Fun family activities in Costa del Sol
Family is one the most precious things in life, and the time we spend with our loved ones is a treasure. Here we want to show you some activities you all can enjoy together. The perfect holidays in Costa del Sol to create unforgettable memories.
The perfect activities for adults and children during holidays in Costa del Sol. Let’s start the adventure!
Aventura Amazonia
https://aventura-amazonia.com/parques-amazonia/marbella-eng
This multi-adventure park is the largest adventure park in Andalusia and one of the most famous ones in Costa del Sol. It’s located in Elviria, Marbella, just 500 meters from the beach.
Its 6 circuits are prepared to defy little and grown ones, with different difficulty levels – A total of 103 challenges and 22 ziplines in an authentic treetop experience. The circuits are MiniKids, Kids, Explorer, Jungle, Adventure, and Sports. Three of them are suitable for beginners.
The safety measures are unrivaled. Their state-of-the-art carabiner system includes smart features for reinforcing its safety. If you want to have fun and face challenges together with your family, Aventura Amazonia is the perfect plan for the day!
Top Aviator
Have you ever dreamt about being a pilot that flies in the sky? Have your children even played that role? In Top Aviator there is a Boeing 737-800 flight simulator, with a real-size cockpit with accurate and fully-functional aircraft controls, system, and 180-degree panoramic visuals. All ready for you and your family to live the adventure of your lives!
Located in the heart of Puerto Banús, Marbella, this premium activity has been approved by the aviation regulatory authorities for real pilot training.
Top Aviator offers junior circuits of 15 and 30 minutes. The perfect thing to do with children up to the age of 12 years. One more reason to choose to spend your holidays in Costa del Sol.
Selwo Aventura
Do you love animals? Selwo is a reserve with fauna from Africa and other parts of the world. It has a full schedule of daily activities, including presentations and encounters. Among its animals, we can find cheetahs, lemurs, lions, snakes, elephants, the Iberian lynx, and hyenas. But also, pandas and a great variety of birds of all kinds.
Besides all of these activities, there are also special programs. Serengeti Safari is an exclusive tour of the Lakes Reserve in an off-road vehicle. It’s specially adapted to get the best experience for the adventurer. In the VIP Experience, however, you’ll be able to access restricted areas and go with Selwo biologists and keepers to get closer to the animals.
But if your family wants a more exciting experience, it has a hanging bridge, a zipline, trampolines, and archery.
It’s located in Estepona, less than a 30 minutes drive from Marbella. And it offers other possibilities such as children’s camps and hotels inside the reserve.
Selwo Marina
https://www.selwomarina.es/en/
Maybe you want to live a different day and meet other kinds of animals. Selwo Marina is a park where you can find a number of marine animal species such as dolphins, sea lions, and a great variety of penguins. But other little ones enjoy this environment, squirrel monkeys, Patagonian maras, several reptiles, among whom we can find the bread-snouted caiman, and a branch of the most exotic birds.
Located in Benalmádena, less than 40 minutes by drive from Marbella and 500 meters to the beach. There are five different areas to visits: Las Antillas, Ice Island, La Hondonada, Amazonia and Los Trópicos. This way, you’ll find every species in its correct environment.
It also offers three unique experiences and two educational exhibitions. Swimming with sea lions, where adults and 4 years old children and older can live the experience, and an encounter with dolphins or penguins for adults and children from 2 years old. About the exhibitions, there’s an educational dolphin talk and an exotic birds presentation.
Teleférico Benalmádena
https://www.telefericobenalmadena.com/?lang=en
These famous cable cars will bring you the best panoramic views of Costa del Sol. It’s located in Benalmádena. A unique experience, that will make you feel incomparable sensations. Once at the top, you’ll be able to see a falconry demonstration that will catch the attention of the youngest of the family.
But this’s not the only activities you can do, there are different level hiking routes. Calm paths with viewing points and a more challenging one in a journey to visit the peak of mount Calamorro. But if you want to raise the level, a bicycle route could be for you!
Bioparc
https://www.bioparcfuengirola.es
An institution compromised with animal welfare, where different species can develop their natural behavior. It’s a world reference and it has a surprising system of multispecies enclosures. Where animals from different species coexist with each other. It recreates a more similar scenario for them to life as they would in nature. That’s why they constituted the Bioparc Foundation as a tool to reach the conservation of the world’s ecosystem and maintain natural diversity.
It’s in Fuengirola, a 30 minutes drive from Marbella and only 500 meters far from the beach.
Bioparc works hard so the animals can enjoy their social life, that’s an important part of their existence. With a great variety of animals, where we can highlight the hippopotamus, chimpanzee, red collared lemur, Indian flying fox, Sri Lankan leopard, red panda, and Sumatran tiger, among others. Also, reptiles and birds such as Nile crocodile, panther chameleon, Komodo dragon, crocodile monitor, and many others. And, no less, some surprising fishes such as the red-bellied piranha and the crocodile fish. A natural spectacle you won’t want to miss!
Canyoning and rappelling
If you like to course into nature yourself, canyoning and rappelling are experiences you may really enjoy. This outdoor activity is normally performed in groups and there are many companies that offer this kind of experience across Costa del Sol.
The perfect combination of hiking and something more exciting. There are different levels of difficulty that can be adequate for every person. Some circuits may have river sections and others may not. You can check that before choosing one or another.
You may want to take into consideration that some jumps are somehow high, and if you are afraid of heights you may want to ask about this information before starting.
Which one has been your favorite activity? The good thing is that you don’t need to choose what to do but in which order.
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