The animal park located 40k km from Paris reopened this weekend in "drive" mode: only by car, visitors could observe wild animals from Africa and America. Europe 1 was able to attend the first day of visits, Saturday. 

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A weekend in "drive" mode ... at the zoo! 40 km from Paris, city dwellers looking for space and nature after confinement were able to afford a getaway to the Thoiry zoo, reopened this weekend, only for car safaris. Europe 1 was able to attend the public reunion with this 8 km course, dotted with wild animals from Africa and America. 

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Reconciling "security" and "nature"

"The ostrich, I think it pecked at the window to bite our cakes," enthuses Maya, six, who sees this impressive bird so close up for the first time. Through the window of the family car, she also encountered a herd of zebras and bison, roaming free in this park, just like giraffes and elephants.

"We are each in our car. We are very very happy, the weather is nice, it is warm," said Amanda, who came with her two children. "The output of perfect deconfinement what! Children, what they really missed a lot is nature. There it allows to reconcile the two: safety and nature, with animals."

Because health security is guaranteed by the very concept of Safari: "There is zero contact. Circulation on foot is completely prohibited", explains Christelle Bercheny, director of the site. The 1,500 families seduced on Saturday never came into contact with the other visitors. 

35 euros per car of five people

"It's their vehicle, so the gestures inside ... They wear the mask if they wish," says the manager. "We, our staff are completely protected, the tolls have ice inside, so they are not in direct contact. But the experience of the safari itself, the 200 animals in the park and the 30 species are there The experience is the same. "

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After this test opening weekend, the Thoiry safari should reopen for good on Wednesday. Cost of the walk: 35 euros per car of five people.