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For a fun and wet day out, why not visit Slide and Splash, Algarve
Slide and Splash, Algarve, is self-proclaimed as the best water park in Europe, It is based in Lagoa, a few kilometres north of Carvoeiro. Of the five waterparks in the Algarve, it may not be the biggest, but is certainly one of the most popular.
It has a good variety of rides to suit children of all ages. However, you don’t have to be a kid to have a great time here. If you like a bit of speed and are not too bothered about heights, then there are adrenalin pumping rides for grown-ups too. Try the Black Hole or the Kamikaze. For the more faint-hearted there are also more sedate slides for you to enjoy yourself on. Failing that there’s also a large swimming pool and a Jacuzzi.
Rides at Slide and Splash, Algarve
Generally the rides, particularly the thrill rides are for children over 5 years old, although some are not fior the under-12s. Below is a selection of the rides and activities available at Slide and Splash.
Black Hole - This is probably the best known and popular ride in the water park. It is also the most exciting. You enter at the top on a double tube with your partner and then slide down through the sharp twists and turns in the pitch black before plunging into the pool at the bottom. If you are claustrophobic however, you might think about giving this ride a miss.
Multilane slides - just for young kids, it’s a child size version of the larger slides
Soft Slides - These are multi-lane water slides with humps in them leading into a pool at the bottom. These are aimed at older children and adults.
The Snail - At 150 metres long, this is a long and twisty thrill ride.
Plunge - Two slides. Build up some speed and then get thrown off the end above the water and plunge into the deep pool.
Blue Hole - a ride on tubes (although not everyone does) down twisting blue tunnels to the pool below. Children under 12 are not allowed on this ride.
Body Slides - there are a number of different slides to choose from, each twisting and turning in different directions, giving an exciting ride to the pool at the bottom.
Banzai - this ride is two water slides side by side. The idea is that you come down head first on a mat and have a race with the person on the other slide. When you reach the pool at the bottom you can surf laying on your mat for quite some time.
Rapid River – float down the twisty-turny river on a tube. There’s also the Troubled River.
Kamikaze – two high parallel slides to race down, for the speed merchants amongst you.
Other activities at Slide and Splash, Algarve
It’s not all adrenalin pumping rides at Slide and Splash. There’s plenty to keep the smaller kids happy. There is a children’s area with very shallow pool with smaller sides and tubes to go through and also a large dragon slide which dominates the pool.
Additionally, there is a large swimming pool for a swim or more sedate time in the water and for the adults, a Jucuzzi to enjoy. There are also a number of grassed areas where you can relax, have a picnic or just soak up the rays. Fairly open so you’ll be in the sun for most of the day
Restaurants in Slide and Splash, Algarve
The water park has a couple of restaurants, but in busier periods there can be log queues. To avoid these you could bring your own picnic. There are also a number of fast food kiosks selling burgers, snacks and drinks etc. Value for money isn’t too bad, but you are a captive audience, so it’s never going to cheap.
If you are not travelling by car, then you can get one of the buses laid on by the park, with transport and entrance included in the price. Pickups are from various towns throughout the Algarve. Check at your local tourist office or hotel for details.
Slide & Splash is not open all year round. The season starts at the beginning of April running through to then end of October. It opens at 10am daily and shuts at 5pm at the beginning and end of the season, staying open to 6pm during July and August.
Price List 2007
| Adult | € 17.50 |
Child (5 to 10 years old) | € 14.50 |
Senior (>65 years old) | € 14.50 |
A discount is available if you’re just here for the afternoon. This applies after 2pm.
Directions to Slide and Splash, Algarve
Slide and Splash Water Park is well sign posted, located off the EN125, a 5-minutes drive west of Lagoa.
Slide and Splash, Algarve
E.N.125 Vale de Deus-Estombar
Lagoa
8401-901
Contact Tel: 282 340 800
Website www.slidesplash.com
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