Donald MacLeod

Review of Loro Parque S.A. (Loro Parque ...

We travelled to Loro Parque on a weekday out-with ...

We travelled to Loro Parque on a weekday out-with the holidays. Even though nowhere near a peak time it was very busy.
The park has a wide range of animals with the star attractions being the killer whales. The Orca show was fine with a heavy emphasis on how much they do for environmental research which was laid on pretty thick.
Although it s a big park frustratingly the walkways are really very small considering the number of people moving around. At several points there are real choke points with people piling up trying to get past each other. Amazingly one of the main walkways actually goes though the middle of a cafe, crazy. I felt sorry for those pushing prams and in wheelchairs.
Talking of cafes there are several of these but quickly become full, we were told there was a 30-40 minute wait for a table for four so decided to buy a prepared sandwich and some other items to at and drink. Again frustratingly there was a lack of seating to be able to eat our take away lunch.
There are various shows through the day such as the bird show. Near the start times people start to wait by the entrance again blocking the walkways around it. Be prepared for people to push their own grandmothers out of the way to get a seat near the front!
The toilets here are well kept but what I didn t like was the fact the cleaners stand at the entrance with a tips bowl which I find unnecessarily tacky.
All in all I find it hard to recommend this place but it is probably worth it if you can put up with the crazy layout and are keen to see some animals.
We won t be revisiting the place when we re back in Tenerife.