Desert House

Had a combined ticket for this, the zoo and the palm house and this was my favourite out of the three! The landscaping is beautiful and the "desert vibe" is captured perfectly! The desert house does not showcase just plants, but also a few animals.

Little side note, I really enjoyed the educational signs. They didn't bore me a bit, probably due to the fact the texts were short and each of them had a little display showing what the sign explained. Made my visit more informative than anticipated!

Very cute place, a real cactus heaven 😍
Highly recommend for cactus and succulent lovers, also buying combined ticket

This didn't feel like just a zoo / museum, it was a lovely garden to see, a visual delight to the people who have never seen desert vegetation or fauna. I found the entrance tickets pricy, but it was worth it. If you want to check off the other gardens, get a combo ticket.

Very nice and educative place. You can buy ticket for desert house, botanical garden and zoo. Also ticket is valid 1 year and you can use it partial. You don't have to visit all of it at 1 day. Good way to spend rainy and cold day in Vienna!

A very interesting area to see lots of desert fauna and animals

Definitely worth getting the ticket, even if it's a rather short visit. The encampment is large enough and has all kinds of tropical plants, animals, reptiles, insects, etc.

Right at the entrance, after you pass the ticketing office and gate, make sure to check out the giant aquarium with the small fish. For us it was a unique experience that we might have missed had we not been curious to check it.

You can feel the taste of the desert in the heart of the city. Usually you will find few visitors. You can buy a combined ticket, along with Palmenhaus and zoo.

Very educational place - first time I saw turtle reproduction process live! 😄
If you are going to the zoo, well worth paying extra few euros to see the palm and desert houses.

Not as big as palm house but still really nice.

A nice and cozy little greenhouse with desert plants as well as a range of animals including birds, snakes, lizards and more. Nice way to spend half an hour or more.

Nothing to add. You step in and feel like in the desert.

The place is quite exotic with a wide variety of exotic plants

Great experience. Not to many things to see . 15 minutes is enough to see it all.

Less people than in Palmenhaus next door, but definitely worth visiting! Besides plants, you can see some typical desert animals, and can even put your hand in water tank with fishes. Similar as Palmenhaus, I think it goes under the radar for most of the tourists. Combined ticket for Palmenhaus and Deserthaus are 11 euros per person, and they don't offer student discount, so I would recommend to get combined ticket and visit both.

Worth it for a short visit

Amazing mix of succulents and animals all presented in really cool environments, would recommend!

Greenhouse for plant so nice 😊

Beautiful place, recommend to get the combined ticket with palmenhaus and tiergarten

If you like cactuses this place is just for you

Didn't have a high expectation of the place until we walked in. The place is small but lovely. Has a lot of info about the desert flora and fauna. The birds are free in the place and you are allowed to put your hand in the sanitary fish's aquarium. Simply put a big treasure in a small box. Buy the ticket with the Palmenhouse entry aswell, it's cheaper yet very amazing to see both!