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Animal Park Serre-Ponçon

D954, Le Sauze-du-Lac, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Description

The Animal Park Serre-Ponçon offers animal shows, feeding and discovery to visitors. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Serre-Ponçon, in the French Southern Alps. The main show is "Birds of Prey in free flight", it is held twice daily and showcases raptors such as falcons, vultures, owls. Other activities include feeding of marmots, meetings foxes, vultures and Saarloos wolfdogs.

Access & Transport

Address Le Sauze du Lac. The park is 2km south of the village, along the D954 By car, Briançon is 70km away, and from Gap 40km and Marseille 215km.

Instructions & Recommendations

We recommend interested visitors to check the program on the park's website ahead of time so they can decide when to arrive. The rest of the day can be enjoyed around the lake.

Meta review

Online reviews are mixed and conflicting, many of them (on either side), not being genuine. What we gathered though is that the animals are well taken care of, but their enclosure are too small, that the birds of prey show is very good but the rest of the activities will not really entertain adults for very long. Recurring comments that considering the high entry price, the park is quite limited in size.

Environmental & Social

Animals are being held in captivity for show and we are not aware about any conservation effort by the operator. Environmentally neutral.

Conclusion

The animal park could, in our opinion, be better executed with wider enclosures, a morning show to spread attendance, and a comprehensive educational and conservation program. The elevated entrance price (quite a budget for an entire family) isn't in keeping with the size and quality of what is being offered which makes it an attraction with mediocre value.

Key positive

Children-friendly activity

Key negative

Expensive entrance fees and not very large

No main show in the morning

Suitability

Suitable for all ages and accessible for visitors with reduced mobility

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
Not open every day until mid-June

av. transport time:1h 15m

est. visit time:2h 30m

Regulated hours

Start of Season 1:Jun, 15

Season 1

MONDAY10:30 - 18:00

TUESDAY10:30 - 18:00

WEDNESDAY10:30 - 18:00

THURSDAY10:30 - 18:00

FRIDAY10:30 - 18:00

SATURDAY10:30 - 18:00

SUNDAY10:30 - 18:00

Start of Season 2:Sep, 16

Season 2

MONDAY -

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY -

THURSDAY -

FRIDAY -

SATURDAY -

SUNDAY -

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Group price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
€15.8
12.8
Adult
13 - 64
€15.8
12.8
Child
4 - 12
€11.5
7.8
Infant
0 - 3
€0
0

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