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Tivoli World The Show and Amusement Park of the Costa del Sol. It is the biggest amusement park on the Coast, which offers lots of different rides plus musical shows for all ages, variety of foods in the park's many restaurants, and many more options make Tivoli World a must for all the family to visit. |
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AquaPark - Mijas Family friendly waterpark at the heart of the Costa del Sol. Open May through September. The park offers everything for a full day of sun and exciting water adventures. Great value. |
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SELWO is a safari park that has ecosystems from five different continents in more than one hundred hectares of land, with organised tours on vehicle or on foot. The Pórtico de la Naturaleza is a vast oasis of tropical and subtropical plant vegetation; zoological reserve with many primates and alligators from the Mississippi; and also a large lake full of numerous species of bird, especially wading birds and limicolas and also hippopotamus and other mammals. The Cañón de las Aves, is a huge gorge with an extraordinary selection of birds. They also have a reptile house with pythons and anacondas, a bird house containing a selection of 'paseriformes' (three toes in front and one behind), a bat house, a typical habitat for Iberian species like the wolf and the vulture, and an enclosure with buffalos, yaks and other eastern animals. The Ruta de los Valles takes you to a pass where there are bears, an area of tigers, and a place where you can observe lions and other big mammals. The Ruta de la Sabana completes the journey through this natural kingdom with elephants, iguanas and other animals. |
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Benalmádena Sea Life Centre. Is an underwater park in Andalucía that allows you to walk across the bottom of the sea and gaze at almost three hundred thousand aquatic species from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Red Sea. There are more than thirty tanks of different dimensions that accurately recreate the natural surroundings of the sea life that inhabits them. The Ocean area contains different types of sharks, moray eels, turtles and other endemic species. The Tropical area is filled with surprising colours and unexpected creatures such as, balloon fish, butterfly fish, stone fish, surgeon fish, sea horses, etc. In the Invertebrate area there are anemones, jellyfish, large shells, octopuses and crabs. They have one of the species of crabs in here that is one of the oldest on the planet at over 500 million years old. |
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The Hipodromo RaceCourse, is located
close to Fuengirola and Mijas, just off the A7 highway, The Hipodromo
(racecourse) makes an entertaining day out for the whole family.
Entrance and ample car parking is free. Most of
the racecourse is new, well planned and well organised. Make sure
you obtain a brochure at the entrance gate when you arrive. If you
arrive late, you may not be able to get a brochure.
The course features two 25m wide sand tracks of 1,700m and 1,600m and an athletics track. There is a 30,000m2 plaza with seating for 2,000 with a direct view of the track. A selection of bars and restaurants are available and if you take your pets, there is a special pet hotel that takes care of them during your stay. Although you will find many people who dedicate their lives to the sport, we found that the atmosphere was relaxed and had a definate family feel to it. You do not have to bet if you don't want to and you will not feel out of place. It makes an excellent day out for the whole family. Feel free to take your own cool box with drinks and lunch if you wish. You will save money as the food was quite expensive. Programmes and brochures are in English and Spanish so you will
soon grasp the betting method. Staff at the information desks spoke
English and were more than happy to answer any questions. |
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Fuengirola Zoo Avda. Camilo José Cela, Fuengirola. 5 minutes from the bus station and train station. Tel. 952 586 892 You won't find miserable animals pacing up and down shoebox cages, clinging to solitary branches or paddling around in sad puddles at Fuengirola's new, visitor and animal-friendly zoo. Open daily 10.00 - 20.00, July and August 10.00 - 0100. |
Jardin de Las Aguilas,
is clearly signposted from Benalmádena Pueblo. Tel.
95 256 8239 Next door there is a miniature castle to visit - the Castillo
Colombo, with beautiful grounds to walk around, breathtaking views
and Snake City, an impressive reptile sanctuary that will be sure
to make your skin crawl |
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Crocodile Park. This is nature park exclusively for crocodiles. They have species from Africa, Asia and America and also the giant crocodile from the Nile. It is an area of over twenty thousand hectares located in the most important fluvial valley of the province and it is situated within very easy reach of most of the Costa del Sol.
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