Huge waterpark two hours from the UK is super affordable – with 12 slides, lazy river and pool bars
AN affordable water park with both indoor and outdoor attractions is just two hours from the UK.
Aquapalace in the Czech Republic is just outside the city of Prague.
The 9,150sqm waterpark is the largest of its kind in central Europe.
The main Water World has 12 slides to choose from, as well as well as a 450mettr lazy river.
This includes the huge Crazy Tube toboggan ride, which you can go with two mates, as well as the speedy Kamikadze where you can time your ride.
Younger kids will love the pirate ship, with water cannons, and small splash zone for even smaller guests.
Don’t worry if they are too scared of the main lazy river – there is also the Slow River which is a lot more gentle.
The pool remains at 31C too so its a great place to warm up.
There is even a pool where you can practise lengths, with four lanes for beginner or experienced swimmers.
When the weather is better, there is the outdoor Wild River, an 110m rapid river ride.
Non-water rides are at the attraction too, including a VR zone and laser show.
Otherwise if you want to warm up, the on-site spa has everything from volcano saunas and herbal saunas, to steam rooms and relaxation rooms.
Salt baths, Japanese gardens, music therapy, along with two pools and two hot tubs are also included in the spa, with massages able to be booked too.
And you won’t go hungry, with ice cream bars, two restaurants and two pools bars, including the outdoor swim up one called Coral Bar.
You can stay at the huge waterpark with an on-site four-star hotel.
Along with a number of normal rooms to choose from, there are themed suites including a “US President suite” (complete with American flag) “Rock Suite” with guitar decor and a “Pirate Suite” where kids can sleep in a pirate ship.
As many as 1.2million people visited Aquapalace back in 2022, making it the most popular waterpark in the country.
It’s affordable too – a one day pass costs just CZK1009 (£37) for adults or CZK700 for kids.
Its cheaper if you want to stay for just three hours, with discounts for students and senior citizens.
It’s easy to get to Aquapalace from the UK too, with cheap flights to Prague.
EasyJet has the cheapest, with £14.99 fares from Bristol, with Ryanair‘s £15.99 departing from London Stansted.
Taking just 1h50, the waterpark is less than 30 minute by car from Prague.
Nearby, the world’s biggest indoor waterpark is found in Prague, with 18 swimming pool inside.
Swimming safety advice
Experts have revealed some of their top advice for both adults and kids heading to the water this summer:
How to stay safe at the beach
Gareth Morrison, Head of Water Safety at the RNLI said: “If you find yourself being swept out to sea in a rip, try to relax and float until you are free from the rip and you can then swim to safety.
“If you see someone else in danger, alert a lifeguard or call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.”
How to stay safe at the swimming pool
Tiny Hearts Education, former paramedic and CEO Nikki Jurcutz said: “Always put your little one in bright or contrasting colours that would be easy to find in an emergency.
“It only takes 20 seconds to drown, little tips like this could save a life”.
An Auqabliss spokesperson added: “Swimming toys such as noodles, dive rings, floaties and beach balls can be dangerous if left in the pool.
“Children may try to grab these from the pool’s edge and fall in.”
How to stay safe at a waterpark
Ali Beckman, Puddle Ducks Technical Director, said: “Never send a child down the slide on their own, not only are they going to be entering the slide pool area independently, they then have to exit the pool and wait for an adult.
“And wave pools should be avoided until your child is really confident with water going over their faces and you know they are able to regain their feet independently.
“Waterparks are often very busy places and it’s easy to lose sight of a child in a split second.”
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