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Tourist information Outstanding sights Outstanding sights: Selwo
Tourist information Outstanding sights Outstanding sights: Selwo
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This royal burgh has preserved an interesting and well-tended historic old quarter and offers all the tourism resources inherent in a rapidly growing coastal community. It also has a number of facilities that set it apart from the other villages in Málaga. One such example is Selwo Aventura (Selwo Adventure).Selwo Aventura is considered to be the only theme park of its kind in Europe. This leisure complex at Kilometre 162.5 of the Costa del Sol Expressway covers an area of 100 hectares in which more than 2,000 animals from all five continents coexist in a semi-free state. This facility has recreated different ecosystems so that the animals won’t miss their natural environment. Visitors are thus able to observe them in surroundings that are very similar to what the animals knew in their place of origin. The park can be toured on foot or in all-terrain vehicles that follow established routes in order not to disturb the activities of the various species that inhabit the compound. The “Portico of Nature”, the “Bird Canyon” that takes in the lake preserve and the central “villages” and the “Valleys Route” are tours that have been adapted for four different ecosystems, along which visitors can enjoy the exceptionally interesting flora and fauna. One of its outstanding attractions is the Great Tyrolean Traverse, which with a length of more than 100 metres is the longest in Europe at the moment.
The park offers the option of spending the night right on the premises. For this purpose it has two “villages”, Watu and Massai, which were built to the original African pattern although they have all the comforts demanded by tourists. The huts are circular and are set up on a point that commands a view of a good part of the coast and the Mediterranean. It is also possible to make a VIP visit with a maximum of four persons by all-terrain vehicle, to be constantly accompanied by an expert guide. The tour lasts approximately four hours.
Visiting hours at Selwo Aventura are from from 20 February to 31 March, 1 to 30 September, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays of November, and 4 to 8 December, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weekends and public holidays in April, May, June and September, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. July and August, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. From 1 to 19 February, Mondays to Thursdays of November and 1 through 31 December, except from 4 to 8 December, the park is closed. For information telephone: 902 19 04 82.
How to get there
Since it is right on the Western Costa del Sol Selwo Aventura is easily reached by way of the Costa del Sol Expressway (N-340). You need only follow the directions that are posted on the expressway panels.
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Costa del Sol Tourist Board – Plaza del Siglo, nº 2. 29015 Málaga Tel:+34952126272 Fax:+34952225207 info@costadelsol.travel
