| Everyone knows that happy kids mean happy | | | | water parks, the site features a dolphinarium and the |
| parents and on your family holidays the best way to | | | | dolphin shows here are the best in Europe. The park |
| put a smile on your children's faces is a day out at | | | | is home to a vast array of water based rides and |
| the local water park. With Europe geared towards | | | | customers that have visited other Aqualand parks, |
| the package holiday market, there is such a plethora | | | | whilst on their family holidays, will be pleased to note |
| of parks to choose from. Here's our pick of the best: | | | | that it has all the old favourites from the spiralling |
| Adaland Aquapark,Turkey | | | | Anaconda to the five-slide spectacular, which is the |
| Adaland is divided into three distinct areas and each | | | | Super Slalom. |
| of them is guaranteed to cause your family hours of | | | | Aquasur, Gran Canaria |
| fun whilst on their package holiday. The spiralling slides | | | | Aquasur is the Canary Island's biggest water park |
| and windy rides all take place in the Aquapark area | | | | and also one of their most popular tourist attractions. |
| and the park is best known for the slithering Yellow | | | | The sun holiday daytrip destination is another |
| Python, a brightly coloured spinning tube which drops | | | | Aqualand park, and whilst it doesn't have the friendly |
| you out into a giant splash pool. The remaining areas | | | | dolphins of Tenerife, it instead features a population |
| of the park are the dolphin section, giving you and | | | | of sea lions that your children will love swimming with |
| your family the opportunity to watch daily dolphin | | | | after their spectacular show. All the family favourites |
| shows and afterwards swim with the stars, and the | | | | feature in this park, including the spiralling Anaconda |
| Seapark, which allows you to hand-feed magnificent | | | | and the adrenaline packed, Kamikaze and Adrenalina |
| manta-rays and snorkel amongst Turkey's marine life, | | | | rides. |
| whilst on your package holiday. | | | | Fasouri Watermania, Cyprus |
| Water World, Ayia Napa | | | | Fasouri Watermania won the much coveted award |
| Water World claims to be Europe's biggest | | | | for the best water park at the 2007 World Travel |
| water-park, but it is the park's Ancient Greek styling | | | | Awards and it isn't hard to see why. The park |
| and not the sheer size of the destination that has | | | | remains the biggest in Cyprus and is definitely a must |
| coveted it many travel industry awards. There are 18 | | | | visit for those on a family holiday. There is enough to |
| rides in total from the spinning Aeolos Whirlpool to | | | | entertain both adults and children alike and |
| the rather more sedate Aphrodite's Pool, a huge | | | | competitive families can organise a race down the |
| relaxing Jacuzzi aimed at the park's adult visitors. | | | | six-lane Mat Chaser, to see who'll be taking on the |
| Many of the rides feature height restrictions, but | | | | washing-up duties for the remainder of the package |
| younger children will have hours of fun in the Trojan | | | | holiday. |
| Adventure, a gentler play structure featuring water | | | | The bizarre Crossover game is a lot harder than it |
| pistols and smaller slides. | | | | looks and involves crossing an activity pool on giant |
| Aqualand, Tenerife | | | | floating orange slices. Smaller children will enjoy playing |
| Aqualand is actually a chain of seven water parks | | | | in the slightly more sedate kiddie pool, and the |
| situated in Europe. However the best of the bunch is | | | | football pitch and playground give your family the |
| located on the island of Tenerife. Like all the best | | | | perfect opportunity to dry out before heading home. |