Zoo
Loro Parque
🇪🇸 Spain
VdZ
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Spain 327 spp. present
Loro Parque (Spanish for "parrot park") or 'Loro Park' is a 135,000 m2 (13.5 ha) zoo on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Spain where it houses an extensive and diverse reserve of animal and plant species. The park was conceived as a paradise for parrots and has developed over the years into one of the biggest attractions of the Canary Islands, with over 40 million visitors. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
28.408° N 16.564° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
327
speciesOpened
1972
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- Verband der Zoologischen GärtenGerman association of zoological gardens
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 8:30–18:45
Getting there
- Address
- Avenida Loro Parque, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Loro Parque SA
- Founded by
- Wolfgang Kiessling
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Before you go
Where is Loro Parque?
Spain
Loro Parque is a zoo or wildlife park in Spain, at Avenida Loro Parque, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz. Its coordinates are 28.408° N, 16.564° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Doñana National Park, about 1,345 km away.
What animals can you see at Loro Parque?
327 species
Citizen-science photos record 327 species at Loro Parque, including Killer Whale, King Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Coconut Lorikeet and Humboldt Penguin. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Loro Parque in the wild?
Killer Whale: Kenai Fjords National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Loro Parque also live in the parks and cities we cover: Killer Whale (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park), Coconut Lorikeet (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Noosa National Park) and Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve).
Does Loro Parque charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Loro Parque lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Loro Parque open?
Every day · 8:30–18:45
According to its open map listing, Loro Parque is open Every day · 8:30–18:45. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Loro Parque accredited?
VdZ
Open registers list Loro Parque with VdZ. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Loro Parque open and how big is it?
Opened 1972, 9.0 ha
Loro Parque, a zoo or wildlife park in Spain, opened in 1972 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 327 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)