Tuzly Limans National Nature Park, Tatarbunary
A national park of 13 limans between the Danube and the Dnister, a Ramsar site; the coast is closed during the war.
The park was created by Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1 of 1 January 2010 on the territory of Tatarbunary district. Its total area is 27,865 ha, of which 2022 ha, including 316.8 ha of the sand spit, have been transferred to its permanent use. The territory covers 13 coastal limans, among them Shahany, Alibei, Burnas, Khadzhyder and Malyi Sasyk, separated from the sea by a spit about 40 km long. 266 bird species have been recorded here, and about a million birds stop during the migration seasons; for the second year in a row greater flamingos have nested. The park is a Ramsar wetland of international importance and a site of the Emerald Network of Europe.
Directorate: Tatarbunary, 2 Partyzanska Street, Mon–Thu 8:30–17:30, Fri 8:30–16:30 (park website); routes along the Burnas by arrangement with the administration. From 11.06.2026 staying on the coast and beaches of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district is prohibited (district administration, 17.06.2026); the strict reserve zone only with a park staff member.