BÄRENWALD Müritz
BÄRENWALD Müritz
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Since 2006, the BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz has provided mistreated and neglected bears with a safe and natural home. 11 brown bears currently live in the open air enclosures, which cover an area of some 16 hectares. Visitors to the sanctuary can take a walk through the park, experience the bears in their natural environment and learn more about these most fascinating wild animals at the many and varied interactive information points. What the bears find here is a habitat which respects and caters for their natural requirements. A varied landscape with mixed woodland, grasslands, forest glades, hillsides and a natural water course. These are the best possible conditions for brown bears to rediscover their true and instinctive characteristics; to live as nature intended.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Paul Lian D
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Jul 2024 • Family
It was a really nice, interesting and liveable experience but also a sad one. The enclosures are really nicely made, especially cleanly decorated.
There are also many informative things about the bears, for example through short films or poster children. Unfortunately, this information is not always nice, as these bears have a bad past. Nevertheless, the playgrounds were also very nice for the slightly smaller ones who could romp around between by just times. Finally, I want to praise the fact that this bear forest is made so species-appropriate for the bears and that they accepted the bears that way. We should respect these animals and leave their area of life as they leave us ours.
CONCLUSION: Nice park, small park, tidy, playgrounds, information, species-appropriate, worth it:)
There are also many informative things about the bears, for example through short films or poster children. Unfortunately, this information is not always nice, as these bears have a bad past. Nevertheless, the playgrounds were also very nice for the slightly smaller ones who could romp around between by just times. Finally, I want to praise the fact that this bear forest is made so species-appropriate for the bears and that they accepted the bears that way. We should respect these animals and leave their area of life as they leave us ours.
CONCLUSION: Nice park, small park, tidy, playgrounds, information, species-appropriate, worth it:)
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Written 25 July 2024
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Bill
Rechlin, Germany16 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
Excellent experience.
Coronavirus precautions were appropriate.
There are numerous information boards and learning activities throughout the place. Something for every age group
Each enclosure was well thought out and done. Plenty of room for the bears, activities for them, and space away from visitors when they wanted to be alone.
Dogs are welcome for an extra €2 each.
Good way to spend 1-2 hours.
Off on one side, there's a place to buy some tasty fish snacks.
Coronavirus precautions were appropriate.
There are numerous information boards and learning activities throughout the place. Something for every age group
Each enclosure was well thought out and done. Plenty of room for the bears, activities for them, and space away from visitors when they wanted to be alone.
Dogs are welcome for an extra €2 each.
Good way to spend 1-2 hours.
Off on one side, there's a place to buy some tasty fish snacks.
Written 23 June 2021
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TravellingHappily
Brighton, UK416 contributions
Dec 2019
We visited in December. The helpful lady on reception said that while some bears had already hibernated, some were still active, so we happily paid to enter. Dogs are allowed on a lead. We had a very pleasant peaceful walk through the wooded site, as there were very few visitors. As predicted, we found 2 bears in their wooded enclosures at the end of our loop through the forested site. One new arrival, apparently rescued from captivity in a small space, was still slowly getting used to his new forest area, and was not expected to hibernate this first year in more normal surroundings. He was exhibiting stereotypic pacing behaviour despite having much room to wander; apparently it can take a long time for rescued bears to forget their past experiences. The second bear we saw was obviously much more settled, ignoring us completely while foraging for food beside a pond in his area. It was very good to see bears fairly close up in a wooded habitat.
