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This huge theme park is certainly well worth the trip up to Benidorm.  It takes around 90mins to 120mins to drive each way but the park itself is excellent fun.

There are numerous roller coaster rides, including a stomach churning yellow and purple one which turns through 360º.  Best to keep your eyes closed it only lasts 20 LONG seconds.  There are other suitably terrifying rides and couple of sedate things to do.  Boats rides through the rapids and bumper cars.  The one rather expensive price is for the whole day and after that you only have to buy lunch and drinks. 

The park is divided into 4 themed sections, Ancient Egypt, Greece, Roman and Iberia.  There are some really great rides for the children which have an upper height restriction so that the little ones can enjoy the bumper cars for example without being bumped by adults.  There are of course bumper cars for adults too but separately! 

Plenty of restaurants, water machines, and coffee shops means that you will be able to get refreshment all day long.  Also the two water rides will soak you through to the skin which is very refreshing in the heat.

Really recommend this as a good fun day out.

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For those who enjoy history visit Lorca Castle an hour from here.  The castle was constructed during the time of the Moors.  Enter the “time machine” and travel back in time to 1480.  Discover more of Spain´s rich and vivid history through the videos and actors who are dressed up around the castle and will tell you of the life and times of those days.  Lorca Castle was one of the main castle's in Spain during the times of the Moors and a centre for communication via the castle network across the country.

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A huge water park set up around 15 years ago which has steadily grown over the years.  This water park has many slides and attractions, including a “slow river” a wave pool, infant lake and slides with encouraging names such as “Black Hole” and “Zig Zag”.  Fun for all!

Tarriff:  Adults €19.50:  Children 3 – 10 yrs €13.50

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Brand new theme park just north of Murcia and so travelling time is from 30 mins to 1 hour from your accommodation.

The new Terra Natura Theme Park in the Espinardo area of Murcia covers an area of 13,000 square metres of safari park and water park.

The zoo is very well laid out with a path that runs around the whole reserve.  The animals are well kept and enjoying natural habitat.  It is amazing to see the animals so close up, especially the lions and the bears who come right up to the window.

Entrance into the Zoo is €10 for adults and €8 for children.

There is also a brand new water park on the same site, Aqua Natura with water slides and great fun for all the family.  Entrance to the water park and zoo is €22.50 for adults and €16.50 for children.

There are 6 water slides, a slow river and several shallow pools with climbing frames and slides.

Children under 120cm cannot use the water slides.

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Visit the brand new spa at San Pedro del Pinatar for a day of relaxing and pampering.  Treatments and massages range from hydrotherapy to physiotherapy.  The vitamin and mineral enriched muds, may be a bit smelly but do wonders for the skin, anti aging and can help with conditions such as arthritis and rheumatism.

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There are numerous cheap and even free attractions in Cartagena.  These includes the Castle, the open top bus ride around the town and the Catamaran boat trip around the harbour.  All of these take less than an hour and so if you want to immerse yourself in some Spanish culture and history get to town early and enjoy the museums and tourist attractions.  There is a tourist information office on the Port side which has details of all the attractions.

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Peke Park – La Manga del Mar Menor 3km from Cabo de Palos

This funny little park opens at 7pm during the summer.  It has rides and “fun fare” type things.  There are a number of bouncy castles with slides, the boats are good fun and the children can go on a little train and be cowboys on the horses.  You have to buy a card with a number of “Pekes” on it and swipe the card for each ride.  Height restrictions are strictly adhered to so there is not that much for children under 120cm.  It is local and quite fun but definitely not worth traveling miles for, just pop in if you are passing. 

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