I've heard there is a water park??

paul_holmes · #1 06-24-2002, 09:10 AM

Is there a water park in DR.....and how would i get to it from the north side...costa dorada??

Thanks

Paul

paul · #2 06-24-2002, 10:38 AM

i know you will get a better reply soon but im trying to get silver

there is something along the highway into santo domingo from the boca chica side that calls itself a water park
doesnt look like it is in opperation though as the construction along the highway seems to have shut everything down

maybe visit the aquarium or the zoo it is all in the same general area

mido · #3 06-24-2002, 10:48 AM

I am sure someone from the north coast will give more info then I do but i know there used to be a water park in sosua, about 8 km's from your resort.

Sanni1975 · #4 06-24-2002, 10:57 AM

The waterpark on the north coast is called "COLUMBUS AQUAPARQUE" and it's situated right at the highway to Sosua.

So if you take either a taxi or a public car from Iberostar/Costa Dorada with direction to Sosua, they should take you there within 15 minutes.

It's actually near the airport and near La Union, the closest urbanisation is "Puerto Chiquito".

If you take the public car, you shouldn't be paying more than RD$ 10,00 per person. Plese don't do a guided tour which are also often offered - they just take you there and claim to pay the entrance fee, nothing else. You are better off doing it on your own. Sorry, but I don't have the entrance prices but I guess I heard they are somewhat around US$ 10,00.

The park itself is quite neat and good with big water slides - but are you sure you need that? It's like a huge swimmingpool area.... Why dont you rather enjoy the beauty of their beaches???

Sandra

paul_holmes · #5 06-24-2002, 11:42 AM

Thanks for all your help

sandra......is the park any good or jsut a waste of money. We went to a park in spain once and loved it. Loads of really good rides and was like a theme park? Is the one in DR like this or really small??

Thanks again for your help as always

Sanni1975 · #6 06-24-2002, 11:59 AM

hi paul,

my computer just kicked me out of the internet...so i gotta write this again.

actually, from my own point of view, the park is quite nice and fun to be at. i went there around 4-5 times back in 98/99. i left the country in 99, but on my recent trip the park still looked the same.

my sister-in-law takes her middle school kids there on a regular basis. they have some long&straight rides, loopy ones, a river-like canal where you can enjoy floating around, a few "normal" pools, a kids pool with "plastic" animals, some kind of restaurant with fast food and ice cream....

so actually i enjoyed going there, it was worth it.

i just wondered if you need to go there while being on a 2-weeks-vacation.... i mean, there is a great pool area in the costa dorada resort (pressuming you are staying there) and you definately have the chance to go to waterparks in your homecountry, don't you? why not rather experience the things you cannot easily access back home????

sandra

paul_holmes · #7 06-24-2002, 12:17 PM

Well in england there are NO water parks at all due to...well i don't know why really....

From what you say it sounds really good. I am just thinking about the things we could do in the second week so we can travel around the place and have fun :0)

so do you know much about the Iberostar costa dorada resort or the surrounding places?

Thanks sandra

paul

kjdrga · #8 06-24-2002, 12:22 PM

There is also one outside of Santiago, I think it was called Splash Park, but I am not sure how close that is to Costa Dorada. I must say it was fun, although the water wasn't too clean, lots of boricuas there too...

Sanni1975 · #9 06-25-2002, 08:23 AM

hi paul,

sorry i couldn't get back to you yesterday....

well, i didn't know that 1.) you were from the UK and that 2.) you don't have waterparks there. sorry to hear that!

when are you actually going to the iberostar??????
a very close friend of mine is travelling with her 13-year-old daughter in the nearest future. she has already stayed there a few times and might be of help to you....

just let me know the dates and maybe we could figure out some more info etc.

sandra

PS: surrounding places.....hmm, depends on what you are looking for but i gues we could find you guys something.... are you going with your family?

paul_holmes · #10 06-25-2002, 09:46 AM

Well I am travelling for my honeymoon am we are going next year....would it be possible to contact your friend to have a chat about the resort here experiences with it....

I know i have probably made the right decision about the resort but you know how it is.......first two weeks of our lives together want to make sure it is completely perfct and becuase we are both quite active people we don't want to be restricted to the resort. So i am trying to look around at different places we could travel to on our own to enjoy the country....

Thanks for all your help

Paul