Visit NeamțDragoș Vodă Bison and Carpathian Wildlife Reserve

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Dragoș Vodă Bison and Carpathian Wildlife Reserve

Rezervația de zimbri și faună carpatină „Dragoș Vodă” (Zimbrăria)

Mănăstirea Neamț, Vânători-Neamț

Dragoș Vodă Bison and Carpathian Wildlife Reserve
Photo: CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
Park
Locality
Mănăstirea Neamț, Vânători-Neamț
Opening hours
Zilnic: 10:00–18:00.
Trails
2 trails
Administration
Administrația Parcului Natural Vânători Neamț (Romsilva)

Data from the Neamț County Council list, not confirmed by the protected-area administration.

About Dragoș Vodă Bison and Carpathian Wildlife Reserve

The 'Dragoș Vodă' zoo, founded in 1968, is one of the four protected areas of Vânători-Neamț Natural Park and a faunal nature reserve (IUCN category IV).

Plan your visit

  • Getting there

    one starting point

  • Rules and safety

    The visitor regulation is available from the protected-area administration. Stay on marked trails and follow the signs.

  • Fees and permits

    Official rates from the administration, read on 8 October 2026.

Starting points

Where the trails on this page begin.

  • Centrul de Vizitare al Parcului Natural Vânători-NeamțDirections

Trails and circuits

Data from the county's earlier sources; the lines come from OpenStreetMap and have not been validated by the protected-area administration. Check trail conditions before you set out.

Trail type
  • Cycling

    By bike: Park Visitor Centre – "Dragoș Vodă" Zoo (2 km)

    Centrul de Vizitare al Parcului Natural Vânători-Neamț – Grădina Zoologică „Dragoș Vodă” Vânători-Neamț

    Length
    2 km
    Difficulty
    Easy
  • Hiking

    Ranger-guided bison safari – walking route in the acclimatisation enclosure (Visitor Centre)

    Length
    3.5 km
    Duration
    2 h
    Difficulty
    Easy

    Marking: traseu tematic cu ~10 puncte de interes; pasarelă suspendată la 13 m

Visitor information

Information points

  • Visitor centre
  • Dragoș Vodă zoo

Source: vanatoripark.ro, read on 8 October 2026

Rules and safety

Visitor rules

The visitor regulation is available from the protected-area administration. Stay on marked trails and follow the signs.

Contact the administration

Fees and permits

Visitor fees

Visitor fees
FeeRate
Entry and admission
Integrated zone (visitor centre + Dragoș Vodă zoo), adults10 lei per person
Integrated zone, children7 lei per person
Integrated zone, group of more than 15 (adults and children)5 lei per person

Tariff list of the Vânători Neamț Natural Park administration (tariffs approved under Environment and Forestry Minister's Order no. 3836/2012, VAT included), published on vanatoripark.ro in October 2025.

Source: vanatoripark.ro, lista de tarife (PDF), read on 8 October 2026

How to pay

The visiting fee is paid on entry.

For information: the fee is paid to the protected-area administration; tickets for it are not sold on this page.

Ask the administration

Map and access

  • Coordinates: 47.2461, 26.2186
  • Mănăstirea Neamț, Vânători-Neamț

Open the interactive map

Directions

Open on the map47.2461, 26.2186

Nearby

Administration and contact

Administrația Parcului Natural Vânători Neamț (Romsilva)

Contact source: vanatoripark.ro, citit la 8 octombrie 2026

Sources: the Neamț County Council list, county routes (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) and, where it exists, the protected-area administration.

Contains data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).