6 Activities
Bird Park and Boat Trip: Road Trip on the Tracks of the Local Birds
Starts from
Lyon
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
6
Duration
9 hrs
Length
31 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Lyon
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
9 hrs
Length
31 mi
Anna Prudhomme
Travel Expert
- Visite Villars-les-Dombes beautiful zoological park.
- Climb in a tree house to observe many species of birds.
- Watch the sunset at the Turlet Pond Observatory.
- Eat at Le Milouin a traditional restaurant where you could try frogs.
Are you a nature lover? Do you like discovering new species? And immerse yourself in the surroundings fauna and flora of the place you’re visiting?
Then this one-day trip is made for you!
Meet the nicest species of birds of the Ain department while going on a tour of the Villars-les-Dombes zoological park. Pass by the Turlet Pond Observatory or climb a 27-meter-high tree house to study those beautiful flying creatures. Feed baby flamingos, or pelicans before going on a boat ride on a charming pond located nearby.
Then this one-day trip is made for you!
Meet the nicest species of birds of the Ain department while going on a tour of the Villars-les-Dombes zoological park. Pass by the Turlet Pond Observatory or climb a 27-meter-high tree house to study those beautiful flying creatures. Feed baby flamingos, or pelicans before going on a boat ride on a charming pond located nearby.
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Are you a nature lover? Do you like discovering new species? And immerse yourself in the surroundings fauna and flora of the place you’re visiting?
Then this one-day trip is made for you!
Meet the nicest species of birds of the Ain department while going on a tour of the Villars-les-Dombes zoological park. Pass by the Turlet Pond Observatory or climb a 27-meter-high tree house to study those beautiful flying creatures. Feed baby flamingos, or pelicans before going on a boat ride on a charming pond located nearby.
Then this one-day trip is made for you!
Meet the nicest species of birds of the Ain department while going on a tour of the Villars-les-Dombes zoological park. Pass by the Turlet Pond Observatory or climb a 27-meter-high tree house to study those beautiful flying creatures. Feed baby flamingos, or pelicans before going on a boat ride on a charming pond located nearby.
Anna Prudhomme
Travel Expert
- Visite Villars-les-Dombes beautiful zoological park.
- Climb in a tree house to observe many species of birds.
- Watch the sunset at the Turlet Pond Observatory.
- Eat at Le Milouin a traditional restaurant where you could try frogs.
Day Itinerary
6 Activities
Day 1
30 mi0.6 mi
Get on the Tracks of the Local Birds of the Villars-Les-Dombes Park
On this one-day journey, you'll be discovering the beautiful fauna of the Ain department. You will have a chance to climb into a tree house culminating the canopy, meet the little prankster birds called Rainbow Lori or visit the nursery where the chicks are pampered.
Let yourself be guided by ornithologists of the site, and a picnic will be prepared for you to have lunch at the water's edge.
After this vibrant experience, you’ll be heading to the Domaine De la Dombes for a boat trip on the Moulin pond before watching the sunset at the Turlet Pond Observatory.
Let yourself be guided by ornithologists of the site, and a picnic will be prepared for you to have lunch at the water's edge.
After this vibrant experience, you’ll be heading to the Domaine De la Dombes for a boat trip on the Moulin pond before watching the sunset at the Turlet Pond Observatory.
Bird Park Villars les Dombes
Zoo
Open Details
There are so many things to do and see at the Villars-les-Dombes beautiful zoological park. So get ready as you’ll begin with the Panoramic Tower designed as a tree house to observe the canopy’s fauna. Bringing you a little closer to the world of the birds, this vertical walk allows you to discover the local avifauna.
Then, I’ll recommend scheduling a visit of the Rainbow Lori, the small parrot native to Oceania and one of the nurseries where hundreds of baby macaws, hornbills, flamingos, or pelicans, are growing up.
Finally, book one of the guided tours to fully enjoy the experience, there are some available at different prices, for different ages and depending on the time you’ll like to spend at the park.
There are several good restaurants on the site, such as La Réserve or Le Comptoir des Colibris. You could also just take a snacking at the Food Truck de la Dombes or La Chouet’Tarterie to enjoy at the water's edge.
Then, I’ll recommend scheduling a visit of the Rainbow Lori, the small parrot native to Oceania and one of the nurseries where hundreds of baby macaws, hornbills, flamingos, or pelicans, are growing up.
Finally, book one of the guided tours to fully enjoy the experience, there are some available at different prices, for different ages and depending on the time you’ll like to spend at the park.
There are several good restaurants on the site, such as La Réserve or Le Comptoir des Colibris. You could also just take a snacking at the Food Truck de la Dombes or La Chouet’Tarterie to enjoy at the water's edge.
0.5 mi
10 min
Watch Tower in the Bird Park
Scenic Lookout
Open Details
This the first activity you'll begin with : the Panoramic Tower designed as a tree house to observe the canopy’s fauna.
15.4 mi
40 min
Camping Domaine de la Dombes
Lodging
Open Details
Then head to the Domaine de la Dombes! There you’ll find a beautiful pond called Étang du Moulin and I recommend renting a small boat made for 3 - 4 people.
Watch the birds and try to find the names of the one you just learnt about at the zoological park!
Watch the birds and try to find the names of the one you just learnt about at the zoological park!
0.1 mi
5 min
Observatoire d’Étang Turlet
Scenic Lookout
Open Details
To end your day in one of the best possible way, head to the Turlet Pond Observatory to watch the sunset and have a final look at the beautiful bird fauna of this amazing location.
3.2 mi
10 min
Le Milouin
Restaurant
Open Details
Le Milouin is a traditional restaurant, in the charming village of Boulignieux, located in the heart of the Dombes. The menu is made of Dombes specialities : this is the perfect occasion to try fresh frogs if you never had some!