La Palmyre Zoo

One of the most renowned zoos in Europe. It extends over 18 hectares and includes 1600 mammals, birds and reptiles.
Presentations of sea lions and parrots from Easter to All Saints’ Day.

In the heart of the Côte de Beauté and the beaches of Charente-Maritime, a few dunes from the town of Royan, is one of the most renowned zoological parks in Europe: the La Palmyre Zoo.

1600 animals of 110 different species can be discovered along its shaded paths which wind through an 18-hectare pine forest.

Each year, the zoo records more than 200 births. It also plays a major role in safeguarding endangered species by participating in more than 60 Breeding Programs managed at European level, as well as by financing the conservation of vulnerable animals in their natural environment via its Palmyre Conservation endowment fund: orangs -utans and elephants in Borneo, lemurs in Madagascar, African penguins in South Africa, gorillas, chimpanzees and lions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, giant otters in Guyana, tamarins in Brazil and Colombia…

La Palmyre Zoo is open every day, from 9 a.m. to 19 p.m. from April 1 to September 30 and from 9 a.m. to 18 p.m. the rest of the year. Presentations of sea lions and parrots from Easter to All Saints’ Day.