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5 UNMISSABLE FAMILY HOLIDAYS ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS

Designed to inspire your programme development, these five must-do family holidays activities highlight the key experiences. Easy to integrate into your itineraries, they add value to your stays and respond to your clients’ expectations in the family holidays sector.

©Rocher de la Fileuse / CDT Creuse

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©Tèrra Aventura, découverte de la cache avec les badges / M Turin – CRTNA

1. EXPLORE NOUVELLE AQUITAINE ON A TÈRRA AVENTURA SCAVENGER HUNT

Tèrra Aventura is the biggest scavenger hunt in France.
The free app takes you on an outing to explore the local heritage sites. Tèrra Aventura has over 600 geocaching trails throughout the Nouvelle-Aquitaine area and 3 million players every year. It’s a great way to spend quality time with the family and explore the best of NouvelleAquitaine.
The app is available in 5 languages (French, English, Spanish, Dutch and German) all year round.

2. SLEEP SOMEWHERE SPECIAL

  • Doze off in outer space at the 4* Station Cosmos Hotel at Futuroscope. Spend the night with your crew in a space station-style room with comfortable futuristic cabins.
  • Experience another world in quirky accommodation at Défiplanet, France’s biggest outdoor resort just 30 minutes south of Poitiers. Sleep among the wildlife in ecolodges at Parc Zoo du Reynou near Limoges.

©Défiplanet / CRTNA – FEDER

©Attraction Eclipse / Futuroscope

3. HAVE THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE AT OUR THEME PARKS

  • Take a spin on the 40 rides at Futuroscope, France’s most surprising theme park. With adventure, thrills and fun-filled rides, there’s something for everyone no matter their age or taste. Not forgetting Aquascope, the new water park making a splash with digital technology (awarded “Best Water Park in the World” 2024).
  • Unleash your inner adventurer at Walygator Sud Ouest near Agen. Rides and shows for all the family.

4. TRAVEL BACK IN TIME

  • Hunt down pirates at Le Château des Enigmes in Pins and Laas. Le Château des Énigmes is a new kind of theme park where you can have fun exploring the fabulous château and grounds. Scavenger hunts introduce children and adults to the pirates in Pons or the Pyrenean legends in Laas.
  • Travel back in time over 20,000 years in Lascaux and visit the Centre international de l’Art Pariétal to feast your eyes on unique cave art.
  • A trip to the Ecomusée de Marquèze whisks you back to the 19th century to experience culture and history in the Landes de Gascogne. Activities, tours and more. Original: take a steam train to get here.

©Le train de l’ écomusée de Marqueze / Landes Attractivité – Sébastien Chebassier

©Aquarium de La Rochelle / CRTNA – FEDER

5. HAVE FUN LEARNING AND EXPLORING

  • Children can satisfy their curiosity at Cap Sciences on the Bordeaux docks near the Cité du Vin. Cap Sciences uses interaction and play with scientific workshops for children to find the answers to their questions in a wide range of subjects: robots, archaeology, astronomy, investigation and more. Planetarium, exhibitions, experiences and talks for curious cats of all ages.
  • Take a deep dive into the sea at La Rochelle Aquarium, one of the biggest private aquariums in Europe.
  • The more you learn about it, the more you love and want to protect the ocean at Cité de l’Océan and Biarritz Aquarium. Playful, experiential and sensational.

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