A clouded day is no exception. Even then the temperature remains agreeable without the close heat of France’s interior.

If you feel like practising sports, the park offers ample choice from an all-weather tennis court, table tennis facilities, a jeu-de-boule court and a multi functional field for football, basketball, and volleyball.

Especially for children there are two playgrounds and there are also indoor facilities.

Through a wireless network you can make use of the internet practically everywhere at the park.

At walking distance of the park there are two bakers, a butcher’s and a chemist’s. The supermarket of Saint-Julien-en-Born can easily be reached by bike.

At the reception you may require information about all sorts of activities at the park and its surroundings. There is also a small library.

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In these villages you find a great variety of shops and nice restaurants. In summer there are various markets with many local products.

At walking distance of Village Ocelandes you can dine deliciously in Auberge-du-Born.

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When the weather is nice you can take the cable car from the ground station to the Pic du Midi (the Bigorre) at an altitude of nearly 3000 metres. From the Pic du Midi you have a magnificent view of the Pyrenees.

Pic du Midi
Rue Pierre Lamy de la Chapelle
65200 La Mongie
Tel: +33 (0)8 25 00 28 77
Pic du Midi

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In the park, there are a spacious swimming pool, a separate children’s paddling pool, tennis court, jeu-de-boules court and two children’s playgrounds. The delightful semi-detached bungalows are built in clusters of four.

Furthermore the park has a TV-system, wireless internet facilities and a multi-lingual park management team.

In the vicinity of the park you find beautiful woods and beaches with delightful possibilities for cycling, playing golf, surfing, and swimming. An ideal destination for young and old.

With the park as your basis you can visit many beautiful places like Bordeaux, Dax, Bayonne, Lourdes, and Spanish San Sebastian. Well-known seaside resorts nearby are Mimizan, Biscarrosse, Vieux-Boucou, Capbreton, Arcachon, Biarritz, and Saint-Jean-de.Luz.

The bungalows at Village Ocelandes are individually and privately owned. Various proprietors offer their houses for rent.

Rates vary from € 350 low season to € 995 high season per week.

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All bungalows are individually and privately owned and, therefore, vary as to lay-out and equipment. Various bungalows are offered for rent.

Through this website you can book your stay directly with a large number of owners. All bungalows on offer in principle comply with the following characteristics:

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Here you find the splendid broad sand beaches of the Atlantic coast. There are many different possibilities for practising watersports. Daring surfers show their antics on the boisterous waves: a wonderful spectacle.

Directly behind the coast you will find extensive pinewoods and large lakes amongst which are the lakes of Léon, Aureilhan, Biscarosse and Parentis. Ideal if you think the waves of the Atlantic Ocean are too high.

When you follow the coast to the south you arrive at the imposing Pyrenees. Well-known seaside resorts are Biarritz and Hendaye. Also worth visiting are Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne with their cosy squares and restaurants.

The hinterland of Aquitaine boasts pristine natural scenery and has numerous traditions. Its high summits and peaceful valleys with their lucid mountain streams for canoeists and rafters.

Discover how the proud population cherishes its culture. Each village may have its own folkloristic festival celebrated in the village square in the shade of the ‘fronton’ (fives wall). The Spanish influence is quite noticeable: architecture, temperament and even many names are Spanish.

In Aquitaine mountains, lakes and the ocean are represented in all their splendour.

You will find more information on the website of the Comité Régional du Tourisme d’Aquitaine.

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Other well-known towns in this district are Arcachon, Dax, Biarritz, Bayonne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Lourdes and Spanish San Sebastian.

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From Village Ocelandes Contis-Plage has the nearest beach. It is a nice, bustling little seaside resort with various restaurants and shops.

The beach of Lit-et-Mixe, called Cap de l’Homy, is more quietly situated.

Lively Mimizan-Plage has beautiful beaches, too. This place is visited by many young people in the summer months.

During the high season the beaches of Contis-Plage, Cap de l’Homy and Mimizan-Plage are guarded. Flags show if swimming could be dangerous because of the powerful surf.

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On the wide beaches children can build large sandcastles or thoroughly enjoy the beautiful waves.

In the high season an entertainment team organizes all kinds of attractive activities for the children (young and old ones). What do you think of an exciting fox hunt or making pancakes?

Also outside the park all kinds of activities are organized: canoeing or rafting on the current of the rivers, quad driving in the woods of Les Landes or a nice pony ride and going to the nearby jungle park.

At the reception child cots and baby chairs are for hire.

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Especially Contis-Plage, Hossegor and Seignosse are well-known and in the late summer large international surf competitions are held here like the Rip Curl Pro and the Quicksilver Pro.

All through the year surf, body-board, long-board and bodysurf lessons for beginners and advanced students are taught here. There are various surf schools on the beaches of Contis-Plage and Cap de l’Homy.

Max Respect
31 Boulevard de la Plage
40170 Contis
Tel. +33 (0)5 58 42 45 74
Max Respect

Esprit Océan
Plage du Cap de l’ Homy
40170 Lit-et-Mixe
Tel. +33 (0)6 63 21 95 19

The tour to the beach of Contis is about 8 kilometres and takes you for the greater part through the woods.

Cycling route from Village Ocelandes to Contis-Plage

Bicycles are for hire with Cycles et Pêche Jean Yves Sourgens

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Route des Lacs
Saint-Julien-en-Born
Tel: +33 (0)5 58 42 75 12

1. GR (sentiers de grande randonnée – long trails)
2. GRP (sentiers de grande randonnée de pays – regional trails)
3. PR (sentiers de promenade et randonnée – local trails)

The GR and GRP trails are meant for trained hikers. The GR runs through the Côte d’Argent from Lacanau tot Urt.

