Inside Siam Park, the largest water park in Europe
From the near vertical Tower of Power drop to the wave pool at Siam Beach and the Sawasdee play area for small children, our picture gallery shows what awaits visitors in Costa Adeje.
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.
Right at the entrance, the sea lions make it clear 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. In the middle of an artificial beach, there is a huge pool that starts off shallow and gets deeper towards the centre. Every 20 minutes, the waves start rolling in, accompanied by a loud hissing sound from the control room.
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 promptly provided them with another water play area. This fun area, featuring slides and other play facilities, is called "Sawasdee".
"Lost City" is a huge water playground. Highlight: the enormous water basin 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 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 extremely steep 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, Siam Park visitors are catapulted from one adrenaline rush to the next.
The "Naga Racer" is a bit like those big carpet slides at the funfair. 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 another 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 final 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 hurtles 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 visitors.
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.
Foto: Johannes Bornewasser
Foto: Johannes Bornewasser
Foto: Johannes Bornewasser
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