Frequently Asked Questions F.A.Q

Retrouvez tous les horaires, été comme hiver, sur notre page : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/horaires.

Non mais deux options sont possibles : acheter un billet non daté (valable 1 an à compter de la date d’achat) ou acheter des billets datés (avec une remise de 4 €). Consultez notre page : zoobeauval.com/billetterie. Il est aussi possible d’acheter un billet d’entrée sur place, aux caisses du ZooParc, au prix d’un billet non daté. 

Oui, nos 15 points de restauration vous accueillent pour déjeuner, prendre un verre ou goûter. Retrouvez les jours d’ouverture et les horaires sur : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/restaurants. En revanche, les pique-niques sont interdits dans l’ensemble du parc. Deux aires aménagées et abritées vous attendent aux deux entrées du ZooParc. Un tampon de sortie vous sera apposé pour pouvoir rentrer à nouveau dans le ZooParc. 

Une journée entière est nécessaire pour visiter le ZooParc. Toutefois, nous vous conseillons de le faire en deux jours afin de prendre le temps d’une visite complète (découverte des territoires, animations pédagogiques, spectacles des oiseaux et des otaries, survol du parc, etc…).

Toutes nos offres tarifaires sont consultables sur notre page billetterie : zoobeauval.com/billetterie. Vous pouvez y acheter vos billets en ligne. 

De nombreux parkings sont situés à proximité du ZooParc aux deux entrées. Ils sont tous gratuits (ZooParc et Hôtels). Une signalétique et nos agents vous précisent où vous garer selon votre véhicule. Pour les camping-cars, le stationnement est gratuit de jour comme de nuit. 

Vous trouverez toutes les informations et horaires sur nos pages : l’Odyssée des Lions de mer, les Maîtres des Airs, nos animations pédagogiques.

Le ZooParc de Beauval se situe en Loir-et-Cher (41), au sud de Blois, à mi-chemin entre Tours et Vierzon, à 3 km de Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. Tous les moyens d’accès (en voiture, train, bus) sur notre page : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/acces.

Oui, 4 hôtels thématisés vous accueillent à proximité du ZooParc : Les Jardins, Les Pagodes, les Hauts et les Rivages de Beauval. Vous pouvez aussi louer un appartement dans notre résidence hôtelière : Les Hameaux de Beauval. Consultez notre page : zoobeauval.com/dormir-a-beauval.

Dans les 4 hôtels de Beauval (les Pagodes, les Hauts, les Rivages et les Jardins), les chambres sont accessibles à partir de 16h. La restitution des clés se fait au plus tard à 12h, le jour de votre départ. Dans notre résidence hôtelière, les Hameaux de Beauval, les appartement sont accessibles à partir de 16h et doivent être libérés avant 10h. 

The methods of payment accepted are: bank cards, checks, cash, holiday vouchers and pre-paid card.

Retrouvez les informations sur la page : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/infos-pratiques, rubrique : « accueil des visiteurs en situation de handicap ».

Retrouvez les informations sur la page : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/infos-pratiques, rubrique : « animaux domestiques ».

Retrouvez les informations sur la page : zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/infos-pratiques.

Non, tout est compris dans notre tarif d’entrée. Aucun supplément pour ces activités n’est à prévoir. 

Beauval applique les mesures gouvernementales pour la lutte contre le Covid : actuellement, aucune mesure restrictive en cours pour visiter le ZooParc ou séjourner dans les hôtels.

The zoo is open every day of the year, from 9 a.m. (except during extreme weather conditions which may affect traffic and/or the safety of Beauval’s clients). This is true for all seasons, Sundays and national holidays included.

Beauval was created in 1980 by Françoise Delord, a person passionate about birds and the animal world. It was a crazy gamble that became an extraordinary success; the zoo is ranked 1st amongst French Zoos and Aquariums and ranked as the 4th most beautiful zoo in the world (by Trip Advisor in 2018)!

The ZooParc covers almost 45 hectares.

The ZooParc de Beauval received 2,000,000 visitors in 2022.

The ZooParc de Beauval and its hotel establishments have more than 430 permanent employees, in addition to 600 seasonal employees.
See offers: emploi.zoobeauval.com/

To become an animal keeper, 5 establishments in France provide certified animal keeper - facilitator training:

Le CFA A - Gramat (46) http://www.formation-lot.fr

Le CFPPA du Loir-et-Cher - Vendôme (41) https://formationsoigneuranimalier.fr/pages/ecole-soigneur-animalier-vendome-cfppa

L’Institut rural de Carquefou (44) 

Le Lycée Agricole Saint André - Sury Le Comtal (42) http://www.lycee-saintandre.com

Les Etablières - La Roche Sur Yon (85) www.etablieres.fr

“Beauval Emploi” news, as well as the dates of events organised by the Beauval Human Resources team, are regularly published in the “Évènements” section of the Beauval Emploi site.

3 shops are located within the ZooParc de Beauval:
- « Uluwatu » shop, located in the dome, offers, in addition to products representing all the emblematic species that live in the dome, a bookshop area.
- « Autour du monde » shop, located at the South entrance to the park welcomes you in 400m² of souvenirs: panda, tiger, koala … you will find our flagship species in plush, on mugs or in key rings.
- « Le Royaume des Pandas » shop, also located at the South entrance, is dedicated to pandas.

To find out more about our stores, visit our page zoobeauval.com/preparez-votre-visite/boutiques.

