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Zoo de Jurques, Jurques

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If you're looking for an adventurous day, Zoo de Jurques is an exciting wildlife destination featuring 650 animals from all over the world in a serene, green Normandy park. A trip to this site will show you giraffes, penguins, lions, tigers, and much more. It is the only zoo in the region to welcome white lions and offer visitors the chance to touch snakes.

There are also enthralling demonstrations to see, such as feedings for wolves, penguins, and monkeys. If you are lucky, you may even be able to tour the zoo at night when wildlife gets most lively. Several restaurants with a variety of choices are also available on site. PutZoo de Jurques into our Jurques trip site and find out what's close by, where to stay, and where to head next.

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414 reviews

By Paul S

It was lovely to see such a tidy and well kept zooalogical park. All the mammals, reptiles and birds looked so healthy. Also all the staff were helpful and polite and very understanding with my...

It was lovely to see such a tidy and well kept zooalogical park. All the mammals, reptiles and birds looked so healthy. Also all the staff were helpful and polite and very understanding with my... more »
By C6212MJcatherinem

We visited the zoo on 1 September. It was really quiet so we were able to walk round at our own pace and get great views of the animals. There are some unusual animals that we haven't seen in other.... more

We visited the zoo on 1 September. It was really quiet so we were able to walk round at our own pace and get great views of the animals. There are some unusual animals that we haven't seen in other.... more »
By dgeoff1

Since it's out in the country, we didn't expect this zoo to have as much to see as it did. We figured we could probably get in and out in an hour, but ended up staying three. The animals were very...

Since it's out in the country, we didn't expect this zoo to have as much to see as it did. We figured we could probably get in and out in an hour, but ended up staying three. The animals were very... more »