All children love animals - this is an indisputable fact. Today in Kostroma there are two places where you can admire our smaller brothers and get to know them better. This is the Kostroma Zoo and its younger brother - a contact zoo in Kostroma. What is the difference between these two organizations, and where to go to see animals in the first place?
Municipal City Zoo in Kostroma
In late summer 2010, the city Kostroma Zoo was opened. The territory of the zoo is organized according to the European plan: cages with animals are organically blended into the surrounding landscape. The collection of the zoo is steadily replenished with new species, many animals successfully breed. By the fifth anniversary, there were 33 species of animals represented by 135 individuals. Kostroma Zoo is a place where you can see animals and birds from around the world. The following animals live here: lions, wild boars, wolves, deer (red deer), brown bears, ostriches, swans, peacocks and many other species. Many tourists really like the dedicated ethnographic zone dedicated to the life of the peoples of the Far North. Northern husky dogs live here. Visiting these amazing animals, you can see the traditional housing of the northern peoples, try national dishes, ride dog sledges and even learn how to manage them.
Ticket price and work schedule of the city zoological park
The Kostroma Zoo is open daily without lunch and weekends; the sanitary day is the last Monday of the month. The animal kingdom is located at: Kostroma, st. Lenin, possession 175. The price of a ticket to the zoo for an adult is 140 rubles, for children (3-12 years) - 70 rubles. Children under 3 years old are admitted to the territory of the zoological park free of charge, accompanied by parents who have paid entry for themselves. Various events are regularly held at the zoo and all major holidays are celebrated. The poster of the coming events can be clarified with the administration of the zoo. Photography on site is free, just remember to turn off the flash.
Kostroma Contact Zoo
Touching contact zoos appeared in our country relatively recently. They differ from ordinary zoological parks in that visitors can touch almost all animals with their hands. The contact zoo in Kostroma opened not so long ago, but today it is ready to surprise its guests. The collection of the zoological exhibition consists of traditional pets (mainly rodents and birds), farm animals and representatives of exotic fauna. Touching Kostroma Zoo is a place where you can see monkeys, reptiles, guinea pigs and rabbits, parrots, ferrets, porcupines and many other animals and birds in neighboring aviaries. Many animals are in open-air cages, most reptiles can be touched in the presence of exhibition staff. For a fee, you can take pictures with animals from closed cages and terrariums.
Current information for visitors to the contact zoo
Contact Zoo in Kostroma is located at: st. 3. Milk Mountain, 3. The animal exhibition is located in the Museum of Nature on the third floor. The zoo is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00. The price of a ticket to the zoo for an adult is 200 rubles. Children, pensioners and students are admitted to the territory of the exhibition of animals for 150 rubles per person. Children under the age of 3 years can visit the contact zoo for free. Discounts are provided for organized tourist groups (more than 10 people): the ticket price for one person will be 120 rubles. For an additional fee, you can take pictures with an exotic animal in your arms: from 100 rubles for several frames on a guest’s camera.
Visitors reviews: which zoo is more interesting?
Which of the Kostroma zoos should lovers of our smaller brothers go to? The city zoological park and the contact exhibition of animals are significantly different from each other. The first zoo is traditional, all animals and birds live in spacious enclosures and cages. It is strictly forbidden to go over barriers or feed animals. There are completely different rules for visitors to the contact zoo. Here you can touch animals, but if you wish, you can even feed and pick them up. To argue about which zoo in Kostroma is more interesting is pointless. Visit both - an unforgettable experience is guaranteed, as the collections of animals vary quite a lot. Kostroma City Zoo has a convenient working mode. If you believe the feedback from visitors, the minimum number of guests in it in the morning on weekdays. The contact zoo also works daily, without lunch or weekends. If you want to avoid the queues - go on a fascinating tour in the first half of any weekday.