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This review of the Aquadiver Water Park in Playa D'Aro was sent in by Debra who lives in Girona.
Aquadiver Water Park, Plaja d'Aro, Girona.
Voted by one of the best days out by our seven and nine year old. Entry is expensive - check out their website (www.aquadiver.com) but it was very clean, safe and with well managed facilities when we were there in August. It's a little cheaper in the afternoons after 2pm or 3pm according to the month you go.
Lots of staff and life guards around. The grounds are well kept and very attractive. There are cool shady areas under the pine trees and grassy banks for sunbathing. My wife is not very keen on the idea of Aquaparks but actually had a really good time there and the kids had a blast.
Plenty of parking and noticed a number of people came by coach, minibus and taxis. Sometimes the queue to pay can be long and even if you buy a season ticket, you still have to queue to get in.
There are a number of fast food outlets and bars serving reasonably priced fare. There are plenty of spaces to have a picnic. There are sunbeds for hire at 3 euros each which I think should be free considering the price to get in.
The water is chlorinated and It may be fresh or desalinated, couldn't be sure but it was not stinging and salty like some water parks.
There are plenty of rides and it was not overly busy. The expected wait for the longest ride, Splash Mountain (where you take little rubber dinghies - two people go together or in our case, one adult and one child) was up to 90 minutes but I never saw anyone waiting more than an hour (and this was August, remember).
Though it looks really scary and was very thrilling, my wife was able to cope with it and actually enjoyed it (even though she had reservations as she lined up!).
If you are a nervous about the water slides, my wife recommends the white and the red one called Zig Zag for a not too topsy turvy ride down! If you want to go for something quite terrifying you can try the Water Fall, Pistes Toves and Kamikazes for a really exciting trip! The rapids with giant rubber rings was relatively tame but still fairly fast.
There are plenty of other rides to choose from but not as many as some other parks but more enough for those in our group of family and friends.
There are slides and one pool for very young kids and a baby pool. There is also a large pool for a good swim that switches on the wave machine every 20 minutes from 3pm. Everyone loved that but recommend you stay in the middle towards the 'beach end' if you have little ones when it comes on. Two Jacuzzis and another large pool with a short green tube ride which looked very fast but many bigger kids were lining up to have a go.
Don't take any valuables, just a little money or have somewhere in your shorts to keep your credit card and you can all leave your towels & stuff and go off together. We did and everything was fine. Use plenty of water proof sunblock as lining up for rides and all that water creates lots of reflection. You don't notice how quickly you are burning as you are obviously wet and cool.
We all came back very sun-kissed!
Sounds like a great place for a family day-out and a place that everyone can enjoy. Pass the sun cream! Editor
