Visit La Palmyre zoo during your camping holiday
One thousand six hundred animals (and 110 different species) live side by side in very different settings. Orangutans, chimpanzees and gorillas, for example, live in a three-hectare forest. Four islands allow them to be observed from the outside.
When it opened in 1966, the zoo housed only 60 animals, but its immediate success led to a constant expansion of the park. Today, the zoo is home to rare and endangered species such as Bornean elephants, lemurs from Madagascar and small pandas from Nepal. In 2022, giant otters made their appearance.
The zoo is committed to the protection of species and finances several associations for the protection of endangered species in Africa, Asia and Brazil. It has also been a founder of CEPA (Conservation of Animal Species and Populations) for 20 years now.
La Palmyre records more than 250 births per year.
Finally, La Palmyre Zoo plays its role as a "modern zoo" by informing and educating visitors about the animals so that they can better respect them.
Where to stay?
In order to organise your camping holidays in Charente-Maritime and your visit to the Zoo de la Palmyre, we have selected for you several campsites in the seaside resort of La Palmyre.
Practical information:
Open all year round.
Opening hours: 1 October to 31 March: 9 am - 6 pm (December/January: 9 am - 5:30 pm)
1 April to 30 June: 9 am - 7 pm
From 1 July to 31 August: 9 am - 8 pm
From September 1st to September 30th: 9 am - 7 pm
Prices 2022: for adults, 19 €. For children aged 3 to 12, €15, free for children under 3. Reductions for PRM.
Contact details:
6, avenue de Royan
17570 Les Mathes
Tel. +33 (0) 5 46 22 46 06
Website: zoo-palmyre.fr