Loro Parque Tickets: Prices, Shows & Is It Worth It

Loro Parque sits on the edge of Puerto de la Cruz, on Tenerife's north coast, and it's the island's best-known animal park — originally built around parrot conservation in 1972, now expanded into a much bigger zoo and aquarium complex. Loro Parque tickets cover full-day entry to the park, including all the enclosures, the aquarium, and the scheduled shows. There's no time limit once you're inside; most visitors spend between four and six hours there.

The park is divided into zones you can walk at your own pace: a large parrot collection (still the biggest in the world, by the park's own claim), a penguin exhibit called Planet Penguin with real snow, a gorilla enclosure, a big aquarium with a shark tunnel, and the orca and dolphin stadiums. There's also a Thai-influenced garden section with koi ponds, which feels a bit out of place next to the animal enclosures but photographs well.

Don't expect a compact visit. The park layout is sprawling and involves a fair bit of walking between zones, so comfortable shoes matter more than they do at, say, Siam Park, where you're mostly queueing for slides. If you're visiting with young children or grandparents, budget extra time and expect queues at the most popular show times.

Park attractions and shows

The headline attractions are the orca show in the Orca Ocean stadium and the dolphin show, both running multiple times a day on a published schedule you'll find at the park entrance or on the official website. There's also a sea lion show and a parrot show, which tends to be shorter and more family-friendly in tone. Show times change seasonally, so don't rely on a schedule you saw months ago — check it on arrival or the morning you visit. Arrive at least 20 minutes early for the orca show if you want a seat with a clear view, since it's the most attended event in the park by a wide margin.

What's excluded from standard tickets

Standard Loro Parque tickets do not include transport to the park, parking (which is paid, separately, at the on-site car park), food and drink inside the park, or any of the animal interaction extras some packages advertise elsewhere, such as penguin encounters. There's no official on-site accommodation either — most visitors base themselves in Puerto de la Cruz or Costa Adeje and travel in. If you want the combo with Siam Park transport included, that's typically a separate add-on, not bundled into the basic entry price.

Loro Parque price structures are simpler than most theme parks — there isn't a huge tier system. The standard adult ticket runs at roughly €38-40 at the time of writing, and children generally get a reduced rate, with under a certain age (usually around 6 and under) entering free. These figures shift periodically, so always confirm the current price on the official Loro Parque website or a trusted reseller before paying.

Where it gets more interesting is the combo tickets. The most popular bundle pairs Loro Parque with its sister park, Siam Park, a large water park in the south of the island near Costa Adeje. Buying both together usually works out cheaper than buying each separately, and some combo versions include a bus transfer between the two parks, which matters because they're roughly 30-40 minutes apart by road depending on traffic.

The combo ticket with Siam Park offers the best value if you're visiting both parks, while the standard single-park ticket suits a shorter trip.

Loro Parque ticket options compared: price tier, what's included, and best for

Typical figures based on widely published rates; prices and age cutoffs change, so confirm on the official Loro Parque site before booking.

Standard vs premium ticket options

The standard ticket gets you full park access and all shows. Premium or "VIP" options, where available, typically add reserved front-row seating at the orca show, sometimes a guided tour of a specific zone, or fast-track entry at peak times. Whether that's worth the extra cost depends on how much you value guaranteed seating — in low season, you can usually get a good view without paying extra, but during Easter or Christmas school holidays the stadiums fill up fast and a premium seat removes that stress.

Age discounts and combo packages

Children's pricing applies up to a set age bracket, and toddlers below a certain age are usually free — check the exact cut-off on the official site since it's one of the few numbers that does get revised. Senior discounts aren't consistently advertised the way they are at some European attractions, so don't assume one exists without checking. The Siam Park combo ticket is the discount worth paying attention to: if you're planning to visit both parks anyway, buying separately is close to the worst way to do it financially.

Booking Loro Parque tickets online is straightforward, and doing it in advance is worth it mainly to skip the entrance queue rather than to save money — prices are usually the same whether you book ahead or buy at the gate, though occasional online-only offers do appear. The official Loro Parque website is the safest and usually cheapest route, since it cuts out any reseller margin.

