Visit a Medieval Castle - 2 hours*
Have you ever imagined life in a castle ? Come on my tour to learn about the medieval castle - its construction, its features, its defenses. This kid-friendly tour will please the whole family! We will visit a real castle located 20 minutes from Paris, built from 1360 to 1410.
We will take the drawbridge over the moat & enter through the main tower. We will visit the keep & its residential area. We'll make the rounds on the wooden terrace which commands views for miles around. We will climb a dizzying spiral staircase to the top of the castle & see the battlements with its bell tower, just like the soldiers who once guarded the castle. Then we descend into the dungeons & servant's quarters. I will provide the historical context to help you & your kids learn about life in the Middle Ages!
*Tour price does not include entrance fees or transportation costs. Food & beverages not included.
Play Day for the Little Ones - 3 hours*
Take your little ones to the largest park in central Paris - ideal for smaller children under 10. This 57-acre park has all your kids need for a fun morning out of doors!
Toddlers can play in the sandbox & the older kids can enjoy themselves in the playground...play on the swings, slip down the slide, get dirty in the sand. Then take a ride on the traditional wooden horses of the merry-go-round or choose a real pony for a gentle ride.
Rent a radio-guided sailboat & pilot the ship on the waters of the Basin...facing a baroque Renaissance palace (built 1612). Or see a marionette show & enjoy a traditional Fairy Tale with puppets. After all that effort, everyone can relax in the Kiddie Picnic Area & slurp some ice cream or sip a cool drink !
Marionette show
Toddler sandbox
Playground
Toddler swings
Sailboats on the basin
Traditional wooden merry-go-round
*Tour price does not include entrance fees or transportation costs. Food & beverages not included.
Family Fun - 4 hours*
We will spend half a day having fun with your kids ! Just a short metro ride from the city we will visit & castle, a zoo & an aviary.
We start off with a real medieval castle (built 1360), which we will visit from the top of the battlements down to the dungeons. I explain how castles were constructed, defended & how the owners lived. We will see the king's bedchamber, his private study, his chapel & his treasury. We will learn about life in the Middle Ages. See above for additional description.
Next stop - an aviary & zoo. See pink flamingos, exotic parrots, giraffes, wolves, lions & other fun animals. Visit creepy lizards, snakes & giant spiders. Smile at the seals, playful otters & the waddling penguins. Visit the aviary to see birds up close. A fun time for everyone!
The castle we will visit
Spiral staircase in the gatehouse, leading to the battlements
Covered walkway on the parapets
Belfry, clock tower with primitive mechanism to chime the hours
Rare white rhino
Lazy lions
Gawking giraffes
Pink flamingos
*Tour price does not include entrance fees or transportation costs. Food & beverages not included.
Dinosaurs & More - 4 hours*
This tour is both fun & educational, the perfect way to spend a morning or an afternoon with your family in the Botanical Gardens & Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Discover the Jardin des Plantes, the city's Botanical Gardens, with 11 different garden settings : Alpine Garden, Rose Garden and a fun Labyrinth. Greenhouses hold exotic plants in the natural environments.
The Museum of Natural History has fabulous exhibits including life-size dinosaur skeletons and the famous "March of the Animals". Kids can discover how animals have evolved over the millennia.
Kids will love the zoo, with some 500 different animals including some endangered species.
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