les 2 attractions en 3D sont inégables , la première superbe avec beaux paysages auvergnats et belle explication de l'apparition des volcans d'auvergne . La guide qui conduit le petit train connait bien le volcanisme et donne des explications scientifiques et bien documentées. La mine explosive est un peu grangignolesque , c'est du dysneyland moyen moyen. Des attentes parfois
Hello, We regret that you did not enjoy your visit in the Volcan de Lemptégy. Concerning the type of visit, our hostesses fully explain that the visit listening to a fully translated commentary is only available when taking the visit on foot. When taking the visit on train, you are supplied with a translation to read.Concerning the night show, it is only available in French. The logistics of providing translations during such a show is very difficult to establish. However, if tou had attended the show we feel confident that you would have enjoyedthe experience as the light show with lasers and imagery projected into the background of the volcano along with the finale of fireworks translate into any language.I would like to finish by stressing that members of our staff respect all of our customers, regardless of nationality. We welcome visitors from all over the world and we are constantly trying to adapt and improve our services.
We ended up here after deciding that it was too expensive to catch the train up to the top of Puy de Dome. There was a photo of it in the exhibition at the bottom where we were waiting for the next train up and debating whether it was going to be worth 9 euros each to go look at the view.This showed that you could go and visit the inside of a volcano rather than just stand on top of one and we thought that sounded more interesting. Lemptegy has been mined so the volcano has been dug away showing it's structure. It looks a bit cheesy from the outside but the entrance price includes an audio guide in various languages that is really informative. It guides you on a 1.5 km wander around the volcano and the old mine equipment finishing with a simulator 'mine' adventure - 4d experience!!! We really enjoyed the whole thing, learnt loads and were impressed with the sheer size of the place. Starting with a film (I think it had subtitles), they give you about 1.5 hours to do the tour before booking your '4d' appointment and that's just enough time to do the audio guide, we could have spent longer happily. You can use the little land train but it's not an arduous walk. Staff spoke excellent english and were really helpful and friendly - good fun and very educational.
Excellent guide qui nous a bien instruit pendant deux heures. Des petites haltes le long du parcours sont très agréables et "coupent" cette impression de visite panoramique.Possibilités de ramener quelques morceaux de volcan, la visite se termine (pour qui le souhaite) par les machines d'extraction du minerai. Film en 4 D (aux origines) dont les précautions (exceptées pour les femmes enceintes à la rigueur) paraissent un peu exagérées d'autant qu'il est facile de demander la désactivation du système des fauteuils, perso, et je ne suis pas seul, j'aurais bien aimé un peu plus long. A tarif égal avec le panoramique des Dômes cette excursion justifie son prix d'entré de 13,50€.
Our group visited the Volcano park as part of our coach tour of the villages of the Auvergne, and we had a fabulous time. The volcano is situated in the heart of the Chaîne des Puys, and you can choose whether to explore the area on foot or take a little road train. Either way, you actually enter the crater of an exploded volcano, and can clearly see the vents, bombs and layers of rock. We were taken round on the little train. There are plenty of stops to allow you to take photographs, and our friendly guide gave us an excellent explanation of what to look at. Until recently the crater was mined to extract the porous rocks, but the whole area is now a UNESCO heritage site. You can however still walk round the mining equipment.There is also an excellent exhibition room if you want more detail on the volcano. There are also two other experiences on the site which we thoroughly enjoyed. The first is a 4D film which gives you the experience of flying over this volcanic region as it explodes. I won't spoil the surprises for you! There is also a "mine ride". Unfortunately the dialogue wasn't in English but this didn't spoil our fun- a bit naff but we giggled all the way through it so enjoyed it all the same. Both of these experiences are subject to the usual health limitations.There is also a restaurant on site-can't comment on this as we didn't use it. There is also a souvenir shop selling the usual kids toys etc. Toilets were clean, and the whole site was free of litter-good to see people respecting such a wonderful environment.I think that this is a fabulous experience for singles, couples, families, and people of all ages. Here is a link to the website so that you can check out the prices and opening times etc. http://www.volvic-tourisme.com/HTML/sites/volcan_de_lemptegy_gb.htm
We spent a lovely morning at this Volcano Park in the Auvergne Volcanoes National Park in France. We were on a Leger coach holiday and this was an included excursion. Well worth a visit. During our visit we had a tour around the volcano area in one of these little trains (not on a rail) with an English speaking driver, a film and fun ride on the volcanoes. Vulcania is nearby but we were extremely happy with our visit to Volcano Park.
We had a great time at the Volcan de Lemptégy. The guide was excellent and the kids loved the little train. Our oldest particularly liked the 4D experience at the end and there was a park for our little one to play in whilst waiting for that to finish. Very friendly staff, and very helpful as we arrived late but were taken straight through to join the tour. Definitely recommend this tour.
How previous reviewers can say this is not a volcano is beyond me!!! Do some research of the area!! There are numerous Volcanoes in the area and Lamptegy is just one!! Although not active you can clearly see the layers of lava and ash etc.... the train journey was excellent with an english speaking guide!! Very passionate about her subject. Yes the exhibits are in French, you are in France!!!!!! The 4D film was superb i would recomend to anyone!!!!
J'ai visité le volcan à deux reprises avec des groupes d'élèves et à chaque fois les responsables se sont montrés très désagréables. Il nous a, par exemple, été nécessaire de négocier pendant une vingtaine de minutes pour avoir accès à la salle hors-sac alors que les élèves étaient transis de froid.La visite est en revanche intéressante et les guides sont très compétents.
Si tratta di una cava dismessa ricavata all'interno di uno dei tanti vulcani spenti dell'Auvergne. L'abbiamo visitato a piedi perché il trenino nell'orario in cui siamo capitati noi era fermo. Avevamo comunque un depliant facilmente comprensibile ed ho trovato molto interessante sia la passeggiata con i massi, le stratificazioni e anche gli antichi macchinari estrattivi. Purtroppo avevamo le ore contate in quanto stavamo percorrendo un trekking a piedi e non abbiamo potuto vedere il filmato. Comunque nel complesso piacevole e consigliato. Con un piccolo sovrapprezzo si può acquistare il biglietto che comprende anche la visita alla Maison de Pierre di Volvic che però personalmente non mi è piaciuta.