Official channels and third-party platforms

Beyond the official site, you'll find Loro Parque tickets sold through Civitatis, Trip.com, Attractiontickets.com, and local agencies like TourDesk kiosks scattered around Costa Adeje and Puerto de la Cruz hotels. These third-party platforms can be convenient if you're also booking other Tenerife activities through the same account, and some bundle in hotel pickup, which the official site doesn't offer. The trade-off is a small markup and sometimes a less direct customer service line if something goes wrong with your booking. I'd book through the official site first and only use a reseller if you specifically want a transfer included or you're combining it with another tour you're already booking through that platform.

Cancellation policies and refunds

Cancellation terms vary by where you book. Tickets bought directly through the official Loro Parque site are often non-refundable or only partially refundable once issued — check the specific terms at checkout, since this is not standardized across the industry. Third-party platforms like Civitatis typically offer free cancellation up to 24 or 48 hours before the visit date, which gives you more flexibility if your Tenerife itinerary is still loose. If weather or flight changes are a real risk for your trip, that flexibility can be worth a slightly higher price. Always read the cancellation window before you pay — don't assume it matches what you've seen on other attraction bookings.

Whether Loro Parque is worth the price depends heavily on who's asking. For families with children between about 4 and 12, it tends to land well — the penguin exhibit and parrot shows are genuinely engaging for that age group, and the aquarium's shark tunnel is a reliable hit. For couples or solo travelers without a strong interest in zoos, it's a pleasant half-day but not essential; you could spend that time hiking the Anaga Rural Park or driving up to Mount Teide instead, and neither costs anywhere near the entry fee.

Compared with Siam Park, Loro Parque is calmer and less physically demanding, which makes it a better fit for senior travelers or anyone not keen on water slides. Compared with similar animal attractions on Gran Canaria, like Palmitos Park, Loro Parque is larger and better resourced, though Palmitos is cheaper and quicker to get around if you're short on time.

Best for families and animal lovers

If you're traveling with kids who still enjoy looking at animals rather than needing constant activity, this is one of the stronger options on the island. The gorilla enclosure and the penguinarium are both well regarded for how the animals are presented, with sightlines designed for children rather than over adults' heads, which matters more than people think when traveling with younger kids.

Budget and time considerations

A family of four will likely spend upward of €120-140 just on entry before food, parking, and transport from Costa Adeje or Playa de las Américas, which is roughly 40-50 minutes south of the park by car. If budget is tight, consider whether a full day at a free beach, paired with a cheaper activity like the Teide cable car, gives better value for your trip. Loro Parque earns its reputation, but it isn't a cheap half-day out, and it competes directly with Siam Park and whale-watching boat trips out of Puerto Colón for your activity budget.

No honest guide to Loro Parque tickets can skip this. The park holds captive orcas and dolphins and runs performance-style shows with them, and this has drawn sustained criticism from marine conservation groups for years, centered on the suitability of captivity and performance for highly social, wide-ranging marine mammals. Loro Parque, for its part, presents its orca and dolphin program as conservation and education-focused, and points to its parrot conservation work, which is a genuinely long-standing and well-regarded part of its history.

Animal welfare concerns and debate

The core of the debate centers on orcas specifically — animals that in the wild travel long distances and live in complex social pods, which critics argue cannot be meaningfully replicated in any marine park enclosure, however large. Documentaries and welfare organizations have scrutinized Loro Parque's orca program directly, including incidents involving trainers and animals over the years. The park disputes some of these characterizations. I'm not going to pretend this is a settled argument — it isn't, and readers should know that going in rather than discover it after booking.

Making an informed decision

If the orca and dolphin shows are the sticking point for you, you can still visit Loro Parque for the parrots, penguins, aquarium, and gorillas while simply skipping those two shows — nothing forces you to attend them. Alternatively, some travelers choose to skip the park altogether and spend that money on a licensed whale-watching boat trip from Puerto Colón or Los Gigantes instead, which gets you wild dolphins and occasionally pilot whales in their actual habitat. Neither choice is wrong; just make it deliberately rather than by default.