Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen
Quite a Different World
The Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen was founded in 1926 in Doudlevce city district. Since 1963, it has been developing in its present location, in Lochotín. It comprises more than 1300 animal and 9100 vegetable species. As for the number of bred animals, it ranges the garden among the leading ones all over the world. Its area covers 21 ha. It offers guided tours both below and above the ground.
Welcome, you will not get lost in here. The Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen is divided into 6 biogeographic zones, where each one is marked with different colours.
While following red arrows, you will reach the Australian biogeographic ecozone.
Green arrows will guide you to the Neotropic biogeographic ecozone.
If you follow blue arrows, you will get to the Palaearctic biogeographic ecozone.
The arrows in the colour of sand will accompany you to the Ethiopian biogeographic ecozone.
Dark brown arrows will direct you to the Nearctic biogeographic area.
If you move around only on the Gondwana super continent, follow grey arrows.
Our goal:
To contribute to the conservation of a diverse and rich world of nature around us.
Adoption – an unusual gift!
Adopt a viper, a camel or a seriema. By adoption of an animal, you will support the living standard of bred animals.
Contact:
More information available at www.zooplzen.cz, section “Adopce”.
Zoo school – leave the school desks!
You can experience quite different lessons in the pleasant environment of the zoological and botanical garden. The local nature offers unique teaching aids. You can avoid bad weather under the roofs of pavilions and observation towers or you can find a shelter in the Environmental centre situated in the Lüftnerka farmhouse. A team of specialized teachers will take care of you.
Contact: , phone: +420 378038 338
Take advantage of the reservation system and order an education programme, a guided tour or a night tour. Register the children to our zoological club or to our camp.
More information available at www.zooplzen.cz, section “Školám a veřejnosti”.
We support the rescue projects in the nature
Czech Republic
A project to conserve the Corn Crake (Crex Crex), according to a decree 395/1992 Coll. on the protection of the environment and the natural landscape, a highly endangered species in the Pilsen region. Also, we pay attention to the conservation of protected vegetable species in the Pilsen region.
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Philippines
Protection of several critically endangered species of birds and mammals on Panay Island and on Negros Island. Tangible aid is directed towards the Talarak Rescue Centre in Negros and Mari-it in Panay.
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Madagascar, the Sahamalaza Peninsula
Protection of critically endangered Scatler’s lemur on the Sahamalaza Peninsula. The zoological gardens support both research in-situ projects as well as they created ex-situ rescue breeding programmes for the Scatler’s, red-bellied and crowned lemur.
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Indonesia, West Java
Support of the Cikananga Wildlife Center, which was established to protect rare, confiscated or endangered Indonesian animals. It aims to reintroduce bred black-winged starlings (Sturnus melanopterus).
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Africa, Senegal
Support of the Derbianus conservation programme, which focuses on the rescue of the Western sub-species of the world’s biggest antelope, the giant eland (the Lord Derby eland).
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We also support the EAZA campaigns.
More information available at www.zooplzen.cz, section “Ochrana přírody”.
Akva – tera – the Tropics on your doorstep
A detached part of the Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen is located in the city centre at 5,PalackéhoStreet. This small exhibit offers both relaxation and direct contact with animals.
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Open daily
10:00 – 19:00 all over the year!
Contact:
Phone: +420 377 324346
Make the benefit from the advantageous annual passes! Get a 50 % discount off the Akva-tera entrance fee for your Zoo entrance ticket.
More information available at www.zooplzen.cz, section “Akva – tera”.
DinoPark – a unique expedition to the Mesozoic era
A specialized exhibit on its own, situated on the grounds of the Zoological and botanical garden in Pilsen. It offers unique experiences with both static and moving full-sized models of dinosaurs. Also, the life in the Mesozoic era is presented in a 3D cinema. Become archaeologists on a kid’s paleontological playground.
Opened only during a season
April – October – daily
8:00 – 18:00
Phone: +420 377 223575
Contact:
More information available at: www.dinopark.cz.
Visit also our DinoParks in Liberec, Prague, Ostrava, Vyškov, Bratislava (SK) and Košice (SK).
Coming soon
Exhibition of the Callitrichidaes, monkeys from the Amazonia / above the enclosure of the maned wolves
Greenhouse for the variety of bulbous plants, bushes and the tortoises and turtles from the Mediterranean / above the aviary of the birds of prey
The most venomous snakes in the world – reconstruction of present terrariums / Tropical pavilion
Unique exhibit of Miroslav Zikmund, a Pilsen native and a world traveller / 1st floor of the “Life in the Underground” exhibit
Pilsen – the European Capital of Culture 2015The European Capital of Culture is a prestigious title awarded annually by the European Committee to two thoroughly selected cities in Europe. In 2013, it was Marseille together with the Slovak city of Košice, and in 2015, the title will belong to Pilsen (Czech Republic) and Mons (Belgium).
