Ostrava Zoo Ostrava Zoo is considered one of the most popular Czech zoological gardens and is one of the most interesting sights of the city . picturesque forests with a total area of 103 hectares of the zoo provide a whole range of natural exhibits and entertainment for visitors . Himalayan bears and Indian lions, Canadian lynx and African giraffes, about 500 birds and reptiles - there are more than 360 species of animals from different countries of the world in the zoo's territory . Their poppy conditions maximum DUTY close to the natural habitat that allows the animal to feel completely comfortable, and guests of the zoo to enjoy the contemplation of nature in its original form . annually Ostrava zoo attracts more than 350 thousand people ..
Ostrava Zoo The territory of the zoo is divided into thematic parts, determined by the natural habitat of animals. So, guests can visit the zoo's exhibit animals African countries to observe the inhabitants of the deep sea, living in a huge aquarium zoo, immerse yourself in the exotic world of the Indian jungle, go to the newly opened Pavilion nature of evolution, as well as to get acquainted with a variety of other wildlife.
Ostrava Zoo was opened in 1951. Over the past 60 years, its territory has been significantly expanded and supplemented by dozens of new expositions and a site s. In addition to viewing the cages with the animals, visitors are invited to walk through the wooded thickets botanical garden, which features rare species of plants, imbued with the romance of rural life in the pavilion "in the yard", where various attributes of subsistence farming, to play on the sports field, as well as enjoy a public feeding zoo inhabitants
For children in the Ostrava zoo there is a children's playground and a zoo corner where children can pet animals or feed them with hand food, sold in the same place , in special machines. Also the zoo you can ride on a small train, which makes sightseeing tour of the main exhibition.
Among the inhabitants of the zoo contains rare species of animals, which can not be found in other zoological parks in the Czech Republic . So, in the Ostrava zoo, Lemur Sklater is being bred, which is on the verge of extinction, and in one of the pavilions you can see the Canadian lynx, whose natural habitat is x olodnye snowy terrain . Especially popular among zoo visitors enjoyed a three-year elephant named Ramshaw, who became the first slononkom in the history of Czech zoos, who was born in the country in 2014 . . in Ostrava Zoo was born another elephant, enjoy which today anyone can wish .
Practical information
Zoo's doors are open for visitors all year round, car parking is available. The cost of the full ticket is 110 CZK, preferential tickets - 80 CZK. Children under 3 years old, disabled and teachers accompanying students have the right to enter the zoo for free.
Zoo work hours: November, December and January: 9:00 - 16:00; February: 9:00 - 17:00; March, September, October: 9:00 - 18:00; April - August: 9:00 - 19:00.
Address: Czech Republic, Ostrava, Slezska Ostrava, Michalkovicka 197, 710 00.
All prices are valid for January 2015