Mushkino – Wildlife Watching, Horse Riding and Excursions

• Guests of the Mushkino farmstead can visit the eco-park free of charge, watch the animals, and feed them apples by hand.
• The equestrian school of the same name offers horse rides and riding lessons.
• The safari excursion in the surrounding area is designed for groups of five to ten people; advance booking is required.
• A footgolf course on the grounds of the “Mushkino” Safari Park opened on June 26, 2026.

The eco-park is intended for guests of the Mushkino farmstead: admission is free for them. There, you can watch deer, llamas, and fallow deer and feed the animals apples by hand. Access is restricted to guests of the farmstead. Keep this requirement in mind when planning your trip.

Horse riding is also available at the destination. The equestrian school of the same name offers horse rides and riding lessons. As current offerings should be confirmed with the operator, it is advisable to contact them directly if you are planning a specific activity.

Another dated milestone is the footgolf course on the grounds of the “Mushkino” Safari Park: it opened on June 26, 2026, with support from the Russian Footgolf Association. The opening marked the first footgolf course in Kaliningrad Oblast.

The deer park’s safari excursion takes place in the surrounding area of Mushkino. It is designed for groups of five to ten people and is conducted in a specially equipped vehicle. Advance booking is required. So confirm the date with the operator beforehand. The group size helps you assess whether the excursion suits your travel party; however, it does not indicate a specific duration.

The eco-park, equestrian school, and safari excursion have different requirements: access to the eco-park is tied to staying as a guest of the farmstead, the safari requires advance booking, and you should ask the operator about current equestrian school offerings. These differences are useful when deciding which experiences you want to arrange in advance.

In the wider destination of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Curonian Spit offers a distinctive natural environment. The sandy peninsula is 98 kilometers long and between 350 meters and 3.8 kilometers wide. It forms a natural barrier between the salty Baltic Sea and the fresh water of the Curonian Lagoon. The transboundary Russian-Lithuanian World Heritage Site of the Curonian Spit was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 in the “Cultural Landscape” category.

The national park in the Russian part of the spit has seven ecological education trails and three tourist excursion routes. Six trails are identified by kilometer markers: “Korolevskiy bor” at kilometer 6, “Vysota Myullera” at kilometer 32, “Rossittenskiy les” at kilometer 33, “Tantsuyushchiy les” at kilometer 37, “Vysota Efa” at kilometer 42, and “Ozero Lebed” at kilometer 45. These trails are accessible year-round, around the clock; they may be temporarily closed due to weather or necessary restoration work. Therefore, check the park’s current notices before visiting.

The “Fringilla” eco-trail runs through the grounds of the “Rybachiy” Biological Station’s field station. From April to October, it can only be visited as part of a guided tour with at least ten people. In the national park in the Russian part of the spit, there are twelve stairways providing access to the Baltic Sea beach; each has a parking lot. These regional options have their own access requirements and should not be confused with the offerings in Mushkino.

“Kurshskaya kosa” National Park has seven ecological education trails and a visitor center. From May to September, the center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From October to April, it is open five days a week and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Opening hours may change; confirm them with the park before your trip.

One of the spit’s striking landscapes is the “Tantsuyushchiy les” coniferous forest, with its oddly zigzagging, twisted tree trunks. The eco-trail of the same name is at kilometer 37 of the Curonian Spit, four kilometers north of the settlement of Rybachiy. This lets you consider the region’s natural attractions and the kilometer markers as a separate part of your travel planning, without attributing them to Mushkino itself.

Discover more destinations: Kaliningrad, Rybachiy, Nagornoye, Zaozerye, Ozerki, Krymskoye, Pribrezhnoye, Slavsk.

Who can visit the eco-park?

The eco-park is open to guests of the Mushkino farmstead. Admission is free for them; they can watch deer, llamas, and fallow deer and feed the animals apples by hand.

How is the safari excursion organized?

The excursion is designed for groups of five to ten people and takes place in a specially equipped vehicle. Advance booking is required.

When can you visit the “Fringilla” eco-trail?

From April to October, the trail can only be visited as part of a guided tour with at least ten people.

For the wider travel overview: Kaliningrad Oblast.