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Theme & Adventure Parks in Dordogne — 10 of Our Favourites

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A great place for a family day out and to escape the pre-historic world of the Dordogne...

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Tree-top adventures near cahors

1. CAP NATURE - Parc de Loisirs, Cahors

Just 5 minutes from Cahors, in Pradines, there are a multitude of activities on offer from acrobatic courses in the trees, to paintball, kayaking, hiking, orienteering and much much more.

The perfect place to spend a day with family and friends, enjoying the challenges in a natural and beautiful environment.

Jacquou Parc, Le Bugue

2. Jacquou Parc, Le Bugue

A relatively small theme park but with a great atmosphere, plenty to do and a good day out for all of the family.

Combining an animal park, water park and an amusement park there is plenty to amuse children, young and old, for a day. You can pet the llama, goats and even a highland cow, or if you prefer the water then the slides and pools will keep children amused for hours. A bouncy castle, mini golf and amusement rides for the younger children means that you can spend the whole day here, either with a picnic or enjoy a snack in the restaurant and bar area.

Wild Boar Killed near Grasse

3. Les Sangliers de Mortemart, near Le Bugue

This is a great outing for a family as you will have the chance to see these magnificent wild boar in a natural environment where they forage and feed in the forests of oak and chestnut trees.

The farmer offers guided tours with commentary so you can hear more about the breeding of his boars, to understand their way of life and the function of breeding from birth to the processed product. After your tour you can visit the farm shop to sample and buy some of these products.

Throughout the summer months of July and August the farm is open daily from 10:00-19:00 and the tour (in French) starts at 15:00 sharp each day and lasts around 90 minutes. During other periods the farm is open to visitors from 13:00-17:00 on Sundays.

Rocamadour Aventure, Rocamadour

4. Rocamadour Aventure, Rocamadour

Aerial adventures including treetop ladders, zip lines, cave routes and rocks faces to climb. This adventure park offers a mix of everything to keep the whole family entertained.

More than 1000 metres of Tyrolean (zip line) and one that is 250 metres long, plus numerous paths through the trees ranging from 0.5 to 20 metres above ground. There are various difficulty levels including children's, green, blue, red and black.

All equipment is included in the cost (harnesses, lanyards, pulleys and carabiners) and is installed and checked daily by the activity company. The courses are practiced independently, in compliance with safety rules, however, ground patrol monitors are available to advise you. After a small mandatory initiation (briefing) that presents the safety instructions, you can continue at your own pace and according to your capabilities.

Based just 5 minutes drive from the town of Rocamadour the site is easy to access. Open during the Easter holidays and throughout spring and summer.

a reptile in Martel animal park

5. Reptiland Animal Park, Martel

For over 25 years this park has allowed visitors to come into close (and safe!) encounter with crocodiles, cobras and more than 200 other reptiles and venomous species.

Come and discover these creatures as you have never seen them before and learn more about them. This park has the largest collection of reptiles in Europe and the staff are passionate about them and about helping you to learn more about these creatures.

The animals are fed throughout the day so that you can experience this and staff are on hand to answer any questions. The information boards are available in both French and in English.

a person in a net climbing between trees

6. La Foret des Ecureuils Adventure Park, Sarlat-la-Caneda

From tree climbing to paintballing and even via ferrata, the Foret des Ecureuils Adventure Park has plenty of offer all ages.

With a choice of 51 ziplines, 171 different features and 11 courses...you won't be bored! Be prepared for an action-packed few hours in the trees, tackling some challenging obstacles.

They also have a Via Ferrata course that will allow you to scale a local rock face that is specially equipped to facilitate your ascent.

If paintball sounds more like your kind of thing then get the family or a group of friends together and come to tackle this assault course.

There is onsite catering for snacks, sandwiches and drinks in July and August. The rest of the year there are picnic benches available.

A macaque with Rocamadour in the background

7. Foret des Singes Wildlife Park, Rocamadour

This wildlife park is dedicated to the Barbary Macaque monkey who roams free in the 20 hectares of woodland.

The park is a research centre dedicated to understanding the social behaviour of the endangered macaque and breeding them for reintroduction into the wild. They have so far successfully released over 600 macaques to their natural habitat in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

Guides are there to answer all of your questions as you enjoy the park, and to tell you about their way of life.

A white boat with brittany ferry written on it

8. Port Miniature, Bergerac

Location
Bergerac

Take this opportunity to drive the electric replicas of real boats: tug, trawler, ferry, steam Mississippi barges...The small port has everything for those who want to go out there and play sailor "for real".

Under continuous supervision you can take out a miniature replica boat and sail it on the pond Campréal in Bergerac. There is a small buvette to sit and relax on land and grab a quick snack after a hard days sailing!

Le Bournat - Living History Museum, Le Bugue

9. Le Bournat - Living History Museum, Le Bugue

Location
Le Bugue

A living museum that offers much more than your ordinary museum or theme park. A great day out that will take you and your family back in time to an era long ago.

Local craftsmen are on hand to demonstrate the dying arts and ancient skills of the Blacksmith, Tanner and Basket Weaver to name a few. A working farm with its ancient tools and implements, a school house with authentic furniture and toys, many of which are there to be played with, the church with its wedding in progress, the Walnut Oil Mill and the Still are all here, a whole microcosm of the French countryside as it was 100 years ago.

Accrobranche

10. Cap Cauderoue

This outdoor park has a tree-top trail, paintball, mountain-biking, canoeing and horse-riding for those seeking a bit more adventure or a change from the pretty villages and vineyard visits.

The tree-top trail has a course for children, and a number of levels for adults and older children.