Inside Siam Park, Europe’s largest water park in Costa Adeje
Our picture gallery takes you from the 28 metre drop of the Tower of Power and the shark tank tunnel to the wave pool at Siam Beach and the Sawasdee play area for younger visitors.
Johannes Bornewasser is an author, journalist and editor-in-chief of Teneriffa News. He is regarded as a recognised expert on the Canary Islands. Bornewasser is also responsible for the editorial content of the website.
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Siam Park on Tenerife is currently the largest water park in Europe. It attracts visitors with a variety of water slides and attractions.
The sea lions make it clear right at the entrance that Siam Park is no ordinary water park. They welcome visitors and bring a smile to the faces of young and old alike, even before they reach the first water slide.
The "Tower of Power" is one of the most spectacular turbo slides in the world. It plunges 28 metres almost vertically towards the ground. No wonder that not all visitors who have made their way to the top actually make it back down via the slide.
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Travelling at speeds of up to 80 km/h, the daredevils finally land with a loud splash in the run-out zone.
Before that, incidentally, you pass through a large shark tank (the rear tube). The lower Plexiglas tube is part of the "Mai Thai River".
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The "Siam Beach" attraction simulates up to 40 different waves. Set in the middle of an artificial beach is a huge pool with a shallow start and a deeper section in the middle. Every 20 minutes, the wave show begins with a loud hiss from the control booth.
On cooler days, visitors can also hire wetsuits. There are also affordable ones available to buy.
For safety reasons, younger visitors are not allowed on every water slide. So the park decided to provide them with another water play area. This fun area, complete with slides and other play facilities, is called 'Sawasdee'.
"Lost City" is a huge water playground. The highlight: the enormous water trough shaped like a monkey's face, which regularly empties over visitors' heads. You can find even more photos from Siam Park in Part 3 of the big review.
Things are rather laid-back on the "Mai Thai River". Here, you can simply relax whilst floating along on the water. Just before the end, there's another set of rapids. In the background, a few visitors are getting ready for it.
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"Kinnaree" entices visitors with a giant funnel (in the background), a "mega wave" (to the left of it) and two extreme drops (on the right). Speeds of up to 45 km/h are reached on the new water slide.
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The Big Wave is the main attraction at 'Kinnaree'. On this turbo slide, which opened in 2012, visitors to Siam Park are catapulted from one adrenaline rush to the next.
The "Naga Racer" is somewhat reminiscent of those big carpet slides at funfairs. The big difference is that at Siam Park, things move at a much faster pace!
If you like, you can simply bask in the sun at Siam Park in Costa Adeje, Tenerife. But it would be a mistake to dismiss Europe's largest water park as just an ordinary outdoor swimming pool. See for yourself...
An overview of all the attractions at Siam Park. Feel free to use the 'zoom function' to get a clear view of everything.
As with any water slide, there is a lifeguard on duty at the landing pool, who will be happy to help you get off the slide if necessary.
The 'Jungle Snake' consists of four different water slides. They are very reminiscent of the well-known water slides found in leisure pools. The only difference is that, thanks to the single and double rings, the top speed is considerably higher.
The Giant consists of two parallel slides, each leading into a large funnel. After several laps, riders head - usually backwards - towards the landing pool. More photos from Siam Park can be found in Part 2 of the big review.
The main attraction of the "Dragon" is the funnel, through which it races back and forth several times at high speed.
In "Sawasdee", Siam Park has created a lovely area for the little ones to run about and play. Four water slides and a variety of play facilities await the youngest guests.
The 'Mekong Rapids' are a sort of rafting water slide. Anyone who wasn't completely soaked by this point will certainly be by the time they've been on it.
Photo: Johannes Bornewasser
Photo: Johannes Bornewasser
Photo: Johannes Bornewasser
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