Benidorm Water Parks, Mundomar and Aqualandia

First, Benidorm water parks  are the city top attractions.
The best is: there is not one but  several splendid water and theme parks : ” Aqualandia” park  “Mundomar”, Terra Natura, Aqua Natura and Terra Mitica.

To start , Benidorm is located in the North of the Costa Blanca.

Benidorm
Benidorm

The whole Costa Blanca is one of the most important tourist areas of Spain.
More  specifically, the region of Alicante is popular by many tourists.

As a result , that water parks  are one of the things who could not stay away from city.
As we already mention : there are several water and theme parks in Benidorm
To sum up : Mundomar, Aqualandia, Terra Natura and Aqua Natura .
Beside this, there is also an Amusement Park called Terra Mitica. Is an ancient time theme park  also sure worth the visit .

Aqualandia Waterpark
Aqualandia Waterpark

“Mundomar”: one of Benidorm water parks. 

First Mundomar, it is one of the Benidorm water parks in the province Alicante .
Besides, Mundomar is also an animal park.
Going to Mundomar is a journey in wonderland for children small en great.
Indeed, it is an adventure in a fascinating water world, with plenty of beautiful marine and exotic animals.
For instance the birds you can see are  : wild swans, all kind of  parrots, different species of ducks, pelicans, beautiful pink flamingo’s and many other sorts.

The best  in Mundomar are  dolphins and sea lions.
Of course , they are one of the main attractions.

Mundomar sealions Benidorm water parks
Mundomar sealions Benidorm water parks

But  there is also a Parrots show.
Those crazy birds let every one smile .

Even if there are many visitors, Mundomar is a cozy park not too large with very nice panorama’s.
Several times a day there are shows of dolphins , sea lions and  parrots shows.

Even when it is hot, it is nice to walk in the hilly park not far from Benidorm.
Disabled people can hire mobility scooters.

Sea lions show.

The story of a pirate captain  who needs sailors to go with them on an adventure.
Naturally, the adventure of a hidden treasure and only found with a map.

And who are the new crew members ? Indeed the friendly sea lions!
It is a great show filled with fun and laughter.
And don’t miss the sea lions, there are beautiful animals.
Or, perhaps you might be chosen to join the sailors.

There are two shows a day. In the morning at  12.15. In the afternoon at 18. 30.
Check the hours in the brochure. Because, they can change seasonally.

The Dolphin show.

The best, the dolphins show make  the day unique.
The dolphin show  is a 45 minute water play  with a team of well-trained dolphins and their coaches.

Mundomar Dolphins Benidorm water parks

Mundomar Dolphins Benidorm water parks

The dolphins are learned to swim synchronous with their trainers. It was complex and simple in the same time.
When you are enjoying the show,  you will be amazed  by this lovely creatures.
You will love  it,  to be so  close to them.  Because, the dolphins are so beautiful and charming.

If you look at them,  it is like they always smile.

And in every show, children are selected to go in a little boat pulled by the dolphins . Indeed, an unbelievable experience.

Mundomar
Mundomar

The trainers have respect for the dolphins which reflects in the performance.

After the show, we were able to have a picture with a dolphin.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Swimming with dolphins in Benidorm water parks.

One of my dreams was  swimming with dolphins, even this is possible at Mundomar .
It is a superb experience which lasts about one hour and I will never forget it.
If you can afford it or you save on other things (180 €),  the swim is a really worth the money.
And it’s a once  in a lifetime experience.

Children can also swim with sea lions for approx.  40 minutes for 45 €.

When you like animals , Mundomar is the  place to be.

Mundomar Benidorm water parks
Mundomar Benidorm water parks

In fact, it is really  fun to go with children.
Indeed, good value for money.

There are two shows a day
13.30
17.30
Check the hours when you are entering the park.

Parrots show.

See the parrots close in a free flight show full of obstacles and tests.
It is fun to see the colorful birds doing their tricks.
Besides, there are three performances a day.

Check the hours in advance.

Opening hours.

