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All Saints' Day holidays: our ten favorite theme parks for a family stay

2022-10-02T05:25:16.149Z


Each park has its own theme and surprise events for All Saints Day. Much more than a visit, a trip. Allow two days to fully live the experience, fun and learning at the same time. Our favorites for fun and educational holidays in France.


Nature side

Terra Botanica (Angers): for a plant odyssey

Where to start the odyssey?

By walking through 20ha and 5 universes: from the "origins of life" at the time of the dinosaurs to the "unusual plants", passing "The Mysteries of the Forest" (7000m2 on the secrets of the trees and the forest) .

Around fifty activities and workshops punctuate the trip in walnut shells, in the 4D cinema or aboard the biggest gas balloon in the world.

The two novelties for 2022 are at the heart of the Autumn Festival (October 22-November 6).

A dragon, a unicorn and an octopus join the other giant mosaicultures, larger than life-size works of art.

Emotions with the nocturnal “Terra Nocta”: a stroll through the heart of the world-tree and a vertical visit from foliage to roots, immersive and poetic.

Terra Botanica

, route d'Épinard, 49106 Angers.

Such.

: 02 41 25 00 00. Adult day entry ticket from €21.50, child (3-17 years old) €15.50, family pass (2 adults + 2 children) €62.

  • Or sleep ?

    At Terra Botanica in a tiny House.

    Offer one night, access to the park for 2 full days and privatization of the park in the evening, 4 dinners, 4 breakfasts: €137.50/person.

Read alsoDestination Angers, a natural setting on the route of the Loire castles

Parc des Oiseaux (Villars-les-Dombes, Ain): immersion in the land of a thousand ponds

2500 birds live and fly at the Parc des Oiseaux.

This unique park in France, the largest in Europe on this theme, elected "Refuge LPO" in 2022, offers entertainment during the All Saints holidays.

Laure Béchade / Le Figaro

At the heart of a reserve, the Parc des Oiseaux surrounds a pond where a light autumn mist floats, and from which intriguing songs escape.

A natural setting for a walk in total immersion closer to its residents: 300 species of birds, and butterflies of a thousand colors, flying at will above the visitors.

Privilege “Graines de soigneurs” (from 8 years old): feed the residents like the Rainbow Loris, mischievous little parrots.

Other favourites: the spectacle of the 120 birds performing the show, the panoramic tower with a 360° view, and “Mission 2070”, an edutainment space “in search of missing birds”, whose decor is even more appalling at All Saints.

Photos with the birds, treasure hunts, animated evenings and Halloween wanderings for these holidays.

Bird Park

, 01330 Villars Les Dombes.

Such.

: 04 74 98 05 54. Adult day entry ticket €21, child €18-€16, family package (4 people, minimum 2 children aged 3 to 12) €66.

  • Or sleep ?

    Canvas and wood lodge at

    Camping le Nid du Parc,

    which adjoins the Parc des Oiseaux: from €116/person (including the night and the entrance ticket to the park).

Vulcania (Saint-Ours, Puy-de-Dôme): unbeatable on volcanoes but not only…

Vulcania, a theme park dug into the volcanic rock resulting from the eruptions of the Auvergne volcanoes, located 20 minutes from Clermont-Ferrand, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Vulcania / Photo press

To get to the heart of the subject of volcanoes, natural phenomena and the earth in space, a tip: start with the discovery visit (1 hour), before experiencing the proposed explorations.

The "Children's City" and its fun activities (water, movement, senses and light) is the haunt of children from 3 years old;

the new "Namazu" animation allows you to feel the force of an earthquake, and "Premier envol" to fly over the chain of Puys and volcanoes aboard dynamic nacelles.

To try: the interactive routes, 3D and animated films, and adventures with 3 characters from the park.

During the All Saints holidays: show, special Halloween decorations and adventure “in search of the magic egg”.

Objective ?

Tame the anger of the dragons, face the witch and obtain the diploma of dragon rider.

Vulcania

, 2 route de Mazayes, 63230 Saint-Ours les Roches.

Such.

: 04 73 19 70 00. Adult day entry ticket from €26, child (6-16 years old) €26.

  • Or sleep ?

    Offer stays accommodation + breakfast + entrance ticket on the site dedicated to online booking sejours.vulcania.com.

    Price from €185 (based on 2 adults + 2 children) in a hotel near Vulcania.

Le PAL (Dompierre-sur-Besbre, Allier): at the heart of an animal reserve

The PAL, the 1st busiest leisure site in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, opens for the All Saints holidays in a privatized formula for visitors staying in the Lodges.

Le PAL / Photo press

On All Saints Day, Le Pal is privatized for adventurers who have decided to stay there.

Here the animals of the savannah live all year round.

