BeiJing-Beijing Wildlife Park
Beijing Wildlife Park
Location
If you drive there, you can directly reach it via the Jingkai Expressway. After exiting at the Yufa Toll Station, you can follow the road signs to get there. You can also take some tourist shuttle buses, and the transportation is relatively convenient.
Opening Hours
The general opening hours are from 08:30 to 17:00, Monday to Sunday throughout the year, and ticket checking stops at 16:00. (The specific opening hours may be adjusted according to seasons, special events, or weather conditions. It is recommended to check and confirm in advance through official channels.)
Recommended Visiting Time
It is recommended to spend a whole day visiting. Beijing Wildlife Park is large in area, with a rich variety of animals and numerous scenic spots. Allocating a whole day allows for a more comprehensive tour of each area, a full experience of the fun of having close contact with animals, and enough time for rest and meals.
Historical and Cultural Background
Beijing Wildlife Park is a large-scale natural ecological park that integrates the domestication and breeding of wild animals, scientific research, popular science education, and leisure tourism. Its construction aims to provide a good living environment for wild animals and also offer the public a place to understand wild animals and get close to nature. With the continuous improvement of people’s awareness of ecological protection and animal welfare, Beijing Wildlife Park plays an increasingly important role in promoting wild animal protection and popular science education. Through years of development, it has become an important tourist attraction and popular science education base in the Beijing area.
Featured Landscapes
Self-driving Tour Area:
This is a major feature area of Beijing Wildlife Park. Tourists can drive their own vehicles or take the sightseeing vehicles provided by the park to go deep into the simulated natural environments such as grasslands and jungles, and observe wild beasts like tigers, lions, black bears, wolves, as well as herbivores such as antelopes, zebras, and giraffes up close. During this process, you can feel the living habits and behavioral characteristics of animals in their natural state and experience the excitement and fun of having “close contact” with wild animals.
Walking Tour Area:
In the walking tour area, there are various themed venues and exhibition areas, such as the Meerkat Pavilion, Golden Monkey Pavilion, and Flamingo Pavilion. A rich variety of animal species are displayed here, and tourists can stroll around and watch the living scenes of animals up close. The design of the pavilions fully considers the living needs of animals and also provides a good viewing perspective for tourists. In addition, there are many popular science display boards and explanation facilities in the walking area to help tourists understand relevant knowledge about animals.
Animal Performance Area:
There are special animal performance venues in the park, and wonderful animal performances will be held regularly. Smart and cute sea lions, naive little bears, and other animals will bring various interesting shows, such as sea lions balancing balls on their heads and little bears riding bicycles. These performances not only allow tourists to appreciate the intelligence and cuteness of animals but also enhance people’s understanding and love for animals.
Parent-child Interaction Area:
To enable children to get closer to animals, the park has set up a parent-child interaction area. Here, children can have close contact with gentle small animals such as lambs, little rabbits, and miniature pigs, feed and stroke them, and cultivate children’s love and interest in animals. At the same time, there are some amusement facilities in the interaction area, allowing children to play to their heart’s content while interacting with animals.
Precautions
1.Comply with Park Regulations:
During the tour, strictly abide by various regulations of Beijing Wildlife Park and follow the instructions and guidance of the staff. For example, in the self-driving tour area, drive along the specified route, do not park or get off the vehicle casually, and do not feed the animals with self-brought food to avoid affecting the health and safety of the animals.
2.Safety First:
Although most animals are in a relatively safe state in the park, you still need to stay vigilant, especially when having close contact with wild animals. Do not act provocatively or scare the animals, such as knocking on the car windows or making loud noises, to avoid triggering the animals’ aggressive behavior. In the walking tour area, pay attention to your own safety, do not climb over the fences, and do not enter the prohibited areas.
3.Take Sun Protection and Anti-mosquito Measures:
Since the park is large in area and the tour time is long, and some areas are relatively open with strong direct sunlight. Therefore, it is recommended that tourists take sun protection measures, such as applying sunscreen, wearing sunglasses and sun hats. At the same time, there are many mosquitoes in the park during summer, so you can carry anti-mosquito spray and other supplies to prevent mosquito bites.
4.Visit Civilizedly:
Take good care of the environment and facilities in the park, and do not spit or litter. Respect the living habits and living environment of animals, and do not interfere with the normal life of animals. When taking photos, do not use the flash to avoid scaring the animals.
5.Arrange Time and Diet Reasonably:
According to the opening hours of the park and your own itinerary, reasonably arrange the tour time to avoid missing the wonderful animal performances and important exhibition areas. There are restaurants and snack stalls in the park, and tourists can choose to dine according to their own needs, but pay attention to food hygiene and avoid eating unclean food that may cause physical discomfort.
6.Take Care of Accompanying Children and the Elderly:
If you visit with children or the elderly, always pay attention to their safety and physical condition. Children need to be accompanied by adults during the visit to avoid getting lost or having accidents. For the elderly, reasonably arrange the tour rhythm according to their physical condition to avoid excessive fatigue.