The opening of the new Mongolian Gobi exhibition and the opening of the 93rd main season of the Prague Zoo will be attended by the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and the Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia, Bat-Erdene Bat-Ulzii, on Saturday, March 23.
The festive event will start at 1 pm at the top station of the cable car.
Prague Zoo will open the long-awaited exhibition of Mongolian fauna called Gobi. In it, Převalský’s iconic horses will find a home, returning to the Troy area after three years. Visitors can also look forward to manulas, who have earned the nickname “the grumpiest cat in the world”, a number of other interesting mammals and reptiles, as well as the mythical Olgoi chorchoi. The opening of the Gobi will take place at 1 pm near the cable car’s upper station, preceded by the opening ceremony of the main season at 11 am at the Education Centre, which will traditionally be attended by famous faces. The varied program will conclude at 3 pm with the presentation of the world’s rarest ducks, Paran’s guinea fowls, near the boatbill exhibition in the Bird Wetlands.
Visitors will enjoy live music, a festive parade, and free face painting for children.
From Saturday, the Prague Zoo will also extend its opening hours – its gates will not close until 6 p.m.