What if, this weekend, on Wednesday or during the school vacations, your child/nephew/grandchild/grandchild became a zookeeper for a day? Here's your chance to give them one of their biggest dreams: all they have to do is don their official zookeeper's outfit, and off they go for a day in the life of a zookeeper!
On the program for these exclusive experiences, children discover how to feed the animals by preparing food with the zoo's caretakers, and then take part in feeding the furry, feathered or finned residents in their care for the day. These privileged moments give rise to wonderful encounters, up close and personal with the animals, for an unforgettable experience that children will long remember! A number of animal parks in the Paris region offer you the chance to take part in these exceptional days out: some of the best-known, such as Thoiry in the Yvelines, and the Parc Zoologique de Paris. But there are also a number of lesser-known facilities where you can enjoy an equally unusual experience: discover them in our selection!
5 Soigneur d'un jour experiences to enjoy at least once in your life :
Become an animal caretaker at Thoiry Zoo for half a day
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]
Become an apprentice groomer at the Parc Zoologique de Paris for a day!
If you're a fan of animals from all over the world, zoos and menageries, here's an activity you'll remember for a long time: the Parc Zoologique de Paris gives you the chance to spend half a day in the shoes of an animal keeper, for an unforgettable experience close to the animals. [Read more]
Experience a day in the life of a groomer at Parrot World (77)
Parrot World is an exotic animal park 30 minutes from Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne département. At the heart of this unusual reserve, children now have the chance to slip into the shoes of a caretaker for half a day, which could perhaps mark the beginning of a vocation. [Read more]
Unusual: spend a morning as a ranger at Thoiry Zoo (78)
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]
Unusual: take part in feeding and meet Humboldt penguins at Parrot World (77)
At Parrot World, the animal park in Crécy-la-Chapelle, our carers invite you and your family to meet the penguins and enjoy a special moment with these animals from the other side of the world. [Read more]
Our other unusual experiences at zoos in Paris and Île-de-France :
Unusual: breakfast with the giraffes at the Paris Zoological Park
Ever since we were little, we've been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This time, it's likely to be one of the most important meals of your life, as you'll have the opportunity to have it with the giraffes of the Parc zoologique de Paris! [Read more]
A mini golf course amid the animals at Thoiry Zoo (78)
Fancy a game of mini-golf at the zoo? Then head to the Thoiry Zoo Safari, better known simply as the "Thoiry Zoo", in the Yvelines region of France, to discover this unique concept with the whole family, from July 8, 2023. [Read more]
The dens at Thoiry Zoo, the unusual experience of sleeping with bears
Would you like to spend a night among the animals in their dens? If you too have always dreamed of living this adventure (or offering it to your children, grandchildren...), it's possible at Thoiry Zoo in the Yvelines, by spending the night in a den close to the animals, without disturbing them. Would you like to join us? [Read more]
Sundays at the zoo with friends: an immersive sound walk to (re)discover the Zoological Park
On the occasion of the brand new season of the Parc Zoologique de Paris, on predators, all the activities and animations are redesigned on the zoo to offer you a brand new experience and especially, discover the big and small predators of the park. One Sunday a month, the Sundays at the zoo are dedicated to adults: it's time to come with friends to rediscover the Zoological Park around a really unusual walk. [Read more]
La Serre aux Papillons in La Queue-lez-Yvelines, a tropical jungle near Paris
Forty kilometers from Paris, in the Yvelines, nestles an atypical and exciting place for the whole family, a butterfly greenhouse! Located in La Queue-lez-Yvelines, it was the very first tropical greenhouse in France to welcome these colorful and exotic insects, particularly graceful. [Read more]
