This is the best laid out zoo I have ever been to. It's spacious, responsible and well-designed and…read morethe only animals that look unhappy are the polar bears, which is sad but a hazard of zoos... they won't suit everything they try to do. But it's a beautiful place with a great variety of animals and loose peacocks! You can also feed the giraffes... loads of fun.

They stress the conditions and the care supplied to the animals in the famous zoo of La Palmyre…read morewith its 1600 animals but one can't help feeling somewhat sorry for the likes of the giraffes and lions in their miserable enclosures. Still, the zoo stresses its valuable research work and the value of the its breeding programmes and, after all, how is Joe Soap and the kids ever going to see such animals at close quarters. Entrance fee is EUR14.00 and turns out to be much better value than the EUR13.00 you pay to enter Fota though in some cases, particularly with the giraffes, the animals are better off on the Cork island (of which I am a supporter). Still they have no high platform where you can rub noses with the giraffes, no fascinating show like that of Palmyre's Californian sea lions and the parakeets. The African gorillas, in a relatively spacious compound, are another highlight as are the polar bears, especially if you catch them swimming underwater. Loads of monkeys, tamarinds, chimps, also a reptile house and animals (including a bunch of very lively cheetahs) too numerous to mention. We spent about four hours there and would have gone round again but the time was up! For more info see http://www.zoo-palmyre.fr

We discovered this place while holidaying in France earlier this year. It is fantastic!!! We spent…read morea day doing the high wire tree adventure course which is a bit like 'Go Ape' in the uk except that children as young as four can do it. You're basically harnassed up and then shown how to use the equipment safely, then off you go! There are several courses graded according to difficulty ranging from 1m to 14 m high! There is a also a brilliant 200m long zip-wire but you need a head for height to reach the platform! The youngest children in party did the 1m course several times and then enjoyed bouncing on the large trampoline in the picnic area which was very unbusy. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and definitely got our money's worth. Definitely recommended for all ages!!

From the owner: Situé dans le magnifique parc du Château de la Gataudière à Marennes, Venez passer une journée…read moreforte en sensations dans un cadre inoubliable, où vous trouverez : Accrobranche : À partir de 3 ans : lancez-vous avec des moniteurs qualifiés pour 3 heures d'aventure au coeur de la forêt. Du parcours turquoise à 1 mètre de haut au parcours super noir allant jusqu'à 14 mètres de haut il y en a pour tous les âges ! 2 tyroliennes spécialement conçues pour les enfants. Murs d'escalade, échelle de perroquet, trampoline et espaces de pique-nique vous permettront de passer une journée en famille mémorable. Paintball : À partir de 12 ans : Encadré par un moniteur professionnel, vous pourrez jouer sur 7 terrains de paint, lanceurs semi automatiques, protections fournies, encadrement complet. Inoubliable... Quads : A partir de 9 ans (90cc) et adulte dès 14 ans (150cc) : Défiez vos amis sur une piste fermée de 450 mètres, en sable, avec virages relevés. Nouveautés 2016 : Extreme Catapulte, de 0 à 130 km/h en 1,5 Seconde, sensation extrême avec 4,5G d'accélération !!!! On décolle comme un avion de chasse... Bubble Foot : jouez au football protégé dans une bulle, se joue par équipe de 4 ou 5 personnes. 15 € les 30 minutes. TARIFS : De 13 € à 35 € en fonction de l'activité et de l'âge du participant. Réservation vivement conseillée pour le paintball, le quad, la catapulte et le bubble foot.