Located just a couple of miles along the coastal road heading towards Estepona from Marbella and Puerto Banus is the spectacular Selwo Wildlife Adventure Park. Here you will find more than 2000 animals from every continent living in semi-free conditions on the one million square metre site. Selwo Aventura is open daily from 10.00 to 21.00 through to about the end of November.

In all, Selwo provides a unique and fantastic experience for the whole family. It is not a zoo ! The animals are genuinely in almost natural habitats with sympathetic borders between them and the public.

To the left is a view of the luxuriant and extensive lake-side gardens in Selwo that lead to the Masai-style village huts and the largest walk through aviary in Europe with over 1000 birds of different species living in a vast and enclosed valley.

To the left are some of the flamingoes in one of the large enclosures, including some with monkeys and crocodiles, which are to be found to the right of the entrance area to Selwo Aventura.

These lead to the starting point for the trucks that can take you up to the first stage where there is a large outdoor enclosure for bengal tigers and a cave full of bats! From there another truck will transport you through the valleys and hill-sides to the top of the site, passing through many areas in which a wide variety of animals such as elephants, bison, antelopes, bears, tigers, giraffes and rhinoceroses are able to roam in relative freedom.

The trucks depart at regular intervals throughout the day although during the high season there can be long queues during the peak periods.

Alternatively you can walk along the paths, crossing the foot and rope-bridges, providing opportunities to view the animals at a more leisurely pace.