Zoo in Yerevan
The zoo in Yerevan received its first visitors in 1950, and its construction began in 1941 before the Great Patriotic War. Today, the favorite park of Yerevan kids boasts more than 2,700 guests representing 300 species of mammals and reptiles, birds and insects. About one hundred thousand people annually come to the zoo of the Armenian capital, where you can see both familiar animals of the Caucasian region, and exotic representatives of the zoo from other climatic zones and even continents.
Yerevan ZOO
The name of the zoo in Yerevan is not just 25 hectares of land inhabited by animals. It is customary here to spend weekends, arrange family holidays, observe the habits and behavior of pets. On weekends, clowns and heroes of their favorite cartoons perform on the territory of the park, and in specially equipped playgrounds, children have fun on swings and carousels.
The zoo in Yerevan encourages children's creativity in every possible way - original sculptures are made by children from a wide variety of materials at hand.
Pride and achievement
In the park of the capital of Armenia, you can admire wild cats - a jaguar and a black leopard, admire the grace of deer and the resourcefulness of monkeys, take a photo at the enclosure with a llama or wolves. The hulking giant elephant here side by side with the lazy hippo, and the good-natured bears - with the Armenian mountain mouflons.
The organizers are proud of the rich collection of birds and insects, and school zoology lessons in the open air are often held on the territory of the park.
How to get there?
The exact address of the Yerevan Zoo is Myasnikyan St., 20 Building, 0025, Yerevan, Armenia. You can get to the favorite place of family recreation for residents of the capital by several types of public transport:
- By buses 38, 40, 41, 51, 54, 35, 17.
- By trolleybus 1.
- By route taxis 20, 81, 55, 69, 261.
From located near the metro station at st. Isakyan, 35 stop "ZOO" in the direction of the zoo every hour special buses leave. By purchasing a ticket for them, you can avoid the queue at the ticket office of the park - the pass already includes the entrance cost. The first flight is at 12.30, the last one is at 18.30.
Useful information
Opening hours of the zoo in Yerevan:
- On Monday, the facility is open from 11.00 to 19.00.
- On other days of the week - from 10.00 to 19.00. Ticket offices are open until 18.00.
The price of tickets to the Yerevan Zoo depends on the age of the visitor:
- Child ticket for guests from 3 to 15 years old costs 500 AMD.
- Adult for visitors from 16 to 69 years old - 800 AMD.
- Children under 3 years old are entitled to free entry to the zoo.
- There are discounts for families with children, as well as for pensioners and people with disabilities.
Photos in the zoo in Yerevan can be taken without restrictions.
Contacts
Details about the work of the park are available on the official website - www.yerevanzoo.am.
Phone +374 10 562 362.
