Loro Parque Review
Recently I went away to Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife for the third time for nearly two weeks which would explain my absence from reviewing. Now I am back and you are probably going to see a few Tenerife reviews!
I have been to the Loro Parque all three times I have been ... Read review
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Advantages: Great day out, interesting, Orca show Disadvantages: Expensive!
...I have been to the Loro Parque all three times I have been in Tenerife and think it is a brilliant tourist attraction and that if you are visiting you must go and visit it! Loro Parque is a cross between a massive fancy zoo, a conservation place and basically a brilliant tourist attraction (and it is advertised everywhere on the island!)
My favourite part of the park was the Orca show and this is the best animal show I have ever seen ... ...a bit of a letdown! Loro Parque also has the largest collection of parrots in the world and these are dotted around the park in cages which are quite small to be honest. Most of the animals have nice environments to live in though and have space to move around e.t.c
For little children there is a small adventure playground with some slides and some climbing things for children 10 and younger. Nearby there is a rollercoaster which you ... more
Loro Parque Review
Recently I went away to Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife for the third time for nearly two weeks which would explain my absence from reviewing. Now I am back and you are probably going to see a few Tenerife reviews!
I have been to the Loro Parque all three times I have been in Tenerife and think it is a brilliant tourist attraction and that if you are visiting you must go and visit it! Loro Parque is a cross between a massive fancy zoo, a conservation place and basically a brilliant tourist attraction (and it is advertised everywhere on the island!)
My favourite part of the park was the Orca show and this is the best animal show I have ever seen and something you must see if visiting Loro Parque. The Orca whales are from Seaworld in America and they do lots of clever tricks and are very interesting to watch and the show gave me lots of brilliant photos! However if you want to take pictures it may be better to sit further back as there are seats near the front labelled Splash Zone where you may get drenched by the whales! It claims to be the best Orca show in Europe and I would agree with that!
Another brilliant thing to see is Planet Penguin. Inside there are over 200 penguins in effectively a massive freezer and you watch them going along a travellator! (Not sure if this is how you spell it - correct me if I am wrong!) It really is an amazing sight to see the penguins in the biggest replica of the Antartic ever created!
The Aquarium is also amazing and one of the best aquariums I have ever been to and better than some specific aquarium attractions and includes a shark tunnel towards the end and many beautiful fish including rays, tetras and even piranhas, and a fantastic turtle.
The dolphin show is also well worth watching and the dolphins do some clever tricks, most of them involving jumping and them doing flips. The other shows available are the sealion show - which is similar to all other sealion shows and also a parrot show but this was only in Spanish which was a bit of a letdown! Loro Parque also has the largest collection of parrots in the world and these are dotted around the park in cages which are quite small to be honest. Most of the animals have nice environments to live in though and have space to move around e.t.c
For little children there is a small adventure playground with some slides and some climbing things for children 10 and younger. Nearby there is a rollercoaster which you have to pay 1 euro to use! There is also a cafe here and they sell all sorts of food and drinks but they are reasonably expensive e.g 2 and a bit Euros for a bit of French baguette with some cheese and salad.
There are also lots of plants around like catci and there are loads of big palm trees. There is also a section which just has orchids but it is quite small but the plants are pretty and this just proves how much there is to do here!
The main downside of Loro Parque however is the price and the fact that it costs over 100 Euros for a family of four to enter however if you are a Canarian resident (live in the Canary Islands) you can get in for just 19 Euros each per adult which is really cheap considering how brilliant the park is! As you can see it is expensive unless you are a resident and you also have to factor in the cost for a couple of snacks and cups of tea or coffee and the price for visiting is incredibly high! Also another thing that I thought was wrong is they classify an adult as someone over 11! I think that it should be at least 16 years and older for an adult! Other bad things are the fact the park is quite busy and because of the climate it can get very hot - well at least I thought so!
Overall though the park is great and well worth visiting if you happen to be in Tenerife. There is so much to do and see like the amazing shows, all the parrots, the aquarium, Planet Penguin and so much more that you really do have to visit!
Loro Parque was open from 8:30 - 6:45 when I went recently. You can get a free yellow bus from the middle of Puerto de la Cruz to Loro Parque but this bus has very long queues so I suggest either driving or getting a taxi there.