For a lighter visit: do your shopping, then, before leaving, collect your purchases at the shop of your choice: “Autour du Monde”, “Uluwatu” (Dome), or collect them at your hotel’s reception area.

It is possible to browse the “Au Royaume des Pandas” and “Autour du monde” shops without buying an entry ticket. Simply hand over a form of ID at ticket office n° 1 at the South entrance.

You don’t want to travel? Discover our e-shop and find all our products.

For any information concerning fair / raffle prizes, please contact us at infos@zoobeauval.com.

If you know the date on which you wish to visit: benefit from a € 2 discount on the entrance fee with a fixed-date ticket!

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If you don’t know when you want to visit: buy an undated ticket at full price and choose your visiting date later.

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When your online purchase is complete, you will receive an email inviting you to download your tickets from your customer area. If you do not see it in your inbox, check that it didn’t get filtered to your junk mail folder. In any case, you can still find the tickets you have ordered by logging into your customer area from the ticketing site. Log in with your email address and the password that you provided when you created your account.

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Bicycles, children’s bikes, roller-skates, balance bikes, and scooters are prohibited in the ZooParc.

Please consult the ticketing page: http://www.zoobeauval.com/billetterie

Contact one of our food outlet teams; all Beauval personnel are in permanent contact via walkie-talkie. The child concerned will be accompanied to the ZooParc’s reception (entrance).

No, picnics are prohibited inside the ZooParc. A covered area, with tables and benches, for 300 people is available near the car park. It is possible to enter the ZooParc and then leave for a picnic, as long as you receive a re-entry stamp from the kiosk facing the turnstile.

Beauval is home to 35,000 animals belonging to 800 different species.

The activity of a zoological park in winter is not the same as in summer. While some animals move into their shelters due to low outdoor temperatures, many of them can still be observed in the tropical greenhouses or via viewing windows.

At Beauval, more than five tons of food are consumed by the ZooParc’s animals each day!

Each animal has a feeding regime that is adapted to its species; being given foods that are not part of this diet can make them seriously ill. It is therefore strictly forbidden to feed the animals.

To us, animals are priceless and cannot be quantified in terms of money. This is all the more true when speaking about endangered species such as the gorilla or the snow leopard. For ethical reasons and with a conservation-based approach in mind, zoological parks have removed the concept of monetary value with regards to their animal exchanges. Zoos function through exchanges and breeding loans; all of Beauval’s animals come from other zoological parks.

Don’t! Neither big cats nor primates are meant to be pets. Chimpanzees, to give just one example, can become extremely powerful and dangerous once they reach adulthood. In addition, it is not possible to improvise being an animal keeper, as serious knowledge of the species concerned is required. Furthermore, these species, some of which are endangered, are often included in breeding and conservation programmes. The possession of exotic pets creates many problems, especially when such individuals are released into the wild (birds, small mammals, reptiles, etc.). In fact, the possession of exotic pets by members of the public is often prohibited. Be aware!

Yes, in certain services at the ZooParc de Beauval and Beauval’s Hotels, in limited numbers. For organisational and security reasons, the ZooParc de Beauval limits access to backstage areas of the animal sectors for interns under the age of 18.

Animal keeper interns:

Given the large number of internship requests it receives, the ZooParc de Beauval gives priority to interns who have received professional training in the following establishments:

• Le CFPPA in Loir-et-Cher - Vendôme (41)

• L’Institut rural de Carquefou (44)

• Le Lycée Agricole Saint André - Sury Le Comtal (42)

However, it is possible to carry out a work placement with an 8-week maximum duration, as part of a defined professional project.

Interns from other training sectors:

The ZooParc de Beauval and the Beauval Hotels accept interns for a maximum duration of 8 weeks, in the following professional sectors:

• Education (étude en Éthologie, BTS Tourisme, BTS Gestion et Protection de la Nature, Licence de Biologie)

• Warehousing (DUT Logistique)

• Maintenance (Bac professionnel Électricité)

• Green spaces (Bac professionnel Aménagements Paysagers, BTSA Aménagements Paysagers)

• Commercial (BTS Commercial)

• Communication (BTS Communication)

• Catering (Bac professionnel Cuisine/Bac technologique Hôtellerie-Restauration/Contrat d’apprentissage)

• Hospitality (Bac technologique Hôtellerie-Restauration, CAP Services Hôteliers and other certified courses)

• Housekeeping (Bac technologique Hôtellerie-Restauration, CAP Services Hôteliers and other certified courses)

• Reception (Bac technologique Hôtellerie-Restauration, CAP Services Hôteliers, BAC +2 Hôtellerie-Restauration and other certified courses)

• Bar service (Contrat d’apprentissage)

Interns can be provided with free accommodation, subject to availability.

Each year, more than 5,000 applications, 1,000 of which are internship requests, are processed by Beauval’s Human Resources team.

Yes, many seasonal jobs are available at Beauval each year (waiting staff, commis chefs, dishwashers, housekeepers, reception staff, multi-skilled catering staff, shop salespeople etc.) The tourist season starts in February and increases from April until the end of August, it is possible to apply from January onwards.

Applicants with a form of training that has been recognised and validated by an approved training organisation, and with significant experience in an animal park, are prioritised.

Yes, when hosting groups, employees with kitchen and/or serving experience are recruited in an ad hoc fashion. Those without experience can also apply.