# Mogilev Zoo > Mogilev Zoo is a large wooded animal park in Buinichi village on the edge of Mogilev, across the road from the Buinichi Field memorial: bison, deer, bears, tigers and a little safari train through glacial ravines. Entry is 12 BYN for adults, 10 BYN for children aged 3–14; the train is another 10 BYN. Its last published schedule: daily 10:00–19:00. Allow 2–2.5 hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-zoo - City: [Mogilev](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev), Belarus - YesGo score: 29/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 2 h - Opening hours: Daily 10:00–19:00, ticket desk until 18:30 (last published schedule, from 1 September); in summer, from May, it stayed open until 21:00. Safari train Wednesday–Sunday 11:00–19:00, no train on Mondays and Tuesdays - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: 12 BYN from age 14; children 3–14 10 BYN; under 3 free - Safari train: 10 BYN; under-3s free on a parent's lap - Train days: Wednesday–Sunday, 11:00–19:00; none on Mondays and Tuesdays - Departures: Only once enough people are waiting: 15 per the zoo's website, 18 per MYFIN - Zoo hours: 10:00–19:00, last tickets 18:30 (from 1 September); until 21:00 in summer - Winter: No current winter schedule; a 2023 local TV report gave 10:00–17:00 — phone ahead - Animal feed: A cup of feed at the gate costs 2 BYN - Rule: Do not feed the animals your own food or by hand - Aquarium: 2 BYN - Horse rides: Suspended since November 2023 - Parking: Free, by the entrance - Address: Orlovskogo St 1, Buinichi, Mogilev District - Phone (administrator): +375 222 78-09-94 (Russian or Belarusian) - Getting there: Bus 3 or 15, or minibus 2, 9 or 43 to Buinichi-1 (Zoosad), 15–20 minutes from the centre - Payment: Belarusian roubles (BYN) in cash are safest; cards issued abroad may be declined - Coordinates: 53.86333, 30.26778 - Facts checked: 30.10.2026 ## Key facts - **124 ha** — of meadows, ponds, woodland and enclosures on the left bank of the Dnieper (source: Russian Wikipedia; Wikidata Q4299212; museums.by guide) - **2 km** — of narrow-gauge safari railway, at no more than 10 km/h (source: Russian Wikipedia; museums.by guide; vmogileve.by) - **College zoo** — run as a teaching lab of the K. P. Orlovsky Agricultural and Forestry College (source: Mogilev Zoo official website; Mogilev TV and Radio (TVR Mogilev)) - **2005** — opened to visitors, a year after it was built in 2004 (source: Russian Wikipedia; Wikidata; Znai svoi krai (my-places.by); TVR Mogilev) - **European bison** — share a large paddock with fallow and sika deer — the train runs right through it (source: Russian Wikipedia; TVR Mogilev; MYFIN) - **Glacial ravines** — cut across the grounds; one has been turned into a pond with ducks and swans (source: Russian Wikipedia; TVR Mogilev; vmogileve.by) - **Perimeter trail** — a walking loop with viewing platforms and towers over the enclosures (source: Russian Wikipedia; museums.by guide; TVR Mogilev) - **Petting area** — goats, rabbits, calves and piglets you can feed with the zoo's own feed (source: Mogilev Zoo official website; TVR Mogilev) - **Big cats** — tigers, a lion and a puma alongside Belarusian forest animals (source: Mogilev Zoo official website; Russian Wikipedia; TVR Mogilev) - **Buinichi Field** — the 1941 battlefield memorial is just across the road (source: Russian Wikipedia, Buinichi Field; Znai svoi krai (my-places.by)) ## Is Mogilev Zoo worth visiting? Yes if you have children or a spare half-day, and especially if you want to see **European bison** up close. It is not a big-city zoo with elephants and tropical houses: think 124 hectares of woodland, ponds and ravines with roomy enclosures, a walking loop and a tiny train. The zoo is a teaching lab of a local forestry college, opened in 2005. The collection is mostly the **animals of Belarusian forests** — bison, red and sika deer, elk, wild boar, roe deer, wolves, lynx and a bear — plus tigers, a lion, a puma, yaks, a camel and emus. Because the enclosures are large, some animals are a speck in the distance, and that is the trade-off for seeing them in something close to the wild. Skip it if you are in Mogilev for one day without kids: the old centre and the [Buinichi Field](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/buinichi-field) memorial tell you far more about the city. With children, combine the two — they sit across the road from each other, so one bus ride covers both. > **No safari train on Mondays and Tuesdays** By its last published schedule the zoo itself opens every day, but the train to the bison does not run on Mondays or Tuesdays, and on other days it only leaves once a group has gathered. The zoo's website would not load on 30 October 2026, so phone the administrator before a winter visit: +375 222 78-09-94 — Russian helps, or ask your hotel to call. ## Mogilev Zoo tickets and prices Adult entry is **12 BYN**, children aged 3 to 14 pay **10 BYN**, and under-3s go free. These prices took effect on 1 April 2025 and match both a MYFIN visit report from October 2025 and the museums.by guide. Anyone 14 or older needs an adult ticket. Your entry ticket covers the grounds only; extras are sold **to ticket holders only**. The safari train is 10 BYN, a cup of carrot sticks and bread for the animals 2 BYN, and the