SELWO ADVENTURE PARK
Selwo Adventure Park on the Costa Del Sol is one of my favourite attractions of the area. Close to Estepona and Marbella on the coastal road, the park is easily reached. Selwo's management team aim to really involve the visitor in the attractions. The park is amazing and the animals live as free as is possible. The animals roam around frequently and are easily seen either on foot, or by camouflaged trucks. The park holds in the region of 2000 animals and 200 species.
Selwo Adventure Park presents five basic ecosystems, adapted to the characteristics of the animals and to their daily lives. When I was there last Summer (2007) I got a fantastic photograph of a giraffe feeding and was almost levels with its head!
Two things you must not miss are the Bat cave, (fruit bats, you can see them flying and eating fruit at fast speeds), and the Aviary where you can walk down through a natural valley and see all kinds of birds nesting and flying. Soem of the birds are huge, but also look out for the tiny specimens!
You will see all the normal range of animals like monkeys, crocodiles elephants and tigers and there is also a lovely children's petting zoo/farm.
There are good walkways so ideal for pushchairs/wheelchairs. However bear in mind the park is set in natural surroundings so it includes making use of hills! Do not forget the suntan cream as you will be in the open for most of the time!
There is a great food facilities in the park, as an example the one at the top of the hills offers benches under an African style straw hut. Sit a while and you can look down over open ground to the sea!
I will be next visiting the park in May 2008 with my first grandchild Dylan. I am very much looking forward to seeing his face light up when he sees some the animals for the first time in his life. He will be 1 year old then I will certainly be adding more detail following our trip!
If you have been to the park we would love to have your feed back which we will publish. This will help other tourists to build a picture of the park for themselves.
Entrance FeeADULT 23,50€
CHILD 16,00€
SENIOR 16,00€
PARKING 2,50€
If you wish to visit other local attractions visit Selwo website where you will find a link to pre-purchase tickets. You can and also purchase a discount card allowing repeat access to this and other attractions.
If you want to stay fairly local to Selwo we suggest you look specifically at the following links:Calahonda, Mijas, and Rivera Del Sol.
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