This article is written for those who do not imagine boring life on the couch, and is open to everything new and unusual. If you live in Rostov-on-Don or come to this wonderful city on business, you want to spend an unusual weekend, you have a direct road to one of the largest zoos in the country.
Zoos in Rostov (and not only) are a wonderful place for having fun, especially if your family has children. Communicating with animals will not only teach kids about empathy, but will also let you learn a lot.
Zoo "Rostov-on-Don"
If you decide to visit the zoos in Rostov, first of all, it is worth starting with the oldest and largest. It is called - “Rostov-on-Don.” Its territory is simply huge, the area of the Rostov zoo is about 100 hectares. Here live more than 5 thousand animals. Only about 400 species, many of which are listed in the Red Books of IUCN, Russia and the Rostov Region. Well, what is not a lesson in live zoology?
Here you can see old linden trees, patriarch oaks, huge pines and poplars. Some trees are over 150 years old. The entire territory of the zoo is a beautiful park with shady alleys, artificial ponds and benches for guests to relax. There is an equipped playground, cafes and eateries. With the permission of the zoo administration, you can also arrange a small picnic on the green lawn, taking a blanket and some food for a walk.
Here you can find Asian elephants, lions, tigers and giraffes, polar bears, llamas and camels. The pride of the zoo is the dwarf hippopotamus and rare animals of the Caucasus: bezoar goat and Dagestan tour. Cheerful monkeys constantly amuse visitors.
There is a completely unexpected animal in the zoo, though inanimate. Everyone is waiting for a huge statue of a diplodocus - a huge dinosaur. A rare guest left here without a photo with a prehistoric monster.
Also at the zoo there is an aquarium section where visitors can admire a huge number of fish: from the inhabitants of the Don region to the rarest specimens of underwater rays. Crocodiles, snakes, iguanas, turtles and other exotic animals are eagerly awaiting guests in the large terrarium.
At the zoo, if desired, you can book a thematic tour. Subjects can be different, you can listen to the features of the flights of various birds or learn about the animal world of their native land. Most often, such excursions are booked for students or schoolchildren, but if you join a route already paid by someone, no one will object.
In order not to get lost on a vast territory, you should immediately go to the donkeys. The fact is that near the aviary with these cute eared horses is a huge map of the entire zoo. It can be photographed on a mobile phone and used as a guide.
Where is it and how to get there?
Opening hours of the zoo in Rostov: daily, seven days a week, from 8:00 to 20:00. True, ticket offices sell tickets only until 18:00. It's worth it to arrive early, because in a couple of hours it is simply impossible to get around all this splendor.
Ticket prices here are just ridiculous: a child ticket costs 100 rubles and 200 rubles. adult. Children under 5 years old can chat with animals for free.
Zoo "Rostov-on-Don" is located at: st. Zoological, 3. Minibuses number 56 and 6, as well as bus number 6 go by.
By the way, a free zoological club works at the zoo. Children from 10 to 16 years old are allowed to take classes. An experienced teacher will introduce children to zoology, zoogeography, ecology, arrange a fascinating tour and allow you to communicate with animals better.
Zoo "Fairytale Forest"
If you decide to visit the Rostov Zoo, Rostov-on-Don is not the only place to go. The younger your children are in age, the more they will like the so-called touching zoo. It is called so because part of the animals in it can be stroked and held in hands. Of course, touching and stroking can only be safe animals that can not hurt, bite or otherwise offend you or your child. For only 50 rubles at the entrance you can buy a basket with fresh vegetables and feed the pets of the zoo. A special "thank you" with silk tongues will tell you a goat and a small pony.
For the convenience of visitors, all animals are divided into two rooms: "Jungle" and "Village". In the first, exotic animals are waiting for you, and in the second, mainly pets: rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs, hamsters, piglets, goats and others. You can meet here and exotic animals. You are waiting for the flying fox, Nile crocodile, iguana, anaconda and monitor lizard.
Contacts
Address of the zoo in Rostov: Komarova boulevard, 23, in the territory of the Osminozhek water park. You can find out all the information you are interested in by calling 8 (928) 770-24-24 or on the website www.skazka-zoo.ru.
By the way, tickets ticket price: 150 r. children and 200r. adult. Children under 3 years old have free admission. For collective trips, a discount system is provided.
Touching zoo
If you decide to visit all the zoos in Rostov, do not forget to look at the touching zoo at Teatralnaya. Here you will find an eared owl and a rainbow boa, a calf and a raccoon, a fox and a green iguana, as well as a spotted eublefar, Madagascar felzuma, maize snake, hens, pigs, goats and rabbits, pheasants, guinea fowls and African hedgehogs. Needless mice and the imperial scorpion will not leave anyone indifferent . Many animals in the zoo can be fed, touched, stroked and even held in their hands.
In addition, in the touching zoo at the Theater every month a new program of events. Here you are waiting for Peppa pig, Iron Man, a master class in drawing plasticine or glass painting and much more. You can find out the program of events for the current month on the website of the zoo www.trogay.ru.
How to find
The touching zoo in Rostov, a photo of the animals living here, is presented above, located at Theater Square, 1. Here you are glad to see you from 10:00 to 20:00, without a break and weekends.
Ticket price - 180 rubles for everyone except kids under 3 years old. Visit is free for them.
As you can see, zoos in Rostov are quite diverse. Here everyone will find something new and interesting for themselves and will be able to spend the weekend fun and varied.