Natura Viva Park

An exciting Safari Park and a Fauna Park

The park lodges more than 1500 animals belonging to 200 different species (some of them are extremely rare) from all over the world.

The park is situated near Pastrengo, on the hills of the Lake Garda, and occupies more than 40 hectares of land, covered with oaks and secular trees. It was founded in 1969 to protect the species thought to be on the edge of extinction and to spread the natural culture. 
Since years, the Park Natura Viva has been involved in the preservation of species threatened with exctintion, through a web of national and international contacts. 
At the same time, it has started projects of preservation in Madagascar, Morocco and the Ivory Coast, together with italian Universities and Research Institutes. 

The park is composed of the following thematic groups: 
- Parco Faunistico (Fauna Park): the park lodges more or less 200 animal species (some of them are extremely rare) from all over the world. Together with important european associations, the Park is involved in the conservation of the species threatened with extinction. The walk through the oaks and the secular trees is pleasant, thanks to the presence of numerous wild species that have found here their natural habitat. 
- Safari Park: it can be visited only with you own car or by bus, the route is about 7 km long; it extends for 240.000 mq and is an unique opportunity to get to know and to watch the animals of the Savannah. Also with guided tour. 
- Botanical Route: in the landscape of the hills of Lake Garda, the Park Natura Viva represents a real natural oasis, not only from the point of view of the fauna, but also for the variety of its vegetation. The species are identified through the labels of the Botanical Route, which extends from the typical plants of the hills near of the Lake, to the exotic flora of the tropical greenhouse. 
- Dinosaurs' Park: it situated in the route of the Fauna Park and extends for 50.000 mq. It lodges life-sized models of the most famous species of dinosaurs, that lived 200 million years ago and then disappeared, probably because of a meteorite. 

The park Natura Viva represents the ideal place to spend a relaxing day with your family and friends, imagining far exotic places while watching wonderful animals, some of which are extremely rare, or going back to the past, until the dinosaurs' time. Adults and children have the opportunity to see animals and plants, learning to respect them. In the Park it is possible to interact with the animals: you will be able to watch the animals eating and with help of an operator, you will have the chance to ask different questions. Especially for schools, the Park organizes guided tours. 

How to get to it 
The Park Natura Viva is situated between Bussolengo and Patrengo (Verona). For those coming from Milan on the Highway Milano-Venezia: Exit Peschiera. For those coming from Venice and Bologna: Exit Verona Nord. For those coming from Trento on the Brennero Highway: Exit Affi. Follow the signs: Parco Natura Viva - Safari Park. 

 

Opening hours 2008

From March to October: from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. November: from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm - closed on Wednesday (the closing hours are subject to slight variations according to weather conditions). December, January and February closed.

Information

Parco Natura Viva - Loc. Figara, 40 - Bussolengo (VR). Tel. 045 7170113, www.parconaturaviva.it