zoom torino bio-park

I have recently discovered (just because it has recently opened) a new bio-park in Turin city, 150 km from Milan where we live. There are many animals and it is divided into zones: Madagascar, Serengeti and Africa, Petra, Sumatra and Bolder Beach to see the penguins ;)
Visiting Zoom will be an extraordinary experience for Momochan, if someone needs there is also the possibility to have biologist and ornitologist who will inform and tell everything about the animals and the birds to have an instructive and amusing experience both for childs and adults ;)
Inside the bio-park there is an area with an enormous swimming pool (Bolder Beach), you have to bring from home a swimsuit and a towel and you can relax like in a carribean place: white soft sand, blue water and the cutest thing is that from the pool you can see the penguins (it just cost 4,00 euro more in add to the normal bio-park ticket).

HOTEL + BIOPARK
Going Zoom bio-park there is also the possibility to buy a special packet which permits you to have a voucher for the park and together an hotel bedroom for the night at a small price (give a look to have more infos about hotel + voucher)

Hotel Diplomatic****
Via Cernaia, 42, 10122 Torino
Tel +39 011 561.24.44 | Fax +39 011 540.472
Email info@hotel-diplomatic.it

Art Hotel Guala
Piazza Pietro Francesco Guala, 143
10135 Torino
Email: info@hotelguala.it
tel: +39 011 3179633 

To eat in the evening before going to sleep at the hotel, a good idea can be eating Happy Meals at McDonald's, (a couple of Happy Meals is just less than 10,00 euros) so here it is a link to find the nearest one ;)

RAPACI DI PETRA - gufo africano, allocco, aquila pettonero, falco, caracara

FATTORIA AFRICANA - lama, bue watusso, asino somalo, dromedario

MADAGSCAR - pellicani, lemuri, tartarughe giganti, fenicotteri

SUMATRA - tigri, antilopi, gibboni, istrici, oche egiziane, cervi chital

BOLDER BEACH - la baia dei pinguini

ZOOM TORINO
Strada Piscina 36
10040 Cumiana (Torino)
tel: 011-9070419

SERVIZI
Il Parco dispone di parecchi posti dove mangiare o bere bibite e caffè: Zula cafè (ristorante self sevice e bar), Mora Mora Pizza, Pelican Restaurant, Pavillon Cafè, Jungle Break
Zona Ranger Camp: è un angolo per bambini dove giocare, ci sono scivoli, la casa del ranger, una teleferica, ponti sospesi e altalene
Negozio dove comprare i souvenir del bioparco

COME ARRIVARE:
IN AUTO: imboccare la tangenziale Torino-Pinerolo fino all’uscita Piscina. Da qui seguire le indicazioni per Cumiana. Dopo circa 4 km troverai il bioparco ZOOM.
IN TRENO: da Porta Nuova prendere il treno che va a Pinerolo e scendere alla stazione di Piscina.

BIGLIETTI
OPEN (validi qualunque giorno)
adulti: 18,50 euro fixed day
bambini fino 12 anni e over 65 anni: 14,50 euro
BOLDER BEACH - con 4,00 euro in più a persona si può stare in piscina (portare costume e asciugamano) e mangiare un gelato o un caffè al bar della oasi ;) (read more about Bolder Beach)
GIORNO FISSO (validi il giorno che si entra)
adulti 14,50 euro
bambini fino 12 anni e over 65 anni: 11,50 euro

BOLDER BEACH - a cute carribean pool

BOLDER BEACH - look at the penguins from the pool !

BOLDER BEACH - cute for the entire family ;)

BOLDER BEACH - relax coffee corner

kindergarden: outside trip

This morning Momochan and the entire school hag a short trip outside to visit Carlo Colla marionette museum, Momo was excited about that and always asked me during the X'mas holidays since the moment we knew she had to go. This morning instead of 9.00 AM we had to go kindergarden at 8.45 AM  because she and her schoolmates had to take a special bus, she was so happy and when we entered the downstairs bar to have a coffee for me and met one of the mum of the kindergarden kids who said we should loose the bus because it was late (it was not but she is always talking nonsense), Momochan runned outside and said me also to run because she didn't want to loos the trip HAHAHA Here she is getting out of kindergarden and jumping on the bus, I guess she will tell me afterwards when I will go and take her home at 16.00 PM

il gatto con gli stivali

Ali Babà and the 40 thieves

The Carlo Colla company is one of the most famous companys of the entire world, working since 300 years. On occasion of international shows the Colla Marionette shows are seen from adults and kids in every part of the world.
I guess the kids have gone to see the laboratory where marionettes are created and to see the exposition.

• CARLO COLLA COMPAGNIA DI MARIONETTE di MILANO