Do you love nature and adventure? Make the most of your stay in the Loire-Atlantique region to fill up on thrills and spills as a family. Discover the 5 best accrobranche parks in and around Nantes.
AccroCamp on the Ile de Nantes
An accrobranche course in the city, that’s rare! Located on the Ile de Nantes, in the Parc de Beaulieu, Nantes’ AccroCamp offers a wide variety of courses for all ages.
Young and old alike can take to the skies on 6 acrobatic courses, perched between 6 and 15 meters high, graded by level of difficulty (blue, green or red).
Each course offers its share of thrilling workshops: Tarzan vines, jumps into the void, monkey bridges, climbing nets, 100-metre-long zip lines…
- Address: Parc de Beaulieu, rue du Pré Salé, 44200 Nantes. Open daily in June, July and August from 10am to 7pm, picnic area, reservations recommended on the AccroCamp website.
Défi Nature in Frossay
Located between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, in the heart of the Château de la Rousselière forest, the Frossay adventure park offers courses suitable for the whole family, from age 2 upwards.
Come and have fun on 10 acrobatic courses offering over 120 original workshops for playing Tarzan and Jane in the trees.
On the program: free-fall jumps, zip lines, suspended logs, floating bridges, as well as paintball, orienteering courses, laser games and outdoor escape games.
- Address: Parc de loisirs du Château de La Rousselière, 44320 Frossay, open from April to September, more info: www.definature.com
Pornic Aventure
Climb to the treetops in the heart of Pornic forest. Choose from 9 high-level courses, spread over nine hectares of nature. A hundred workshops for all ages await you.
The adventure park features 1,500 meters of zip lines, including one 200 meters long over a lake! A nature challenge for your vacation in Loire-Atlantique!
- Address: Chemin des Trois Croix Sainte-Marie, 44210 Pornic, picnic area on site, itinerary, rates and timetable on www.pornic-aventure.com
La Vallée des Korrigans in Savenay
In Savenay, between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, discover the Vallée des Korrigans, a four-hectare lakeside leisure park. Some of the courses are very physical and quite vertiginous.
A special mention for Accropitchoun’, a course dedicated to children aged 4 to 7, where everyone can discover the joys of accrobranche in complete safety.
Not just accrobranche. Paintball, laser tag, soft archery, canoes, aquakarts and a 15,000 m2 playground are also on the menu!
- Address: Pôle de Loisirs du Lac, 44260 Savenay. The park offers 11 adult courses and 3 children’s courses (from age 4). Picnic tables are available. Further information: www.lavalleedeskorrigans.fr
The Bois aux Daims tree-climbing park in Plessé
Between Nantes and Redon, in the heart of a superb oak forest, come and put your agility to the test at the Bois aux Daims in Plessé and awaken your inner squirrel!
The courses are designed for children and adults alike, with progressive levels of difficulty. You’ll move from tree to tree on suspended workshops between 1 and 20 meters high: zip lines, suspension bridges, climbing nets, Nepalese footbridges…
- Address: Parcours du Bois aux Daims: 17 rue du Champ Chaumont, 44630 Plessé. Open daily in July and August. Further information: www.escapades-verticales.fr
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