| The Rio Safari Elche - Sitting amongst
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| | feed are the giraffes, who are very
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| over 4,000 palm trees on the road between
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| | gentle and graceful and do enjoy a nice
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| Elche and Santa Pola is the amazing
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| | juicy carrot (or three!) - they will take
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| animal park, the Rio Safari Elche.
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| | one from your hand, using their long
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| Children and adults alike will certainly
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| | tongue.
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| enjoy a day out at this fine Costa Blanca
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| | The goat pen is sometimes open for
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| tourist attraction, one of the best
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| | visitors to go inside and carrots may be
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| places to visit in the whole region.
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| | on sale at the entrance for feeding them.
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| Located conveniently on the road from
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| | However the goats can be a little
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| Santa Pola to Elche (CV-865) it is well
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| | over-enthusiastic at the sight of a
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| signposted and easy to find. Before
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| | carrot, so a little care is needed.
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| making the trip it could be well worth
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| | There are a great selection of different
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| your while to visit your local tourist
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| | animal species on show at the Rio Safari
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| office as there are usually discount
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| | Elche and these include, buffalo,
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| vouchers to be found or even "children go
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| | antelope, deer, crocodiles, llamas,
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| free" vouchers. Pick up a leaflet and a
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| | camels, emus, osriches, giraffes, lions,
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| map while you are there.
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| | tigers, jaguars, chimps, monkeys, prairie
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| The Rio Safari Elche has other facilities
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| | dogs, swans, goats, a hippo and an
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| apart from just the animal park - the
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| | elephant. There is also an excellent bird
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| swimming pool is open during the hot
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| | house with a good variety of parrots and
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| summer months, so take some towels and
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| | other species, plus there is an aquarium
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| swimming costumes (and especially suntan
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| | and reptile house with many species of
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| lotion!) and enjoy a cooling dip while
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| | fish, lizards and snakes.
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| you are there. Tabled picnic areas are
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| | Over the last year or so the Rio Safari
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| provided, so you can take your own snacks
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| | has been undergoing some refurbishments
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| and refreshments (though refreshments are
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| | and improvements which have helped to
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| available on site).
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| | make your visit even more entertaining
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| A unique part of the whole experience of
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| | and enjoyable. The park is trying to be
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| the Rio Safari Elche is the 'train' ride
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| | more up to date and attractive and this
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| through the park. The train takes
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| | will surely attract even more visitors.
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| visitors in with the animals (not the
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| | So there you have it - the Rio Safari
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| lions and tigers!) and offers some great
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| | Elche, a great place to spend a day
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| photo opportunities. Also included in the
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| | during a trip to the Costa Blanca in
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| ticket price is free entry into the
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| | Spain and a unique experience unlike any
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| animal shows - these include a sea-lion
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| | other. Take a day out to wander amongst
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| show, an elephant show and a parrot show,
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| | the four thousand palm trees and to enjoy
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| all with commentaries in Spanish and
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| | the many species of animals.
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| English and all worth visiting and highly
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| | Situated between Elche and Santa Pola
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| entertaining.
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| | just off the CV-865, The Rio Safari Elche
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| Feeding the many animals is one of the
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| | is well signposted and easy to find.
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| most enjoyable parts of the whole Rio
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| | This article on the Rio Safari Elche was
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| Safari Elche experience and you can do
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| | written by Steve Locke who lives in Cabo
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| this whilst walking through the park
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| | Roig on the southern Costa Blanca. He
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| during free periods between the 'train'
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| | writes articles for his local newspaper.
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| rides and animal shows. The most fun to
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