When planning a holiday for the whole family, many opt for sunny Barcelona, where there are entertainment for both children and adults. This beautiful city has a huge number of attractions, museums, bars and restaurants. Barcelona is also famous for its amazing water parks, which we will now get to know.
Benefits of travel
A visit to Barcelona's water park will give you a lot of pleasant moments and leave an unforgettable experience. There are many advantages to such a holiday:
- Interesting for both adults and children.
- Water rides will allow you to have fun, get amazing experiences and take unusual photos for your family album.
- Most of these establishments have cafes and bars on their territory where you can have a bite to eat and try something from the curiosities of local cuisine.
- Often, unusual performances are held in water parks, which are a special pleasure to admire.
- The main part of such establishments is open from the beginning of May to October, that is, it captures school holidays and is the most favorite among Russiansholiday time.
There are a lot of advantages to visiting Barcelona's water parks, the main difficulty is to choose one or those that will appeal to all family members among the variety of options.
Overview of the most popular places
Spain is rich in water parks. Many of them are concentrated in Barcelona or its surroundings, which is very convenient for a tourist who wants to visit several of these establishments. Which of them can rightfully be attributed to the pearls of water recreation?
First of all, this is the water park in Barcelona "PortAventura", located in Salou. This is a world-famous amusement and family recreation park, open since 1995 and every season, hosting several million tourists. The average cost of visiting the park for an adult is 47 € per day, for a child from 10 years old - 40 €. If you want to visit exclusively the water park, then the ticket will cost 25 and 20 €, respectively.
Waterpark "Isle of Fantasy" is also one of the curiosities of Barcelona. There are more than 20 attractions, including wave pools, indoor and outdoor slides. There is also a special space for the smallest ones to relax - a town with 2-meter slides and a shallow pool. It is the "Fantasy Island" that is considered the largest water park in Barcelona. The cost of visiting is from 25 € for adults, for children - 20 €. But if the child is less than 90 cm tall, they will be admitted free of charge.
Not far from the city there is also "Costa Caribe", this is the closest water park to Barcelona. Herethe authentic atmosphere of the hot Caribbean reigns. Thanks to the presence of special children's areas, here you can comfortably relax with the whole family. Older children can go down in a double circle with one of their parents on the exciting Barracuda slide. This water park near Barcelona impresses with its beauty and abundance of entertainment.
And lovers of the world of wildlife will definitely appreciate the marine zoo on the territory of the Marineland water park. Bright exotic birds and touching fur seals live here.
Port Aventura: the most interesting attractions and entertainments
The PortAventura park offers more than 40 different attractions for every taste, which is why neither children nor their parents will be bored here. There is also a golf course, so everyone can try their hand at this unusual game for a Russian. And the attractions themselves are unusual thematic areas, divided by geographical criteria. Therefore, without leaving Barcelona, a tourist can make a real trip to China and the Wild West, Polynesia and the Mediterranean, Mexico and even the fantastic land of Sesame. Some of the most popular activities for travelers of all ages include:
- Furius Bako - roller coaster and horizontal catapult.
- "Silver River" and "Rafting on the Grand Canyon" - a journey through the waters on a special transport, stylized as logs.
- Tutuki is a splash roller coaster.
- "Canoe" - a family trip on the realcanoe for 4 people.
The attraction will suit both the extreme and the fan of a relaxing holiday. And thanks to the presence of special entertainment for children, PortAventura is one of the favorite places for families.
Journey to Fantasy Island
Barcelona's Fantasy Island Water Park also offers plenty of fun for the whole family. Water slides here are very diverse: on inflatable circles, through closed pipes, even vertical and high-speed descents. There are also unique zig-zags that will make your heart pound in your chest. It is in this water park that the attraction "Kamikaze" is located, which has the glory of the most extreme water entertainment in Europe.
Exciting "Marineland"
This is not only a water park with a developed infrastructure, but also a marine zoo where you can watch shows with dolphins, penguins, sea lions and seals. Performances are held on a daily basis. By visiting the greenhouse, which is located right there, you can admire the real giants of the world of butterflies.
Additional entertainment
When choosing a tour to Barcelona, be sure to include a visit to water parks in your program, because, in addition to a huge selection of water fun and attractions, they also offer additional entertainment.
So, on the "Fantasy Island", there are several catering establishments where you cantry classic Italian dishes - pasta, pizza, paella. It also periodically hosts water shows and organizes nightly events. The benefits include increased attention to the safety of guests, so there is always a team of experienced lifeguards at the ready.
A real abundance of additional entertainment can be found in the amusement park "Port Aventura". So, it is here that there is a small cozy Mediterranean restaurant, a bar stylized as a cowboy saloon, where you can try your own accuracy by shooting at targets. Here, guests will also find establishments with national Mexican and Chinese traditions, a diving simulator in a bathyscaphe.
Specific mode of operation
In order to avoid mistakes when planning a vacation and choosing a tour to Barcelona, you must first familiarize yourself with the opening hours of the most popular water parks in the city and its environs. The data is presented in the form of a table.
| Name / month | Fantasy Island | Marineland | Costa Caribe | PortAventura |
| May | - | From 10:30 to 17:30 | From 10:30 to 18 | Sun-Fri: 10 am to 7 pm Sat: 10 am to 24 pm |
| June | From 10 to 18 | Mon-Fri: from 10 to 19. Sat, Sun and the second half of the month - from 10 to20 | ||
| July | From 10:30 to 19 | From 10 to 24. Last Saturday of the month - from 10 to 04 | ||
| August | ||||
| September | From 10:30 to 17:30 | From 10:30 to 19:30 | Sun-Fri: 10 am to 7 pm Sat: 10 am to 24 pm | |
However, it should be remembered that the schedule may change, so before planning a trip it is recommended to check the information on the official website of a particular amusement park.
A visit to Barcelona's water parks will give both children and adults a flurry of positive emotions and unforgettable experiences.
