Children love animals, whether it’s Fido the dog or the cheeky orangutans at the local safari park. Luckily, Majorca family holidays provide the perfect opportunity for children to get up close and personal to attractions of the furred and feathered variety. So take a walk on the wild side and make sure you include these top attractions on your itinerary.

Marineland

Make waves at Marineland on your Majorca family holidays by taking the family to one of the dolphin shows at Spain’s first and foremost dolphinarium. The dolphin shows take place twice daily and the underwater tunnel lets you look at the dolphins as they swim beneath the water. Dolphins aren’t the only animals in Marineland known for their friendliness; wait until you meet the sea lions! These agile mammals are masters of acrobatics and will jump through hoops and balance balls for a small fish shaped reward.

It isn’t only the mammals making waves at Marineland, flying into action three times a day is Marineland’s Parrot Show. With feathered antics that provide competition to the acrobatics of the dolphins and sea lions, handlers will talk you through the abilities of Pretty Polly before the parrot presents you with an assortment of magic tricks; who’s a clever boy then?

Palma Aquarium

Everyone loves dolphins, but if you’re travelling with your son on your Majorca family holidays, then chances are that the scary sharks are more his thing. With rows and rows of serrated teeth, the sharks at Palma Aquarium are certainly a fearsome looking bunch. Try and arrange your visit around feeding time, which is a spectacle in itself as divers deliver fresh fish to the hungry snappers.

Scared of sharks? Why not check out the sea turtles and rays instead? Petting pools around the aquarium let you get up close and personal to the animals, whilst young children can become assistants to one of the guides and help out with feeding time.

Rancho Grande

Yee-ha! Take a trip to Rancho Grande on your Majorca family holidays and you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’ve strolled into the set of a Wild West movie. Rancho Grande is a working ranch and you don’t need to be John Wayne to take a trip into the desert on one of these horses; in fact, they’re suitable for the whole family. If you don’t feel comfortable on horseback, or your children are a little too young, then you can take the wagon train as it follows the harras of horses through the beautiful Majorcan countryside.

In the evening the guides will take out the old banjo and strum a few chords around a campfire. With jugs of sangria on offer, you won’t be feeling shy as the group launches into another rendition of “Yellow Rose of Texas”. As the fire burns down to embers and the sun sets, grab a partner and dosey doe with the cowboys as they teach you some authentic line-dancing moves. Two-stepping the night away is certain to provide the perfect ending to your Majorca family holidays.

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