Africa’s theme and amusement parks not only offer fun for the whole family but also provide educational and historical attractions.
- uShaka Marine World
Discover the underground aquarium and the award-winning dolphin and seal shows of the water park. The adventurous can snorkel in the snorkeling lagoon or see a wide variety of arachnids and reptiles in the ‘dangerous creatures’ area.
Village Walk provides shoppers with a unique shopping experience. Its open-air setting offers a variety of specialty shops and restaurants featuring indigenous and tourist-oriented goods.
- Ratanga Junction
Thrill-seeking thrill rides Opened in 1998, Ratanga Junction offers an exciting range of entertainment options for the entire family. From kids’ rides to adrenaline-pumping thrill rides, the park has it all.
Highlights include The Cobra, The Slingshot, and Monkey Falls, the highest log flume ride in the world for those who aren’t so daring. Train rides and boat rides are also available to those who are not so daring. Live entertainment in the park, snake-and-bird exhibitions, and many eateries are available for lunch and dinner.
- Gold Reef City
This thrilling theme park is one of the wildest in the Southern Hemisphere with 30 rides for all ages including thrill rides, kiddie rides, and family rides. Gold Reef City also features an opera house, six movie theatres, a thrilling rollercoaster, and a helicopter ride.
In addition to the Tower of Terror and the Anaconda, there are many other thrilling rides including the Golden Loop, which ascends almost 40m at a speed up to 85km/h.
- Sun City Theme Park
There is a lot to do for the whole family at the Sun City Theme Park, which is more of a mini-city than a park. With entertainment options spread over two themed parks, Valley of the Waves and Kamp Kwena, the park offers a lot of fun for the entire family.
A day of fun in the sun awaits water-lovers at Valley of the Waves. The complex features a wave pool surrounded by a beach called the Roaring Lagoon and rides such as Temple of Courage, a near-vertical slide that plunges 17 meters. There will be the maintenance in the Valley of the Waves in May and July.
- Adventure Land
Adventure Land offers the whole family endless hours of fun Set on a scenic 24-hectare estate, this theme park is a great place to spend a day out during the summer.
Among the park’s slides are a 75-meter super-tube, a 12-meter freefall slide, and a 2-lane racer for young racers. There is also a mini-super-tube, child-sized slides, and a separate children’s pool for younger children.
- Wild Waves Water Park
The Wild Waves Water Park at the Wild Coast Sun offers some of the best water rides in the world. The park has fun water activities for all ages and boasts a variety of water slides.
If you’re looking to thrill, don’t miss the Boomerang, an exhilarating ride with high-banked turns and heart-pounding plunges. If you’re not into rides, then the Aqua Loop, SuperBowl, and Speed Slide are great options.
- Plett Puzzle Park, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape
At Plett Puzzle Park, on Oakhill Farm in Plettenberg Bay, visitors can test their body and mind in addition to their amusement. If you are looking for a challenge, then this is the perfect place to visit.
- Splash Waterworld, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
It’s a fantastic water park set right on the beach on Kings Beach in Port Elizabeth which is open on weekends and school holidays. It includes super-tubes, speed slides, a lazy river slide, and kiddies’ slides, as well as take-away kiosks and braai areas.
- Wavehouse, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Wavehouse Durban, South Africa’s hottest entertainment venue, is on Umhlanga Ridge in Gateway’s Theatre of Shopping. The venue offers an asphalt pump track for BMXers and skateboarders, SA’s largest super tube, the Flowrider’s endless wave, and supervised hours of fun for children in the Toddler Zone.
- Splash Waterworld, Amanzimtoti, Kwa Zulu-Natal
Situated on the main beach of Amanzimtoti, the Splash Waterworld waterpark provides a full day of family-friendly entertainment. Locals refer to it as Toti’s best-kept secret.
- Cool Runnings
Family time is typically spent in theme parks targeted at children, but Cool Runnings of Cape Town is a little different. It’s a toboggan family park that everyone will enjoy. In addition to the ride, there is a cafe at the location. The ride takes place using a half-pipe and the person goes downhill through it.
- Big Rush
The adrenalin rush is something adventurous people crave a lot in their bodies. This theme park is best suited to adults who desire to feel the rising heartbeats. This theme park has a Guinness World Record for its swing. Please keep in mind that this ride is more hazardous than those listed above.
- Acrobranch
The Aacrobranch experience is a fun activity for everyone. Children, as well as adults, can try it out. This facility is located at several locations in South Africa, and it can certainly serve as an alternative to a theme park. It involves zip lining in a fun manner.
- The Warehouse, Durban
Its location at Gateway’s Theater of Shopping provides a popular spot that features two stimulated waves that combine multiple board sports for the whole family. The warehouse is home to the biggest skate park in South Africa, as well as the tallest indoor climbing wall in Africa.
- Valley of waves
Imagine you are on a sun lounger as the sun sets over a sparkling beach accompanied by roaring waves and a DJ’s beats drowning out the sounds of the ocean Here, you can go from Daily Grind to Unwind in less than two hours. This tropical paradise is available for city slickers and urban families alike.
- Happy island water world
With a variety of water-related rides, slides, and activities, it has already been dubbed the largest water park in South Africa. You’ll forget that you’re minutes from Johannesburg in Happy Island, located in the Gauteng province.
- Water World Strand
Waterworld Strand is a family water park located between Beach Rd and Strand, it offers a variety of water slides, great playground equipment, and a cafe that serves great coffee and pizza.
- Splash Water World
Splash Water World is located next to The Thirsty Whale Restaurant & Bar on Toti Main Beach. Bring the whole family for a fun and exciting day filled with excitement.
The water park has a large selection of rides and facilities for adrenaline junkies, the less adventurous, and even children. The park is wheelchair accessible, and lifeguards are strategically positioned around the property.
- Wild Waves Waterpark, Port Edward
Situated at the Wild Coast Sun Resort and Casino in Port Edward, this waterpark gloats with the absolute quickest slides and rides on the planet. Individuals looking for an adrenaline rush come here to appreciate invigorating rides like the Aqualoop, Superbowl as well as the Boomerang. The ones looking for unwinding and solace are likewise engaged with Lazy River and the other normal slides.
- Muizenberg Supertubes, Cape Town
This waterpark is arranged alongside the oceanfront structure of the Muizenberg ocean side in Capetown. Comprising different slides, for example, the camel slide, child slide as well as a speed slide, this waterpark is appropriate for individuals of all ages gatherings.
