With children · Oradea

Oradea Zoo

On local signs: Grădina Zoologică Oradea

The modernised zoo, with a playground and century-old trees above its paths.

40 minutes from the hotel
Suggested visit: about two hours
Best admired from outside
Also suitable for children

Directions from the hotel Official website

Oradea Zoo – Siberian tiger — Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The story of the place

The zoo dates from 1960 and opened to the public in 1962; after closing in 2007 it was extended and modernised. It has new enclosures and aviaries and a children’s playground, all beneath a “green canopy” of trees, some of them centuries old.

Address: Calea Matei Basarab no. 30, Oradea
Opening hours and tickets: Current details are available on the official website; on request, our reception will gladly check them for you.

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Included in these walks

Union Square – view across the square, Oradea — Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0

4–5 days

Four or five days: the city, the warm waters and the mountains

Oradea at leisure, a day at the thermal waters, another in the caves of the Apuseni Mountains and, for a longer stay, a day devoted to children.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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