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Class is in: Terra Natura Murcia says thank you with free entry for teachers
A special seasonal offer gives teaching staff free admission and a discount for the family too, running until October 23
The new academic year has well and truly kicked in now, and if you're already missing the long, lazy days of summer, you're not alone. Classrooms are full again, timetables are back with a vengeance, and for teachers across the region, the holidays already feel like a distant memory. Terra Natura Murcia clearly understands the feeling, because from September 1st to October 23rd, it's running a promotion designed to give teaching staff a proper reason to get back out into the sunshine.It's a lovely little gesture, really. Term time asks a lot of teachers, so a free day out among giraffes, lions and Iberian wolves feels like a fair trade.
How the offer works
Any teacher who can show proof of their profession gets into Terra Natura Murcia completely free. They can also bring up to three guests, family, friends or whoever fancies a day out, and those guests will each get 50% off their ticket.
It's a straightforward way to turn a solo treat into a proper outing, whether that means grandchildren, a partner or a couple of friends tagging along for the ride.
What you'll need to bring
To claim the offer, teachers need to take the following documents to the ticket office:
- A completed accreditation form, printed and stamped by their school (available to download from the Terra Natura Murcia website)
- A valid ID card
- The header of their most recent payslip
Once the paperwork's been checked, the free ticket and companion discount are applied there and then, so it's worth having everything ready before joining the queue.
Worth knowing before you go
The offer can't be combined with any other discounts or promotions, so it's best treated as a standalone day out rather than stacked with existing offers. It's a fair swap though, given what's on offer.
A day out that goes well beyond the classroom
For anyone who hasn't visited, Terra Natura Murcia is one of the largest wildlife parks in western Spain, home to more than 500 animals across 50 species, from giraffes and hippos to brown bears and a white African rhinoceros. Its open, immersive layout means visitors get properly close to the animals rather than watching from a distance, which makes it feel less like a zoo visit and more like stepping into their world for the afternoon.
With term time in full swing, this feels like exactly the kind of offer worth taking teachers up on. Print the form, pack your ID and payslip, and treat yourself to a day among the animals. You've more than earned it.
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C/Regidor Cayetano Gago S/N 30100 Espinardo Murcia ESPANA Tel: (+34)968 368 200
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.
