A great pastime for children is a visit to a water park. Especially in warmer areas of Europe, there are numerous kid-friendly water parks that are worth-visiting. For the family holiday this is a great change for children as well as for their parents. In the following we have listed our five favourite water parks in Europe. So pack your swim wear and let’s get into the cool water! 🙂
1. PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park, Spain
Many fun rides, restaurants and shops make for an unforgettable day at PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park in Salou, Spain. There are 17 attractions for big and small children as well as adults. A wave pool where you can surf, a beach to relax, a child-friendly indoor zone and many more fun activities are waiting for you and your family.
Furthermore, there is a small Caribbean shop where you can get little gifts, toys and underwater supplies. Five restaurants invite the water park visitors for a little break and offer delicious menues and snacks.
You can decide how long your stay at PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park should be. Just one day? Or how about renting a hotel room for much longer family fun? Kids until three have free admission and kids until ten years get discount.
A trip to PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park is definitely recommendable when you stay at the Costa Dorada in Spain with your kids!
2. PortAventura World, Spain
Spain’s PortAventura World in Salou offers 40 amazing attractions that are located in different country-themed areas. The park includes the PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park and the Ferrari Land for which you have to buy separate tickets.
There are rides especially for small children like the Área Infantil and quite moderate rides like the Grand Canyon Rapids or the Wild Buffalos bumper cars. Brave adrenaline junkies get their money worth on the 76m high Shambhala roller coaster. PortAventura World offers many great shows for kids and adults, depending on the season. The parrot show for example, is educational and fun for everyone.
If the kids want to take home a little souvenir, you should visit the many little shops around the park where you can buy toys, jewellery post cards and other nice gifts. Restaurants and snack stalls provide for your physical well-being. There you will find a wide variety of food for everyone’s taste.
There are different ticket options to buy, like with or without overnight stays. Kids until three have free admission and kids until ten years get discount. Your stay at PortAventura World will surely be fantastic!
3. Fasouri Watermania Waterpark, Cyprus
During a family holiday in Cyprus, a visit to the Fasouri Watermania Waterpark in Limassol should not be missed. 22 attractions for children and adults of every age are waiting for you!
Take a ride on the little child-friendly paddle boats or try out one of the many funny slides in the park. Swing like Tarzan over the water and then relax by the pool. That sounds like an amusing day right? 🙂
If you want to take home some memories, you can buy little souvenirs in the shops or have a family picture taken by a professional photographer. As a very special memory you can get an antiallergic, ecological and temporary skin colored tattoo!
Food and beverage are offered in nine different restaurants, bars and cafes. There you can fortify yourself for the next attractions. Fasouri Watermania Waterpark offers great entrance packages with which you can save some money and have even more fun! just have a look online.
4. WaterWorld Themed Waterpark Ayia Napa, Cyprus
Another kids-friendly waterpark you shouldn’t miss during your stay on Cyprus is the WaterWorld Themed Waterpark Ayia Napa. 18 fun attractions and rides make for a pleasant cooling on hot days.
If you have small kids they can have a lot of fun and jump around on Danaides Children’s Playground or play at the Delphin Children’s Pool. For those who prefer more action, a ride on the Serpentine Slides or The Fall Of Icarus will be amazing attractions.
The water park’s restaurants sell food like pizza, burgers, fish & chips, donuts and ice cream – on vav´cation it may be unhealthy sometimes, right? 😉
Children until the age of two have free admission to WaterWorld Themed Waterpark Ayia Napa, while kids until twelve years get discount. We wish you and your family a lot of fun! 🙂
5. Slide & Splash, Portugal
One of Portugal’s amazing water parks is the Slide & Splash in the Algarve (Lagoa) where numerous different kinds of slides and fresh, cool water make for an unforgettable stay.
There are slow slides and faster ones, so that both young and old will enjoy their time at the park to the fullest. Large lawns invite the guets to relax or have some snacks before visiting the next exciting attraction.
But there is more then water slides at Slide & Splash. How about visiting the falcons’ free flight show or marveling at parrots and macaws? The reptiles show teaches children and adults many interesting facts about the life of snakes.
Kids under five years have free admission to the water park, kids until the age of ten get discount. If you don’t a have a rental car it is possible to book a transfer shuttle from many places in the Algarve to Slide & Splash.
Enjoy your family time! 🙂