Hello to all travellers. I’ll start with the pleasant moments and tell you how we ended up at this wonderful water park for the whole day at half the price offered by tour guides. In the Emirates, all excursions are very overpriced. But this is everywhere, not just there. So, to avoid overpaying for all this, I recommend following our advice.
I printed out the paid tickets at home, and on the appointed day, we arrived there on our own. We took a taxi for this purpose, and it was quite cheap, even though we were travelling from Sharjah. At the hotel entrance, we showed our tickets and were given keys to lockers and meal vouchers. The men’s and women’s changing rooms are next to each other, so after changing, we met up there.
We started our day with a tour of the water park. First, we just walked around, looking at what was where, and only then did we go to enjoy ourselves. The water park is simply gorgeous. It is huge, clean and well maintained. There is an endless amount of greenery. There are palm trees and blooming gardens all around. Everything is very carefully and responsibly maintained — trimmed, watered, and cleaned of anything unnecessary or dry. Employees drive around the entire water park to ensure cleanliness and order. There are countless alleys. We didn’t even have time to explore all the nooks and crannies in a whole day. But you can drive around it in mini cars.
There are signs in English throughout the water park telling you how and where to go, so it’s impossible to get lost.
The hotel has its own beach with sun loungers and parasols. But we preferred to sit under the trees. There is at least some shade there, and it is much easier to breathe. I would not recommend anyone to visit the UAE in summer, because we were there in spring and the heat was terrible – sometimes reaching 50 degrees and above.
We decided to start our active holiday with a lazy river. Only it’s not lazy at all. The speed changes constantly, and there is a current that sometimes accelerates rapidly and sometimes flows smoothly.
Sometimes you come across waterfalls, where you can easily get an adrenaline rush. The children and I screamed with excitement and fear. My son, of course, went on the highest slide and the lower one — I was even a little scared for him. But when he came back, he said it was really cool. And the speed going down the slide was quite high. Of course, he had to wait in line, but it didn’t take more than 10 minutes. I remember being glad that I didn’t go on the slides — I’m afraid of them. Then we went to a restaurant for lunch. The vouchers we were given were for two different restaurants. One voucher was for a McDonald’s-type restaurant, where we had been in the morning, and the other was for a regular restaurant with a full meal.
In the evening, when we went home, we had to take photos on our phones, but of course the quality of the camera couldn’t compare to a proper camera.
In the afternoon, we went upstairs to see how the monorail worked and decided what time we would leave. There is a train arrival and departure schedule for visitors to the water park.
We went up there about twenty minutes before departure and bought tickets. We left in the evening, tired but happy. So, after spending almost the entire day at the water park, we realised that it wasn’t even enough for us. We really want to go back there again, and I hope that sooner or later we will be able to do so.
Another important detail: if you buy tickets on their website, you will receive promotional offers for the next five years, which include very good discounts for the water park and the hotel itself. So keep that in mind. I recommend this water park for a holiday with children. If you are adults who love extreme sports, there is plenty to do besides relaxing.