The short PR are easy and do not require any specific preparation. In Les Landes there are as many as 124 of them varying in length from 4 to 21 kilometres.

At the Tourist Office in Saint-Julien-en-Born you can buy walking maps.

Tourist Office
Rue de Ecoles
40170  Saint-Julien-en-Born
Tel. +33 (0)5 58 42 89 90
Tourist Office

On your way to Contis-Plage you find ‘Centre Equestre de Contis’. On the Route du Bayle in Saint-Julien-en-Born you will find ‘Ferme Equestre Kerdoen’. A little further on, beautifully hidden in the woods, is ‘Poney club du Grand Lio’.

Centre Equestre de Contis
40170 Saint-Julien-en-Born
Tel: +33 (0)5 58 42 46 06
Centre Equestre de Contis

Ferme Equestre Kerdoen
Route de Bayle
40170 Saint-Julien-en-Born
Tel: +33 (0)5 58 42 74 84
Ferme Equestre Kerdoen

Poney club du Grand Lio
40170 Saint-Julien-en-Born
Tel: +33 (0)5 58 42 42 88
Poney club du Grand Lio

The trip lasts about two hours and finishes in the vicinity of Contis-Plage. Transport to the place of embarkation is taken care of.

Atlantis Loisirs
Lieu dit le Pont Rose
40170 Contis-Plage
Tel. +33 (0)5 58 42 84 51

These stalactite caves consist of 5 levels. The caves have splendid stalactite and stalacmite formations in beautifully illuminated halls with names like Le Chaos and La Salle des Lustres.

During your visit you make a boat trip and you are brought back outside the caves on a small train.

The Caves of Bétharram
65270 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre
Tel. +33 (0)5 62 41 80 04
Grottes de Bétharram

Dune du Pyla is a ‘walking dune’, moving every year as much as 4 metres. The dune has a very steep slope. There are stairs in the summer months. The summit of the dune looks very much like a moon landscape.

Dune du Pyla
Avenue de la Plage
33115 Pyla-sur-Mer
Dune du Pyla

The caves are enchantingly illuminated and every fifteen minutes guides take care of a 900-metre-walk under the ground. In the caves you find paintings dating back ten to fifteen thousand years.

The fossil remains of the sea to which the caves own their existence are a first rate attraction. The nearby village of Sare is among ‘Les plus beaux villages de France’.

Caves of Sare
Route Grottes de Sare
64310 Sare
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 54 24 16
Grottes de Sare

The train from La Rhune takes you to an altitude of 905 metres, to the top of the Basque country-side. The train with its beautiful wooden carriages climbs across slopes with a 25% gradient.

During the trip discover the botanic life of the Basque mountains and the sources of the 3 fountains as well as the Pottoks (small wild Basque horses), the sheep and the vultures.

Le Petit Train de La Rhune
Col de Saint-Ignace
64310 Sare
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 54 20 26
Le Petit Train de La Rhune

Also the resin workshop of Vidal in Luxey is part of this museum, just like an agricultural domain near Hostens and a church in Belhade

Marquèze EcoMusée
40630 Sabres
Tel. +33 (0)5 58 08 31 31
Marquèze EcoMusée

Biarritz le Phare is situated on the Côte de Basque. This course has 18 holes spread across 5.4 kilometres and is favoured by professionals both at home and abroad. This course is regularly used for top tournaments.

Golf d’Arcangues distinguishes itself by its fantastic views of Basque landscapes. Here you can play a pleasant game of golf at the same time enjoying its surroundings when walking and playing on the course. The balance between open holes and holes hidden among the woods is perfect.

Seignosse is a course for all tastes. The fairways lined by oak and pinewoods form a challenge for every golf player. The various sand and grass bunkers as well as the various water gardens make this course very attractive.

Malika Golf Club Bassussary is surrounded by ancient oak trees and lies at the foot of the mountains. You are offered a choice from holes situated against the slope and holes lying on flat ground.

Moliets is partially built between the pinewoods of Les Landes (13 holes) and partially along the coast (5 holes). It is a fast course with bunkers of all shapes and sizes. Since 1998 Moliets has been an international training centre for the National Federation.

Biscarrosse Golf lies opposite the northern lake and has 2 parcours of 9 and 18 holes. It is an undulating course surrounded by woods.

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In the surroundings of this town you find various Amusement Parks like ‘Aqualand’ with nine acres of water attractions, Recreational Park ‘La Coccinelle’ and the mini-attraction park ‘Kid Parc’ for two to twelve-year-old children.

Aqualand
145 Route des Lacs
33470 Gujan Mestras
Tel. +33 (0)5 56 66 39 39
Aqualand

La Coccinelle
La Hume
33470 Gujan Mestras
Tel. +33 (0)5 56 66 30 41
La Coccinelle

Kid Parc
Parc de la Hume
33470 Gujan Mestras
Tel. +33 (0)5 56 66 06 90
Kid Parc

Also Musée de la Mer with its marine aquarium and tanks with seals and pelicans is definitely worth seeing.

Pinède des Singes
Route Nationale 10
40530 Labenne
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 45 43 66
Pinède des Singes

Zoo du Bassin d’Arcachon
Route de Cazaux
33260 La Teste-de-Buch
Tel. +33 (0)5 56 54 71 44
Zoo du Bassin d’Arcachon

Musée de la Mer
Plateau de l’Atalaye
64200 Biarritz
Tel. +33 (0)5 59 22 33 34
Musée de la Mer