Thoiry ZooSafari

The Thoiry Safari Park gives you the chance to see 800 animals roaming free across 8 km of land. The safari park can only be visited in your own vehicle. In the lion tunnel, visitors can walk amongst the lions in a glass tunnel. Part of the tour can be done on foot in the zoological and botanical gardens where you can see the first Komodo dragons to be living in France. The 'Île Mystérieuse' (Mysterious Island) has an adventure trail with bridges suspended amidst vast amounts of foliage, burrows with sound games, a wooden climbing frame and slides.
Also to see, the gardens. Listed as a 'Remarkable garden' by the French Ministry of Culture, they have been fashioned by famous landscape gardeners for centuries, marking the styles of their respective eras. The gardens occupy 95 hectares of the site and have been laid out in former woodland of beech, oak, hornbeam, and chestnut trees.
Round off your day with a visit to the Château de Thoiry which was originally designed as a solar calendar with garden walkways as the hands. Built according to the golden ratio, its well-planned architectural design is in perfect harmony with nature and the solar cycles.The main hall, built around 4 Pythagorean triangles, has the same proportions as the royal burial chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is the pivot of a solar calendar for which the horizon is the dial and the views are the hands. During the winter and summer solstices, it marks the path of the sun, which rises or sets in its windows as if emerging from the heart of the Chateau.

Opening times and prices

Under 3s

The ticket includes a visit to the car safari, the zoo, the gardens and the castle. Prices: €30/adult; €24/child (-11 years old); €16/disabled person.

For group bookings, contact the sales department by phone on +33 (0)1 34 87 53 76 or by email at [email protected]

Closed on December 24

Hours vary depending on the season. Generally open daily from April to September. In winter, open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well as in the evening during the "Thoiry Wild Lights" festival (late October to mid-March). The park is generally open from 10am and closes between 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Consult the website before the visit.

• Ascension Day
• 15 August
• 25 December
• Easter Monday
• Easter
• 1 January
• 14 July
• 1 May
• 8 May
• 11 November
• Whit Monday

• Free for young people and children

Services

• Gardens
• Restaurant
• Shop/bookshop
• Educational activities

To find out about educational workshops, contact the education officer by telephone on +33 (0) 7 77 98 41 09 or by email at [email protected].

The zoo has several food outlets.

A ticket includes entry to the safari park, zoo, gardens and castle.

Disability

Paris for people with disabilities

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