Champrépus Zoo
Located in western Normandy, Champrépus Zoo is an original zoological park where plants and animals mingle to create a small natural world to visit with the whole family during your camping vacation in Calvados.
Champrépus zoo gardens
When you arrive at Champrépus Zoo, the gardens are often the first thing you notice. The Champrépus zoological gardens are well worth a visit! Several themes are explored, and a stroll through these gardens takes you to the four corners of the world. After crossing the exotic garden, we pass through the Asian garden, where bamboo and flowers mingle.
You’ll see gibbons and pandas. We then find ourselves in a tropical forest, surrounded by dozens of colorful birds. Next door is a mini-farm. A little further on, pink flamingos rest in a marsh. We’re then lulled by the scents of a delicate plant garden before heading off to Madagascar, where lemurs observe the water in the flower basins.
After passing through a grass garden where African animals live, we finally find ourselves in the middle of the Australian bush, where wallabies, penguins and prairie dogs live side by side.
Animals at Champrépus Zoo
Champrépus Zoo’s 60 animal species are divided into 6 areas. The mini-farm features donkeys, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs. They can’t wait for the kids! Nearby, in the Asian area, you can see gibbons, red pandas, koi carp and, above all, the Sumatran tiger, a majestic animal on the brink of extinction.
The tropical area is home to birds such as ibises and macaws. This is also where you can see real marmosets, herons and a Persian panther. Lemurs and makis also live in Madagascar. The vast African area is home to meerkats, giraffes, oryx, zebras, antelopes, otters and other predators.
It’s easy to spend dozens of minutes watching lions and cheetahs. Finally, you’ll find yourself in South Africa with Nono the penguin and his friends wallabies, coatis and prairie dogs.
Information, rates and schedules
A number of activities give visitors an insight into the lives of the animals and the work of the caretakers. Animal snacks offer privileged access to several species. This allows us to observe their behavior more closely. Inside the park you’ll find two catering areas.
Picnic areas are also available. A small souvenir store offers a variety of decorative objects from around the world, including handicrafts. The Champrépus zoo’s opening hours vary throughout the year.
From April to August, it is open daily from 10am to 7pm. For 2020, the zoo is also open in September and on certain dates inOctober from 11am to 6pm . Admission costs €17.50 per adult and teenager and €11.50 for children aged 3 to 12. Children under 3 get in free. Disabled people pay €15, €12 for under-12s.
Champrépus zoo is 66km south-west of the 4-star L’Escapade campsite in Normandy. If you drive down to Saint-Martin-des-besaces and take the A84 to Villedieu-les-Poêles, then follow the D924 to the zoo, it will take you less than 50 minutes to get there. Parking is free. Champrépus Zoo is the perfect place to spend a family day discovering plants and animals from all over the world !