Daily open from 10.00 to 19.00

Address.

Calle Sierra Helada.
03503 Benidorm.
Alicante.

How to get there ?

First by  car:
If you are coming from Valencia or Alicante by the AP7 take the direction Benidorm Levante. After the toll, pass the first roundabout.
Then turn left at the second round about.
Go straight along the National Highway until the first traffic lights.
Than turn rights.
You have passed the Benidorm Palace on your rights.
Then go ahead until you reach Mundomar.

Mundomar is situated behind the norther end of Playa Levante, in the Rincon de Loix.

Then by taxi :
It is very easy to go their by taxi.
Buses are trying to sell you also the tickets to the nearby Aqualandia.

Combination Ticket Benidorm water parks

If you don’t want to spend a whole day in Mundomar , you can easily combine the family trip with “Aqualandia”.
Side by side , “Aqualandia” and Mundomar are  located on the same road.
So if you like to visit both. In fact, it is a money saver to buy a combination ticket allowing you to go to both theme parks.

While , the park shares and free 50,000 square meters parking with Aqualandia

Price Mundomar.

Entrance.  Summer 
Adult : 40 €
Junior/senior : 30€.

Tip
Again try to have a reduction card , or try to buy your tickets online

Aqualandia : one of the splashy top Benidorm water parks

Is the biggest  and oldest Benidorm water parks located in the Costa Blanca.
In the beginning, it  was the first water park in Spain ( 1985).

Now, is a splashy entertainment  for summer fun.
So, the park covers an area over 150 000 square meters.
And tries to be as environmentally friendly as possible.
For instance,  by using recycling the water in the park which has it origin from the sea which has been cleaned and purified.

Aqualandia Benidorm
Aqualandia Benidorm

Furthermore , Aqualandia claims to be the largest waterpark in Europe.
So, if you are a water fan enjoy Aqualandia.
In brief, you will get  wet, it is wild and it is fun for the all family.

Further you can spend easy  all day in the park .
But it is also great for a family trip.

Indeed, there’s a great choice of attraction in the water park.
In fact , over 25 rides and areas.

For example, an enormous Atlantic wave pool, beaches, caves of Niagara, springboards and laguna’s.
The youngest can enjoy them self in Adventureland.
The older children chose attractions as the Kamikaze and the Black Hole. With such names  there are high adrenaline attractions.
The Big Bang, is one of Europa’s highest chute ride.

In brief , Aqualandia has something for every one.
As we said before the water in Aqualandia is  salty water also  in the slides.

If you go with the family, there are lots of sunbeds to use when you want a break and just relax and enjoy the surrounded landscape.

Food.

In fact, the price food in the park is comparably with the prices with other parks.
So, it is quite expensive.
But that should not be a problem because “Aqualandia” got plenty of good picnic areas. So, if you want  you can take your food and drinks with you.

Aqualandia Benidorm
Aqualandia Benidorm

Lockers.

When you’re in the water it is better to rent a locker. So you can keep your valuable things safe.
If you want a  water ring for the slides or the pool, you can also rent or buy one in “Aqualandia”.
While, we think that there are better and cheaper rings in the many shops in Benidorm.

If you don’t want to spend a whole day in “Aqualandia” , you can easily combine the family trip with “Mundomar”. So you get the most of the Benidorm water parks!
Again, Aqualandia and Mundomar are next door to each other. So if you like both it is a money saver ,to buy a combination ticket allowing you to go to both theme parks.

Other services

To sum up,  picnic areas, souvenir shop, photography, cash dispensers, locker hire, safe deposit boxes, hire of sunbeds and swimming floats.

Aqualandia Benidorm water parks
Aqualandia Benidorm water parks

Tip.
Again, if you go to Mundomar then you will get a discount on your ticket for Aqualandia
Also, check at your hotel of on the beach promenade. Because,  there are often discount vouchers.

Also important, there are several self-service restaurants.
Including a snack bar, barbecue, pizzeria, burger restaurant, various kiosks, ice-cream, coffee shops, pancakes and kebab stalls.

