Akvária – Botanická zahrada Liberec

Location: Purkyňova 630/1, 460 01 Liberec · Liberec Region

Category: freshwater and marine aquaria

Liberec Botanical Garden is a pioneering site in Czech aquaristics – in 1965 it became the first institution in the country to present marine aquaria to the public. The aquarium pavilion offers freshwater tanks with species from South American rivers, African wetlands and North American waters, including so-called living fossils, as well as marine aquaria with tropical oceanic and coral reef ecosystems. These are complemented by a spectacled caiman and a Mexican axolotl. The garden offers school educational programmes.

Why visit this place?

• By 1960 the garden had built what was then the largest freshwater aquarium in the country, and in 1970 it kept 28 aquariums.
• The greenhouse complex consists of nine exhibition pavilions covering roughly 3000 square metres and presenting 12 botanical themes.
• Allow roughly an hour and a half; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 99 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.
• There is a dedicated programme for school groups, not just general admission.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Mon–Sun 9:00–18:00 (summer time); Mon–Sun 9:00–16:00 (winter time)
• Typical visit: 90 min
• Admission: adults 140 CZK, children 70 CZK
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Educational programmes for schools and kindergartens focused on botany, ecology and the world of aquatic animals. Advance booking for a specific date is required.

Official website: https://www.botanickaliberec.cz

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