Zoomarine Theme Park

Zoomarine is a theme park located in Torvaianica, approximately 35 kilometres south of Rome. You’ll find traditional fairground rides, as well as a large water park area open during the summer season, where you can cool off from the hot sun and have fun with water games and slides for the whole family. The offering is completed by an extensive section dedicated to animals. Furthermore, Zoomarine hosts numerous areas for shows and events, featuring both live actors and stunt performers, as well as animals, particularly dolphins, seals, parrots and birds of prey.

Opened in 2005, Zoomarine spreads across approximately 40 hectares. There are also educational activities to enjoy with the park’s expert educators, whilst throughout the various pathways you’ll find green spaces, refreshment facilities and shops.

Zoomarine represents the perfect break during a holiday in Rome, a burst of entertainment and relaxation for the whole family. The park has multiple facets: it’s a combination of a theme park, a water park and a zoo, making it ideal for spending a different kind of day.

Exploring Zoomarine

From the entrance located in Piazza Allegria, the park is divided into three large areas: the animal area, the attractions and the water zone, identified respectively by green, orange and blue colours.

Animal areas

Located on the northern side of the park, there are 8 animal areas:

• Tortoise Oasis: an area dedicated to African tortoises, weighing up to 50 kilograms.
• Paws Friends: an interactive demonstration to learn how to care for domestic animals, emphasising sharing and the importance of play.
• Lemurs and flying squirrels: Four lemurs have arrived at Zoomarine in a dedicated area, stars of an interactive trail where you can get to know them better. Additionally, an educational pathway will allow you to meet flying squirrels up close and learn how to care for them properly.
• Parrot Forest: Macaws, cockatoos, amazons and toucans will welcome you in an enchanted forest. With an extra ticket, you can then take part in the “Meet the Parrots” experience to admire the planet’s most colourful birds up close.
• Forest Adventure: in a colourful atmosphere, you can take part in an immersive journey among aquatic and tropical birds, where you’ll meet pelicans, flamingos, swans and parrots. The trail is guided by trainers and biologists and takes place in an interactive aviary among 3 ponds set in greenery.
• Dolphin Stadium: one of the most beautiful dolphin demonstrations in the world will teach you the importance of the marine environment. You can also participate in the paid “Meet the Dolphins” programme, lasting about 30 minutes, to stand by the pool and observe these magnificent creatures up close.
• Pinniped Bay: a show of seals and sea lions, for a unique demonstration based on the charm and gentleness between the animals and their trainers.
• Penguin Beach: you can admire charming penguins as they waddle in a line and swim in an accurate reproduction of their natural habitat. For a fee, you can also take part in the “Meet the Penguins” programme to enter the beach and meet a penguin up close, for an experience lasting about 30 minutes.

Attractions

Zoomarine park boasts many exciting attractions; here are the most important ones.

• Camelot: a medieval-themed attraction for the whole family, spanning 2,000 square metres, with a children’s roller coaster, 7 slides, 2 suspension bridges and a climbing wall.
• Fitgames: in a fusion of game, sport and technology, children and adults alike enjoy the thrill of competing for the highest score at Zoomarine. Use requires a token.
• Zoo Driving School: purchase a token and let your child take part in this educational road pathway to learn traffic signals naturally and easily.
• Dragon’s Land: come and discover dragons in a fascinating and mysterious journey with expert guides who will tell you curious facts and mysterious stories.
• Octopus: Spin on the octopus’s tentacles aboard galleons, as if riding ocean waves. Fun for all; access is forbidden for children under 110 cm in height.
• 4D Cinema: a four-dimensional cinema to experience the Roller Coaster 4D Experience.
• Selfie Museum: Take the funniest and most entertaining selfies at this delightful installation at Zoomarine, spread across 25 rooms. Among the settings, you can pretend to fall from a skyscraper, swim in a ball pit or walk upside down.
• Vertigo: Zoomarine’s roller coaster is called Vertigo, a succession of climbs, descents, curves and loop-the-loops.
• Farm Train: a train dedicated to children to explore the park comfortably. The minimum height allowed is 90 cm.
• Age of Dinosaurs: you can meet some of history’s greatest predators at full size. The attraction closes 30 minutes before park closing.

Water zone

Open only in summer, this area makes Zoomarine one of Italy’s largest water parks.

• Divers’ Galleon: in the magnificent setting of the Divers’ Galleon, an incredible show is held every day where athletes and stunt performers will amaze you with jumps up to 25 metres high.
• Pirates’ Lagoon: aboard galleons equipped with water cannons, you can challenge your opponents in a breathtaking naval battle, awarded Best Family Attraction at the Parksmania Awards 2012.
• Punta Cana: a family swimming pool immersed in a tropical setting, with sand, loungers and umbrellas, for safe playing.
• Flow Rider: Zoomarine offers you Italy’s largest surf simulator, to ride the waves like the great professionals.
• Pirates’ Cove: a water park area dedicated to the youngest visitors, with a pirate theme, spanning over 900 square metres, with 7 slides and over 150 cubic metres of water.
• Malibu: you can dive into the pool choosing between 4 slides, two of which are spiral and two kamikaze, the steeper ones, for thrilling descents.
• Cancun: Zoomarine’s main pool, equipped with areas of varying depths, plus water jets, slides, music and entertainment.
• Harakiri: descend a steep slide aboard inflatables that glide across the water.
• Hawaii: a large area for children and adults to cool off with surprise water jets. The attraction closes 30 minutes before park closing.

