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The zoo of the „records”
Sóstó ZOO
The Nyíregyháza Zoo, which won the Best Zoo in Europe World of the Andes should not be missed, as visitors can watch
Award in 2015, 2018, and 2021, has a very special collection the animals from hanging bridges that wind among the crowns
of animals. The Zoo is also called the zoo of records because it of trees. The Rainforest House shows the spectacular animals
has a special atmosphere that cannot be compared to anything of the Indonesian jungle.
else and is worth experiencing in person. Shark feeding in the 500,000-litre aquarium of the Ocena-
It is no surprise that the Zoo is Hungary’s most visited coun- rium is an exciting experience and happens twice a week. Th e
tryside tourist attraction, because 5,000 animals are shown in spectacular and popular show of the sea lions is a great success;
spacious enclosures in a natural oak forest. Even rarities such visitors can watch it every day in the high season, and then
as the Indian rhinoceros, the African elephant, the sand tiger there’s the lemur forest, where the visitors can walk among
shark, or the giant Komodo dragon. ring-tailed lemurs.
In the 35-hectare oak forest, the animals can be seen by conti- If you would like to spend more time here, knock on the door
nent, so that anyone who enters the Zoo can observe the wild- of one of the zoo’s hotels, the two-star Hotel Dzsungel, the
life of the different habitats. Wherever possible, the visitors are three-star Hotel Ózoon, or the four-star Hotel Pangea, where
only separated from the animals by dry or wet ditches, so the groups and families are welcomed and free entrance to the Zoo
guests can really feel as if they were walking in wild landscapes. is provided to hotel guests.
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animals of the continent. The South America show, and the
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