Safari in Alicante. Safari Park Selwo Aventura, Spain - the most interesting entertainment! How is the tour

I have been living in Spain for more than a year and I keep discovering new places that fascinate me and are interesting for those who come to relax. On my website costablankaru.ru I tell and advise where to go and what to visit on the Costa Blanca. I want to tell you about another corner of the White Coast.

near the city AlcoyAytana mountain hosts a safari park. It is divided into two parts - you can walk one by one and look at the animals in cages. According to another, it is allowed to travel by car on your own, go out and see African residents within walking distance.

In the first, in the pedestrian part of the park, you will see raccoons, ferrets, monkeys, parrots, goats, tigers and lions, a lynx, a python basking in the sun outside the cage, various birds.

On a wider area, about 7 km, which you need to travel by car, you will see both herbivores and predators.

The second part of the park is also divided into two areas. On one you can get out of the car without fear for your life.

On the other, where predators live, it is allowed to move around in a car with closed windows and exit from it is strictly prohibited. Here we saw a pride of lions, tigers, leopards.

The roar of a lion, resounding through the safari, makes one shudder. Without a doubt, he is the king of beasts. After all, even looking at how the lions lie, gracefully and with some independence in their eyes.

I was lucky with the tourists, we caught the moment when the park ranger herded the elephants. We managed to touch them, being at arm's length and watch them.

It is interesting that two females unquestioningly obeyed and carried out the commands of the caretaker, and what I did not know was that elephants eat wood - they crunched dry tree branches with pleasure.

We were also pleased with the attention of animals. Not all of them were curious and made contact. For example, the llama, an arrogant animal, would not approach us even when we cajoled it with a treat.

But ponies, donkeys, goats, camels - they ran to us as soon as we got out of the car. From some we fled, climbing into the car, and they stuck their muzzles in the half-open windows.

Hippos, hippos, dangerous animals. This is how close you can get in touch with them. They love to roll in the mud. In the aviary, a swimming pool and a puddle of mud are arranged for them, where they spend most of the day.

A large number of animals are represented in the park: ostriches, llamas, bison, elephants, lions, tigers, panthers, wolves, hippos, donkeys, horses, ponies, buffaloes, goats, zebras, camels, monkeys, giraffes and others.

Journey and truth turned out full of surprises and discoveries. In front of our eyes, the ostrich laid an egg, large and very beautiful.

We saw a newborn fawn, which was still unsteady on its feet, but when the caretaker called her, she wagged her tail, recognizing her, well, like a dog.

Residents of big cities will say - nothing surprising, an ordinary zoo. Believe it isn't. This park cannot even be compared with the Moscow Zoo. difference? In almost the entire territory of the park, animals are free, and this gives an extreme and thrilling feeling that you are really traveling around Africa.

The park is divided into 2 parts. On the first one, you need to drive a car among lions, giraffes, deer, donkeys. In the second part of the usual zoo.

Safari Aitana is the most popular of the three safari parks on the Costa Blanca (near Valencia). It is located away from metropolitan areas, near the town of Penagila (Penáguila) in the province of Alicante. The park is located in the Sierra de Aitana at an altitude of about 1000 m.

Safari Aitana is divided into two unequal parts. For most of the territory, tourists travel by car (the length of the path is 7 km); at least they walk. You can drive the route with a guide or on your own. We arrived there by car.

The Safari Park was created on the private initiative of the Sevil couple in 1975. He survived difficult times due to the drought in 1983, but now he is developing again with confidence. Here, in a natural habitat or in conditions close to it, representatives of the fauna of five continents live.

Moving along the winding route, we met ostriches and giraffes, hippos and buffaloes, zebras, donkeys, mountain goats. Visitors are allowed to get out of their vehicles where herbivores live.

The most exciting moment is a safari with predators. Unfortunately, lions and tigers are only allowed to pass with closed windows without stopping. The elephants are looked after by a trainer-servant so that the giants do not harm people. Lena liked to stroke the elephant's warm trunk.