Admission tickets

It’s possible to purchase admission tickets to Zoomarine at the box office or online. We naturally recommend advance purchase by selecting your access date, to avoid queues at the entrance. Online payment can be made by credit card, prepaid card or bank transfer, whilst on-site you can pay in cash or with debit card and card.

Discounts are available for children with a height between 100 cm and 130 cm, and for those over 65 years old. Tickets purchased online are non-refundable and are valid only for the indicated date.

However, during online ticket purchase it’s possible to add the date change option, to enter the park on a different date from the one chosen during purchase. To access, it will be sufficient to show the expired ticket and the date change ticket at the box office. The date change service can be purchased online, only together with park admission tickets. If not purchased at the same time, it will not be possible to use the ticket on a date different from the one chosen at purchase.

The admission ticket includes demonstrations with animals and trainers of dolphins, seals and sea lions, tropical birds and parrots, mechanical rides, and the swimming pool and water park area during the summer season.

To deepen your knowledge of the animals, you can purchase one of the educational programmes offered by the park. Admission is limited and allows entry to the animal area only for small scheduled groups.

Opening times

Zoomarine’s calendar is rather complex, and opening times vary depending on the time of year. As a general rule, the park is open every day from mid-June to mid-September, whilst in the other months of the year it’s open only on weekends, holidays or bank holidays. It remains closed on Christmas Day.

During the months of July and August, opening hours run from 10:00 to 19:00, whilst during the rest of the year the park closes at 17:00 or 18:00 depending on the season. Opening is always set for 10:00 except for a few exceptions.

On 31 October, Halloween, Zoomarine opens exceptionally from 14:00 to 22:00.

Events at Zoomarine

Events and activities are organised at Zoomarine for the whole family. In February for example, you can take part in the carnival, with animal demonstrations, attractions, surprises, pranks and shows, whilst in March Women’s Day and Father’s Day are celebrated.

Often Zoomarine’s events also see the participation of national and international guests, and many of them are dedicated to social inclusion projects. Usually participating in an event at Zoomarine costs extra; admission must be booked in advance on the website and places are limited.

Furthermore, in October Zoomarine is decorated with an Halloween theme, and offers fun activities for the whole family as well as some Horror Houses for ages 14 and up only. Finally, in December and January, the park is decorated for Christmas and Epiphany, with themed activities on offer.

Useful services in the park

Below we provide some useful information for your visit to Zoomarine. These are the main services you will find within Zoomarine:

• Changing tables for babies inside the toilet facilities
• Lockers and electronic storage units of various sizes. They are not supervised. Some are equipped with electronic password and mobile phone chargers
• First aid point located at the entrance and near the pools
• Disabled toilets present in every area
• Official shop: open from 10:00 until closing time; at the park shop you can buy gadgets, sun cream, swimwear, flip-flops, beach towels, photos and some clothing items

Parking

At the entrance to Zoomarine there is a large paid car park for cars, camper vans and motorcycles, with some free spaces reserved for disabled visitors. Opening is at 8:30; the car park is not supervised.

Restaurants

Within Zoomarine there are a number of restaurants and refreshment facilities:

• Taverna La Famiglia Restaurant: closes at 15:00 for lunch, and during summer closes at 19:30 for dinner
• Allegria Fast Food Café: located at the park entrance and open from 9:30 in the morning until 30 minutes before park closing
• Pinnipeds and Dolphins Restaurant: open only based on daily visitor numbers

There are also some bar kiosks near the main attractions and stadiums, which follow opening hours based on daily visitor numbers. Please note that it is not permitted to bring food or drinks inside the park, except for those with food allergies or intolerances.

How to get to Zoomarine

Zoomarine is located in Torvaianica, on the Tyrrhenian coast midway between Ostia and Anzio, in the province of Rome.

From the city centre it can be reached in approximately one hour by car, covering a total distance of approximately 40 kilometres. You need to head south until you reach the EUR district, and then continue past the sports palace along via Cristoforo Colombo, which becomes the SS148 Pontina state road, to be followed until Pomezia. Once here, turn right following signs for Torvaianica, along the SP101 provincial road.

It’s also possible to reach Zoomarine by public transport, although the journey time roughly doubles. For example, from central Rome you can take the B underground line heading south to Laurentina and then one of the intercity buses heading towards Nettuno, passing through Pomezia and Torvaianica. Having arrived in Torvaianica at Viale Danimarca or Piazza Italia, you need to walk for approximately 20 minutes to reach Zoomarine.