Zoomarine (Guia, Albufeira)

When I had first met my wife we decided to take a nice little holiday somewhere so I booked us a nice week in Portugal and organised us to stay in Vilamoura and we simply loved the place but what we have remembered the best about our entire trip was the visit to Zoomarine. The theme park is situated in a fairly remote area of Albufeira and spans quite a large area of land which in turn allows for large areas for the animals to be housed. The park has a large variety of animals including dolphins, seals, sealions, crocodiles, aligators, birds, tortoise and others with the animals well looked after. The park has a great variety of shows on offer aswell as a ...  Read the complete review

On the information leaflet given to us by our holiday rep in the Algarve was an offer to go on the Zoomarine excursion. Loving all forms of sea life (from a distance) I was immediately planning what day would be best to go. We decided on Wednesday and promptly found our rep to book our trip. Booking & The Journey based on 2008 prices Our ticket voucher cost Euro27 each so Euro55 in total paid to our rep who rang through our booking confirmation. We were to catch the coach at 10.30am from the bus stop outside the 5* hotel next door. This we did and the bus drove straight past us with the driver waving dismissively in our direction as we stood ...  Read the complete review

You may be wondering what Zoomarine is - is it a zoo? An aquarium? A water park? A theme park? In actual fact it's all of those! On a very recent holiday to Portugal I decided to take the family. The Zoomarine is situated in the Algarve in the South West of Portugal (there is also one in Italy which I haven't visited). We had hired out a car so it was easy for us to get to, it was about a 20 minute drive from Portomao. When we arrived at the Zoomarine the carpark was full. The carpark was quite large but I soon realised I had booked our holiday during Portugal school holidays! I was so busy trying to avoid UK school holidays that I didn't even give ...  Read the complete review

This review is about the Dolphin Interaction at Zoomarine as eiley123 has already done a brilliant review on the rest of the Zoomarine theme park. My fiancé had already done the Dolphin Interaction on a previous holiday to Albufeira and he wanted to share this wonderful experience with me. <<< How to book >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- I made a booking request via the Zoomarine website to book our Dolphin Interaction experience, as I didn't want to be disappointed by it being fully booked. In peak season they recommend booking up to 1 month in advance, but during off peak you can ...  Read the complete review

Zoomarine is what would probably be called a Theme Park . However it is small compared to some , features living creatures more than fun-rides and , for me , was one of the highlights of a recent holiday to Portugal. We stayed in Albufeira on The Algarve which is the Southern coast of Portugal . Zoomarine was about a 10 minute coach ride from Albufeira . BOOKING ****************** You can book a visit through most of the local hotels and travel agents , book on-line or just pay an entrance fee on the day . We booked through our hotel ,and paid a little more to include the transport there and back . You can book by phone on (+351)289 560 ...  Read the complete review