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<\/p>\nA HUGE European water park with more than 40 attractions and cheap cocktails is set to reopen next month.<\/p>\n
Livu Akvaparks in Latvia is one of the largest water parks in Europe, although Brits may not have heard of it before.<\/p>\n
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The water park is set in the resort town of Jurmala, which is around a 45-minute drive away from Riga – the Latvian capital.<\/p>\n
Livu Akvaparks is one of the largest water parks in northern Europe, and it has also been dubbed one of Latvia's most popular tourist attractions. <\/p>\n
Across the entire water park, there are over 40 attractions including 20 rides and 10 swimming pools. <\/p>\n
The park is divided into four distinct zones that are known as the entertainment zone, the relaxation zone, the spa complex, and an open-air beach in the summer. <\/p>\n
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Inside the entertainment zone, parkgoers will find the majority of the water rides, including the Unique Tornado<\/span> – the third-largest slide of its kind in the world. <\/p>\n On the Unique Tornado, visitors will sit inside an inflatable ring before being dropped down a 51m loop. <\/p>\n There's also the Black Slide where parkgoers will be plunged through 100m of darkness, while the Yellow Slide is a wild river that carries visitors downstream before dropping them into a 1m plunge pool. <\/p>\n As well as all the slides, the water park also has several pools including a wave pool and areas for younger visitors. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n There's also a spa onsite that includes a steam<\/span> bath, a salt chamber, a Turkish bath, and a sauna. <\/p>\n Food and drink is also available at the on-site cafe, while there's also a swim-up cocktail bar for older guests that serves cocktails and \u00a33 beers.<\/p>\n Since it first opened in 2003, it has become a firm favourite among visitors with an overall rating of 4\/5 stars from hundreds of reviews on TripAdvisor. <\/p>\n One person wrote: "We visited the site in the winter and the indoor part was huge with really cool rides." <\/p>\n Another person added: "When we went only the indoor part of the water park was open, but that was more than enough.<\/p>\n "There were lots of water slides and the pool bar was open all day with pints for \u20ac3.50 (\u00a33)." <\/p>\n A third person said: "The best part of the water park was the Relax Zone with jacuzzis, saunas, massage beds, and a swimming pool." <\/p>\n The water park is currently closed for scheduled maintenance, but it's set to reopen for its winter period on October 6.<\/p>\n Entry tickets for adults cost \u20ac39.10 (\u00a333.50), while children up to the age of 14 pay \u20ac30.40 (\u00a326.05). <\/p>\n To get to Livu Avkaparks, Brits can fly to Riga with Ryanair and Wizz Air offering cheap flights from \u00a325.<\/p>\n The waterpark is then a 45-minute drive from the city.<\/p>\n Another European water park holidaymakers probably haven't heard about sits is found in Poland.<\/p>\n As one of the biggest\u00a0theme parks\u00a0in Europe, it's no surprise that Energylandia is also home to the largest outdoor water parks in the country.<\/p>\n And if you don't want to jet off abroad for a water park, then there are plenty in the UK including\u00a0Sandcastle Water Park\u00a0in\u00a0Blackpool.<\/p>\n And here are some other\u00a0water parks in the UK\u00a0you should visit, including a huge\u00a0new \u00a3250million attraction\u00a0opening in 2025.<\/p>\nMost read in News Travel<\/h2>\n
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