Loro Parque, Tenerife

Loro Parque first opened in 1972, and was a mere 13,000 square metres, with just 150 parrots.  Since then, it has gone from strength to strength, and now has over 3,000 parrots, and covers a jaw dropping 135,000 square metres.

The Park itself boasts the largest Parrot collection in the world, Europe’s largest Dolphin show pool, the world’s largest indoor Penguin exhibition, Europe’s longest Shark tunnel, and is the only Orca Ocean in Europe.

Located in Puerto de La Cruz, the park itself contains many different varities of animals, including Sea Lions, Jaguars, Lions, Tigers, Chimpanzees, and many more.

The opening sequence to the 2005 film Hitchiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, was filmed at Loro Parque.