昆杜奇水上公园(Kunduchi Wet 'N' Wild Water Park)位于达累斯萨拉姆(Dar es Salaam)市区以北约25公里处,占地面积位居东非之首。园内设有超过22条不同高度与坡度的水上滑道,是坦桑尼亚规模最大的水上娱乐设施集散地。这里紧邻印度洋海岸线,不仅是当地家庭周末消暑的中心,也是不少旅行者在萨法里(Safari)行程结束后的放松首选。建议出发前查看官网或酒店最新通知,确认当日滑道开放情况。
园区内最吸睛的当属各种高空滑道。被称为“神风特攻队”(Kamikaze)的滑道坡度极陡,追求失重感的话一定要排队试试。另一款“龙卷风”(Tornado)滑道则更考验平衡感,游客会从巨大的漏斗状滑梯中滑过,最后坠入泳池。这里的滑道高度从几米到几十米不等,部分滑道需要使用单人或双人充气圈。下午两点以后是排队高峰期,想多玩几次大项目的建议上午十点开园就入场。
如果带着孩子,靠近入口处的浅水池和雨林喷泉区更安全。那里的水深通常不超过0.6米,有专门为幼儿设计的小型滑梯和翻水桶。虽然这里是东非最大的水上乐园,但设施维护状态参差不齐,下水前最好先检查一下滑道接口处是否有明显的缝隙,避免划伤皮肤。乐园中心还设有一个巨大的波浪池,每隔一段时间会开启造浪模式,模拟海浪的效果非常真实。
从达累斯萨拉姆市中心(Downtown)驱车前往大约需要45分钟到1小时,具体取决于巴加莫约路(Bagamoyo Road)的拥堵程度。由于这一路段是当地的交通动脉,早晚高峰期堵得让人没脾气,建议错峰出行。如果选择打车软件如 Bolt 或 Uber,从市中心出发的价格通常在15,000到25,000坦桑尼亚先令(TZS)之间。若想体验本地风情,可以选搭前往 Kunduchi 方向的“达拉达拉”(Daladala,当地小巴),但车内空间极其局促,随身财物一定要看管好。
目前的门票价格对成人和儿童实行差异化收费,成人票价大约在30,000至35,000先令左右,周末和节假日价格会略微上调。需要注意的是,乐园对携带外来食品管控较严,入园时会有安检。园内餐厅主要供应薯条、汉堡、烤炸鸡等快餐,一份简餐配饮料的价格约为15,000先令。这里的储物柜(Locker)需要额外付费租赁,通常会收取一小笔押金,归还钥匙时退回。说真的,下午阳光最晒的时候,防晒霜必须每隔两小时补涂一次,赤道附近的紫外线不是开玩笑的。
门票不包含任何餐饮费用,仅涵盖园内滑道和泳池的使用权。园内快餐价格比市区高出约30%,建议提前在钱包里备足现金或通过手机银行支付,单人一顿简单午餐大约需要准备15,000至20,000先令。
最省心的办法是通过打车软件叫车,定位搜索 Kunduchi Wet 'N' Wild 即可,单程费用约2万先令。若预算有限且行李不多,可以坐达拉达拉到 Tegeta Nyuki 转乘去海滩方向的小车,但耗时可能超过2小时。
园内设有专门的更衣区域和淋浴间,虽然条件比较简陋,但基本功能齐全。建议自备毛巾和拖鞋,因为公共区域的地面在高温下非常烫脚。租赁储物柜时需支付约5,000先令的租金,押金则视当天规定而定。
坦桑尼亚全年气候炎热,理论上每天都适合水上运动。但避开4月和5月的大雨季(Long Rains)是明智的,因为强降雨会导致部分滑道临时关闭。12月至次年2月的旱季虽然气温最高,但也是水上乐园人气最旺、体感最清爽的时候。
Emanuely Kiemi Am happy to be at the largest waterpark we had fun. The staffs are really good special thanks to Kendrick and smart this guy's where everything we needed the had vibe with our students and charming and all the staffs
Mirriam Njoroge Awesome services and very kind staff, the lady at the first payment place-Beatrice was so helpful and went out of her way to assist as I did not have my visa card.
JACKSON RENATUS SEREKWA It's a very nice place for both kids and grown-ups....Lot of parking and free....I loved the service and staff are the Best ( Zena And Beatrice) specifically
Haz Dauz We celebrated our son's bday over the weekend. We were about 17 people in total. The kids really enjoyed their time playing and Swimming. We have been celebrating birthdays here in the past. One thing that hasn't change is the waiting time to receive your meal. After the kids have been Swimming and playing and burnt enough calories and hungry, we had to wait for our food for 3 hour after order was placed, this is absolutely unacceptable.
Marissa Msefya This place was recommended by a few family members and we had a great experience. Everything was operable. The staff was friendly and gave us instructions since we were there for the first time. Brought our almost 5 year old and 15 month old and there were age appropriate sections for them. I like that there is a playground as well. We didn't feel the need to get the package and found the entry prices reasonable.