Zoo Safari de Thoiry: what's new?

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Published by Julie de Sortiraparis, My de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Published on November 1st, 2023 at 05:27 p.m.
The Thoiry ZooSafari continues to innovate, and it's not over yet, with major projects in the pipeline for the next few years. Between the new lodges, the light trail, the green vehicle safaris, the new arrivals and the births, the Thoiry Zoo has some great discoveries in store for us.

Zoo Safari de Thoiry awaits you again this year, to the delight of families and other nature and wildlife lovers. The zoo is once again offering some great events to help you get back in touch with Mother Nature.

The Thoiry zoological park's new program:

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The Thoiry Estate Easter Egg Hunt returns this year on Sunday March 31 and Monday April 1, 2024, to the delight of young and old alike. An original egg hunt combining chocolate and animal discovery! [Read more]

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Stroll among the zebras and elephants and enjoy an exceptional moment with your family or friends thanks to visits to ZooSafari de Thoiry. On the program for the 2024 season: new activities for young and old alike! [Read more]

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Step into the shoes of a ranger at Thoiry Zoo and spend a morning with the zoo's caretakers, preparing food, observing animal care and enjoying an unusual experience. [Read more]

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Thoiry Safari Zoo offers budding animal caretakers a half-day behind-the-scenes look at the world of animal care. On the program? Preparing food for the animals, feeding the giraffes and cleaning the homes of these four-legged residents. [Read more]

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After the unusual dens, Thoiry Zoo is now launching a new zone called "Terre d'Afrique", featuring an educational and immersive area with a new Elephant House and 5 cosy lodges where you can sleep in total immersion among the elephants, right in the heart of the African plain. And reservations are now open! [Read more]

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And adventurers can always discover :

  • Terres des Gorilles: in the summer of 2020, Thoiry Zoo welcomed a new species, a group of male gorillas endangered by deforestation, agriculture, coltan mining, poaching and the development of human viruses. To ensure the preservation of the gorillas and enable them to reproduce at their best, it is recommended that they be kept in harems (one male for several females). This gender inequality means that some zoos, such as Thoiry, accept only male gorillas, with no possibility of new births.
  • Mini-Farm
    A true paradise for the little ones, the mini-farm is expanding and welcoming new residents: woolly pigs, rabbits, Highland cows, dwarf donkeys... New fur balls are arriving to the delight of families!
  • Wild Forest
    This new area, focusing on temperate forests, welcomes adventurers this year to discover new species. Polar foxes, raccoons, and vultures, fallow deer and deer in the water. A wonderful opportunity to raise public awareness of the biodiversity of our nearby regions, with a special focus on the new area's century-old trees.
  • Safari dinners
    An opportunity to dine in the wild, surrounded by animals, in a special atmosphere, with vegetarian options available.
  • And let's not forget the new arrivals and births, like the baby lions.

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And keep on :

After the Tyrolean traverse and the Safari truck, the park offers visitors even more sensations with the Safari Air Park and the Lemurtrek. It's the perfect opportunity to get your frights up and have fun at the same time.

Safari Air Park:

The Safari Air Park features 1,500 m2 of bouncing nets stretched between the trees, at a height of 9 metres at the highest point above ground! Perfectly respecting the estate's hundred-year-old oak trees, the nets impose no stress or force on the trees, and the new system even enhances them! Thousands of visitors will once again be able to admire these trees. In complete safety and without being harnessed, intrepid young and old alike will rediscover the sensation of freedom! From up there, they'll be able to contemplate the African Plain with a breathtaking view.

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Lemurtrek:

Located just a few steps from the mini-farm and playground, the 3 islands that were previously the exclusive territory of the lemur makis cattas are now open to the public. Visitors can stroll around the islands, which are linked by walkways and monkey bridges. The trail offers a close-up view of makis cattas , of course, but also of six other species of lemur , all of which live together in the wild. White-fronted and black lemurs are joined by black and white varis, red varis, red-bellied lemurs and crowned lemurs.

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Andes Trek:

This area , with its market stalls and bright colors, is dedicated to three typical South American species: the alpaca (domestic cousin of the vicuña and guanaco), the mara (a high-legged rodent also known as the Patagonian hare) and the guinea pig (a small rodent well known to children, native to the Andes mountain range)! Nearby, tapirs, capybaras and giant anteater (a strange 2-metre-long mammal with abundant fur and impressive claws) can be observed in a vast park where they mingle as they would in the wild.

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The Australian Trek:

A large 25-meter-longaviary is home to Australian rainbow lorikeets and other colorful species of parakeets of all sizes. Adventurers can feed the birds fruit nectar in this lushly vegetated aviary. This leads visitors to a park dedicated to wallabies, kangaroos, emus and cassowaries.

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In short, a fine program of new features to discover this park, ever closer to nature and animals.

Practical information

Location

Rue du Pavillon de Montreuil
78770 Thoiry

Prices
Enfant: €22
Adulte: €29

Recommended age
For all

Official website
www.thoiry.net

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