Kraków, małopolskie
Miejski Park i Ogród Zoologiczny w Krakowie
A zoo in Wolski Forest: animals from African savannas to Asian mountains, conservation breeding and the Kraków story of Beti the condor.
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Miejski Park i Ogród Zoologiczny w Krakowie
In Wolski Forest, among Kraków's walking trails, animals from savannas, Asian mountains and South American coasts share one zoo. Kraków's Municipal Park and Zoological Garden covers around 20 hectares. A giraffe enclosure, an encounter with a red panda or a view of penguins reveals how different the natural habitats of animals seen on a single walk can be.
The collection includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Its residents include Asian elephants, Asiatic lions, Amur tigers, snow leopards, ring-tailed lemurs and pygmy hippos. Each species brings a new subject: living in a herd or alone, browsing leaves or hunting, nesting on a rocky ledge or carrying young in a mother's fur.
Animal conservation has concrete examples here. Kraków Zoo participates in European breeding programmes and projects connected with returning animals to the wild. Beti, a female condor hatched here in 2021, was transferred to a centre in Chile in 2023 as part of a reintroduction programme. The zoo's woodland setting connects a walk through its collection with the trails of Wolski Forest, whose wildlife continues beyond the enclosure fences.
For children
In Kraków's Wolski Forest, a walk through animal worlds awaits. The zoo is home to creatures from distant forests, mountains, savannas and seashores. There are mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. A single walk can bring you to an elephant, a giraffe, a red panda and a Humboldt penguin.
Each animal has different habits. Elephants live in groups led by an older female. Tigers usually prefer being alone, while a baby lemur travels clinging to its mother. Penguin parents incubate their eggs together. On the route you will meet ten animals and compare their food, homes and ways of caring for their young.
The zoo also helps protect animals. A female condor called Beti hatched in Kraków in 2021. In 2023 she went to a centre in Chile as part of a programme preparing birds for a return to the wild. It is a real story linking a Kraków forest with distant South America. Wolski Forest trails run around the zoo, so trees accompany this expedition from the beginning.
Audience and visit conditions
Adult supervision required
Entire venue · 0-11 years
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Opening hours
- Monday
- 09:00–16:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00–16:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00–16:00
- Thursday
- 09:00–16:00
- Friday
- 09:00–16:00
- Saturday
- 09:00–16:00
- Sunday
- 09:00–16:00
Exceptions
- October 30, 2026Visits until 17:00; ticket office until 16:00.
- 09:00–17:00
- October 31, 2026Visits until 17:00; ticket office until 16:00.
- 09:00–17:00
Open daily throughout the year from 09:00. Until 31 October 2026, the main ticket office closes at 16:00 and visits end at 17:00. From 1 November 2026, the ticket office closes at 15:00 and visits end at 16:00. Check the current hours before visiting.
Admission tickets
- Standard ticket
- PLN 48.00
- Reduced ticket
- PLN 40.00
- Group ticket
- PLN 40.00
- Group leader ticket
- PLN 5.00
- Annual ticket
- PLN 250.00
- Reduced annual ticket
- PLN 200.00
- Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+ - adult
- PLN 24.00
- Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+ - reduced
- PLN 20.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - adult
- PLN 24.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - reduced
- PLN 20.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - child with a disability
- PLN 5.00
- Free admission
- PLN 0.00
- Family ticket 2+2
- PLN 160.00
- Ticket for a visitor with a disability
- PLN 5.00
- Ticket for seniors aged 70+
- PLN 30.00
Tickets: 1 November 2026 - 31 March 2027
- Standard ticket
- PLN 46.00
- Reduced ticket
- PLN 38.00
- Group ticket
- PLN 38.00
- Group leader ticket
- PLN 5.00
- Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+ - adult
- PLN 23.00
- Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+ - reduced
- PLN 19.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - adult
- PLN 23.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - reduced
- PLN 19.00
- Kraków dla rodziny N - child with a disability
- PLN 5.00
- Family ticket 2+2
- PLN 152.00
- Ticket for a visitor with a disability
- PLN 5.00
- Ticket for seniors aged 70+
- PLN 28.00
Summer prices apply from 1 April to 31 October 2026; winter prices apply from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. Organised groups must include at least 10 visitors; one accompanying carer per 10 visitors pays PLN 5. Advance booking is not required.
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ul. Kasy Oszczędności Miasta Krakowa 1430-232 Kraków