Camping Ferme aux Crocodiles

Don’t be tricked by its name: La Ferme aux Crocodiles – or Crocodile Farm – is home to crocodiles, of course, but that’s not all! A whole host of animals who live on land, underwater or in the air fill the wonderful menagerie at this unique tropical reserve. In fact, it’s more than just a reserve: it’s a sanctuary that works hard for the protection of crocodiles, so there’s even more reason for a visit with the family or your special someone!  

After your adventures out and about in the Ardèche and the neighbouring areas, you’ll head back happy to your favourite Sandaya campsite with its services and amenities designed just for you: heated water park with water slides, whirlpools and massage jets, spa with hammam, sauna and balneotherapy area, plus direct access to the river, all surrounded by 14 hectares of gorgeous greenery. You couldn’t really dream of a better base for your camping holiday in the Ardèche, could you?

An array of fascinating activities awaits your budding young campers at La Ferme aux Crocodiles! In the morning, before the reserve opens, your little ones can admire the animals waking up during a guided visit, followed by an exotic breakfast. At lunchtime, more food with a picnic worthy of champions! Then, in the afternoon, a trip to the amphitheatre to listen to the stories and watch the documentaries.

If you still have time (and the energy!), take your little tribe along to the sessions where the keepers explain how the turtles, birds and iguanas are fed. A chance for the whole family to hear some surprising and amusing anecdotes about the reserve’s inhabitants!

Lovebirds on a visit to La Ferme aux crocodiles, be prepared for a few surprises! First, because it’s not every day you get to see so many reptiles, plants and other species brought together in one place, but also because there are plenty of amazing activities for couples to enjoy: from “the apéro croco” and the nursery to the multiple photo opportunities with all these animals on show, there won’t be a dull moment during your romantic day out! 

Why not combine your trip to La Ferme aux Crocodiles with a visit to another unmissable Ardèche attraction? There are so many to choose from! Sporty sweethearts will descend the Gorges de l’Ardèche in a canoe, loved-up history lovers will visit the Chauvet 2 cave and its 36,000-year-old cave paintings, while intrepid romantics will journey into the depths of the Earth to admire the majestic underground chambers of the Aven d’Orgnac cave.