We looked at the feeding of the inhabitants of the safari park (when it is not crowded, workers are allowed to give some animals a suitable treat).

A "mini-zoo" has been created in the pedestrian zone. Raccoons and monkeys, non-poisonous snakes and parrots live there, noisy peacocks walk around the territory.

Park scheme

The park has picnic areas, a playground, and a country-style restaurant.

Opening hours and ticket prices:

The Safari Park is open daily from 11:00 to 19:00. Ticket price: adult - € 20, children (4 - 10 years old) - € 16. You can also watch the feeding of animals at 11:00 and 15:00.

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General description of Aytana Safari Park on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Despite the fact that in Benidorm there is a beautiful natural zoo Terra Natura with a large number of animal species, located at a distance of 40 km to the west, among the spurs of the mountain of the same name (Aitana, 1558 m - the highest peak of the Costa Forms), safari park aitana, attracting many visitors every day. What is the reason for this attraction?

In the safari park, most animals do not even have enclosures - they roam freely and graze on a vast territory. At the same time, access to this vast part of the park is allowed on your own car. Slowly driving along a winding road 7 km long, you can meet bison and buffalo, donkeys and ponies, giraffes and ostriches. Moreover, which is undoubtedly the main trump card, it is allowed to get out of the car, approach the animals - many of them are not shy, especially ponies and llamas, who themselves are trying to actively get acquainted with visitors:

And if there are not enough people, then they communicate with cars:

Elephants can be observed at the watering hole and taking a shower:

True, you won’t be able to approach the predators so easily - they are in specially fenced large enclosures, you drive up to the barred gate, a special employee opens them and warns them not to open either windows or doors. At first glance, the lions and tigers seemed somehow sleepy:

Perhaps they were just waiting for someone to stick the handle out of the car?

Practical information about Aitana Safari Park

How to get to the park

If you are relaxing on the Costa Blanca, then the road to Aitana lies through Benidorm or neighboring Villajoyosa ( Villajoyosa). If you come from the south, then in Villajoyosa turn off N332 left on CV770 in the direction Orxeta, Sella. Drive along this road for about 25 km and then do not miss the left turn onto CV785, there will already be a yellow arrow pointer SAFARI AITANA. A couple more kilometers - and you are already at the gates of the park. It is convenient to use the same route if you are traveling from Benidorm, or go in the direction of Finestrat ( Finestrat) By CV758, which after this town will lead to the same CV770.

If you are traveling from the north of the Costa Blanca (Altea, Calpe, Jabea), then you can choose the route already described above through Villajoyosa, or turn off N332 to the right a little earlier, in Altea, on the road CV 755. This path, leading to the fortress-museum of Guadalest, is described in detail. Passing Guadalest (here you can stop, having spent 2-3 hours exploring this interesting place), we move further along the CV70 in the direction of Benasau. After 19 km, without entering this town, we turn left onto the same road CV770 on Alcoleja. After 8 kilometers, turn right onto CV785 in the direction of the arrow SAFARI AITANA and further as described above.

Opening hours, entrance tickets to Aitana Park

Aytana Safari Park opens at 11.00, closes at 18.00 in winter and 19.00 in summer. You also need to keep in mind that from 14.00 to 15.00 the entrance to most of the park is closed. In general, it's okay, you can spend this time looking at the monkeys, birds and snakes living in enclosures, children can visit the playground or have a picnic at the picnic area.

Safari Park "Aitana" is located in the mountains at an altitude of 1000 m. Its spacious enclosures are inscribed in the surrounding landscape so that it seems that the animals are free. It is more convenient to get acquainted with the collection with the help of a guide who will tell interesting facts about each of the pets, but if you wish, you can do it yourself. Moving around the territory is carried out only by cars.

