| Rio Safari Elche - Whether you live on the Costa | | | | experience and you can do this whilst walking |
| Blanca or are just on a holiday in the area, you must | | | | through the park during free periods between the |
| take time out to visit the fabulous Rio Safari Elche. | | | | 'train' rides and animal shows. The most fun to feed |
| One of the best loved tourist attractions on the | | | | are the giraffes, who are very gentle and graceful |
| Costa Blanca, the Rio Safari is a great place to take | | | | and do enjoy a nice juicy carrot (or three!) - they will |
| the children and is excellent fun for all the family. | | | | take one from your hand, using their long tongue. |
| Situated between Santa Pola and Elche the Rio Safari | | | | The Goat Pen - Another great favourite with the |
| animal park sits amongst over 4,000 palm trees in | | | | children is the goat pen, as you go in you can |
| some beautiful surroundings and is a place where the | | | | sometimes purchase carrots for feeding to the |
| whole family can spend an entire day. | | | | goats, and boy do the goats like carrots! However |
| When planning a trip to the Rio Safari Elche, it would | | | | you should be extra careful with young and fragile |
| be wise to pay a visit to the nearest Tourist | | | | children, as the goats can get extra boisterous and |
| Information Office - here you can often pick up a | | | | enthusiastic when faced with a juicy carrot. |
| leaflet and a map and maybe even vouchers, giving | | | | There is a wide range of animals to see at the safari |
| money off entry into the park, you may even | | | | including lions, tigers, jaguars, giraffes, camels, llamas, |
| manage to pick up 'kids go free' vouchers. This can | | | | emus, ostriches, buffalo, deer, antelope, a hippo, an |
| save you quite a bit of money on the day. | | | | elephant, donkeys, monkeys, chimps and crocodiles |
| One of the additional attractions of the Rio Safari | | | | to name but a few. There is also an aquarium with |
| Elche,is the large swimming pool which is free for | | | | fish and reptiles and a parrot house with some |
| visitors to the park. There are slides and fun rides, so | | | | excellent specimens. |
| during the hot summer months, remember to take | | | | Over the last couple of years, various improvements |
| your swimming costumes and a towel (and don't | | | | and renovations have helped to give the Rio Safari |
| forget the suntan lotion!). | | | | Elche a very welcome facelift, this has no doubt |
| A unique part of the whole experience of the Rio | | | | enhanced the entire experience for visitors to the |
| Safari Elche is the 'train' ride through the park. The | | | | park to make it even more memorable and |
| train takes visitors in with the animals (not the lions | | | | enjoyable. |
| and tigers!) and offers some great photo | | | | So there you have it – if you are in the area and |
| opportunities. Also included in the ticket price is free | | | | fancy a day out with a difference why not try the |
| entry into the animal shows - these include a sea-lion | | | | Rio Safari Elche and enjoy a day with the animals? It |
| show, an elephant show and a parrot show, all with | | | | will surely be an experience you will not forget. |
| commentaries in Spanish and English and all worth | | | | Very well signposted and easy to find, the Rio Safari |
| visiting and highly entertaining. | | | | Elche is located just off the CV-865 between Santa |
| Feeding the many animals is one of the most | | | | Pola and Elche. |
| enjoyable parts of the whole Rio Safari Elche | | | | |