Tenerife: Siam Park

What does one do in Tenerife after a full day of exploring? Why, you throw caution to the winds and put the children in charge of your adventures. After they had perused all of the brochures, it really didn´t surprise me that we sidled up to the desk to book a day trip to Siam Park. At the same time, we booked Loro Park as that makes things cheaper down the road, but that will be for a later day.

So, Siam Park is a water park. It has oodles of waterslides, water parks and a huge wave pool and beach. There is a lazy river that goes through a shark aquarium and the Tower ride that goes through the tank. I opted not to do that one. This was an amazing family adventure. The children chose their adults for the tube rides and the adults paired off with whomever was available to take advantage of the rides that required more than one body on them. I understand that I made peculiar faces on some of the more terrifying rides but nothing can be worse than having to hold the snake yesterday. (I took the girls to the mini disco and encountered an albino python up close and too personal).

Impressions of Siam Park:

1. Very large and clean
2. Great organization and friendly staff
3. Fabulous for children over 1.25 m
4. As the youngest child could only do the 1.10m - we encountered some issues.
5. The water was very chilly.
6. The foliage was lush.
7. The best water park that I think that we have been to.
8. Even if the concierge at your hotel says you can take a picnic, you shouldn´t as there are signs saying no picnic everywhere.
9. When you are at a water park surrounded by children that are not yours, please don´t smoke as it makes our experience ugly.
10. If you are staff and on your break, please don´t take your red and black snake out to play with it.
11. Lots of the rides were in the shade. We totally overdid the sunscreen.
12. Take the free bus from Los Christianos. Totally saves money on the ticket.

I would definately recommend the experience for everyone. It just helps to know what you are walking into.

We also went out to eat tonight as it is Christmas Eve. We wound up at the Belvedere Steak House. They were very busy and obviously can´t quite keep up. Our meal was wonderful but the service was sooooo slow. It took an hour to get the desserts. I was ready to go but luckily for the waiting staff, they must have sensed I was about to leave and decided to get me icecream after all. I would have paid the bill but 4 hours for a meal is a tad excessive.

Now, the children are tucked up abed. The magic key is on the door knob and the milk and cookies is on the table. I have no idea how Santa is going to manage this but I am off to see how it plays out.

Ps. My brother eats a lot. I wonder where he puts it? Piggy back rides for the girls home?