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Terra Natura Murcia opens the water season with a new splash of excitement
Aqua Natura Murcia has unveiled Tornado, a fast new slide with special effects, a launch offer and a lively opening day
Terra Natura Murcia is getting the summer season underway with a new attraction that is sure to catch the attention of anyone who enjoys a bit of adventure on a hot day. From May 23, at Aqua Natura Murcia, the park is introducing Tornado, a brand new enclosed slide that adds something fresh to the water park experience.
This is not your average slide. Riders set off from almost 17 metres up and can reach speeds of around 40 km/h, depending on their weight. Along the way, there are some surprises to keep things interesting, so it is very much aimed at those who like a livelier ride and do not mind a few twists and turns.
The finish is especially eye-catching. Tornado ends in a large funnel where riders spin several times before dropping through the centre into a 1.8-metre-deep pool. It sounds like the kind of attraction that will have plenty of people wanting to try it at least once, even if they are a little nervous at the top.
The slide is located in the upper part of Aqua Natura Murcia, next to the entrance to the other slides, and it is open to visitors over 1.20 metres tall. That makes it a good choice for older children, teenagers and adults who want something a little more energetic than a gentle float around the pool.
Gustavo Martínez, director of Terra Natura Murcia, said the new attraction “strengthens our family leisure offering and adds a new experience to the facilities, aimed at providing plenty of entertainment options for visitors looking for a refreshing, dynamic day full of adrenaline.”
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To celebrate the launch, Terra Natura Murcia is also offering day tickets for €15, with the same price for adults and children aged three and over. That makes it an easy and affordable option for a family day out, especially with music, dancing and entertainment also planned for the opening.
With Tornado now part of the line-up, Terra Natura Murcia has added a fresh new reason to plan a visit this summer. If you like your days out with a little more pace and a lot more splash, this one is definitely worth a look.
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Terra Natura Murcia, wildlife and adventure water park in the outskirts of the city of Murcia
Terra Natura Murcia is one of the most important and spectacular animal and nature parks in western Spain, and is one of a new generation of wildlife parks in which visitors can discover the concept of what's called "Zooinmersión."
The aim of this is recreate a habitat which gives an experience of being at one with the wildlife viewed in the park, so to this end more than 500 examples of 50 species of vegetation have been interplanted among the animal habitats, spread across an area occupying more than 165,000 square metres.
The planting has matured to create a comfortable and interesting environment which enhances the interaction between visitors and animals.
The planting not only softens the landscape, but also enables visitors to be closer to the animals and have direct human contact rather than the traditional forms of wildlife park where the animals are at a distance behind physical barriers.
The park contains over 500 animals belonging to 50 different species (some of which are in grave danger of extinction), alongside giraffes, lions, hippopotamus, lemurs, brown bears, Iberian lynx, Oryx, Iberian wolves and a White African Rhinoceros.
Throughout the year, Terra Natura Murcia offers different educational talks during visits to their facilities: giraffes, brown bears and otters.
One of the most popular areas is the falconry zone, where the displays enable visitors to discover the beauty of a great variety of birds such as the majestic flight of the peregrine falcon, which reaches diving speeds of over 300 km an hour, the eagle owl, various types of hawk, the griffon vulture and the buzzard eagle. One of the main aims of the park is to encourage contact and engage in interaction between animals and humans, and the falconry is a popular means of achieving this goal.
Among the mammals are Iberian and European Lynx, Mouflon and Coatis.
Aqua Natura Water park
During the summer Terra Natura opens Aqua Natura, the only water park in the Region of Murcia.
This is a refreshing and enjoyable way to cool down in the heat of summer, with swimming pools for adults and children, slides and shoots, kamikazes, lazy river, entertainment and games for youngsters, all within just a short distance of the centre of the city of Murcia.
Opening hours 2024
Terra Natura Murcia is open every day of the year except 1st January and 25th December.
The wildlife park opens at 10.00 in the morning, and during the summer (June 23rd to September 8th) it opens at 11.00.
The water park opens from May 25th to September 8th, at 11.00
Closing times are as follows:
January 2nd – March 15th: 17.00, except weekends in February and March (18.00).
March 16th – May 24th: 18.00, except weekends in April and May (19.00).
May 25th – June 16th: 19.00.
June 17th – September 8th: 20.00.
NB: During the summer special nocturnal tours and meals are available. See what's on section for latest promotions.
September 9th – September 15th: 19.00.
September 16th – October 25th: 18.00, except weekends in September and October (19.00).
October 28th – December 31st: 17.00, except weekends in November (18.00).
Details of daily activities can be found here: extra activities and special offers are regularly updated on Murcia Today.
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How to get there
Terra Natura is located in the northern outskirts of the city of Murcia in Espinardo, accessed via the A-7 motorway.
Address: Calle Regidor Cayetano Gago, 30100, Espinardo, Murcia
From the A-7 Murcia to Alicante, exit 136, Universidad de Murcia
From the Autovia A-7 Alicante to Murcia, exit 762b, Murcia centro
By Bus
From central Murcia. Bus line number 31 leaves from Plaza Cruz Roja via Gran Via and passes by the park, from Monday to Saturday every half hour and on Sunday every hour.
Line 39A, leaves from the railway station from Monday to Friday every 15 minutes
Line 39C leaves from Infante Juan Manuel (Pio Baroja) from Monday to Friday every 30 minutes.
