Aldabra giant tortoise
Geochelone gigantea
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Tortoises (Testudines)
Family: Land tortoises (Testudinidae)
- It occurs on the island Aldabra in the Indian Ocean.
- Longevity is up to 300 years.
- This is a representative of the largest land turtles of the world, attains length 125 cm in and weight 400 kg.
- Males attract females by singing a peculiar song which consists of guttural sounds and nodding their heads. Female lays from 2 up to 12 eggs, burying them into soil.
Working hours
10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open
everyday.
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive:
fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
trolley-buses № 1, 4, 6
tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
Reduced fair tickets - 30 roubles (available for senior citizens, disabled people, etc.)
