Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Thursday 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Friday 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Sunday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm

Opens Wednesday at 01:30 pm

Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : South Coast & Poitevin Marshes

Services

  • Cash
  • Chèques vacances (holiday voucher)
  • Credit card accepted
  • Disable access
  • English spoken
  • Groups
  • Parking
  • Pets welcome
  • English
    • THE BIG CHALLENGE – Have fun in the largest aquapark in the West

      Experience an aquatic adventure in the largest treetop adventure park in the world!

      Located in the heart of the forest, the GRAND DÉFI Aquapark offers a GIANT water fun course for young and old!

      The 2760 m² inflatable aquatic structure is made up of more than 80 modules linked together with different obstacle courses: giant slides, human catapults, climbing walls on the water... or even a 4-meter-high mega Mountain!

      • From 6 years old (adult and responsible adult on the structure required for children under 11)
      • Allow 1h30 (30min of equipment + 1h of activity)
      • Free course
      • Online booking recommended (open from June 22 to September 15, 2024)
      • Swimsuit required
      • Secure and monitored area


      A new aquatic area for the whole family

      The new aquatic area of the LE GRAND DEFI leisure park also offers you the chance to discover (or rediscover) numerous water-based activities such as stand-up paddleboarding or pedal boats.

      Stand-Up Paddle

      • From 6 years old (adult companion on the paddle for under 11s)
      • 30 min or 1 hour
      • Life jacket mandatory
      • Know how to swim


      Pedalo

      • From 2 years old (adult companion on the pedal boat for children under 11)
      • 30 min or 1 hour
      • Life jacket mandatory


      The park also offers many fun and sporting activities:

      • Tree climbing
      • Paintball
      • Outdoor laser game
      • Escape Game in the forest
      • Orienteering
      • Disc Golf
      • Pony ride
      • Quick Jump
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Traveller Reviews Le Grand Défi

4.7 sur 5 9260 reviews

  • Charlotte Randall

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Charlotte Randall on 02/09/2024

    Amazing place. Our little one loved the pony rides so much we went back multiple times - shout out to the staff who run the pony rides, they are so welcoming and friendly. We also loved that our 4 yr old could do the zip wires - lots of great courses to do. A great place to go with all ages and really reasonable. Lovely setting too.

  • Cath

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Cath on 03/08/2024

    Absolutely amazing, highly recommended. Excellent value for money can spend the whole day here. So much to do children aged 8,10,13 and 15 loved it as did the adults!

  • Olivia Lucas

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Olivia Lucas on 21/08/2024

    Amazing site with something for everyone. My 7 yr old loved the galactic laser. Great value for money as well.

Traveller Reviews Le Grand Défi

5.0 sur 5 1291 reviews

  • "Brilliant two days!"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Jo F on 26/08/2024

    What a brilliant couple of days at this park! It has something for everyone and very reasonably priced! We always prefer these types of activities in France as so much better than the UK offering. We...

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  • "Fantastic day"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Nicola D on 12/08/2024

    After visiting last year we had to go back! - this year we took our own packed lunch so we could stay for longer. My youngest is 4 so he could only go on the yellow which was enough for him. We...

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  • "Amazing!"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Emer S on 06/07/2024

    Great adventure park and well worth a visit. We did paintball and the Accrobranche options. It wasn’t too busy so we got to stay for as long as we wanted in the Accrobranche area. Paintball was...

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Le Grand Défi

Address

40 rue de l'Étoile
85150 Saint-Julien-des-Landes

Contacts

Phone : 02 51 98 79 02

GPS coordinates

46° 38'46.08"N, 1° 42'53.98"W

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