Beauval Zoo can be found just 2km south of the riverside town of St. Aignan in a pleasant valley that has allowed
the creation of a park offering its animal collection (more than
4000) as near to a natural habitat as can be provided in captivity.
It claims to be the second 'most visited' private park in the whole
of France.
Since arriving here in January 2012 two giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi have been among the star attractions of Zoo Beauval,
helping to increase its visitor numbers and the arrival of their
baby 'Yuan Meng' will only add to its
popularity but there is more to the zoo than
just the cuddly pandas...the
park has over 40 big cats that include
lions, leopards, jaguars and their famous
white tigers.
The park has been laid out to give the visitors a feeling that they are in fact viewing the animals on their home territory. There is for example an area of over 3 hectares given over for the re-creation of an African Plain environment where zebras, giraffes, rhinoceros and other antelopes roam freely.
You can take a walk through
the tropical greenhouses where exotic birds fly freely around you
and can see chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans at close range
There is a 1500 seater arena where an hour
long display both in the water by the sea-lions and in the air by an
array of birds of pray is quite a spectacle.
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Tarifs individuels |
1 day |
Pass 2 days |
Pass annual |
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Adults and children over 11yrs |
29 € |
43.50 € |
58 € |
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Children 3-10 yrs |
23 € |
34.50 € |
46 € |
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**Some photographs courtesy of Zoo de Beauval
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