Houten Reptile Show Advice

[rogerbird]

Hi,

I am thinking of going to a reptile show this year.
I have heard Houten could be a better option than Hamm as it is less hectic.

Does anyone recommend Houten for lizards/geckos??

and I saw on the organisers website that you can book tickets in advance rather than having to queue up but it seems complicated to book as it seems you have to do a bank transfer??

Thanks.

[Dan]

I wouldnt bother booking in advance, it doesnt save you much time in the que.

As long as you dont go on snakeday there will be various lizards there.

Cheers
Dan

[rogerbird]

Originally Posted by reticulatus

I wouldnt bother booking in advance, it doesnt save you much time in the que.

As long as you dont go on snakeday there will be various lizards there.

Cheers
Dan

Hi,

Thanks, thinking of going on 27th March (All animal show) would this be lizard/geckos or snake day do you know.

Know there is another show in June.

Thanks.

[rogerbird]

Originally Posted by reticulatus

I wouldnt bother booking in advance, it doesnt save you much time in the que.

As long as you dont go on snakeday there will be various lizards there.

Cheers
Dan

Hi,

Thanks, thinking of going on 27th March (All animal show) would this be lizard/geckos or snake day do you know.

Know there is another show in June.

Thanks.

[tarantulabarn]

Hi

Houten is quite a good show, usually quite a few different lizards etc and it is les hectic than hamm but thats because its probally only a quarter of the size, however i havent done snakeday yet so i am not sure of that peticular show

[Dan]

Snakeday is in October so you'll be fine in march.

If you're looking for something in particular it often helps to book them in advance. This applies for all shows of course, not just houten.

[Rembrandt]

Organisers site seems to suggest having an advance ticket enables you to bypass the queue. With 5 shows in 1 in march this doesn't seem like a bad idea; however you seem to need access to make payments via SWIFT to do this. I wonder if you could go to the box office the day before and pick up a ticket?

[rogerbird]

Originally Posted by Rembrandt

Organisers site seems to suggest having an advance ticket enables you to bypass the queue. With 5 shows in 1 in march this doesn't seem like a bad idea; however you seem to need access to make payments via SWIFT to do this. I wonder if you could go to the box office the day before and pick up a ticket?

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Yeah it is a shame it is not a simple internet/phone credit card payment option.

Is Swift easy to do, never used it before!?

[rogerbird]

Also can anyone tell me what rail station is the closest to Houten?

Thanks.

[Rembrandt]

Originally Posted by rogerbird

Also can anyone tell me what rail station is the closest to Houten?

Thanks.

There are two stations "Houten" and "Houten Castellum", the first one is closest to the show and on the line from Utrecht. Timetables are at www.ns.nl