Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno

Awsome place. Based on an old iron mine, the geography is amazing. Animals have lot of natural space for living. The teleferic is a most there, for enjoying the sights. People there are quite nice and helpful. The only note is the traffic signals and guidance for moving around. If you go with family, I'll recommend to take your own food so you don't waste time looking for a place where to eat. The birds show is the most spectacular one I've seen. Don't miss it!

Fantastic experience for children We went with our toddler and he absolutely loved riding in the cable cars and spotting animals. You can then drive around to different enclosures for a closer look. Facilities were great - toilets and refreshment stands throughout the park and very well run. I would suggest you leave enough time to fully explore the park. We had 2 and a half hours and it was only enough to do the cable car route, see the reptile house, rhinos and tigers even without stopping for lunch. Highly recommend.

Overall, we were a bit disappointed. Value wise - at 140 Euros for a family it felt overpriced. No suggested routes, old signage/ information about the animals as well as chaotic and crowded roads around the park. We did not see many staff around the park, and it felt a bit unloved. Animals were great, especially the cable car over the elephant enclosure.

A wonderful place to visit with the whole family. A complete immersion into the nature of Cantabria and Spain.

I was worried that without car we will suffer but actually it is quite easy, we took a zoo bus and a cable car, and we walked. So I must say that even without car the visit to this parque is a great idea! We even took a public bus to Santander and it was a cheap and pleasant trip. The parque itself is much better than any regular zoo! Definitely worth visiting

Amazing nature reserve intended for beautiful exotic animals to not merely survive but thrive.

Must visit place. That’s how all the zoos should be organised with a huge territories for the animals. Incredible nature around and a lot of animals in the natural habitat

It’s a great experience to see animals and enjoy the great view of Cantabria. I’m not a fan of seeing animals in the zoos bc I feel like they should be in their natural habitat, but in Cabarceno park, I’m happy to see that at least they have more space, and live in a semi natural environment. Try to avoid a raining day. Unfortunately, we came on a rainy day, many animals were hiding from the rain and cold so we didn’t get to see a lot.