{"id":68932,"date":"2024-04-09T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/upptack\/titta-pa-djur\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:15:09","slug":"watch-animals","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/watch-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__container\">\n        <h1 class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__heroHeading\">\n            Watch animals        <\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__imageContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jerker_andersson-moose_calf-7445-551x400.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs\">\n   <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs-container\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/\">Frontpage<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__container\">\n                    \t\t\t<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__text\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sm\u00e5land is home to many animal species \u2013 from the smallest dung beetle to the moose, the \u201cking of the forests\u201d. But it\u2019s not always easy to spot animals in the wild. Book a tour in a safari park or with a guide on the open water.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <hr>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__container\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Experience animals up close                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>How about a family outing to a safari park or perhaps a tour with a guide on open water? In some of Sm\u00e5land&#8217;s safari parks you can go with your own car. Look really carefully because here there are all kinds of opportunities to see the animals. On lakes and at sea there is also the opportunity to see various birds or curious seals. Read on for more tips on places where you can see animals in Sm\u00e5land.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-1000x1000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safaripark-2-scaled-e1635242305337-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"68100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX8626-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"57228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mutter und Kind sitzen in einem Boot und betrachten die Umgebung durch Ferngl\u00e4ser.\" class=\"wp-image-57228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TD-SWEDEN-GETNO_robin-visser-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"26824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/skullaryd_alg_170627-152-highres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                Kosta Safari Park            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                                    <p>Go on safari in the Sm\u00e5land jungle! At Kosta Safari Park you will encounter moose, bison, deer, mouflon sheep and wild boar. In your own car you drive along forest paths through the park&#8217;s na&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                <p>Go on safari in the Sm\u00e5land jungle! At Kosta Safari Park you will encounter moose, bison, deer, mouflon sheep and wild boar. In your own car you drive along forest paths through the park&#8217;s nature and get close to the animals in their natural environment. Keep your eyes open and your camera ready!<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"kostasafaripark.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/destinationkosta.se\/en\/kostasafaripark\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        kostasafaripark.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kosta-safaripark-11-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Getn\u00f6 G\u00e5rd Lake \u00c5snen Resort            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>\u00c5snen offers a range of nature activities in the private nature reserve during the summer, with a focus on animal encounters, such as a photo safari with an osprey at sunrise or the &#8220;nature s&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>\u00c5snen offers a range of nature activities in the private nature reserve during the summer, with a focus on animal encounters, such as a photo safari with an osprey at sunrise or the &#8220;nature school&#8221; for children. In it, children learn many exciting things about the animals that live on land, in the air and underwater in the world of the archipelago.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"getnogard.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getnogard.se\/en\/guided-tours\/\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: ;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        getnogard.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/getno_c_hansrunesson-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                Eagle and seal safari            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                                    <p>Experience an exciting eagle and seal safari in the V\u00e4stervik archipelago, where you travel by boat through the beautiful nature of the Tjust outer archipelago and get the chance to see white-taile&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                <p>Experience an exciting eagle and seal safari in the V\u00e4stervik archipelago, where you travel by boat through the beautiful nature of the Tjust outer archipelago and get the chance to see white-tailed eagles and seals up close. In Bergkvara, the tours go along the coast outside Djursvik, where seals often sunbathe on the rocks and white-tailed eagles sometimes soar above the sky. Both destinations offer magnificent nature experiences and close encounters with the wildlife of the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/eagle-seal-safari\/\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2745_sl-panoramaps_danieljohansson-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Alpacas on Visings\u00f6            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>\u200bOn Visings\u00f6, the scenic island in Lake V\u00e4ttern, you can meet charming alpacas and experience a different kind of close contact with animals and nature. Hiking with alpacas is an activity that suit&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>\u200bOn Visings\u00f6, the scenic island in Lake V\u00e4ttern, you can meet charming alpacas and experience a different kind of close contact with animals and nature. Hiking with alpacas is an activity that suits both children and adults, and provides a peaceful moment in the Sm\u00e5land cultural landscape. Alpacas are known for their calm temperament and soft wool, and they are quickly becoming favorites with both young and old visitors.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"jkpg.com\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jkpg.com\/en\/visingso\/alpackorna-pa-visingso\/\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        jkpg.com                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img 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contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>In the forests of Sm\u00e5land, it is the moose that wears the biggest crown and everyone who has encountered him knows that he dresses well in the role of regent. Approximately 30,000 moose are estimat&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>In the forests of Sm\u00e5land, it is the moose that wears the biggest crown and everyone who has encountered him knows that he dresses well in the role of regent. Approximately 30,000 moose are estimated to roam the forests of Sm\u00e5land and in the moose parks you can both see and touch the majestic animals.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/moose-parks-in-smaland\/\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: ;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mg_7706-3-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Zoo in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping City Park, which consists more of nature and forest than neatly arranged flower beds, offers its young visitors a petting zoo. 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