Las Palmas Theme Parks
Theme Parks in Las Palmas Gran Canaria
Las Palmas Theme / Amusement Parks
Las Palmas has a few theme parks close by to the capital of Gran Canaria. Although most are in the south around the three main tourist resorts on the island, Playa del Ingles, Puerto Rico and Maspalomas. These resorts are close by as the island is only small. There are three Water parks, of which are all located in the south of the Island. In total there are eight theme and amusemtn parks across the island of Gran Canaria and four in or surrounding Las Palmas.
These theme and amusement parks include;
*Pueblo Canario - Is a Canary Village, designed and built in the 1930s by the brothers Néstor and Miguel Fernandez de la Torre to interest tourists in island culture, it is a a complex of several traditionally built island houses with the famous wooden carved balconies forming a typical Canary village with gates, turrets and an atrium. The village boasts a large central square – where twice a week enthusiastic folklore shows take place – surrounded by shops selling local handicrafts and the Bodegón (wine bar) Canario, where you can taste several dishes of the typical Canary. There is also a museum and tourist centre there. It is well worth a visit to experience true Canarian culture!
Pueblo Canario is all year round, Tuesday to Saturday from 10am till 8pm and Sunday from 10.30am till 2.30pm! It is located in Parque Doramas – City of Las Palmas.
*Reptilandia Park - Is a Reptile Park with more than a 150 species of reptiles in big outdoor terrariums plus three different indoor exhibition rooms. Animals include snakes, lizards, frogs, iguanas, tortoises, crocodiles, caimans and alligators. It also hosts tarantulas, scorpions as well as monkeys, lemurs and parrots plus many more...
Reptilandia Park is all year round, daily from 11am till 5.30pm. It is located in Parque Rural de Amagro – between Gáldar and Agaete.
*Parque de los Cocodrilo - a Crocodile Park, Gran Canaria's only zoological park, opened to the public in 1988, this is a park that is devoted purely to adopting ill treated animals, buying them privately and from circuses, it started with just a few crocodiles and now they have the largest collections in Europe! Among the animals are also, Monkeys and Tigers, it is family run and its proceeds from the entry fee go to the upkeep of the park! Due to the high amount of animals still being confiscated, Cocodrilo Park is becoming too small and shows signs of needing more living space for accommodating them – but even under these confined conditions, the animals are much happier in these surroundings and are even breeding. It really is a lovely day out for all!
The Park is open all year round, Sunday to Friday from 10am till 6pm. It is located in Carretera del Hoyo - Tocodomán - San Nicolás de Tolentino.
*Cactualdea - Is a cactus park, very popular with tourists it boasts thousands of cacti imported from countries like Mexico, Madagascar, Guatemala and Bolivia, set between palms, dragon trees and aloes. There is also a model Guanche Cave there and a nice restaurant that serves typical Canary dishes. Other points of interest are a large amphitheatre that is used for Luchas Canarias, Canary wrestling matches, and a wine cellar!!!
Cactualdea is open all year round, everyday from 10am till 6pm. It is located in Carretera del Hoyo -Tocodomán - San Nicolás de Tolentino.
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