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July 17 Water, wine and a touch of wizardry: Terra Natura Murcia unveils its first Alchemist night
A brand-new immersive evening of cocktails, live performances and mystery kicks off this month at the Murcia zoo park
Terra Natura Murcia is about to get a lot more mysterious. From Friday July 17, the park is launching The Elements of the Alchemist, a brand-new immersive evening experience that's never been done before in the region. Think part theatre, part feast, part night out with friends, all wrapped up in a story that unfolds as you walk through it.
What's it all about?
The idea is simple but clever. Guests follow the footsteps of a mysterious Alchemist through a specially transformed area of the park, with live performers, moody lighting, music and characters popping up along the way. It's not a sit-down dinner and it's not a show you just watch. You're part of the story from the moment you walk in.
This first chapter is all about Water, the opening instalment in a series inspired by the four elements of nature. Each one promises a different setting, new performances and its own menu, so no two nights will be the same. Word is that Air will be the next chapter to arrive, so keep an eye out if you enjoy this one.
What do you get for your money?
Tickets are €39 and include:
- A themed, immersive tour of an exclusive part of the park
- Live performances throughout the night
- Three signature cocktails inspired by water
- A cocktail-style dinner featuring dishes such as prawn and cod croquettes, smoked salmon canapés and crispy seahorse with teriyaki sauce
- Two extra drinks of your choice, from beer to tinto de verano
Keen to see it all?
Complete all four instalments over the coming months and you'll be rewarded with an Annual Pass to Terra Natura Murcia, a nice little bonus for anyone who fancies following the Alchemist's story right to the end.
Spaces are limited to keep things intimate, so it's worth booking early if this sounds like your kind of evening.
Are you ready to discover the first element?
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Terra Natura Murcia, wildlife and adventure water park in the outskirts of the city of Murcia
Terra Natura Murcia is one of the most important and spectacular animal and nature parks in western Spain, and is one of a new generation of wildlife parks in which visitors can discover the concept of what's called "Zooinmersión."
The aim of this is recreate a habitat which gives an experience of being at one with the wildlife viewed in the park, so to this end more than 500 examples of 50 species of vegetation have been interplanted among the animal habitats, spread across an area occupying more than 165,000 square metres.
The planting has matured to create a comfortable and interesting environment which enhances the interaction between visitors and animals.
The planting not only softens the landscape, but also enables visitors to be closer to the animals and have direct human contact rather than the traditional forms of wildlife park where the animals are at a distance behind physical barriers.
The park contains over 500 animals belonging to 50 different species (some of which are in grave danger of extinction), alongside giraffes, lions, hippopotamus, lemurs, brown bears, Iberian lynx, Oryx, Iberian wolves and a White African Rhinoceros.
Throughout the year, Terra Natura Murcia offers different educational talks during visits to their facilities: giraffes, brown bears and otters.
One of the most popular areas is the falconry zone, where the displays enable visitors to discover the beauty of a great variety of birds such as the majestic flight of the peregrine falcon, which reaches diving speeds of over 300 km an hour, the eagle owl, various types of hawk, the griffon vulture and the buzzard eagle. One of the main aims of the park is to encourage contact and engage in interaction between animals and humans, and the falconry is a popular means of achieving this goal.
Among the mammals are Iberian and European Lynx, Mouflon and Coatis.
Aqua Natura Water park
During the summer Terra Natura opens Aqua Natura, the only water park in the Region of Murcia.
This is a refreshing and enjoyable way to cool down in the heat of summer, with swimming pools for adults and children, slides and shoots, kamikazes, lazy river, entertainment and games for youngsters, all within just a short distance of the centre of the city of Murcia.
Opening hours 2024
Terra Natura Murcia is open every day of the year except 1st January and 25th December.
The wildlife park opens at 10.00 in the morning, and during the summer (June 23rd to September 8th) it opens at 11.00.
The water park opens from May 25th to September 8th, at 11.00
Closing times are as follows:
January 2nd – March 15th: 17.00, except weekends in February and March (18.00).
March 16th – May 24th: 18.00, except weekends in April and May (19.00).
May 25th – June 16th: 19.00.
June 17th – September 8th: 20.00.
NB: During the summer special nocturnal tours and meals are available. See what's on section for latest promotions.
September 9th – September 15th: 19.00.
September 16th – October 25th: 18.00, except weekends in September and October (19.00).
October 28th – December 31st: 17.00, except weekends in November (18.00).
Details of daily activities can be found here: extra activities and special offers are regularly updated on Murcia Today.
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How to get there
Terra Natura is located in the northern outskirts of the city of Murcia in Espinardo, accessed via the A-7 motorway.
Address: Calle Regidor Cayetano Gago, 30100, Espinardo, Murcia
From the A-7 Murcia to Alicante, exit 136, Universidad de Murcia
From the Autovia A-7 Alicante to Murcia, exit 762b, Murcia centro
By Bus
From central Murcia. Bus line number 31 leaves from Plaza Cruz Roja via Gran Via and passes by the park, from Monday to Saturday every half hour and on Sunday every hour.
Line 39A, leaves from the railway station from Monday to Friday every 15 minutes
Line 39C leaves from Infante Juan Manuel (Pio Baroja) from Monday to Friday every 30 minutes.
