Largest number of Natural Parks in all Spain - Andalucia
Andalusia has the largest concentration of natural parks in Spain and a great diversity of ecosystems. It is a paradise for birdwatching. Both professional and amateur birdwatchers will be able to observe more than 300 different species in the area throughout the year.
The Andalusian Government’s Environmental Ministry together with the Natural Park Brand (
Marca Parque Natural) has created a four-day birdwatching route through various Natural Parks in Andalusia with activities designed for groups of two to eight people.
Along this route, visitors have at their disposal a wide range of products and services from businesses certified by the Natural Park Brand (Marca Parque Natural), which guarantees quality and professionalism combined with a strong commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable development.
The services included in the route are accommodation in hotels certified by the Natural Park Brand (Marca Parque Natural), trips in a 4x4 vehicle, personal guides and the use of optical equipment needed for birdwatching.
The itinerary is personalized according to the client’s taste. The birdwatching route can begin in Doñana, continue through various natural parks in the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga and end in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park.
For its geographical situation, the Doñana Natural Park represents an important European link in migratory routes between Europe and Africa, where birds rest on their long journey. In this area one can see the largest colonies of water birds in all of Andalusia as well as a great number of raptors including the Spanish Imperial Eagle, an exciting endemic, which continues to attract the attention of many birdwatchers throughout the world.
The next day the Birdwatching Route travels into the province of Cadiz. In the Estrecho Natural Park the highlight is the Playa de los Lances beach; here the birds are the great protagonists of this show, which reaches its peak during times of migration, that can be enjoyed in the Park’s observatories at different times of the year.
Many of these birds find shelter and food in the Breña and Marismas de Barbate Natural Park as well as in the La Janda Lagoon, where a programme promoted by the Andalusian Government’s Environmental Ministry successfully managed to create a colony of the Northern Bald Ibises, one of the most critically endangered birds on the planet.
The next destination is the Ronda Mountain Range, the perfect place to see birds with a wide range of areas designated as ZEPA reserves (bird conservation areas).
The Ronda Mountain Range houses the Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park and the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, both declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and offers a magnificent landscape with an abundance of raptors and a large number of Passerines.
The trip comes to an end at the fascinating Cabo de Gata- Nijar Natural Park, which is marked by contrasts and is distinguished as a Biosphere Reserve and Geopark. It has the largest extent of untouched beaches on the Andalusian Mediterranean coast. Native birds to the coastal steppe and waders are just some of the species that can be seen in this natural treasure that closes our Birdwatching Route.
The route is marked by its vast natural diversity and sustained by a network of businesses certified by the Natural Park Brand (
Marca Parque Natural). The environmentally friendly companies and promoters of eco-friendly integrated tourism, whose personalized products and services will successfully allow the visitor to enjoy all that nature has to offer without being intrusive.
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