In any city, there are informal attractions - some special institutions or art objects that have appeared recently, but are already loved by many citizens. Yekaterinburg also boasts such a place. “Butterfly Park” is a real jungle in the middle of a huge city that anyone can visit.
Kingdom of wildlife
When we hear the word "park", we imagine a large green recreation area with beautiful flower beds and a variety of entertainment for vacationers. However, get ready to experience surprise. The real surprise for you was prepared by Yekaterinburg. “Butterfly Park” is, it turns out, an ordinary building, located not far from the city center. Do not think, this is not a mistake. Butterfly Park is indeed located indoors. In fact, it is a mini-zoo, consisting of two rooms. The first exposition imitates the jungle quite qualitatively. In this room, butterflies of all colors and sizes flutter freely. Exotic animals live here. The second room is a contact zoo for kids, where you can not only admire the animals, but also touch them. Ordinary city parks of Yekaterinburg do not offer such entertainment. Today Butterfly Park is one of the largest and most interesting zoos of this kind in the city.
Everything you wanted to know about butterfly life
The first hall of the exposition is decorated in the jungle style: stone walls twined with vines, large-leaved plants, decorative mini-ponds and fountains. Once here, it is hard to believe that your location is the Ural city of Yekaterinburg. “Butterfly Park” got its name for a reason. In the "jungle" living butterflies move freely, they are here almost everywhere: on the walls, on the ceiling and just flutter in the air. But miracles do not end there. Guests of the exhibition can trace the whole life path of these amazing insects. The insectarium is a place where beautiful butterflies are born from pupae. Visitors to the mini-zoo will not only see this incredible process with their own eyes, but will also be able to learn many new interesting facts from the guide. Do other parks in Yekaterinburg offer such excursions? In the same exhibition hall, butterflies eat - they eat fresh fruits, or rather, their juice.
The best place to be friends with animals
After admiring the butterflies and exotic animals, you can go to the second room. Here live more familiar animals for the inhabitants of Russia: rabbits, parrots, dwarf pigs and goats. The highlight of the exposition is that all animals can be stroked, and if you do not forget to buy food at the entrance, then feed it by hand. This is a completely safe entertainment, because all animals are domestic and tame. The contact zoo is designed primarily for the smallest visitors, but, as practice shows, parents who come here with children experience no less than positive emotions.
Yekaterinburg, "Butterfly Park": photos with animals and other additional services
While visiting the exhibition, photography is allowed on your own equipment, just remember to turn off the flash in advance. The cost of admission is 250 rubles, for children under 3 years old - free of charge. Discounts are provided for large families (it is necessary to present documents) and for group excursions by reservation. The exact address where Butterfly Park is located is: 49, Lenin, Yekaterinburg. The exhibition is open daily from 10.00 to 20.00. Attention: in a mini-zoo special climatic conditions are supported. The air temperature here is always about 30 degrees. Dress not too warm, if desired, you can take replaceable shoes. There is a souvenir shop at the exhibition where you can always buy beautiful framed butterflies, as well as various products with photos of animals from the mini zoo.
Rules of conduct for visitors
At what age can children visit the contact zoo? There is no official age limit, the administration proposes to answer this question to the parents themselves. When buying a ticket, each visitor to the mini-zoo is obligated to take care of the animal organization and all the property located in the exhibition halls. Feeding the pets of the exposition is possible only with a special food safe for them, which is sold in the “Butterfly Park” for a symbolic price. It is unacceptable to scare and tease animals. But butterflies should not even be touched, as these insects are too fragile. Compliance with these simple rules ensures that staying at the zoo will bring you only positive emotions. If you are going to go to Yekaterinburg with your whole family, Butterfly Park is a place that you should definitely visit. In this mini-zoo all children and many adults like it, close acquaintance with exotic animals will not leave anyone indifferent!