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Visit Jungle Park Tenerife: Your complete guide

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.

Quick overview: Jungle Park at a glance

  • Hours: Open daily, 10am to 5:30pm. Open 365 days a year. Last entry: recommended by 2pm to catch both shows and explore fully.
  • Getting in: Standard 1-day ticket from €36 online (adult), €29 (child), €16 (mini/ages 3–4). Buying online saves €2 per adult vs. the gate price and avoids any queue at the ticket desk.
  • How long to allow: 3–5 hours for most visitors. A full exploration of all animal zones, both shows, the orchidarium, and the BOB bobsled track can push the visit to a full day.
  • When to go: Arrive at opening (10am) on a weekday. The Birds of Prey and Sea Lion shows both run at lunchtime, so the park is noticeably quieter in the first two hours before crowds build around show times.
  • What most people miss: The Orchid Garden and the free-flying Aviary are tucked away from the main animal trail and often missed entirely. The Bat Cave, a walk-through volcanic cave, is another section most visitors walk past.
  • Is a guide worth it? The park is self-guided and provides a free map at entry. For families, the map is sufficient, but picking up a printed map immediately at the gate is essential; the park is a genuine maze, and signage alone is not enough to route you efficiently.

🎟️ 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.

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Where and when to go

💡 Pro tip

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.

How much time do you need?

Visit typeRouteDurationWhat 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.

Special experiences

💡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.

Which ticket is right for you?

Ticket typeWhat's includedBest forPrice
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)

⚠️ Watch out for unofficial sellers.

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.

How do you get around Jungle Park Tenerife?

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.

What animals and habitats should you prioritize at Jungle Park Tenerife?

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Birds of Prey Show

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.

Sea Lion Show

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).

Big Cat Enclosures

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.

Primate Zone

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."

Great Orchid Garden & Botanical Zone

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.

Bat Cave

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.

Humboldt Penguin Enclosure & Keeper Feeding

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.

Facilities and accessibility

What you need to know before you go

⚠️ Jungle Park does not allow re-entry!

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.

Practical tips

  • Book online and bring your QR code. Online tickets are cheaper than the gate price (€2 saving per adult) and let you skip the ticket desk entirely. The ticket desk queue is the only significant wait at this park, and it's avoidable.
  • Time the shows first, then plan the animal route around them. Both the 12pm Birds of Prey and 1:45pm Sea Lion shows fill their amphitheatres. Reverse-engineer your arrival zone based on which show you want to catch. Being 10 minutes early is enough; being 30 seconds late means standing in the back row.
  • The quietest window is Tuesday–Thursday. Weekend mornings bring large family groups from the southern resorts. If you have date flexibility, a midweek morning visit noticeably reduces crowd density in the primate and big cat zones.
  • Leave large bags in the car. There are no mandatory bag checks, but the terrain is steep, and the paths are narrow. A compact day bag or crossbody bag makes the jungle trails significantly easier to navigate than a full rucksack.
  • Eat at La Palapa at 1pm. The restaurant sits adjacent to the Sea Lion show and fills immediately after the 1:45pm session. Eating at 1pm, between shows, means a table and a sea view; eating at 2pm means a queue. On-site food is genuinely decent for a theme park; the nearby options are down the hill and require a car.
  • Wear closed shoes with a grip. The jungle paths are compacted earth and stone with a gradient throughout, particularly in the lower botanical section. In wet weather these trails become slippery. Flip-flops are impractical; light trainers are sufficient.

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Frequently asked questions about visiting Jungle Park Tenerife

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.