ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN OLOMOUC:
-area: 42.5 ha
-number of visitors in 2006: 360333
-number of breeded species: 391.
ZOO specialization:
-giraffes, African ungulates, northern fauna.
ZOO attractions:
-sea aquariums with coral reefs, a basin for reef black-fined sharks of volume 42000 l
-a bat house and a run for Japanese macaques, through-going for visitors
-a tropical South American house.
Breeding achievements:
-Gray-Crowned Cranes, Greater Flamingos, Red Kangaroos, more than 200 young antelopes Gemsbok, a number of species of South-American small monkeys, Lemurs, Siamangs, Black Gibbons, Amur Leopards, Barbary Lions, Malay Bears, a number of species of small cats, Binturongs.
Curiosity:
-the birth and successful rearing of Rotschild's Giraffe twins in 1999
-the ZOO Olomouc breeds the biggest group of Rotschild's Giraffes and Gemsboks in Europe.
Opening hours: every day from 8.00 a.m.
A box office is closed:
-January - February at 4.00 p.m.
-March at 4.30 p.m.
-April - September at 6.00 p.m.
-October - December at 4.00 p.m.
In winter months it is necessary to leave the ZOO up to one hour after the box office closing. From April to September up to two hours after the box office closing.
Entrance fee:
-children up to 3 years free of charge
-children up to 15 years CZK 50, -
-students and pensioners CZK 50, -
-adults CZK 70, -
-family yearlong permanent pass CZK 600, - (effective for parents and up to 4 children)
-multiple ticket for groups of more than 10 people CZK 40, -/person
-ZTP and ZTP/P cards holders free of charge
-pedagogical escort of schools free of charge.
Your dog is welcome in ZOO Olomouc too. However, a dog has to be on a lead throughout all the tour of ZOO and from cocker spaniel size it has to be muzzled.
An entrance ticket for a dog costs CZK 20, - and you receive also an excrement bag with it.
Travel direction to ZOO is in Olomouc marked out by direction signs of local destination.
The ZOO is 11 km away from a city centre.
A bus nr.11 of public traffic has its station at a Main station - direction Svaty Kopecek.