Where brown bears and wolves live side by side

: Published: 15 October 2023

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If you are looking for something to do during the upcoming October holiday, then make sure to put Vallorbe and nearby Sainte Croix on your map. Juraparc is a wildlife park boasting bears and wolves in cohabitation, which replicates the most exacting conditions found in nature.

The wildlife park where brown bears and wolves live side by side, in the Jura vaudois, between Le Pont and Vallorbe, at the Mt d'Orzeires pass situated at 1000m.

Juraparc is not only a wildlife park with bears, wolves and bison, it's also an entertainment and leisure park for children, with a large playground and direct contact with goats, ponies, donkeys and Alpacas! The restaurant that sets itself apart from the alpine inn with its refined cuisine and many specialities and a large sunny terrace.

In fact, under natural conditions, wolves and bears have large territories that they share with other species. Mont d'Orzeires have reproduced conditions similar to and proportional to the natural territories of these 2 species.

The park also leave stumps, fallen trees, clumps of bushes, pebbles etc. for this purpose. The aim of the park is to offer the animals a space similar to freedom.

The park is bounded on one side by the visitor footbridge (over 3m50 high) and on the other by nature with an imposing rock face.

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ADMISSION
Visitors enter the park via an access path leading to a 1,100m long observation deck 3 meters above ground level. The rear of the park is a natural cliff 10 to 20 meters high.

The visit is rounded off by a range of educational information on the species on display.

Animal feeding: every weekday at 14h and at weekends at 10h15 (May through October). In winter, the animals rest and eat less.

Dogs are not allowed inside the animal park, but are welcome everywhere else (restaurant, store, etc.).

Length of visit: 1/2 to 1 hour (unlimited) but it is recommended to allow 1h30 for quiet observation of the parks and animals, as they are often visible but lying down.

It is suggested to bring your own pair of binoculars.

The entrance ticket is valid for the day, so you can enter and leave the park as many times as you like. (valid from Monday to Friday).

A wheelchair is available free of charge for guests with reduced mobility.

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