Amusement and leisure parks in Vendée

The Vendée is an ideal destination for camping holidays, thanks to its many sandy beaches, immense forests and listed historic sites. But the Vendée is also a destination of choice for theme park enthusiasts.

Indeed, the Vendée is home to a dozen theme parks, offering activities for all ages and tastes. From large theme parks to smaller, more authentic leisure parks, there’s something for every budget and every taste. Discover them from your campsite in Saint-Jean de Monts.

Le Parc du Puy du Fou

Located in the heart of the Vendée, 1 hour from the beaches, the Grand Parc du Puy du Fou covers 150 hectares of forest in the commune of Les Epesses, south of Cholet.

Much more than just an amusement park, this theme park features some twenty grandiose shows on the theme of French history, as well as reconstructed historic villages with their typical houses and gardens.

Voted “best amusement park in the world” five times, the Puy du Fou is now being exported abroad. Book your tickets for the Grand Parc du Puy du Fou now!

Le Château des Aventuriers

The Château des Aventuriers in Avrillé, on the road to Les Sables d’Olonne, is a theme park based on the world of pirates and dinosaurs. One of the most popular leisure parks in the Vendée, it offers a fun and original way to discover history.

On the program: a riddle trail through the 16th-century château, a haunted escape game, a dinosaur and menhir trail through 86 hectares of landscaped parkland and protected forest.

Le Grand Défi, the world’s biggest tree-climbing park !

Just 30 minutes from Sables-d’Olonne, Challans and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, this family leisure park offers a wide choice of activities in the forest: accrobranche (the world’s largest), paintball, disc-golf, Lasertag, ExplorGame, Quickjump and Laser Game in the heart of nature! Find out more on the Grand Défi website.

O’Gliss Park, Vendée’s largest water park

Located between La Roche-sur-Yon and La Tranche-sur-Mer, O’Gliss Park is one of Europe’s largest water parks. This gigantic 6-hectare park offers more than 25 slides, rivers with buoys and wave pools. It’s the ideal amusement park for cooling off on hot summer days. Suitable for families with young children and teenagers alike.

Other theme parks in Vendée

As well as the best-known theme parks, the Vendée also boasts a number of smaller, family-friendly attractions.

Atlantic Toboggan in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: water park with racing slides, river of buoys, wave pool…
Dino’s Park in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: dinosaur-themed themepark, 4D cinema and animated dinosaurs…
Youpla’Land in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: inflatable playground for children aged 0 to 14…
Parc des Dunes in Brem-sur-Mer: water slides, pedal go-karts, inflatable trampolines, mini-golf, toboggan run…
Préhisto’site in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt: theme park on prehistory and megaliths, museum, workshops and Neanderthal activities…
Parc de Pierre Brune in Mervent: amusement park a