Tourists interested in meeting the largest herbivor in Europe, living in similar conditions to those living in the wild, and studying the animals in their natural habitat can make an appointment at Vânători Neamț Natural Park Administration Centre. Nowadays, the Park is the only place in Romania where tourists can visit the bison in three habitat types: inside “Dragoș Vodă” Carpathian Wildlife and Bisons Reserve, in semi-freedom, in the acclimatization enclosure at the „Bisons Management Centre” and in freedom, in the forests of the communes Agapia, Bălțătești, Brusturi, Crăcăoani, Vânători Neamț, Răucești, Pipirig, Hangu till Ceahlău.
The acclimatization enclosure for bisons, which spreads on a total surface of about 445 acre, is a mosaic of forest and open areas, where various observation facilities for visitors (pavilions, suspended walkway, thematic route, observatories) are established. “The Land of the Bison” in Neamț, internationally renowned destination, has been included in Top 100 Sustainable Destinations worldwide, a global contest organized by Green Destinations in partnership with other 20 international organizations working in the field of sustainable tourism.
Photo: COSTEL CIOBANU, Cristian Vidrascu
