn how plants spread. 

The outdoor area 

botanika also has an outdoor area. 

Plants from Germany and across Europe grow there. 

Insects love these plants. 

That’s why the outdoor area is also called the insect garden. 

Insects are important. 

Insects help plants to multiply. 

You can find out lots about insects and their favourite plants in the insect garden. 

The Tropical Greenhouse 

The Tropical Greenhouse is in the outdoor area. 

The Tropical Greenhouse contains plants from the rainforest. 

And there are butterflies. 

They fly free. 

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The white-handed gibbons 

The white-handed gibbon enclosure is in the outdoor area. 

They are apes. 

They are excellent climbers. 

Their home is the rainforest in Asia. 

The gibbons can be observed through glass panels. 

The Mendehaus 

In spring: Azalea exhibition 

Rest of the year: Changing special exhibitions

The shop 

There is also a shop at the ticket office. 

You can buy a range of items there. 

For example: gifts and souvenirs.

Café and restaurant 

There is also a café and a restaurant. 

It is called: Bloom Café & Restaurant. 

You can take a break there and have something to eat or drink. 

You are also welcome to eat and drink your own food in the courtyard garden. 

Further information 

The botanika website also provides information on

• Exhibitions 
• Offers for conferences and celebrations 
• Events, guided tour times, special exhibitions, talks 
• Accessibility at botanika 

How you can contact us: 

Call us. 

The number is 

+49 (0)421 4270 6665 

Write us an e-mail. 

The e-mail address is: 
infowhatever@botanika-bremen.de 

Write us a letter. 

The postal address is: 

botanika. 

Bremen’s world of nature discovery 

Deliusweg 40 

28359 Bremen 
Germany 

How do you get to botanika?

You can get to botanika as follows:

You can come by tram. 

Take tram no. 4 in the direction of Lilienthal. 

Get off at the Bürgermeister-Spitta-Allee stop. 

You can now walk to botanika. 

Or: 

Take bus no. 31 in the direction of Nedderland. 

Get off at the Rhododendron-Park stop. 

You can now walk to botanika. 

You can also drive to botanika. 

Park in the street Deliusweg. 

Or use a parking space in the street Marcusallee. 

botanika is in the park. 

Include time for a short walk. 

You can also ride your bike to botanika. 

Or you can come on foot. 

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

botanika is closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.