Aquapark Tatralandia | |
Location: | Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia |
Opening Date: | 5 July 2003 |
Season: | June - August |
Slogan: | Tatralandia Waterpark offers both indoor and outdoor fun the entire year! |
Homepage: | http://www.tatralandia.sk |
Coordinates: | 49.106°N 19.5704°W |
Aquapark Tatralandia Holiday Resort is the biggest aqua-park in Slovakia and one of the biggest in Central Europe. It is located 4 km north-west from town Liptovský Mikuláš in Ráztoky, on the north bank of dam Liptovská Mara. The source of the thermal water is a mineral spring coming from a 2500m deep bore with temperature of 60.7 °C. There are 9 thermal pools, 6 of them are open all year-round; while 2 of them are covered, with water temperature around 38 °C. Located in the close proximity of the Tatra Mountains, the waterpark resort is open daily from 10am-10pm, and is open most of the year.
Construction began on 14 November 2002, and Tatralandia Aquapark first opened its doors on 5 July 2003. In 2004 Tatralandia added Celtic saunas, 3 new pools, and another 9 toboggans and slides. The original number of visitors increased from 2,500 to 4,000. In July 2005 a Western City theme area was opened, and attendance increased to 570,000 visitors. In 2006 Bubble City and Adventure Castle were added (a complex of castles and other inflatables). In 2007 a new indoor tropical complex, called Pirates of the Caribbean, was added, along with a Palm Beach relaxation area. After making numerous improvements in 2008, a Tornado raft slide was added in 2009, as well as a 5D Cinema.