The guide to unusual hotels and accommodations for a unique night or weekend experience.

Stay in a zoo or among the animals

Our selection to stay for an unusual night
close to wild animals

Living an experience close to animals is a new trend that has emerged in France in recent years. Zoological parks, animal parks, and reserves are constantly reinventing themselves; larger, more educational, some of them also offer, once the gates are closed to day visitors, to welcome us for one or more nights close to their residents: the wild animals. An experience that begins with a visit to the park and its role in protecting animal species, discovering the vast enclosures or the fascinating job of caretakers that captivate families. Whether through self-guided or guided tours, the stay options vary depending on the park, but everywhere people are preparing for the long-awaited magical night!


Ready for an unusual weekend staying in a zoo
or among the animals ?

A night surrounded by animals is an unforgettable sensory immersion that will delight children. Imagine hearing the wolf pack in the middle of the night, waking up to see a bear or a rhinoceros from your room, hearing big cats roar while having breakfast, watching tigers or the playful lemurs from your terrace-turned-observatory, and listening to birds.
A tour of France for places where an unusual night rhymes with a zoological park. In Normandy, the Cerza Safari Lodge offers tents, wooden cabins, and apartments. For a more bivouac and campfire vibe, spend a night under yurts or tents at Planète Sauvage near Nantes. The hotel offerings at the Beauval Zoo are varied and classic. In the Loire Valley, the Zoo de la Flèche is famous for its Safari Lodge and upscale lodges. The Pyrénées Animal Park is opening its third all-wood cabin (new in 2019). Le Pal in Auvergne also welcomes visitors with lodges, on stilts or over water, but always with an African campsite spirit. In the East, in Moselle, the Sainte-Croix Animal Park offers tents, dens, cabins, and beautiful lodges, including brand-new ones opening onto vast North American landscapes (new in 2019).
More intimate but equally memorable, stays on farms, in donkey farms, or alongside domestic animals are destinations that families adore. Being together in a new situation creates synergy and beautiful memories. A vast space to explore nature’s diversity, live freely, and enjoy the moment.
For animal lovers and those dreaming of a breathtaking experience, of meeting passionate people, here is our selection of places offering the chance to sleep among animals.

The map of different places to stay
with wild animals

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