Valea Zimbrilor — Attraction in Vama Buzăului

Review for end of October 2022:

My second visit here. Nice atmosphere and a great time wirh kids, if it's the first time. Calm place. There are a lot of benches to relax.

Admission by tickets only: adult 20 lei (aprox 4€) children 10 lei (2€). Payment may be done via card also! (NFC was not working at the time, but plastic worked well).

There is a large parking (paved with rocks) whre you can levae your care after paying admission fee. Parking itself is offered at no additional charge.

Toilet is available near the access gate.

Reservation is large, animals are accustomed with humans. There are on display: reindeers, Carpathian deers, pavo birds with colorful tails and bisons. The latter are keeping their distance from the fences, you can still observe them.

There is also a large exterior playground for kids, external huts where you could buy something to eat (pastries, cakes, sweets or cotton candy). Payment for these additional purchases from local persons is cash only.

Budget at least 2 hours for this activity. Recommend picnic...

Nice place created for the protection of the Romanian Bison or Zimbru. Alongside 23 bisons (if i am not mistaken)there are also a few deers that live there in harmony. Unfortunately while Romania was once the place where bisons lived freely in the wilderness, now they are almost extinct and none of the bisons that live in this reservation are of Romanian origin but donated by zoo's from around Europe The entrance is only 5 RON (~1.2 EUR) and the tax is invested into food for the animals. A few dogs roam the area freely but they are very friendly and mostly act as a guide:). Swings are build around the main path and you can stay...

Rezervatia Valea Zimbrilor din Vama Buzau este o initiativa apreciata si are o vechime de 11 ani, iar cel mai batran adult, Mitica, are 15 ani. Daca la formare, au fost aduse exemplare din mai multe tari, acum rezervatia a devenit sursa pentru popularea altor zone din Romania, lipsite de aceasta rasa ierbivora europeana si a carei figura este inclusa pe stema steagului Moldovei inca din secolul 14, dar in acelasi timp este reprezenta si pe cel mai valoros timbru postal din lume, acela al capului de zimbru, al Moldovei. Rezervatia detine si un mic muzeu cu informatii si cativa zimbrii impaiati. Este de remarcat, ca in lupta pentru suprematie, in turma din aceasta rezervatie, au pierit in ultimii cativa ani 8 exemplare, fara ca administratia sa poata interveni. Planurile initiale de a extinde rezervatia si dincolo de apa raului Buzau prin a crea o trecere subtrerana sau supraterana a raului, atat pentru animale cat si pentru vizitatori, au dat gres pana acum. In rezervatie convietuiesc si familii de cerbi carpatini, dar si reni. Locatia este recomandata pentru toate aceste specii care iubesc climatul temperat dar mai rece, aici fiind polul frigului...