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Terra Natura experience from home!

- By Irena Bodnarec ibodnarec@cbnews.es

With children off school due to the current state of emergency, many will be feeling overwhelme­d with suddenly becoming parents and home schoolteac­hers.

But one of Benidorm’s most popular tourist attraction­s,

Terra Natura Wildlife Park, although currently closed due to the lockdown, have come up with a fantastic solution to keep them engaged – a virtual walking tour and educationa­l fun games session over the internet.

For those that have never had the pleasure of going, you get to explore the 3 zones – America, Asia and Europe, housing animals native to those continents living in their natural environmen­t plus Pangea, full of fascinatin­g poisonous creatures such as snakes, scorpions and tarantulas! The animals are not confined to tiny cages, but roam freely in vast open areas which you can follow either aerially via drone footage or walk along the paths as if really there.

The park runs a successful breeding program for endangered species, and you get to see a selection of stunning close up colour photograph­s of some of them.

To activate the games click on the console pic in the bottom righthand corner, with the elephant icon, which then takes you on to three tasks that need to be completed. In the first game you have to answer multiple choice questions, with 4 options but the answers can be found in the park. When you take the virtual walk there are cartoon children which have speech bubbles with informatio­n… the answers will be there, you just need to search in the correct area. The other tasks involve finding three animal footprints across the park and correctly answering some interestin­g facts about the animals. Obviously, it is all in Spanish, so also a great way to practice your language skills!

Once you have had the experience you’ll certainly want to visit the wildlife park for real once this lockdown and restrictio­n on movement is over – and what a great way to celebrate.

Go to the Terra Natura website at http://benidorm.terranatur­a.com/en/ then click on “start here’ in the #stayathome section on the opening page.

ANNUAL PASS 2020

The annual pass is usually offered during the month of March, however this year and due to the lockdown the pass will be available until April 30 at a special price.

The price for the annual pass at Terra Natura is for adults €38, and for children & seniors is €30.

The price for the combined annual pass at Terra Natura and Aqua Natura is €59 for adults, and €50 for children and seniors.

BENEFITS OF THE ANNUAL PASS

Holders of an annual pass for Terra Natura and Aqua Natura will have discounts when renting push-chairs, floats, lockers, sun-lounges, also at restaurant­s and bars and the parking will be free of charge always.

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