small aquarium 2 BYN. Guided walks (2 BYN a head) are for booked groups of ten or more, and pony and horse rides have been suspended since late 2023. A family of two adults and an eight-year-old pays about 34 BYN to get in and 30 BYN for the train — roughly 68 BYN with two cups of feed, before snacks. Kiosks and a café near the entrance sell hot drinks, pancakes and hot dogs. ## Opening hours and the best time to go The zoo's last published schedule, from 1 September, is **10:00–19:00 daily**, with the ticket desk closing at 18:30. In summer, from May, it stayed open until 21:00. The safari train runs **Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–19:00**. Winter hours were not published anywhere we could find. The zoo's own website was down when we checked on 30 October 2026, and its last update dates from autumn 2025. A 2023 report by Mogilev's state TV and radio company gave 10:00–17:00, which may reflect winter hours. From November to March, assume an earlier close and call ahead. Go on a Wednesday-to-Friday morning if you can: the train is running and the paths are quiet. Weekends fill the train faster but also the queue for feed cups. ## The safari train to the bison This is the reason to come here rather than just walk the trail. A small train with open carriages loops **2 km** through a large paddock of **European bison**, fallow deer and sika deer, crossing a ravine on a bridge. It never goes faster than 10 km/h, and the ride takes about ten minutes. There is no timetable: the train leaves once enough passengers have bought tickets — at least 15 according to the zoo, 18 according to a 2025 MYFIN report. Buy your train ticket as soon as you arrive, ask when the next departure is expected, then walk the trail and come back. Booked tour groups board first, so on a quiet weekday a coach party can actually help you get going. You can often see the bison from the platform for free, since the herd likes to hang around it. Only the train takes you right into their paddock. ## What animals can you see? - **European bison** — the star: a herd in the big paddock along the railway. - **Deer** of several kinds — red deer, sika deer, maral and fallow deer — plus elk and roe deer. - **Predators** — tigers, a lion, a puma, a brown bear, wolves, lynx, foxes and raccoon dogs. - **Mouflon, yaks, a Bactrian camel and llamas** near the café and along the trail. - **Birds** — peacocks, pheasants, owls, geese, and ducks and swans on the ravine pond. - **Squirrels** in a set of little houses linked by tunnels. - **Petting area** — goats, sheep, rabbits, calves and piglets; feed them only with the zoo's own cups. ## How to get to Mogilev Zoo 1. Start at **Glory Square** (Ploshchad Slavy) by the [Town Hall](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-town-hall) and head to the **Avtovokzal** (central bus station) stop — city bus No. 3 towards Buinichi starts there and also calls at **Leninskaya**. 2. Take bus No. 3 or No. 15, or minibus (marshrutka) No. 2, 9 or 43. Pay the driver in cash — keep small rouble notes. 3. Get off at **Buinichi-1** — that is the zoo's own name for the stop; timetables list it as **Zoosad**. The ride takes 15–20 minutes (unofficial timing). 4. Walk a few minutes to the gate with the carved wooden figures; the ticket desk is at the entrance. 5. Quicker: a taxi takes about 10–15 minutes from the centre. Drivers get free parking by the gate. 6. On the way back, cross the road to Buinichi Field — the memorial chapel is a few minutes' walk away. ## Before you go - [ ] It's not Monday or Tuesday — otherwise no train - [ ] Phoned the zoo if visiting between November and March - [ ] Belarusian roubles in cash for the bus, feed and kiosks - [ ] Comfortable shoes — the trail is long and partly unpaved - [ ] A warm layer for the open train carriage - [ ] Water and snacks if I'd rather skip the kiosk queue - [ ] Child ticket for under-14s; under-3s go free ## Zoo, Buinichi Field or the city centre? | | Mogilev Zoo | Buinichi Field | Town Hall and Glory Square | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Wooded enclosures and a bison train | 1941 battlefield memorial | City museum and a view over the Dnieper | | Time needed | 2–2.5 hours | About an hour | 45 minutes | | Best for | Families with children | WWII history | First-time visitors | | Where | Buinichi, 15–20 min from the centre | Across the road from the zoo | City centre | With kids, give Buinichi half a day: the zoo first, then the memorial. Without kids and with a single day in town, the zoo is the one to drop — start at [Glory Square](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-glory-square) and the Town Hall instead. ## Buinichi and the centre in a day Morning at the zoo and the bison train, Buinichi Field across the road, then back to Glory Square and the Town Hall after lunch. