Parc Jardins du Monde

About

Planet Exotica is a 7.6 hectare botanical and zoological garden located in Royan, Charente-Maritime department, New Aquitaine region. Set in the heart of the Pusseau marshes, one of the last urban marshes on the Atlantic coast, it consists of several thematic spaces (gardens, tropical greenhouses) where terrariums house nearly 250 species of reptiles from all over the world (crocodiles, anacondas, lizards, turtles). As a wink to the occupants of the site, real-scale dinosaur reproductions were arranged across the park.

Planet Exotica is the successor of the Jardins du Monde Park, the flagship attraction of the Charente seaside resort since 2002. It features an open-air night bar (Le Butterfly), a lounge bar, also outdoors, near the lake (Palm Beach Lounge), and an indoor restaurant and bar (Jungle Café). The park has pedal boats to go around the marsh.