Aqualandia Opening hours.

In summer, the water park is open from mid May to September.
Instead , Aqualandia is closed in the winter.

Aqualandia address .

Sierra Helada s/n
Benidorm

How to get to Benidorm water parks ?

By car
First, if you are coming from Valencia or  Alicante by the AP7 take the direction Benidorm Levante. After the toll, pass the first roundabout.Then turn left at the second round about. Go straight along the National Highway until the first traffic lights. Then turn right. Now, you have passed the Benidorm Palace on your rights. Then go ahead until you reach Aqualandia.
While, the water park shares and free 50,000 square meters parking with Mundomar.

By bus
From the center of city there are buses to the water parks .
As a result that buses are nearly full during the summer.
In fact, you have to wait till  the next bus arrive.

By taxi
Instead, with a family don’t cost much more than the bus.

Prices :
First adults = 40 €.
Then children = 30€.

To conclude Benidorm water parks

As you can see, Aqualandia is very cool for water lovers. Besides  in the summer there are very long queues for the slides.
In fact, it is splashy fun for every one.
Besides, its has received a winning  award  for its thrill filled excitement and  splashy entertainment from a well known traveler site.

Tips for other parks ?

First : Terra Natura is more a new generation zoo in Benidorm.

Terra Natura
Terra Natura

Then Aqua Natura is a splashy  water park for  young and older.

Next is Terra Mitica. A theme attraction park who takes you back to the ancient Rome and Egypt.

In brief, it will be difficult to chose !

Gandia Water Park

Gandia water park will open according the Spanish press in 2017. The park will be located near the main beach or Playa of Gandia.
Gandia is located in the region of Valencia. Gandia is situated between Valencia and Alicante at the Costa Blanca. So they are sure of a very good climate.

The water park will be built and operated by the White water group. This investment group has already enormous water parks. The parks are located in Dubai, California and Ibiza.
The water park will cost between 25 and 40 million dollars. The most of it has been invested by private sponsors.
According to the latest plans, the park will be an investment of 35 Million euros.
Lately a design of the park has been released.

Gandia Water Park
Gandia Water Park

The park will generate between 300 direct jobs and 1800 indirect job. So that is good news for the region.
This will also increase the possibilities for local investors and shops to open new businesses.

The water park will be built and operated in less than 30 months which is quite ambitious.
Until then the closest water parks are in Benidorm and the water park in  Torrevieja .
This water park could be a major tourist attraction in the region. This would generate a lot of indirect income for the local people.  Hopefully the plans for this water park will continue so we can soon update the article. We will give you more information about the attractions and opening hours.

Opening date Gandia water park.

According to the latest rumors the park should be opened for the summer season of 2017.
But this mostly depend on the problems. Such as with permits and delayed due to the construction firms.  Local governments have agreed to get the permit ready before May 2015.
Hopefully this doesn’t become another problem amusement park that will be never build. Like it’s happening with the current developments in the Paramount Park in Murcia.

We follow the news on the Spanish press and hope to report further developments.

Gandia Water Park
Gandia Water Park

Santa Pola in the Alicante regio

First, Santa Pola is a busy town nearby Alicante.
Equal, Alicante is a nice city at the Costa Blanca.
Now, the Costa Blanca is very popular for sunny holidays.
So the Mediterranean Sea  Climate is favorite for the many hours of sun.
In fact, Santa Pola is a beautiful town nearby the popular airport of Alicante.
While landing on the airport  most of the flights fly over Santa  Pola.

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In other words, Santa Pola is situated in the province of Alicante, 20 km from the Alicante city.
It is located in the center of the beautiful Costa Blanca.
First, Santa Pola is best known for it fishing industry and salt lakes.
Important , this salt lakes are the providers of the salt for North and Western Europe. Mostly we use this salt for the routes in our winters.

