• Last entry an hour early, so arrive well before closing; the zoo also shuts on Dec 25, Dec 31, Jan 1 and the first day of Easter
• No scooters or bikes inside: bicycles, scooters and skates stay outside, and pets are not allowed either
• Hands off the animals: feeding them, touching them and tapping on the glass are all against the rules

Bucharest Zoo, Grădina Zoologică Băneasa to locals, covers about 6 hectares in Băneasa. It keeps more than 150 species of mammals, birds and reptiles, and the tigers, lions, bears and monkeys draw the biggest crowds.

The zoo opened in 1955 and takes part in international conservation programs for endangered species such as the gray wolf.