4/5 An amazing day out which comes with a hefty price tag!
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Advantages: a pleasant day out Disadvantages: cost and parking
...Puerto de la Cruz and Loro Parque.
The journey from the Village took just over and hour and a half, so from Las Americas or Los Christianos the drive would take around and hour. At the junction between TF1 and TF5 you will find all the road signs feature a small whale tail, parrot and dolphin symbol, this you simply follow to the park. Without it you would find it very hard to find the Park since it is in the middle of Puerto de la Cruz.
Ideally ... ...park.
Next up the Loro Show (Parrot show) having seen this once it is fascinating but Im not a fan of birds flying around me so we gave it a miss, if its your first visit give it a go if nothing else it gets you out of the sun for a while, we moved on to the Dolphinarium since a show was due to begin.
On the way to the dolphin show you pass the giant tortoises, there are two or three in here plus several smaller ones, as well as a sealion enclosure ...
scuba_angel 14.09.2007
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Advantages: fascinating shows Disadvantages: which make me sad
...they get to know that Loro Parque is one, if not *the* attraction of the island, a huge poster welcomes them, all trolleys in the airport carry a small one. So that they won´t forget the message each bin on the island (more than 10 000 all in all) has a poster, too, showing a photo or a design of one of the animals of this small zoo.
It´s situated in Puerto de la Cruz, the well-known resort in the north of the island, in Punta Brava to be precise ... ...possible we decided to pay Loro Parque a visit.
The German Wolfgang Friedrich Kiessling founded it in 1972, he started with three loros as a taxi driver told us (Spaniards call parrots ´loros´), after more than 30 years he´s built the greatest delphinarium in Europe, the greatest penguinarium of the world, owns the best hotel on Tenerife (Hotel Botánico***** in Puerto de la Cruz) and has been awarded loads of awards and honours. He´s now planning ...
MALU 09.01.2006
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Advantages: The cleanest animal park you will ever visit Disadvantages: May be difficult for people with limited mobility
Loro Parque is an amazing animal park. Quite simply I do not know where to start - there is so much that can be said. I am going to concentrate on the highlights of the day as there is too much to put in a single review. I hope I cover the main attractions and that you may decide to visit after reading.
We visited as part of an organised excursion with our holiday company. The visit was expensive. But, after a day at Loro Parque we decided the entry ... ...still is.
You enter Loro Parque through a grand entrance designed as a Thai Village. The village is said to be the largest Thai village outside of Thailand itself and the park has a close relationship with Thai royalty. As you continue forwards there is a bridge over a lake filled with Koi carp in all sizes and colours. The path then leads to the entrance official, where a picture is taken of you with 2 parrots (the translation of loro parque is ...
nattinoo1970 06.02.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Loro Parque, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Advantages: Good Value. Lots to see. Shows Multi-Lingual Disadvantages: Location poor for holiday makers in the south. Poorly planned show times.
...on a day trip to Loro Park in June 2006, although the translation is Parrot Park, the main reason for my visit was the Dolphin Show and the new Orca Show that openned at the begining of June.
I was travelling to Tenerife alone so it was also a solo trip to the park which I found suited me. Although there were lots of families on days out, I am not sure that I would have had such a good time if I'd had to consider other people, as I found that the ... ...is a free bus to Loro Parque from the centre of town. Not sure how easy it would be to get to from the south of the island, i would imagine it would take at least an hour each way on coach.
Oh and for those of you with Google Earth, it has great views of the park. ...
sammi_kt 29.07.2006
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Advantages: Amazing wildlife and shows Disadvantages: Long journey depending on where your staying
Loro Parque is probably the best attraction on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Although the journey via coach from Puerto de Santiago took a tiring 3 and a bit hours to Puerto de la Cruz, it was well worth it. I would strongly recommend watching all of the shows around the park such as the sealions, whales, dolphins and the parrots. The dolphin and whale shows were amazing and I must admit that they topped those of Sea World, Orlando, Florida. Loro ... ...name as the park is based around the hundreds of different parrots they own. If you are on holiday to Tenerife, do not hesistate to visit this park. With animals ranging from penguins to tigers to gorillas, it truly is somewhere to visit as it is a brilliant place for families, couples, groups of friends or even by yourself. Do not miss out! ...
HayleyMaloney 12.07.2008
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