The Zoo of Nyíregyháza is situated in a distance of 5 kilometres from the city, in the holiday resort of Sóstó where the beach, the open-air village museum and the forest offer various entertainment facilities for the visitors. The zoo is placed deep in an untouched forest, in a 30 hectare are divided into so-called continents where visitors can go around the world and observe how animals live in different parts of the World.