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers. 1. [Mogilev Zoo](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-zoo) — YesGo score 29/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · 12 BYN, children 3–14 10 BYN 2. [Buinichi Field Memorial](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/buinichi-field) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free; museum next door 16 BYN 3. [Glory Square](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-glory-square) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free, open 24/7 4. [Mogilev Town Hall](https://yesgo.io/belarus/mogilev/mogilev-town-hall) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · 3.50 BYN, tower 8 BYN > **Paying in Belarus: bring roubles** Prices are in Belarusian roubles (BYN). Cards issued outside Belarus and Russia may be declined, and whether the zoo's ticket desk takes cards at all is not stated on its website — so withdraw or change some BYN in the city before you set off. Bus fares, feed cups and kiosk snacks are easiest in cash. This is unofficial: check with your bank before you travel. ## Don't mix it up Mogilev Zoo in Buinichi is a different place from Minsk Zoo or Grodno Zoo, with its own tickets and hours. Small petting zoos in Mogilev shopping centres have nothing to do with it. Next door, according to Wikipedia, stands the Belarusian Ethnographic Village — an open-air museum with separate entry. ## Tips - Buy your train ticket the moment you arrive and ask when it's due to leave — then walk the loop and come back to the platform. - Pick up a feed cup at the gate: it's the only food the goats and sheep in the petting area are allowed. - Walk the trail as a full loop so you don't miss the viewing towers over the bison and big-cat enclosures. - The open carriages are breezy even in summer — bring a layer for the kids. - Pair it with Buinichi Field across the road: half a day, one bus ride from the centre. - Out of season, phone ahead or ask your hotel to: hours and the train can change. ## Questions ### How much are tickets for Mogilev Zoo? 12 BYN for adults (14 and over), 10 BYN for children aged 3–14, free for under-3s. The safari train is another 10 BYN, and a cup of animal feed 2 BYN. ### What are Mogilev Zoo's opening hours? By its last published schedule, daily 10:00–19:00 with last tickets at 18:30; in summer until 21:00. The safari train runs Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–19:00. Phone ahead in winter: +375 222 78-09-94. ### How do I get to Mogilev Zoo from the city centre? Bus No. 3 from the Avtovokzal stop, bus No. 15, or minibus 2, 9 or 43 to Buinichi-1 (Zoosad), about 15–20 minutes. A taxi takes 10–15 minutes. ### Is Mogilev Zoo worth visiting? Yes with children or if you want to see European bison up close from the safari train. Without kids and with only one day in Mogilev, the old centre and Buinichi Field are better uses of your time. ### Does the safari train run every day? No. It does not run on Mondays or Tuesdays, and on other days it leaves only once enough passengers are waiting — at least 15, according to the zoo. ### How long do you need at Mogilev Zoo? About 2–2.5 hours for the trail, the train and the petting area. Add an hour for Buinichi Field across the road. ### What animals live at Mogilev Zoo? European bison, several kinds of deer, elk, wild boar, a bear, wolves, lynx, tigers, a lion, a puma, yaks, a camel, mouflon, peacocks and swans, plus a petting area with goats and rabbits. ### Can I feed the animals? Only with the zoo's own feed, sold in cups at the gate for 2 BYN. Bringing your own food for the animals is not allowed. ### Can I pay by card at Mogilev Zoo? Not guaranteed: the zoo does not say whether its desk takes cards, and cards issued abroad may be declined in Belarus. Bring Belarusian roubles in cash (unofficial). ## How we checked The zoo's official website would not load on 30.10.2026 from either our computer or our server, so we used its latest archived version (October 2025) for hours, train days, rules, the bus stop and the phone number. Since that is a year old, anything that can change is marked checking; only the phone number and the feeding rule carry the official badge. The 12/10 BYN prices agree across a report on the price list from 1 April 2025, MYFIN (October 2025) and museums.by; the price page on the zoo's own site is older (10/7 BYN). Sources disagree on the minimum group for the train (15 on the zoo's site, 18 at MYFIN), the area (124 ha in Wikipedia, Wikidata and museums.by, about 80 ha at vmogileve.by — we use 124), the year (built 2004, opened 2005 — both shown), the address (Orlovskogo St 1 or Orlovskaya St 1A) and the phone (78-09-94 on the zoo's site, 47-09-94 at vmogileve.by — we give the official one). The 10:00–21:00 daily hours on museums.by are the summer schedule; the 10:00–17:00 winter hours come only from TVR Mogilev in 2023. Animal counts change, so we leave them out. Journey times and card acceptance for foreign visitors are unofficial; route numbers come from the zoo's website and TVR Mogilev. ## Sources - Mogilev Zoo official website: opening hours (from 1 September 2025), services, rules and news — latest version available via the Internet Archive; the site would not load on 30.10.2026 - Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus (komkur.info): new Mogilev Zoo prices from 1 April 2025 - MYFIN: budget trips in Belarus — the safari at Mogilev Zoo, 18.10.2025 - museums.by guide: Mogilev Zoo, 2025 information - Mogilev TV and Radio Company (TVR Mogilev): Mogilev Zoo, a family day out with animals, 03.03.2023 - Russian Wikipedia: Mogilev Zoo, Buinichi Field; Wikidata Q4299212 - Znai svoi krai (my-places.by): Mogilev Zoo - vmogileve.by: Mogilev Zoo --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.