All over the year, the city of Pilsen will offer over 50 grand cultural events on public spaces and over 600 other events. In terms of genre, the programme will cover theatres, music, exhibitions, architecture, dance, performances, art installations as well as community programmes and education projects. The visitors of the city of Pilsen can look forward to the all-year-round season of a new circus, nine weeks of baroque or monumental celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the ending of the World War II.
A transformation of the city of Pilsen into a European cultural metropolis will start in Autumn 2014, when the magic Manège Carré Senar by François Delarozière, an artist who created a range of giant puppets walking down the streets of cities for the Paris theatre society Royal de Luxe, will drop anchor in the city centre.
Get the latest news at www.plzen2015.cz and follow us on www.Facebook.com/pilsen2015!
The Pilsen – European Capital of Culture project 2015 is being implemented with the support of the Ministryof Culture Czech Republic, EU.
Zoological and Botanical Garden Pilsen, state-funded institution
Address: Pod Vinicemi 9, 301 16 Pilsen
Phone: +420 378 038 325
E-mail:
Www: www.zooplzen.cz
Open daily, exploit advantageous annual passes.
November – March daily from 9:00 – 17:00
April - October daily from 8:00 – 18:00
Map of access route
We are looking forward to your visit
Welcome to Down Under. Wander around the newly created seasonal path counting 29 habitats. You can walk through the continent since its creation up to the present. You will meet 9 species of kangaroos, over 50 species of birds, other 15 species of mammals, 410 species of plants, cathedral mounds and mounds of “compass”, the Devils Marbles or a farm with Suffolk sheep, a short-beaked echidna and wild dingos.
The green colour will guide you from the pampas through Patagonia coastal areas to the centre of tropical forests. There, you can meet lamas, wolves, peccaries, ring-tailed coatis, capybaras, penguins, flamingos, southern screamers, aras, many callitrichidaes, rock cavies, armadillos, vampires or piranhas. Newly, the exhibit is completed by an aviary for condors, striated caracaras and by a Churuatas, a dwelling of rain forest Indians.
The Palearctic offers mountain areas of the Himalayas with a panda bear, snow leopards or gorals, Mongolian steppes with camels, kulans, kiangs, tigers and even bears. A village from the Iron Age is unusual with its wolves, and the Lüftnerka farmhouse is very popular with its domestic animals, a blacksmith’s workshop and a period apartment. Go and see otters, catfishes or burbots in the Czech river. The Asian Garden or the “Life in the Underground” is waiting for you. Also, the northern part of Africa is also blue, and there you can meet lions and many other North African rodents.
In Asia, you can experience rhinoceroses and other ungulates for the first time in the history of the garden. There are macaques in the residues of Indian forests, the Vietnamese lowland forests are inhabited by gibbons. The disappearing Philippines’ nature is remained by exhibits in the rhinoceroses’ pavilion. Birds and small mammals complement the exhibits in hexagonal buildings with outdoor aviaries. Island residents are mainly represented by comodo dragons and other rare reptiles.
Africa is the richest continent. Discover its mysterious diurnal and nocturnal life, travel to the island of Madagascar or to a part of the Arabian Peninsula. Giraffes are the largest, spiny mice are the most numerous, cheetahs are the quickest, vipers are the most venomous, and lemurs are the rarest inhabitants. Chameleons are masters in changing colours. You can even meet the Pygmy peoples and the Maasai people.
The North America exhibit is represented by muskoxen, prairie dogs; and by chamoises, sheep and lynxes in the mountain forests. The life in one of the hottest and biggest deserts is shown in the Sonoran Desert biotope. You can be surprised by a rattlesnake, a gila monster, owls, buzzards and many others.
Come with us to discover, learn and admire…
Stop and have a break…
You can wander around the garden on three routes...
Arrangement of the biogeographic areas...
Services for visitors
. restaurant “Kiboko”
. pub “Na statku”
. refreshment “Sibiřský srub”
. refreshment “U terária”
. DinoCafé and DinoGril
Washrooms are free.
You can reach the Zoo by a tourist train during the season.
Do not forget to a gift from your trip – a shop “U lemura”, DinoShop.
Cuddle corner
Falconry exhibitions
Zoo school in the nature
DinoPark – an expedition to the Mesozoic era.
Book a guide
If you are interested in a guided tour, book a guide in advance, call: +420 378038338.