Jungle Park Tenerife, officially Parque Las Águilas, is an open-air zoological and botanical park in Arona, southern Tenerife, widely regarded as one of the largest wildlife parks in the Canary Islands. Spanning 75,000 square metres of real tropical jungle, it is home to more than 400 animals across 100+ species, two live shows, botanical gardens, and a series of walkable trails through genuine wild vegetation. Most visits take 3 to 5 hours, and the thing that catches most visitors off-guard is just how large and maze-like the park is. This guide covers everything you need, from getting there to choosing the right ticket to knowing what not to miss once you're inside.
🎟️ Jungle Park does not have a daily cap with timed slots, but online tickets are cheaper and skip the ticket desk queue entirely. Book before you travel to secure the best price.
The park provides a free paper map at the entrance. Pick one up immediately before you start walking. The park is designed as a maze of jungle paths and it is genuinely easy to circle back through the same zone twice without realizing.
| Visit type | Route | Duration | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
Highlights only | Big Cats → Birds of Prey Show → Sea Lion Show → Exit | 2–3 hrs | Both live shows plus the headline animal enclosures. |
Balanced visit | Full animal circuit + both shows + Orchidarium + Aviary | 3–4 hrs | Adds the botanical sections and free-flying Aviary, the most commonly missed parts of the park. |
Full exploration | All of the above + Bat Cave + BOB bobsled (paid extra) + Cactarium + slow trail pace | 5–6 hrs | Everything the park offers. The BOB run adds 30–40 minutes including queuing. The full botanical circuit adds another 45 minutes. |
💡The BOB bobsled ride (over 800 metres of track through the jungle) is not included in any entry ticket and requires an additional fee. If travelling with children or thrill-seekers, factor in extra time and budget at booking.
| Ticket type | What's included | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Day Ticket | Full park entry, all animal zones, both live shows, botanical gardens, Aviary | A straightforward single-day visit where you want to move at your own pace through the full park | From €34 (adult), €29 (child), €16 (mini) |
Unofficial sellers near southern Tenerife resorts have been known to offer overpriced or incorrectly dated tickets. An invalid ticket means joining the standard queue with no recourse.
Jungle Park is divided into interconnected zones spread across steep jungle terrain. Allow 3–4 hours for a highlights visit; 5+ hours for a full exploration.
Show type: Live falconry and raptor flight display
Two performances daily (12:00 and 16:00) in the main amphitheatre. Eagles, falcons, and vultures fly free over the audience in a large open arena, the 12pm show is the most attended. The detail most visitors miss: positioning yourself in the upper rows gives unobstructed views of the birds banking overhead rather than watching them fly away from you.
Where to find it: Follow signs from the main entrance toward the central amphitheatre.
Show type: Trained California sea lion performance with educational commentary
Runs at 1:45pm and 3:15pm. The trainers incorporate conservation messaging about threats to sea lion populations in the wild. The theatre also overlooks the exotic bird enclosures. Arrive a few minutes early and watch the bird feeding.
Where to find it: La Palapa Restaurant is adjacent (combine with lunch).
Species: African lion, jaguar, leopard, puma, serval
The enclosures are positioned for close viewing with rocky outcroppings and waterfalls replicating natural habitat. Lions are most active in the cooler morning hours — the detail most visitors miss is the elevated viewing platform above the jaguar enclosure, which gives a direct sightline rather than the obscured low-level view.
Where to find it: First major zone after the entrance.
Species: Orangutan, chimpanzee, gibbon, lemur, marmoset, capuchin, siamang, guenon
The largest and most complex zone in the park. The Lemur Walk — a walk-through section where ring-tailed lemurs roam freely — is the highlight and is easily missed if you stay on the main path.
Where to find it: Follow signs from the primate enclosures toward "Lemur Walk."
Features: Over 75,000 sq m of genuine tropical jungle with orchidarium, bamboo forest, cactarium, and exotic plant collections
This is the feature that sets Jungle Park apart from a conventional zoo; the park was built within a real tropical jungle. The Orchid Garden is the undisputed highlight of the botanical section.
Where to find it: Lower section of the park, accessed via the trail past the reptile zone.
