An enormous waterslide adds an adventurous twist to a stay at Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava Hua Hin reports roving correspondent Roderick Eime.
There’s something wonderfully unconvincing about saying “it doesn’t look that steep” while looking up at Abyss, the giant funnel slide at Vana Nava Water Jungle in Hua Hin.
This is the park’s big statement attraction, a towering invitation to abandon your dignity and discover just how loudly your travelling companions can scream.
Up to six people ride together, sharing the anticipation before the raft sweeps into the enormous funnel. The park says that speeds exceed 45km/h. Suddenly, the hotel swimming pool seems a very civilised alternative.
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| The Abyss: for the adventurous (supplied) |
The attraction of Abyss is its shared experience. Friends, couples and families with eligible children can tackle it together, emerging with a story that will probably improve considerably over dinner. Check the posted ride requirements before promising anyone a seat.
Staying next door at Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava Hua Hin makes the adventure particularly convenient. Guests receive complimentary unlimited water-park access, turning a hotel break into something considerably more entertaining than the usual pool-and-breakfast arrangement.
There’s scope to spread the fun throughout your stay, rather than trying to exhaust every attraction in a single determined afternoon.
Back at the hotel, two infinity pools provide a gentler change of pace, while Tea Tree Spa offers an appealing recovery appointment. A kids’ club adds another option for families, and the rooftop bar on level 27 supplies a fitting setting to compare accounts of the day’s adventures.
That combination makes the stay appealing: a comfortable hotel with a ready-made adventure next door. You can spend the morning gripping a raft, the afternoon stretching out beside a pool and the evening insisting you were never remotely nervous.
Whether your companions believe you is another matter entirely.
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