Besides, Santa Pola has 13 kilometers  of coastline.
Additionally, the “marina”  is worth  a visit.
As it is popular by tourist from Spanish people and others, it has a tourist office.
A nice visit is the  fortress/ castle , for the children an aquarium.
Equally good to known : the town has also an interesting choice of cultural and historic monuments and museums.

As Santa Pola is a real, typical Spanish town, it is  well-known by the Spanish people for the all sort of watersports.
For instance : fishing, windsurfing, scuba diving, kiting, sailing, …

Climate.

Again, the climate is very mild and privileged.
In particular, Santa Pola is laying in a bay with beautiful beaches, it has a fishing port and a small Marina base.
First, the beaches are wide and well-groomed. Then, there are also little coves by the Playa Levante.
Next, in the harbor you can take a boat to the nearby island of Tabarca.
If you want to visit the Island of Tabarca we recommend the large boat when the sea is rough , otherwise you need to have strong sea legs, the boat trip cost about 10 €.

The fishing port.

In other words,  the fishing port of Santa Pola is one of the biggest ports on the Costa Blanca. As a result, fresh fish are coming in every day and it is really a joy to see the boats who has just arrived  with fresh fish, and the fisherman who are selling their product directly from the boat.
Presently ,the fishing industry is not what it used to be, despite the decline it is worth a visit.
The fleet is still very impressing and a very important source of income and employment for the Alicante region.

There is a daily fish market during the week.

Santa Pola
Santa Pola fishing port

Fish industry.

Now, the town is also the town with one of the biggest fishing ports on the Mediterranean coast.
According the regional government a total of 3500 people are now employed in the fish industry. There are over 90 large fishing boats so Santa Pola fishing fleet is bigger than anywhere else in the province. The boats are fishing nearby the coast of Santa Pola but are also heading to the Atlantic. These boats have enormous drag nets and are very impressing to see.
The last years the number of smaller boats has increased, they have a smaller tonnage and more technology . This results in more safety for the crews.
The smaller boats still make use of the traditional fishing art. So the fishermen wait till large schools of fish turn up to the Costa Blanca section of the Mediterranean sea. This leads to a variety of fish each season.

There are more than 30 different species which are typical for the region of Santa Pola. One of the famous is the red prawn. The others fish which can be found in the auction house are: little tunny, crabs,sea bass, dorada, red mullets , sardines of course , swordfish, monk fish, mackerel, -etc.

Restaurants

As  the town is one of the largest ports of the Costa Blanca even the Mediterranean coast  you can find excellent fish restaurants serving superb fish meals or little bars with the ” catch of the day”.

We did like very much the swordfish and the dorade.
There are several gastronomic specialties for the Costa Blanca

Free tours in English.

Now, this guided visits  looks at the Sana Pola  relationship with the Mediterranean  sea. In particular his fishing history. And also its role of one of the most important Iberian fishing ports on this sea.
In fact, the tour will visit the port, the docks and auction house and the aquarium.
This tour is not free. It cost 3€ ( in november 2016).
The meeting point is the Aquarium of Santa Pola.
The English-speaking guide is trained  and very enthusiastic.  As you can hear , he is passionate about his town and the environment.
So, he tries to give the visitors  a better understanding of the fishing history.
Reservation can been done at the tourist information office.
Adress of the office  : Plaza de la Constitution .
Places are limited.

Auction house.

In particular, the auction house of Santa Pola is one of the largest on the Mediterranean coast.
Indeed, the auction method used is from high to low.
In the last few years the local products are promoted in the restaurants and the supermarkets over the South Costa Blanca.
For instance, even in the Carrefour in Torrevieja and the Alcampo in Zenia Boulevard.
Consequently, in the restaurants, they use traditional recipes, like sea bass with salt, fish on the grill ( tuna , sardines, swordfish), little hotpots with fish, shellfish etc.

Santa Pola
Santa Pola

Near the old fortress is a Plaza which is the meeting point for the locals to eat and drink at the evening.
There are plenty of fish restaurants to choose from, the shops nearby are diverse, so there is something for everyone.

The tourist center is located near the “Parque El Palmeral”.

