The amazing mysterious Crimea with its unique nature and numerous attractions does not cease to please tourists. Most vacationers prefer to diversify their vacation in this wonderful place with all kinds of excursions. Each peninsula resort has its own attractions, but their maximum number is concentrated on the southern coast in the vicinity of radiant Yalta.
Crocodilyarium in Yalta: interesting and affordable
The city of Yalta is a kind of resort capital of Crimea. Tourists strive here to recharge its energy, walk along the famous chic promenade and visit interesting places, of which there are a lot of. One of the newest and most extreme excursions, which will be interesting for both adults and children, is a trip to the Yalta crocodilarium. If you have already visited the famous zoo, as well as in dolphinariums and oceanariums, then you should definitely visit this amazing world of reptiles.
Anyone can visit the crocodilium in Yalta for a fairly affordable price. The cost of a ticket for adults is only 400 rubles, and a child’s ticket is even cheaper - 300 rubles. Visitors can, if they wish, take pictures of animals, shoot them on camera - this is included in the ticket payment.
History of creation
In 2010, more than seventy African Nile crocodiles were born in the Alushta Aquarium. The collection of reptiles at that time was already rather big, but it was necessary to resettle everyone, to provide each individual with a cozy corner. The aquarium for all his toothy pets became cramped.
Then the directorate came up with the idea of creating a new shelter for reptiles, in which they could fully live and necessarily reproduce. Soon the animals picked up a permanent home - a crocodile aquarium in Yalta.
Crocodile inhabitants
Crocodile Nursery contains a huge collection of the most ancient inhabitants of our planet, the permanent address of which is now registered: the city of Yalta, Crocodilerium. Photos of these beautiful animals can be seen in our article.
The most common inhabitants of a particular zoo are Nile crocodiles. In addition to the Nile, there are other alligators living here - Cuban, Caimans, very rare Siamese crocodiles, Witty and others.
Along with these formidable animals, other individuals of the Reptile class are also represented here (Reptiles - their full second name in the classification) - turtles, iguanas, monitor lizards, etc. The green iguana, originally from the island of Madagascar, is shown in the photo above.
It is worth noting that in the crocodile nursery there are several representatives of a very ancient type of turtles called vulture. These are one of the largest turtles, whose length reaches one and a half meters. They are kept in a huge aquarium filled with water, and because of their aggressive behavior, relatives of other species do not hook them.
You can get acquainted in the crocodilarium with huge tiger pythons, whose length is more than four meters, moreover, the female of this python is an albino.
An interesting representative of a kind - the snake-necked tortoise - also lives in the nursery. The neck of this turtle is very long.
You can list reptiles for a very long time, but it is better to visit the farm and see everything with your own eyes.
Yalta, crocodilyarium: how to get
If you decide to visit this unusual place, then finding it will not be difficult. Placed an exotic zoo in its central part of Yalta. Crocodilium, whose address is st. Ignatenko, house number 1, can be found very easily. And get quickly from any end of the city, as it is located 50 meters from the central promenade, in Grafsky passage, just above the McDonald's cafe.
Opening hours in the season - from 10 am to 10 pm.
Tourists reviews
You can read the advertising information about the crocodilarium in Yalta as much as you like, but only reviews from visitors can give an objective assessment of this tour. Although to believe them or not, everyone determines for himself.
By visiting forums and simply sites with tourists rating about the crocodile aquarium in Yalta, we can conclude that almost all the guests were satisfied with the tour. She was especially impressed by the younger children.
The entrance to the crocodile aquarium, according to tourists, is very nicely decorated, but it is located in the basement and is small in size.
Visitors note that the entire tour takes about an hour. During this time, you can review all the representatives of the zoo and take plenty of pictures of them.
Positive impressions of the tour
In addition to a kind of entrance, almost all guests of the zoo note the original design of the halls. It is as if you are entering a cave, visitors write and indicate an unusual and bright interior.
According to tourists, there are plenty of animals in the mini-zoo. All of them are well-groomed and fed.
Almost all guests note the opportunity to feed animals as one of the obvious advantages of visiting the crocodilium. For 100 rubles a piece of meat is strung on a long stick, and anyone can feed the crocodile on their own. Toothy glutters with pleasure absorb the offered food, and happy children squeal with delight.
Tourists write that crocodiles can freeze and stand for more than one minute almost motionless, and you might think that this is just a scarecrow.
Some visitors say that the aquariums in the zoo are solid, and there are those who write that they are very small for their pets. But nevertheless it should be said that there are much more positive reviews in this regard.
Negative reviews
Having visited the crocodilyarium in Yalta, of course, not everyone writes reviews on the Internet, so we will proceed from what we have. It should be said that, of course, there are negative emotions from visiting the crocodilarium, but there are much fewer than positive ones.
Some tourists say that a ticket to the zoo is very expensive for such a short tour.
Opinions about the guide differ: some say that his stories are very interesting and informative, others complain that there was no guide at all, so you can only say how it really is from your personal experience. And in order for it to appear, it is worth visiting this exotic place.