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Selwo Marina features dolphins, sea lions, penguins and exotic birds and offers an excellent day-out for all the family.
It is open daily from 10.00 to 21.00 through to about the end of November.
When you get there you have the option of either buying a single ticket just for entry to the Marina or you can purchase a combined ticket for Selwo Marina and Selwo Adventure Park as well as the Telecabina at a saving of 40%.
As all three are worth visiting (the latter can also be combined with a visit to Tivoli World as they are next to each other) it is at least worth considering.You will also be given a map of the site and a schedule of the various exhibition shows. It is advisable to spend a few moments planning a sequence to follow so that you can maximise your time there.
The current schedule is as follows:
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Dolphins
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12.00 – 14.00 – 17.30 – 20.00
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Sea Lions
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12.45 – 16.00 – 18.30
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Exotic Birds
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11.00 – 13.15 – 16.45 – 19.15
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Penguin Feeding Time
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11.30 – 15.30 – 18.00
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Children’s Theatre
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15.30 – 18.00
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Contained within a compact and well laid-out site that makes getting around very easy are a very good range of things to see and do. As you enter the site, there is a reasonably priced restaurant and of course a gift shop! To the left of the entrance are the main pools where you can see the dolphins and sea lions, next to that and opposite the entrance is the open-air theatre where the shows with the exotic birds and the children’s theatre take place.
Adjacent to this is a very well deigned children’s play area with underground slides, tunnels, caves, climbing frames and overhead walkways. To the right of the site are the penguinarium, touch pools and virtual reality areas.
The main pool has banked seating providing excellent viewing of both above and below the surface of the water area of the main pool. An extensive roof canopy also shades much of it. The shows themselves are well presented and entertaining, and feature dolphins and sea lions that appear to be extremely well looked after. Just behind this is the Virtual Reality area, which has a 3-D cartoon film in a small theatre about the adventures of a futuristic Captain William Frost. Of course it entails wearing strange glasses but it is fun! The shows alternate between those with English and Spanish commentary. Also in the same building are special individual “craft” that you sit in, put on special three-dimensional goggles that help you to manoeuvre your craft through a virtual reality adventure – the “craft” also moves as you manipulate the joystick!
The Children’s Theatre is extremely good as it involves the children in some entertaining theatricals however as it is conducted in Spanish, most of the extremely funny lines from the two clowns will be lost on those who do not understand the language!
It is a good idea to choose a time to visit the penguins in their enclosed penguinarium to coincide with one of their feeding times, as the bi-lingual commentary from the keeper is very interesting. The touch pools just outside have a variety of fish, including stingrays swimming around.
The “Exotic Birds” show features a number of beautifully coloured parrots.
There is plenty of parking available just outside although do note that you cannot re-enter the site once you leave.
Selwo Marina is definitely worth a visit for both children and adults although it is really the former group who will particularly enjoy the experience.
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