Santa Pola Culture

A Marine Museum shows the history of the harbor .

In the old part of Santa Pola you can see a lot of the typical Spanish culture and historical buildings. The town was already known during Roman times. Santa Pola was the port of Elche in the Roman times “ Portus Illicitanus” so you can visited a Roman Villa with mosaic floors, nearby the Tourist Information and the remains of a Roman Fish factory of salted fish .
Santa Pola has a fortress and a castle that was built under order of Philips II against pirates and attackers, the entrance is free of charge.
Read more about the Santa Pola Fortress and Castle .

Santa Pola
Santa Pola

Nearby there is a Natural park with salt lakes and famous Flamingos, very nice to see for the nature lovers.
A local activity is sea harvesting. The famous shrimps and prawns of Santa Pola.
Round the town there are several natural viewing points where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Santa Pola.

Santa Pola Amusement Park

Recently a small amusement park has been built-in Santa Pola called Pola Park and it has about 30 attractions. The park is around 24000 square meters and offers also a lot small food snack restaurants like pizza and kebab. It focuses all family’s and children between the age of 4-12  The Park has its own mascot called Popi. The Attractions in the Amusement park range from a Roller Coaster to Carts and bumper cars, karting, mini golf, quads, carousels, rides and rodeos and many more.
You can compare it to a typical fare in European city . The park is easily reachable by exiting the n332 just before Santa Pola.

A Season ticket in the park will cost you 65 euros which offers you aces to all attractions during the whole season

The address of Pola park is
Avenida Zaragoza S/N
Santa Pola
+34 965 41 70 60

Opening Hours are from  6:00 pm till 12:00 am

Santa Pola  Salt Lake

Santa Pola got a large Salt Lake, it is located south of the city. The Salt Lake is impossible to miss if you travel along the N332 coming from Alicante.

The Salt Lake are a lagoon and a wetland area. It used to be a much larger area on the left bank of the River Segura. Now, due to the action of man the Salt lakes are divided into two areas of wetland. This two areas are El Hondo de Elche and Santa Pola. The wetlands are fed by a mix of water.  It receives fresh sub surface water from further inland and salt water that enters trough the channel that connect the salt lagoon with the Mediterranean Sea
The Salt Lake natural park is 2470 hectares in size. The flora and the fauna are varied.

Santa Pola
Santa Pola Salt Lake
Santa Pola Salt Lake

The Salt lake is a protected natural park with wetlands and marshland. The typical vegetation is salt water, made up of species whose live depends on the presence of water and the salinity degree.
One of this plants is sea lavender.

Free guided visits.

First, Santa Pola organizes free guided visits into this Salt Lake park.
Important , the tour in the nature park is with an English guide. So visitors will hear about Santa Pola relationship with her salt industry. As well in the past as the influence on the surroundings.
While the meeting point is  the Salt Museum.
Because, the Salt museum or Museo de la Sal works as an Information center for the Park providing guided tours and bird watching center.
While, in the salt museum, the tourist will hear about the city’s relationship with the history of the salt industry.
During the visit , the visitor will learn more about the wide variety of the rich fauna ( including the flamingos).
In addition also about the  flora of the salt lake.

So, visiting the salt Lake is very popular among tourist as well for residents.
In brief, the English guide is passionate about the Salt Lake and its local environment. He hopes to give the visitors a better understanding  of the importance and the history of the Natural Park.
Furthermore, you can find more information about this at the tourist information office in Plaza de la Constitution.
Important, the places for the guided tour are limited.
Again, the tours are free of charge.

Trip from Santa Pola.

An absolute must is the trip to the Isla of Tabarca.
The best, this islands was made a national Marine reserve in 1986.
So, for lovers of diving and snorkeling it  is a little paradise.

During your stay at Santa Pola is also nice to visit the neighbor city of Alicante.
Below the coast, a little more to the south of Santa Pola is the busy Torrevieja.
In meantime , a visit to the Orihuela Costa is also a very nice day trip.

