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Very expensive for what you get compared to most z...

Very expensive for what you get compared to most zoos/wildlife parks around the world.
The parc buildings/fences/water parc is very old and worn out, but the plastic signs are new!

I imagine 10-15 years ago this might have been an enjoyable place, but today it is in a state of disrepair, the animals look sad and bored, the 'safari' drive-through is a joke, more like driving along a go kart track in a field looking at/feeding deer - go to parc Omega to experience a similar idea, but 10 times the scale.

For me, a drive through safari means literally driving through animal enclosures; lions, tigers, bears, monkeys, apes etc, where they are eating your mirrors and pulling any loose parts of cars, this is like driving through a normal park.

As for the zoo itself, it's pretty small, with large walks between the enclosures, luckily the paths are decorated with bronze statues to keep you interested/distracted. Hint: they're not interesting.

The whole place seemed more like an experiment in seeing if people are fed enough sugary drinks and greasy food as they wander around bashing the cages/glass of each animal to get some sort of reaction out of the tired animals, with not one person being told "please don't do that". Speaking of staff, most of them are teenagers, with not a lot of training/interest in dealing with misbehaving people - where are the adults?!

Apparently the parc is involved with some sort of captivity breeding program, but I saw no such signage/literature, only bright signs to the next ice creamery.
Even the information plaques for the animals were missing in some parts, leaving people to guess what they were seeing - teach people! It's important!

The entire water park area was closed to the public also, with no forewarning when buying tickets at full price (supposed to include the water park), as well as looking and smelling like a stagnant swamp - hardly enticing or well-kept.
Dotted along the paths are various gift shops, cafes, ice cream huts etc, but 90% all of them are closed and look like they would never open again, just rotting away...

On a positive note, the Feline tunnels were good, but a bit of a 'one hit wonder', their star attraction, but the cats all looked bored with their small enclosures, apart from the cheetahs, which seemed to have a nice large area to run in.

All in all, not a good place, my partner and I just found it depressing.
We will not be returning.

As long as the money gets spent legitimately on helping animals, as well as making sure their own animals are looked after, I don't mind paying the full price, but adding more and more brightly coloured 'Disney-style' rides and signs and games and eateries is not what I expect from a zoo whose primary concern should be the welfare of animals.

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