MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE - MENAGERIE DU JARDIN DES PLANTES
All year Would you like to organise a fun family outing which is educational too? Here’s an idea: the Ménagerie of the Jardin des Plantes. This zoo in the heart of the French capital was set up in 1794 in the former royal gardens and is one of the oldest zoos in the world...
At the time of its creation, it held animals from the Ménagerie royale de Versailles as well as those confiscated from fairgrounds. As time went by, bears, big cats, reptiles and all kinds of other species joined the animal family. Limited to an area of 5.5 hectares to house its guests, the Ménagerie now concentrates on smaller animals and is more than ever a place for research and conservation. Pop in to the monkey house, visit the wild cats and explore the vivaria and take the opportunity to admire certain species in danger of extinction or which no longer exist in the wild.
The oldest zoo in the world, the Menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes is over 200 years old. It houses a wide variety of animals, from big cats to reptiles. With areas for strolling.
Open every day of the year, from 9am to 6pm. Sunday and public holidays from 22 March to 30 September 2008: 9am to 6.30pm.
Price: €7. Reduced price: €5 for children 4-13 yrs, large families, non-school groups (10 people minimum). Free for under 4s, disabled persons and those accompanying them, member of ICOM, journalists, job seekers, those on RMI.
Access through the Jardin des Plantes.
Guided visits for groups, booking required (tél. : 01 40 79 36 00)