Orihuela Costa
Orihuela Costa

Street market

On Saturday and Monday there is a busy street market in Santa Pola.

Renaissance market

Yearly , there is a themed renaissance market around the castle. The market takes place over the Eastern weekend.
In the future , it will be in autumn.
The theme  is ” The fortress against the pirates”. So it is a nice spectacle for young and old.
So their are food stalls, work shops, archery, children games and much more

In fact, the castle is in the middle of the town.

How to get to Santa Pola ?

To get here from the Orihuela Costa or Torrevieja  you can take the N 332 direction Alicante .
The N 332 is the old road to the airport of Alicante, about 7 km from Santa Pola.

First, distance to Alicante 20 km
Then, distance to Benidorm 70 km
Next, distance to Torrevieja 30 km

Terra Mitica Amusement Park Benidorm

Terra Mitica Amusement park is a theme park nearby Benidorm right in the heart of the Costa Blanca.
As theme parks are all time favorites and very popular to have a nice family day out.
In fact, Benidorm has several theme parks like Aqualandia, Mundomar and many more .

Terra Mitica
Terra Mitica Amusant Park

Important , the Costa Blanca have long touristic season.
Because the weather is perfect 320 days of sun.
So there are  warm springs, hot summers an a nice autumns with little rain .
As a result that  you can enjoy this park  nearly the all year round.

During november holiday  we visited the theme park.
In fact, the park was plenty of pumpkins, witches, Dracula’s and spiders. But before planning a visit in the winter check the website for the openings hours and days.
Because there is a winter season closing.

First of all, the park  is the most popular theme park at the Costa Blanca. If you are looking for fun and exciting,  it  is the place to be.

Terra Mitica, Ancient Mediterranean world theme park.

Presently the park is  build around theme of the ancient Mediterranean world.
In fact, it is located on  hill-side, so you can enjoy the view of Benidorm beaches and the skyline.
Now it has new attractions and a new hotel on the doorstep.

In brief, the park is full with roller coasters, rides and live entertainment.
The most spectacular shows  are in the the Roman Circus.
Gladiators in the arena.
But you can also enjoy  the Greek labyrinth. Or  Cleopatra spectacle on Egypt.

Children at Terra Mitica.

In sum there is something for every one and this makes this trip a great day for all of the family.
For the younger children, there are 20 children rides which are replica’s  of the adult rides and attractions.
For instance , children have their special area in Rome with small-scale replicas of the real larger rides.
Indeed the young children can enjoy as much as the parents, and have side by side the fun and the kicks .
Most younger adults come for the adrenaline rush of the roller coasters and the trill of the high altitude rides.
From the  rides which gives you goose bumps to the relaxing spa pools.
Indeed, a day out for all the family.

Terra Mitica
Terra Mitica

How to get to Terra Mitica.

In fact, Terra Mitica is located just outside Benidorm.
So when you want to visit  the park , there is access by taxi, buses orcars from the N 332 and the AP 7 .

From Benidorm you ca get buses to the park. The coach buses are more expensive than the buses from the community.
Recently,  Terra Mitica has its own TRAM line station.

By plane
To take a holiday in Benidorm, the easiest flights are landing in Valencia or Alicante airport .
Both airports and city’s are within a 100 km drive from Benidorm.
Like any other day trip, check the weather forecasts if you want to visit Terra Mitica, so you will enjoy the maximum of your day of.

Terra Mitica  a place for visitors of all ages.

Presently, Terra Mitica Benidorm is one of the largest European theme parks
With different ancient worlds rebuild
Some of these ancient worlds are Mediterranean coasts of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Iberia and all these islands have their own stories and legends.
So the park  is divided in several areas  and each with their own show , rides , shops, decor and food shops.
It’s a park with a variety of rides: roller coasters, water attractions, dark rides, thrill rides , family attractions and shows and events.
It is fantastic, we were pleasantly surprised.
Indeed experience of fun, and high level of adrenaline and fear.
In fact , the rides are scattered around Terra Mitica.
So make sure you look everywhere but the best thing is you don’t queue and you don’t get hassle.

