Animals and farms
Drive among the animals at Thoiry
Wow Safari Thoiry · Thoiry (78)
The park, renamed Wow Safari Thoiry, is explored by car first: you drive through large enclosures where the animals come right up to the windows.
Days out with a baby in Paris and Île-de-France
With a baby or a child under 3, you need short, easy and suitable outings: farms, gardens, aquariums and play spaces delight the youngest. Here are 24 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Pools, beaches and water
Spend the day at Villages Nature Paris
Center Parcs Villages Nature Paris · Bailly-Romainvilliers (77)
Without staying overnight, a day ticket gives access to Aqua Mundo, the heated water park at Villages Nature, with its slides and outdoor lagoon.
Animals and farms
See the giraffes at Vincennes zoo
Parc zoologique de Paris · Paris
On the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, the Parc zoologique de Paris spreads more than 3,000 animals across five biozones: Africa, Amazonia-Guiana, Europe, Madagascar and Patagonia.
Animals and farms
Watch the alligators beneath the Palais
Aquarium tropical du Palais de la Porte Dorée · Paris
In the basement of the Palais de la Porte Dorée, an Art Deco building from 1931, the aquarium brings together more than 300 species in over 80 tanks.
Parks and nature
Ride a pony by the lake
Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · Trappes (78)
Around the lake at Saint-Quentin, this 600-hectare estate brings together cycle paths, play areas, mini golf and treetop adventure courses.
Animals and farms
See Gascon pigs in Vincennes
Ferme de Paris · Paris
In the Bois de Vincennes, this five-hectare municipal farm organically raises Gascon pigs, Ouessant sheep, rabbits and a whole farmyard of poultry.
Parks and nature
Ride a pedal cart around Dampierre
Domaine de Dampierre · Dampierre-en-Yvelines (78)
The château designed by Hardouin-Mansart is closed for restoration, but its 90-hectare park can be explored by four-seater pedal cart, electric buggy or mule-drawn carriage.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim at the L'Isle-Adam beach
Plage de L'Isle-Adam · L'Isle-Adam (95)
On the banks of the Oise, this site laid out between the wars surrounds a vast sandy-bottomed pool that gets gradually deeper.
Animals and farms
Explore the Amazon at Parrot World
Parrot World · Crécy-la-Chapelle (77)
Near Crécy-la-Chapelle, this wildlife park devoted to South America takes you through Amazonian and Pantanal landscapes.
Pools, beaches and water
Paddle on the lake at Moisson
Île de loisirs des Boucles de Seine · Moisson (78)
Tucked into a loop of the Seine, this leisure park surrounds a 120-hectare lake where you can hire kayaks, paddleboards, pedal boats and small sailing boats.
Parks and nature
Play by the Étangs de Hollande
Base de loisirs des Étangs de Hollande · Les Bréviaires (78)
Deep in the Rambouillet forest, these ponds dug under Louis XIV to supply the fountains of Versailles are lined by a free sandy beach.
Leisure parks
Meet Mickey and step into Arendelle
Disneyland Paris · Coupvray (77)
The resort has two parks: Disneyland Park, with its castle and Fantasyland for little ones, and Disney Adventure World, the former Studios park renamed in March 2026 with the opening of an…
Parks and nature
Run through the water jets
Parc André Citroën · Paris
On the large esplanade, jets of water spring from the ground and children dash through them as soon as the weather warms up.
Parks and nature
Go rowing on Lac Daumesnil
Bois de Vincennes · Paris
A short walk from Porte Dorée, Lac Daumesnil and its two islands linked by bridges make up the liveliest corner of the woods.
Parks and nature
Row out to the island on the lake
Bois de Boulogne · Paris
These woods of nearly 850 hectares have 17 kilometres of roads closed to traffic, where children can cycle in peace.
Parks and nature
Explore the jungle of the Serres d'Auteuil
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil · Paris
This City of Paris botanical garden combines late 19th-century glasshouses with contemporary ones opened in 2019 around a Roland-Garros court.
Parks and nature
Play in the former Rothschild park
Parc Edmond de Rothschild · Boulogne-Billancourt (92)
This 15-hectare park was laid out in the 19th century for the Rothschild family, whose château has since disappeared.
Parks and nature
Learn about trees at the arboretum
Arboretum de Paris · Paris
South of the Bois de Vincennes, the arboretum of the École Du Breuil brings together 1,200 trees of 650 species and varieties over 12 hectares, each labelled and grouped by botanical family.
Parks and nature
Picnic between two arms of the Seine
Parc départemental de L'Île-Saint-Denis · L'Île-Saint-Denis (93)
This 25-hectare park runs the length of the island, between two arms of the Seine, with rolling lawns and banks where many birds nest.
Parks and nature
Slide down the dragon's tongue
Parc de la Villette · Paris
This 55-hectare park in the 19th arrondissement lines up ten themed gardens among lawns and canals.
Castles and heritage
Wander through the Grande Mosquée patios
Jardin de la Grande Mosquée de Paris · Paris
This Hispano-Moorish mosque celebrates its centenary in 2026.
Parks and nature
Climb the labyrinth at the Jardin des Plantes
Jardin des Plantes · Paris
The garden, free to enter, links the Seine to the Grande Galerie with long flower-lined avenues.
Castles and heritage
Play in a Roman amphitheatre
Arènes de Lutèce · Paris
Hidden behind the buildings of Rue Monge, this 1st-century arena has kept its stone tiers and its sandy floor.
Parks and nature
Climb the slopes of the Buttes-Chaumont
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont · Paris
This large, hilly park gives children's legs some proper climbs, with sloping lawns for picnics and several play areas with sandpits, swings and a merry-go-round.
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