Wednesday, 17 October 2018 14:33

Cocodrilo Park: Gran Canaria's Animal Rescue Centre And Zoo

Cocodrilo Park is part zoo and part rescue centre and is an excellent Gran Canaria day trip Cocodrilo Park is part zoo and part rescue centre and is an excellent Gran Canaria day trip photosgrancanaria.com

Cocodrilo Park is a great mix of zoo and animal rescue centre with a huge range of animals and lots to do and see for the kids. It's well worth the drive or the free bus trip. 

Cocodrilo Park zoo is Gran Canaria’s main animal rescue centre for exotic animals. It has tigers saved from zoos, chimpanzees confiscated from smugglers and a huge range of other exotic creatures from ostriches to desert foxes that it has adopted over the years.

When you visit, your entrance fee contributes to keeping all the rescued animals at Cocodrilo Park fed and happy.

It also has the biggest group of crocodiles in Spain and puts on daily crocodile feeding and handling shows. Kids can also handle a wide range of tame and harmless animals like lizards.

Other highlights at Cocodrilo Park include the daily bird feedings when all the parrots and exotic ibis in its huge walk-through aviary are fed at the same time.

Cocodrilo Park is in east Gran Canaria but puts on a free bus every day from both Playa del Inglés and Maspalomas, and from Taurito and Puerto Rico.

This attraction is closed on Saturdays. 

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  • Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros
    Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros

    Save money and avoid rip-off bank charges while in Gran Canaria by paying in euros when using your credit or debit card.

    Many bars and restaurants in Gran Canaria, and in almost all European holiday destinations, give you the option of paying in euros or in your home currency. Opting for your own currency, while it may seem like the safer option, can add as much as 5% to the bill as it triggers dynamic currency conversion. 

    DCC basically means that the exchange rate is calculated at point of sale rather than by your bank. It allows you to see the total cost of the transaction in your own currency but adds up to 5% to the total because it uses a terrible exchange rate. 

    Since the extra money is shared between your bank and the merchant, some places will automatically bill you in your own currency and hope you don't notice. You have the legal right to refuse and void the transaction should this happen. 

    ATMs too

    The same applies when taking money out of ATM machines in Gran Canaria (and anywhere in Europe); Always choose the local currency option to avoid losing money to poor exchange rates.

    If you opt for the local currency option, using bank ATMs is often the cheapest and safest way of getting euros in Gran Canaria. It's far safer than having a big pile of euros hidden in your room or tucked into your shorts.

    More details in this Daily Telegraph article.

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