Known as the “must” of the Canaries and located in Puerto de la Cruz, its facilities include 135,000 square metres, which means that they can house the big and the small. Although when it first opened, this themed park received its fame due to its magnificent collection of parrots, the largest in the world, today it provides a home to a number of species that live in this subtropical park which reproduces their natural habitat. Its residents include tigers, gorillas, chimpanzees, caimans, pelicans, jaguars, flamingos, sea lions, monkeys and even a giant turtle from the Galapagos Islands and these make up the population of one of the most interesting leisure parks in the world.
Aside from having the largest dolphin population in Europe that perform daily shows, the Loro Parque also offers amazing entertainment where the commentators are parrots. The sea lions also provide entertainment or alternatively visitors can simply enjoy observing Planet Penguin, the largest Penguin enclosure in the world, which was inaugurated in 1999 and which was constructed as an Antarctic habitat to house 200 penguins. These include penguins from the South Pole and from tropical lands. There are 58 king penguins, 46 Papua penguins, 44 Saltrock penguins and 44 Humboldt penguins.