Tropical Zoo

La Londe-les-Maures, France, France

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The Tropical Zoo (also known as Jardin Zoologique Tropical or formerly Jardin d'Oiseaux Tropicaux) is a zoological and botanical park located at 583 route de Saint-Honoré in La Londe-les-Maures in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on France's Mediterranean coast, covering 6 hectares and open since 1989.

Created in 1988–1989 on the site of an former arboretum of eucalyptus and tropical plants, the park is classified as a "jardin remarquable" (remarkable garden) by the French Ministry of Culture and combines both botanical and zoological collections. The Tropical Zoo houses over 250 animals from around the world, including lemurs, squirrel monkeys, African tortoises, meerkats, wallabies, rare birds such as calaos and hoccos, primates, and a mini-farm, with visitors able to watch animals being fed by caretakers at certain times.

The park features one of the most beautiful arboretums in southeast France with a 1,300-meter walk through paths, including extensive collections of exotic plants, succulents, agaves, yuccas, dasylirions, nolines (among the largest in France), bamboo, and palm trees. As a biological conservatory involved in international species preservation programs, the Tropical Zoo participates in global breeding and conservation efforts for endangered species and conducts research in aviculture, ornithology, horticulture, and botany.