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Horse lovers and riding enthusiasts can enjoy their favourite hobby while on holiday in Lanzarote. Located in the south, near Puerto Calero, Lanzarote a Caballo gives horse-riding lessons and organises excursions on the island for all the family. The stables also have the Fort Apache play area for children and a farm where the youngest members of the family can see ponies, ducks and sheep as well as other animals.

In Costa Teguise, in the east of the island, you will have the chance to swim with sharks. Lanzarote Aquarium offers you the opportunity to dive with a one metre eighty centimetre long nurse shark and several bamboo sharks. It’s a once in a lifetime experience to dive with these species given that it is almost impossible to come across them in open seas. This activity is always carried out under the strict supervision of experts, and without the need for any previous preparation or qualifications.

Jungle Park, in the south of Tenerife, has the most famous falconry show in the Canary Islands, where eagles and hawks fly down to ground level almost touching the heads of the audience. Little ones can feed and pet a variety of wild birds. It’s a unique place where visitors are able to stroll peacefully amongst exotic animals and birds of prey – a genuine jungle just a stone’s throw from the town of Los Cristianos in Arona.

Take a lovely walk through the gardens with its shaded areas ideal for resting and discover Monkey Park’s diverse collection of monkeys. As well as primates such as lemurs, chimpanzees and many varieties of titis, the zoo is also home to a serpentarium and a collection of exotic birds including macaws, cockatoos and even a toucan. It even has a pond with crocodiles and turtles, which can be crossed by a wooden bridge. It's a zoo with a difference, ideal for a family day out.

Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura boasts the only interactive show with snakes and crocodiles in the Canary Islands, where members of the public are able to pet reptiles and amphibians. But it is not the only show that the park offers: there is also a lovely parrot show, a spectacular bird of prey demonstration and a hugely entertaining sea lion show. Buy bags of food to feed the park’s many animals and enjoy a different way to spend a day in La Lajita, in the south of Fuerteventura.

In the south of the island of Lanzarote is Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park, the only zoo with an area of swimming pools. Known as the Corral del Agua (The Water Ranch) it has a big area with water activities for both adults and children. Within the park there is a bar restaurant where you can enjoy a drink or a snack. An outing to this zoo is the perfect way to have an unforgettable day: see wild animals, enjoy the different shows and cool down in the pools and on the slides.

Located in Puerto de la Cruz, in the north of the island of Tenerife, Loro Parque Animal Embassy is a unique place for seeing over 400 species of animals close up and learning more about their characteristics and behaviour. With a history going back more than half a century, this modern zoo (or animal embassy) has become an authentic touchstone in the conservation and scientific study of animals, in particular in terms of how they are affected by the global environmental crisis. Moreover, Loro Parque recently became the first zoo in the world to achieve a negative carbon footprint. A global benchmark that sets out to be a sanctuary where one can contemplate apes, big cats or birds in their natural habitat, be amazed by the intelligence and skills of dolphins, orcas and sea lions, walk among fish, sharks and a wide variety of plant species and at the same time enjoy leisure activities, restaurants and children’s spaces for younger visitors.

Get to know the only whistled language in the world in the Canary Islands, the gomero whistle

Maroparque is a truly unique zoo. Situated on the slopes of a ravine in Breña Alta, in the east of La Palma, it is the only vertical zoo in the whole of the Canary Islands. Take a pleasant walk through the cool shade of the botanical garden. The walkway continues downwards with wooden bridges and cobbled paths and takes visitors through aviaries, where birds and parrots fly overhead and all around.

In the south east of Tenerife you will find the Pyramids of Güímar Ethnographic Park. It has been built around the six stepped pyramids found in the region, each about four metres high and whose origins are not totally clear. The museum allows visitors to learn about other pyramids around the world and the ancient civilisations that built them. The boats used by these ancient cultures also have their space in the museum, thanks largely to the fact that the main figure behind this museum was the explorer Thor Heyerdahl, known for his maritime expeditions.