Come and enjoy an unforgettable family experience at one of our luxury campsites in the Ardèche. Surrounded by beautifully unspoilt nature and landscapes made for escape and relaxation, you’ll benefit from our campsites’ state-of-the-art facilities and have a whale of a time as a family. Among the activities the Ardèche and the area around your campsite have to offer, one in particular will win over young and old alike: a visit to the fascinating Safari de Peaugres and its wildlife from all over the world. Exotic adventures for the whole family to enjoy during your stay in the Ardèche!
The Safari de Peaugres
The Safari de Peaugres is a unique chance to meet Africa’s most legendary and iconic animals during your holiday in the Rhône-Alpes. Among the species living in this wildlife park, the stars of African wildlife are all there: lions, rhinos, giraffes, cheetahs, elephants and more. But that’s not all, as your children can admire species from every corner of the globe here. Enough to head back to your accommodation near the Safari de Peaugres with heads full of dreams.
African wildlife in the heart of the Ardèche
To enjoy this incredible opportunity to see the very best of African nature during your holiday in the Ardèche, head to the north of the department, near the town of Annonay. The Safari de Peaugres is easy to reach, as it lies close to the Lyon–Valence route and the A7 motorway. Set back from the town and away from the hustle and bustle, it’s easily accessible yet secluded enough for the animals and day visitors alike to enjoy complete, restful peace and quiet.
An immersion in the world’s wildlife
What makes the Safari de Peaugres special is that its 80 hectares of greenery offer a genuine immersion in the animal kingdom. Here, the animals are at home first and foremost, and you are their guests. The park is divided into two main routes: first, you discover different ecosystems from around the planet from the comfort of your car, recreated so that species from far away feel right at home. Then the other part of the visit is on foot, in direct contact with the animals, or protected by glass for the wildest species.
From enclosure to enclosure, the drive-through route takes you on a journey around the world to meet native species: Africa with its elephants, ostriches, giraffes, zebras and camels… Then North America, where you can watch bison, grizzly bears and wolves.
On the walking route, children come face to face with species unknown in our part of the world, such as mischievous lemurs, kangaroos and macaws, parrots with multicoloured feathers. A little further on, in the “claws and fangs” area, you can watch the most fascinating species in the animal kingdom from behind protective glass: tigers, lions, hyenas, cheetahs… Magnificent and terrifying at the same time, they live peacefully here in enclosures recreating their living conditions in the wild.
The many activities at the Safari de Peaugres
As well as travelling the world and marvelling at the animal shows the park puts on, children have fun with the many activities the Peaugres wildlife reserve has in store for them: playgrounds, Safari Splash (600 m² of water games and jets of all kinds) and wildlife-themed challenges. With so many emotions to experience and so much energy to burn off, there’s a good chance they’ll be fast asleep in the car on the way back to your campsite accommodation near the Safari de Peaugres!
For food on site, the Safari has shaded picnic areas, snack bars and restaurants inside the park. The drive-through Safari takes about an hour and the full walking route 3 to 4 hours. It is open every day from April to September and at weekends for the rest of the year.