Written 20 December 2019
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Thanks for your visit! All the best from the sanctuary team :)
Written 11 June 2020
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philo04
California210 contributions
Apr 2017 • Family
This park is about an hour and half drive from Berlin - it is beautiful - located in a forest. Right now they are building a nice new visitor's center which will be done later this year. There is ample parking, we had home made soup out of a little snack van and there is a small gift shop and clean bathrooms. Every bear that lives here was rescued from a bad situation and they have signs that tell you a little bit about them. The actual space for the bears is amazing - large with trees and hills and places for them to swim - they can also get away from people. The park features a lot of educational information about the bears and how much they eat and cost and how they live. It also educates visitors about what it means for bears to be kept in captivity. We saw about seven bears - some were sleeping, some were swimming, some were playing. It is quite impressive to see such beautiful creatures up close without feeling like you are invading their privacy. It is a nice walk around the park and they have a fantastic play ground for kids, a maze in which you answer questions about bears to find your way out, a bridge with animal sounds - kids get to guess which animal makes them and a great slide at the end. They have a mock hibernation den too. Our daughter who is seven loved it there. We found it quite peaceful and nice to see these bears get to live out the rest of their lives in such a wonderful place after having such difficult lives before. Thanks for Four Paws for all of their hard work. This was a relaxing way to spend a Sunday with our family - highly recommended.
Written 4 April 2017
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VakantieVakantie
Amsterdam, The Netherlands35 contributions
Sept 2013 • Couples
When we visited we only saw 4 bears, one of them fast asleep and the other three in the distance. This park is probably worth while if you have all day to wait for the bears to show up. When you only have an hour or two you have to be lucky.
Although the bears have a lot of space and everything looks very natural you have to ask the question why the bears are locked up and not free. It doesn't make sense to lock them up while they are hardly visible anyhow.
All together not worth the trip for us.
Although the bears have a lot of space and everything looks very natural you have to ask the question why the bears are locked up and not free. It doesn't make sense to lock them up while they are hardly visible anyhow.
All together not worth the trip for us.
Written 15 September 2013
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Dear visitor,
It's too bad you didn't have enough time to fully enjoy the sanctuary. While walking around, you can get a lot of background information about the bears such as: All of the bears living at our sanctuary have been held under terrible conditions in captivity until we could free them. Bears which have been in captivity cannot be reintroduced to the wild. They become dependent on humans and would not survive in the wilderness. Here at our sanctuary the bears can revert to their animal instincts, enjoy their natural behavioral patterns and hopefully forget about their past. Our visitors can witness how the bears explore the forest, how they look for food, go for a swim, interact with other bears - and, well yes, how they relax and sleep as well.
Best regards! The BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz
Written 15 January 2019
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Richard B
Germany43 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
Went there after picking up a leaflet at the local campsite. We saw around 10 bears, including Michal that has his front left lower leg amputated. There is a lot of space (16 Hectares) and the bears are allowed to roam their areas freely. That means you may not see them easily. However, if the bears decide they don't want to play then there are other things there such as information on the different animals you will see in the forest and information about 4 Paws - the rescue charity running the site. It took us about 2 hours to walk around, there are 16 bears there, all of them rescued from poor conditions. Facilities are good, good sized carpark and very close to Plausee so lots of other things to do in the area.
Written 28 July 2018
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André M
Aachen, Germany8 contributions
Aug 2016 • Family
The bears live in fairly large park like areas and are hence able to hide themselves. It may actually take a while to spot a bear.
Written 23 August 2016
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Adriana L
Stuttgart, Germany101 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
We went to the Bärenwald thinking that maybe we can see a bear, and we saw 11, means almost all of them, some of them sleeping, other ones in the little river which cross the forest, and other playing.
A nice place to go with children.
A nice place to go with children.
Written 8 July 2016
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Sandra B
Richmond-upon-Thames, UK219 contributions
Aug 2022
We didn`t know, what to expect, but we were very lucky with weather and everything. It is an amazning setting. The bears are all rescues and were `damaged`in one way or another, but we took our time to see the bears and get to know their backround and history. Just make you think, why ppl are so distustingly cruel to animals. But very happy that they found a safe haven for the rest of their lives.
Written 20 January 2023
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Guenter22589
Hamburg, Germany9 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
We make a very relaxing travel stop inside this park with a good canteen and a ver good fish stand at the middle of the tour.
Written 8 May 2019
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Thank you so much!
Best regards from the Bear Sanctuary
Written 1 November 2019
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