For instance, the  Tornado is 80 meter high ride with flying chairs  with altitude. So be a dare-devil and try it.
The dimensions  of the Tornado is so high that it has a  six meter deep foundation to hold the 4500 kilogram weight of the Tornado.
Even from outside the park you can see the  Tornado.

In the past, the ” Synkope” was voted the best ride in Europe.
Other rides who are popular in Terra Mitica are the “Titanide” , “Inferno”,  the “Fall of the Fenix” and the breath-taking “Magnus Colosus ” wooden roller coaster. So  you will know, what is adrenaline!
Last visit we enjoyed the water rides while the weather was splendid. One of the famous of the water ride is ” the Waterfalls of the Nile” and the ” Anger of Triton “. So in brief : have fun!

Terra Mitica Titanide
Terra Mitica Titanide

Food and drinks  at Terra Mitica .

As always in the theme park food and drinks are no problem.

So there is a variety of fast food  and restaurants throughout the park. But most Spanish people prefer to take their picnic box and sandwiches with them.

Luxor four star hotel in Terra Mitica.

The Grand Luxor hotel has 300 rooms and allows package holidays.
In this holiday package  their are the tickets, the hotel stay and the meal included.
The hotel is  a step away from Terra Mitica.
But at the same time the hotel guest enjoy a spectacular view on Benidorm and the Mediterranean Sea.
The  Grand Luxor  has a Spa and wellness center, different swimming pools as well  luxury restaurants and many others facilities.

Some of the rooms will have sea view,  others a view on Terra Mitica.

Luxor Hotel
Luxor Hotel

Terra Mitica in mid-season holiday (October):

In fact, Terra Mitica is an a quite strange shape.
So you can walk around but not that much, and some of the shops and attractions open at different times (depending the season).
In fact, the further away from the start, the later they opened.
During the visit we went to see the pirate show called “ Barbarossa”
It was great.
Also we did  all the rides and enjoyed it very much.
Because there are more than 30 attractions of different kinds for the whole family.
All in all, there are  more than 20 shows.

Tip for your visit.

First, take a towel and spare T-shirt / shorts or a waterproof cape with you. Because if you want to go on the water rides you sure will get wet ! And not of the rain.
Indeed, Terra Mitica is a superb theme park for young and those who are young of heart.
Further, prices of the refreshments and the food were quite good. But  plenty of (Spanish ) people took their own picnic.
If you are staying in South Costa Blanca, Orihuela Costa or Torrevieja, you can easily go by coach bus .
For instance , we paid 10 € for the bus only . Booked at the local travel agency.

 Opening Hours.

Now, the summer season start from May till begin November .
So in the holiday months the opening hours  are from 10.00 -24.00.
In the winter Terra Mitica is open in the weekends. But only from 10:00-20:00.

After the summer, it is wise to check the online calendar for opening hours but also for the online tickets.

Prices

First for adult is the entrance  39€
Then children (age 0-3): Free with an adult ticket.
Also the Junior ticket: Age form 4 till 12     is  28 €
Last but not least the senior ticket: Age 65 and older is  28 €

Besides, try to book on internet. It is cheaper.
Furthermore you can also buy combined tickets including Terra Mitica, Mundomar and Aqualandia.

Tip

In addition, when you arrive  at the airport of Alicante,  there an info stand which has coupons for the park.
Because  this coupon offers you a reduced entrance price.
So, a money saver tip if you want  to go with the all family.
Finally, we went in October and in November and hardly had to queue to get on any rides.

Yourspain rating on Terra Mitica:

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Pros :
For all ages.
Prices are ok.

Cons:
Some attractions or shows may be closed during low season.
In high season : long queues

Conclusion:
When you are with kids or teenagers or just want to have fun it is definitely worth a visit.

Adress Ctra Benidorm a Finestrat, Partida del Moralet, s/n, 03502 Benidorm, Alicante, Spanje Region Alicante, Alicante , Benidorm 03502