Feature: Walk-through volcanic cave with live Canarian bats
One of the most unusual attractions in the park and consistently the most undervisited. Most visitors walk past the entrance without realising what it is.
Where to find it: End of the lower botanical trail; signed, but easy to miss.
Species: Humboldt penguin
Daily keeper feeding sessions draw an engaged crowd. The specific feeding schedule is posted on the daily board at the entrance each morning.
Once you exit, your ticket is no longer valid. Schedule restroom breaks, meals, and the BOB bobsled ride before stepping out of any zone, because the only food alternative is a 10-minute drive downhill into Chayofa.
Most visitors spend 3–4 hours inside. The full experience, including both live shows, all animal zones, the botanical garden, Orchidarium, Aviary, Bat Cave, and the BOB bobsled takes 5–6 hours. What extends visits most is attending both shows back-to-back, which uses the middle of the day productively.
Jungle Park does not operate timed entry slots, so same-day visits are possible. However, booking online in advance saves €2 per adult and skips the ticket desk queue. In July and August, booking 2–3 days ahead is worthwhile to avoid any chance of online prices selling out.
Arrive any time between 10am and 2:30pm to get full value from the day. Arriving at 10 to 10:30am gives the best chance of walking the main animal zones before show crowds form around noon.
Yes. No mandatory bag size restrictions are enforced at entry. For your own comfort on steep jungle paths, a compact daypack or crossbody bag is recommended over a large rucksack.
Personal photography is permitted throughout the park. Flash is not permitted in enclosed habitats or the Bat Cave. Tripods and large camera accessories are impractical on the narrow trails.
Well suited for children from age 4 upwards. The live shows (Birds of Prey and Sea Lion), keeper feeding sessions, and Lemur Walk are the highlights for younger visitors. The BOB bobsled has a height restriction, check on arrival. Pushchair access is manageable in the main zones but limited in the steeper botanical trails.
The main animal circuit is accessible via compacted and paved paths. The lower botanical trail section, including approaches to the Bat Cave and Cactarium, involves steps and steep gradient that may not be fully navigable by wheelchair without assistance.
Yes, La Palapa Restaurant and several cafeteria kiosks operate inside the park. Outside food (non-glass) is also permitted. Nearest off-site dining is in Chayofa (5–10 min drive) or Los Cristianos (15 min drive).
Yes, keeper-led penguin, raccoon, coati, and lemur feeding sessions take place daily. Times are posted on the daily schedule board at the park entrance each morning.
Address: Urbanización Las Águilas del Teide, s/n, 38640 Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Find on Maps here
Jungle Park has a single main entrance at the top of the approach road off Urbanización Las Águilas del Teide. Visitors with online tickets use the dedicated QR code lane. Show the QR code on your phone or a printout to enter without stopping at the ticket desk.
Show schedule:
When is it busiest? Midday on weekends and during Spanish school holidays (late July through August, Easter week) are the busiest windows.
When should you actually go? Weekday mornings between 10am and 12pm are the quietest window. Arriving at opening lets you move through the animal zones before families arrive mid-morning.
Jungle Park is well-suited to children aged 4 and above, with the live shows, Lemur Walk, Penguin Feeding, and BOB bobsled providing natural engagement points across ages.
Distance: 12 km (15–20 min drive)
Why people combine them: The only water park in southern Tenerife and the natural pairing for a multi-day break. The 2 Parks Ticket covers both Jungle Park and Aqualand on separate days within a 90-day window, saving vs. buying individually.
Distance: 12 km (15–20 min drive)
Why people combine them: Regularly ranked among Europe's best water parks, it rounds out a southern Tenerife activity day alongside Jungle Park.
Jungle Park Gift Shop: Located at the exit. Animal-themed merchandise, soft toys, Canarian products. Worth a browse on the way out. The exit routing passes through it naturally.
The streets immediately around Jungle Park are residential. Chayofa and Las Águilas are quiet hillside urbanizations with limited hotel stock. Costa Adeje is the most practical base for a Jungle Park visit, 15 minutes by car, with a full range of hotels from budget to luxury, beach access, and easy access to Aqualand and Siam Park on the same trip.