FAMI
Water Parks
also simpler, local affairs packed full of family charm. Here, we dip our toes in the
water with a few of the best parks to suit any budget.
w SAVE: KEEP IT SIMPLE The easiest way to keep costs down is a hotel that includes water park entry in the price, with many resorts boasting facilities on-site, so kids can come and go as often as they like. First Choice has a choice of 27 SplashWorld hotels across Turkey, the Greek islands, Spain, Bulgaria and the Red Sea, with slides split by age category into Splashers, Sliders and Thrillseekers. The on-site waterpark at Lanzasur Splash Resort in Lanzarote’s Playa Blanca, for example, combines white-knuckle rides such as the Black Hole, Hydrotube, Aqua Bowl and multi-lane slides ideal for siblings racing each other, with a gentler wave pool, lazy river and splash zone for little ones. Thomas Cook’s Aquamania
hotels are spread across the most popular Mediterranean resorts, and all include
If there’s no water park on site, pick a family-orientated resort and there’s sure to be one nearby
unlimited access to on-site water parks or entry to parks nearby. The Waterparks brochure even highlights which rides – speed slides, tube slides, multi-lane flumes and more – are available in each, so families know exactly what they’re in for. The Med isn’t the only place
to go for budget-friendly fun, however. Eurocamp site Duinrell in the Netherlands has an on-site water park with more than half a mile of covered slides. With peak-season prices from £105 a night per family, it’s an easy way to keep costs down without compromising on the fun. There are also some great deals in the Red Sea, as hotels compete to attract customers put off by the dip in confidence around the region. Red Sea Holidays’ top
pick is the Sunwing Waterworld Makadi in Hurghada, a resort that remains outside Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel warnings. It combines generously sized rooms and a wealth of dining options with a huge on- site water park that’s home to five slides (including a family slide for tots too nervous to go it alone), an aqualoop where the floor drops out from beneath your feet, a wave pool and flow rider for would-be surfers, plus a rain fortress with slides and waterfalls. A week’s all-inclusive in May would set a family of four back £1,645, including flights.
w SPEND: ADDED EXTRAS Even if there’s no water park on site, pick a family-orientated resort and there’s bound to be one nearby. Siam Park in Tenerife is the best-selling water park ticket by quite a distance for Do Something Different, with Thai-themed architecture offering a backdrop for 30 waterslides, including a near-vertical drop in the Tower of Power and the 240m-long Singha, which opened last summer. Monarch recommends
packaging this up with a stay at the Dream Villa Tagoro in Costa
RIGHT: Costa Caribe at
PortAventura
BELOW: Sunwing
Waterworld Makadi
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travelweekly.co.uk 11 February 2016
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