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Bison Show Reserve of Bialowieza National Park

przy szosie Hajnowka-Bialowieza, ok. 3 km przed Bialowieza, gm. Bialowieza, pow. hajnowski, woj. podlaskie

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Bison Show Reserve of BPN

A show reserve in the Bialowieza Forest, presenting the species of the primeval forest in conditions close to natural. The symbol of Bialowieza National Park is the European bison - the largest land mammal in Europe.

Location and surroundings

The reserve lies on the Hajnowka-Bialowieza road, about 3 km before Bialowieza, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. BPN is the first Polish natural site inscribed on the UNESCO list.

What to see / Natural values

  • A herd of bison, as well as elk, red deer, roe deer and wild boar
  • Wolf and lynx in separate enclosures
  • Tarpan-type horses and zubron (bison-cattle hybrids)
  • Educational pavilion (opened 2018) with a multimedia exhibition about the bison

Who it is for

For families with children and nature lovers.

Practical information

Area of about 27 ha; ticket office and tourist information in the pavilion.

Practical information

Visiting

  • Enclosures with ungulates and predators of the Bialowieza Forest
  • Educational pavilion with an interactive exhibition

Seasonality and hours

16 Apr-15 Oct: daily 9:00-17:00; 16 Oct-15 Apr: Tue-Sun 9:00-16:00.

Getting there

By car along the Hajnowka-Bialowieza road.

Contact

  • Website: https://bpn.gov.pl/
Cost: biletowany (wstep platny) Visit duration: approx. 1-2 hours Seasonality: all year (seasonally changing hours) Opening hours: 16.04-15.10 codziennie 9:00-17:00; 16.10-15.04 wt.-niedz. 9:00-16:00

Udogodnienia - atrakcje

  • Parking
  • Zwierzęta mile widziane

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód
  • Pieszo

Kontakt

Source: https://bpn.gov.pl/rezerwat-pokazowy-zubrow-1; https://www.polska.travel/rezerwat-pokazowy-zubrow-bialowieskiego-parku-narodowego/