Its some 1000 residents (100 species) are to be observed, watched and met as VIPs during these holidays.

Lions perched on an abandoned 4 x 4, bathing elephants, hippopotamuses on their island, or alligators in their natural space… A trip to Africa without a plane ticket.

At night too, staying in one of the 31 lodges on stilts, to discover wild species, never seen so close: impalas and wildebeests, zebras, greater kudus, oryxes... On the program: educational activities with red pandas and the New World aviary, sea lion training, meeting with a bird of prey, guided tour, and nights, in small groups.

The PAL

,

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, 03290 Dompierre-sur-Besbre.

Such.

: 04 70 42 68 10. Day entry ticket: adult €28 / child €24.

  • Or sleep ?

    Les Lodges du PAL

     : “Out of Africa” stay offer in Auvergne 2 days/1 night from (per person) €185 (adults) and €121 (children).

Cultural side

Le Puy du Fou (Les Epesses, Vendée): for a journey through time

Puy du Fou shows: world references, in fact highly appreciated by the public for 45 years.

After the high summer season, Le Puy du Fou is no less effervescent during the All Saints holidays.

Stephane Audran

Autumn is ideal for quietly enjoying the flagship shows: The "Ball of the Ghost Birds", "The Last Panache", "The Secret of the Lance", "The Vikings", and "The Sign of Triumph", new for 2022. Other pleasures: strolling at your own pace in the four period villages, meeting craftsmen (22 trades), then dressing up to go down in history;

direction Fort de l'an Mil and its souvenir photocall.

2 days to see everything: obvious;

the app in hand for the day's program and orientation in the 150 ha of the park.

The must ?

Extend the immersion at the Cité Nocturne and its 6 historic hotels (each in its own century), and take part in discovery workshops with experts in stunts, falconry, show fencing, horse riding and costumes.

Absolute privileges.

Le Puy du Fou

,

85590 Les Epesses.

Such.

: 820 09 10 10

.

Adult day entry ticket €39/Child 3-13 years €28, park + hotel from €65/person.

  • Or sleep ?

    In one of the hotels available for All Saints holidays, designed for families: “Iles de Clovis”, “La Citadelle” and “Le Grand Siècle”.

    Stay 1 night/2 days 2 adults-2 children) include day ticket, overnight stay and breakfasts: from €448.

The Little Prince Park (Ungersheim, Haut-Rhin): poetic journey with Saint-Exupéry

The

Parc du Petit Prince,

the largest theme park in Alsace (located between Colmar and Mulhouse) is unique in the world.

Operaprince 2022

The Halloween-themed attractions and shows, and the nocturnal creatures do nothing to detract from the poetry of this park.

The promise of a walk through Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book, whose story and messages we thus capture, in the company of the little ones;

each chapter has its animation and decor.

The interactive and tactile game "Courrier Sud" allows you to revise your world geography and obtain your pilot's license.

"Draw me a sheep" invites everyone to sketch their work on a large blackboard, when "Aérousel" makes the seeds of aviators fly.

The treasure hunt mobilizes all the senses, and the tethered balloon flight is the highlight of a day before diving into dreams.

The Little Prince Park, rue de l'Espoir, 68190 Ungersheim.

Such.

: 03 89 62 43 00. Adult entry €23, child (-11 years old) €18, family pass (2 adults + 2 children) €74.

  • Or sleep ?

    At the Hôtel Les Loges

    (small Alsatian half-timbered houses).

    Special Halloween offer (October 21-November 6, 2022): 2 nights in a family room, breakfasts and day admission to the Park for 2 adults and 2 children: €314.

    Reservation: contact@hotellesloges.fr or 03 69 58 50 25.

City of the Sea (Cherbourg, Cotentin): to dive into its Redoubtable

The largest visitable submarine in the world is in Normandy.

Exploring Le Redoutable is unforgettable, a privilege.

The real submarine where officiated 135 crewmen that one expects to meet while surveying the passageways, the bedrooms, the officers' quarters with the captain's silver dishes, the operating room... and the Central Navigation Operations Post, of course.

The deep exploration machines are exhibited in the nave of the Gare Maritime.

Fascinating.

Continue with "The Ocean of the Future", 18 interactive spaces and 17 aquariums (including the deepest in Europe, the Abyssal Aquarium), and thus discover the last wild territory of the planet, its riches, its promises and the need to protect him.

Clever.

City of the Sea, alley of President Menut, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Such.

: 02 33 20 26 69. Adult day entry ticket €19 / child (5-17 years old) €14.

  • Or sleep ?

    Hotel Mercure**** Cherbourg Center Port, ideally located to stay in the maritime atmosphere.

    From €139 per night (based on 4 people).

