Splash Jungle Phuket

April 13, 2016 -- Songkran day (New Year's day) in Thailand. For the past 2 years, me and my friends went to Patong, Phuket to celebrate it and join the massive and fun water fights. I even blogged about it here. This year, since our office is closed for the event and it is one of the rare times that me and my friends can go out together, we chose to celebrate it in a different location. This time, we went to Splash Jungle Water Park Phuket.

We drove towards the place at about 12nn after having lunch at a nearby seafood restaurant. Splash Jungle Water Park is situated near the airport which is about 30-40 minutes away from Phuket town or about an hour from the location of the famous beaches. This is the first time for all of us to be at a water park so we we're excited.

Entrance at the Park cost about 1,295THB per adult and children from 5-12 years old are charged for 650THB. After paying, the staff gave us one wristband with a locker key attached. The sun was shining high because it was just after noontime that we came. The place was packed for the day. We then changed to our swimming attires and got our own towels to save costs from towel rentals. We then sought to find some sun chairs to leave our towels. 

Then, we headed to the Lazy River. Tubes were free and we grabbed one while floating along a river that circles the place. This allowed us to see the other features of the Water Park and to plan where we would go next.

Moving on, we headed to the Body and Tube Slides. One look for me and it was scary but once I tried it, it was so enjoyable. These slides can be enjoyed either by a single tube or a double one. We had to keep our camera so as to avoid getting wet so we didn't have a photo here.

Next stop was the Bomerango. First we have to climb to the 4th floor of the Slide Tower. This is the view from the top.

Then we had to slide through a dark tube and come out into a giant super bowl. Our double tube did several turns before we were finally taken down to a splash down pool. Crazy fun!!

The giant super bowl at our back.

Another thing we tried was Bomerango. Again, we climbed towards the 4th floor of the Slide Tower and slid thru a dark tube which was followed by a rush high on a vertical wall. This pretty much mimics the feeling of riding a roller coaster. This too ends in the splashdown pool.

They also had a wave pool, which was cute and fun. People had to wear life jackets because it was pretty deep and the artificial current is quite strong. Also, there was an aqua play and kids pool for the kids who did not meet the required height of the Body and Slide Tubes.

This water park is part of the Centara Grand West Sand Resort and Villas. So it would be nice for families who would love the nearby beach and an alternative. Also, I am impressed by their service because of the hundreds of lockers available for guests, beach chairs around the pools, choice of food and beverage (although quite expensive as expected, a number of lifeguards around the place, and staff that regulate the guests before sliding down the tubes.

In summary, we enjoyed our few hours of great fun at Splash Jungle. Though it was very hot because of the unforgiving sun, we almost didn't feel it (except afterwards when we became 2 tones darker). Yes, Phuket is known for its beaches but hey, having a water park is still a good idea!

It was still a fun and wet Songkran for us. Thank you for reading and 'til my next blog! :)