Aqualava Water Park

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Aqualava is Playa Blanca’s water park, and the newest on the island, a bright, modern, family-friendly spot built around Lanzarote’s volcanic theme. It’s home to the only wave pool on the island, a lazy river, five slides and a dedicated splash zone for little ones, and because its pools are heated by geothermal energy, it’s the one Lanzarote water park that stays open all year round. Compact, welcoming and easy to reach, it makes a brilliant family day out, whether you’re after thrills on the slides, a lazy float down the river or a safe splash for the toddlers. Here’s everything you need to know before you go.

You’ll find Aqualava on the sunny southern tip of the island in Playa Blanca, and it’s the smaller and more modern of Lanzarote’s two main water parks. Don’t let the size put you off, though, because it has quickly built a reputation for punching above its weight. The whole place is themed around the island’s volcanic landscape, with lava and fire running through the names of the attractions, and it’s been designed squarely with families in mind, with something for every age from toddlers to thrill-seeking teenagers and their parents. There’s a nice green streak to it too: the pools are heated using geothermal energy, which is both kinder to the environment and the reason the park can keep its doors open right through the winter when others shut for the season.

The Slides and the Wave Pool

For its size, Aqualava packs in plenty. The star of the show is Aqualava Beach, a saltwater wave pool, the only one on the island, which fires up regularly through the day to send waves rolling across the water. It’s great fun for older children and adults, and gentle enough for younger ones to jump the smaller waves with a parent close by. When you want to wind down, the Magma River is the park’s lazy river, where you flop into a giant rubber ring and let the current carry you along, the perfect antidote to a busy hour on the slides. For the thrill-seekers there are five slides of varying nerve, from fast twisting drops to loop-the-loop descents, all named in keeping with the fiery theme, and there’s a coral-reef area guarded by a cheeky octopus to keep the little ones entertained.

AquaLava is a Great Day Out For Families & Young Children

Aqualava is a genuinely good choice for families with small children, which isn’t true of every water park. Alongside the bigger rides there’s a dedicated shallow area, Corsario Bay, designed for toddlers and young children, with gentle little slides, fountains, a giant fun octopus and interactive bits to keep them happily busy in water that’s safe for them.

The wave pool and lazy river work for families too, depending on your child’s age and how confident they are in the water, and there are lifeguards on duty throughout. It means parents can relax a little, and the smallest members of the family get their own space to splash about rather than being stuck watching the big kids have all the fun.

Food, Sun beds and What’s Included In The Cost of Entry

Your ticket gets you free use of the sunbeds, parasols and floats, so you can stake out a shady spot, leave your towels and drift between the water and your lounger all day without paying extra. When hunger strikes, there’s a buffet and live-cooking restaurant on site along with somewhere to grab an ice cream or a cold drink.

One thing worth knowing before you pack a picnic: the park doesn’t allow you to bring your own food and drink in, with the exception of water, so you’ll be eating there on the day. A few visitors find the on-site prices a touch steep, so it’s worth factoring a bit of lunch money into your day.

AquaLava Opening Times and Getting There

One of Aqualava’s big advantages is that it’s open every single day of the year, even Christmas Day, which no other water park on the island can claim. Hours shift with the season, running from 10am to 6pm through the summer, roughly May to October, and 10am to 5pm over the winter, so it’s always worth a quick check of the official website for the exact times on your date.

The park sits in the Montaña Roja area of Playa Blanca and is easy to reach: if you’re staying in the resort you can head straight there, and there’s a bus pick-up from other resorts including Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise on set days if you’re travelling from further afield. You can buy day tickets or, if your children turn out to be real water babies, week tickets that let you go back again and again.

Aqualava Is a Great Family Day Out

Aqualava may be the smaller of Lanzarote’s water parks, but for a lot of families it’s the pick of them. It’s modern, spotless and well run, it has the island’s only wave pool, it caters brilliantly for young children as well as thrill-seekers, and it’s the only one you can rely on being open whatever the time of year.

Throw in the sustainable, geothermally heated pools and the free sunbeds and floats, and it adds up to a refreshing, fun, easy day out in the Playa Blanca sunshine that keeps the whole family happy. Bring your swimwear, your suncream and a bit of lunch money, and you’re set.

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