Tag: Zoos & Aquariums

Marineland Mallorca before you go - Shows, animals, tickets and getting there

Dolphins have been the stars of this seaside park since 1970. More than half a century later, they still draw the biggest crowds of...

7 things not to miss at Safari Zoo Mallorca - The safari drive, Daisy the elephant and the monkey zone

Somewhere on a three-kilometre track in the east of the island, a baboon may decide your wing mirror looks interesting. Keep the windows up...

First visit to Barcelona Zoo? Gorillas, Komodo dragons and a Sahel savannah in Ciutadella Park

Most big-city zoos sit on the edge of town. This one has been tucked inside a 19th-century park in the old centre since 1892,...

Inside the Barcelona Aquarium - An 80-metre shark tunnel, penguins and a submarine ride to the deep

A moving walkway hums under your feet, while a long shadow lined with ragged teeth slides silently across the glass above your head.Barcelona Aquarium,...

Is Bioparc Valencia worth it? Lemurs at arm’s length, gorillas and Spain’s only underwater hippo view

A ring-tailed lemur drops from a branch onto the path, a metre from your shoes. There's no fence, no glass, just a keeper smiling...

Benalmadena beyond the beach - A white village, a cable car and the Costa del Sol’s most unusual marina

Twenty minutes on the train from the airport, and you could be gliding over pine forests to a summit almost 800 metres above the...