Sunny Crimea attracts tourists at any time of the year. The freezing gentle sea, picturesque antiquities, picturesque tourist routes - all this has a good rest. Often the choice in favor of the Crimea is made by families with children.
Children's rest in Crimea
There are many places on the peninsula where there is complete expanse for the kids - just have time to see and remember everything! This is the famous "Glade of Fairy Tales" with the real Baba Yaga, and the beautiful Vorontsov Park, and the ancient caves, and the Botanical Garden with exotic trees, and the legendary "Artek" ... But zoos have been considered the real Crimean treasury of children's impressions for many years. Many parents, thinking over the route of rest, are sure to pay attention to these attractions, deciding in advance to familiarize their beloved child with outlandish animals. And are only children interested in the wonderful world of animals? Not at all! Any zoo in Crimea attracts visitors of all ages.
Guide
What miracles do not conceal a fabulous peninsula! To make it easier to navigate where there are zoos in Crimea, all the necessary information can be clarified in travel agencies. Crimean guides will also be happy to come to the rescue - they will not just give you an address, but will conduct an interesting and informative tour as part of the group. Those who are used to traveling on their own can use the following list:
- Zoo "Taigan" in the Crimea (Safari Park), Belogorsk.
- Zoo with an aquarium "Fairy Tale", Yalta.
- "Goat's Beam", Ecopark, the city of Old Crimea.
- Crocodile Aquarium, Yalta.
- Zoo in the city of Simferopol.
- Sevastopol Terrarium.
- Bird Park, n.p. Passage.
- Ostrich farm in Simferopol.
- Zoo in Crimea "At the Fishing Village", Simferopol.
- Dzhankoysky Zoo.
- Farm "Miracle-Donkey", Bakhchisaray.
Most loved by locals and guests of the Yalta Peninsula Zoo in Crimea, the Taigan Safari Park and Starokrymsky Ecopark. And the best of the best, many tourists, travel agencies and livestock specialists consider it Belogorsky. What is so surprising about him?
Zoo "Taigan" in Crimea and its coordinates
Belogorsk is a large regional center located on the Simferopol - Feodosiya highway. This picturesque city is surrounded by many ponds. On the shore of the Taigan reservoir and is located (at the address Lavandovaya St., 1, Belogorsk, Crimea) the Taigan Zoo.
Get to it is not difficult. Several shuttle buses run between Simferopol and Feodosiya, private carriers offer charter flights, and Crimean taxi drivers are always waiting for new passengers, because Taigan Zoo is a rather popular place in Crimea. By prior arrangement, the park can assist in arranging transfers.
The inhabitants
The real treasure of the zoo is a huge lion pride, which includes more than thirty animals. Many of them were born in the zoo itself, and some arrived there from natural habitats.
It is noteworthy that the zoo contains not only ordinary African red lions. There are also quite rare, white ones. The zoo's special pride is tigers and ligers, a cross between tigers and lions. These are amazing animals, often superior in size to their parents, much less aggressive, with an unusual appearance.
No wonder many believe that this place is the best zoo in Crimea. In addition to lions, more than eighty species of animals live here, including the only pair of giraffes on the peninsula, elephants, rare Ussuri tigers, amazing wallaby kangaroos ...
Children will definitely like not only exotic wild cats, but also the local beast, familiar from rhymes and fairy tales: wolves, foxes, hares, squirrels. The farmyard with rabbits and pigs, which you can touch and feed from hand, enjoys considerable popularity.
There are also feathered inhabitants in the park, for example, majestic peacocks. On the poultry yard you can watch the life of poultry: turkeys, ducks, chickens.
The total number of inhabitants of the park "Taigan" exceeds one and a half thousand individuals.
Park territory
Taigan is the largest zoo in the Crimea. Its territory covers 32 hectares. The park is located in the Crimean steppe zone, famous for its mild climate. This climate has pleased many animals from all over the world, and they feel at home.
Infrastructure
Who said that the zoo in the Crimea - the Taigan safari park - is just a bare steppe along which lions walk? In fact, the infrastructure is designed to maximize the comfort of visitors and animals. Guests of the Taigan can relax in the hotel, dine in a restaurant or bungalow, order a lavish feast in the banquet hall and visit many more fascinating places. The territory of the park is so huge that the management considered it necessary to take care not only about leisure, but also about the relaxation of visitors. Moreover, many animals, including lions, are most active at night, so it’s interesting to watch them in the dark.
Safari Park Services
Zoo in Crimea "Taigan" offers customers many incredible adventures. For example, you can ride around the territory of the lions in a safe electric car and observe firsthand the life of the king of animals. Those who decide to stay at the hotel for the night can order the service "Lion cub in the room" and play with the cub under the supervision of an experienced employee.
The range of offers for schoolchildren is very diverse - many children's excursions come to the territory of the peninsula in order to visit the Safari Park. Children are happy to learn about the life of animals, get acquainted with the inhabitants of the park, learn to care for them. This helps to educate children in their humanity and respect for nature.
The zoo provides a huge selection of souvenirs, because everyone wants to bring home some trinket that reminds of an amazing adventure. Of course, there is also the possibility of taking pictures with the inhabitants of the park.
Development prospects
The management and staff of Taigan are people who are truly in love with their work. And they are not going to stop there. Today, there are many projects aimed at developing not only the safari park itself, but also the entire tourist infrastructure of the Crimea. For example, there is a project to expand the territory to 54 hectares at the expense of a nearby, and as yet unclaimed, territory. The organization of a watering place for elephants is provided, which will be visible from the observation deck.
The Crimean Colosseum, the construction of which is planned near the park, as planned by the organizers, will be connected to the aviaries by an underground passage. This will allow animals to be taken directly to the arena. Of course, no one is going to arrange bloody battles. But, according to the director of the zoo, watching beautiful lions is interesting, no matter what they do!