Adventure side

Cité de l'Espace (Toulouse), for a trip to the stars

The most important site in Europe on the subject, the Cité de l'Espace has been offering exhibitions, workshops and experiences related to space news for 25 years.

No need to be a connoisseur or passionate;

we come back enriched and dazzled, certainly.

6h30: the average duration of the visit.

Allow two days.

To play the game of selections of future astronaut successors to Thomas Pesquet (“How does ESA recruit astronauts?” workshop), to enter the crater (900m², reconstituted soil and rocks of Mars) of the new immersion on the Martien “The Rovers take the stage”, and to live the sensory experiences of the “Moon: Episode 2” exhibition.

Curiosity aroused with the ISS control center and images from the largest telescope in the world, or at the heart of the planetarium.

City of space

, avenue Jean Gonord, 31500 Toulouse.

Such.

: 05 67 22 23 24. Day entry ticket from €17.

  • Or sleep ?

    Hotel*** Campanile Toulouse Sud Cité de l'Espace facing the Ariane rocket: offer 1 day at the Cité des Enfants + 1 night at the hotel including breakfast from €62/adult and €15/child.

Futuroscope (Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Vienne): back to the future

More than 40 attractions, experiences and technological adventures to test at Futuroscope and special events scheduled for the All Saints holidays.

Futuroscope / Press photo

"Futuroween", a special program for "laughing in fear" during the All Saints holidays: pumpkins, smoke games, soundtrack of circumstances and wandering creatures embellish the visit.

The iconic Rabbids are stationed at the reception in the morning before a make-up session, and a trip to the present in this park of the future, and its flagship attractions: "The Extraordinary Journey", inspired by the Journey around the World in 80 days of Jules Verne, (around the world in four minutes), "Objective Mars" (as astronauts), the "Rabid Rabbids Time Machine", "Arthur, the 4D Adventure" or "Hunter tornadoes” (new for 2022).

In the evening, it's time for the show "The Key to Dreams" before heading to Station Cosmos, the latest of the park's 11 hotels, designed like a spaceship.

Futuroscope

, avenue René Monory, 86360 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Tel.

: 05 49 49 30 80. Adult day entry ticket (13 years and over) €48/Child (5-12 included) €39.

  • Or sleep ?

    Hôtel Station Cosmos****, €474 for 4 people (including ticket, La Clé des songes show, overnight stay, breakfasts).

France Miniature (Elancourt, Yvelines): the tour of France in 1 day

France Miniature: a route dotted with 117 emblematic monuments of France to discover in the form of a treasure hunt during the All Saints holidays.

Jl Bellurget

Head to Les Yvelines in Ile-de-France to discover the large European park dedicated to miniatures and French cultural heritage, and turn into a giant for a day.

About 5 hours to go around the monuments and 2000 models (1/30th) presented, and to enjoy the 25 experiences that mark out the route, between archaeological excavations, prehistoric paintings in a cave, and exploration of Fort Boyard.

A lively tour of France for the holidays with the dreadful treasure hunt.

Assignment ?

Find, with the help of clues hidden in the monuments of the park, who stole the jewels of Queen Alién'Os de la Citrouille.

Obligatory passage in front of the 5 emblematic monuments of the park: the Eiffel Tower at human height, the accessible Ford Boyard, Notre-Dame and its original spire,

France Miniature

,

Boulevard André Malraux, 78990 Elancourt.

Such.

: 01 30 16 16 30. Adult day entry ticket €24, child (4-11 years old) €18.

  • Or sleep ?

    Hôtel Saint-Laurent***

    (Montfort-Lamaury), 17th century building located in the countryside, 20 minutes from the park.

    Overnight stay in a Deluxe double room for 4 people: from €230.

La Mer de Sable (Ermenonville, Oise): trip to the Far West

In the middle of the forest of Ermenonville (Oise) the Mer de Sable is the first theme park in France created in 1963 by Jean Richard.

Sea of ​​Sand / Photo press

A trip from the Arizona Desert to the Mississippi Valley via the Colorado Canyon to relive the adventure of the pioneers, notably through shows that spice up the day: "Lightning and Powder Shots" being the new the year.

Unmissable “Fort Dédale”, a new wooden labyrinth, winding and mysterious, which turns into “Bill Le Macabre's labyrinth” during the All Saints holidays;

like the park, renamed for the “Terrible Sea of ​​Sand” period from October 22 to November 6.

La Mer de Sable, National Road 330, 60950 Ermenonville.

Such.

: 03 44 54 00 96. Adult day entry ticket €29, child (3-11 years) €22.50.

  • Or sleep ?

    “La Cabane aux Loups”: unusual accommodation (cowboy hut for 5 people) located less than 30 minutes from the park and linked to the theme of the Sea of ​​Sand.

    Night from 159€.

Source: lefigaro

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