In the Aytana safari park, tourists will see zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants, porcupines, raccoons, noses, camels, mountain goats and rams, as well as walking domestic donkeys, ponies, cows, pigs and goats. All these animals (except hippos and elephants) are allowed to stroke and feed. In addition, the collection also includes large predators: tigers, lions, jaguars, cougars and lynxes. At the end of the tour, you will have the opportunity to take a picture with a pet python.

The infrastructure of the safari park includes toilets and the restaurant "Kanibal", stylized in African style. The restaurant serves local cuisine, as well as snacks (burgers, sandwiches, etc.).

Safari Park "Aytana" on the map

Type: Zoos, reserves, aquariums Address: CV-785, Km20, 03815, Alicante, España. Opening hours: the park opens daily at 11.00, closes in winter at 18.00, in summer at 19.00. From 14.00 to 15.00 the entrance to most of the park is closed. Guided tours start at 11.00, 15.00. Cost: 20 €, for children 4-10 years old - 16 €, for children under 3 years old - free of charge; for adult groups (more than 25 people) - 14 €, for children's groups - 10 €. How to get there: Take the AP-7 motorway, turn off at exit 66 and continue on the Villajoyosa Sella road. From the coast, it is more convenient to move along the Alcoy-Villajoyosa CV-770 highway. Restrictions: it is strictly forbidden to open the windows in the car when crossing the predator zone. Website.

Located about 70 km from Alicante, in a mountainous area, at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level. This is a fairly large area, divided into 2 main parts: one of them is driven by his car (the total path is about 7 km), the other, much smaller, is visited on foot.

Many animals live in the park, most of them are relatively safe herbivores - without any cages and enclosures: you can not only drive very close, but also get out of the car and come closer. Of course, there are areas where, for safety reasons, it is impossible to get out of the car (for example, the territories of predators - lions and tigers), where even the windows in the car must be closed.

We drive through this area for approximately 2.5 hours, with numerous stops at different animals and getting out of the car where it is allowed.

Most interesting to visit the park with park staff, he leads a caravan of cars through the park at 11.00 and 15.00, and also feeds the animals, so they all run closer.

IN pedestrian zone there are mainly small animals and cubs - raccoons, ferrets, parrots, monkeys ... you can touch a boa constrictor and see how cubs of animals play without a cage (there were both tiger cubs and lion cubs - it depends on who was born and grew up enough).

On the territory of the park there is a playground and a picnic area, a good restaurant; parking is free.

Cost and conditions

Number of people, up to: 8
Duration, hours: 6-7
The tour is conducted with a minimum of 4 participants. Excursions in the high season (May-September) - usually "teams". In the low season (October-April) - individual.

Included in the price:

Directions, toll roads, paid parking, driver / guide work.

The price does not include entrance tickets to the park:

Adult - 22 euros,
children from 4 to 10 years old - 18 euros,
up to 3 years inclusive - free of charge.

Other:

can be combined with the Guadalest Day tour, with a price increase of 15 euros per person. The duration in this case is 10-12 hours.
Usually the tour takes place WITHOUT lunch. If this is a long time for you, take a snack with you. You can add lunch - there is a simple good restaurant in the park, "menu of the day" - about 15 euros. In this case, the total cost of the trip (for all participants together) is increased by 20 euros. You pay for your own lunch. The option is available ONLY by agreement with the guide (or in advance, when applying).
the road to the place is partly serpentine (about half an hour). Not scary, but can rock. Those who are prone to seasickness, stock up on a remedy for it. In Spanish pharmacies, such a remedy is called BioDramina, it is available for children and adults.
the park is located at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level, that is, not in summer it is usually noticeably cooler there than by the sea, take some sweaters or jackets. If it's summer it will be hot, so don't forget hats and water.
tour with your own transport: 80 euros, with lunch: 90 euros. When combined with the tour of Guadalest, the cost of the trip with your car is 150 euros
the average tour time is from 9:30 to 15 hours
departure is possible from Alicante, El Campello, Benidorm or Villa Hoyosa.