Tenerife Water Parks

Both of Tenerife’s water parks sit on the hillside above Costa Adeje, on the sunny south coast where most holiday hotels are. If you’re staying in Costa Adeje, Playa de las Américas or Los Cristianos, either one is a short taxi ride away. The island’s third big attraction, Loro Parque, is an hour north in Puerto de la Cruz and belongs to the same family company as Siam Park, which is why the two are sold together.

All three open year-round, which sets Tenerife apart from the summer-only outdoor water parks on mainland Spain.

The parks

Siam Park

Siam Park is the reason most people search for Tenerife water parks. The whole site is built as a Thai royal village on a slope: you enter at the top and slide your way down. Tower of Power drops you about 28 metres through a tunnel inside a shark aquarium. Singha is a water coaster, The Dragon swings four-person rafts up a giant funnel, and The Wave Palace produces some of the biggest artificial waves anywhere. Gentler zones, including the Mai Thai River and the Sawasdee kids’ area, keep mixed groups happy. Plan a full day.

Aqualand Costa Adeje

Aqualand Costa Adeje is part of the Aspro-run Aqualand chain and plays the smaller, cheaper role on purpose. It has the classics (a near-vertical kamikaze, twisting tubes, raft and racing slides, a lazy river) and big children’s areas where parents can keep everyone in sight. A dolphin show is included in standard entry. Some families plan the day around it; others prefer Siam, which has no cetacean shows. Allow 4–6 hours.

Loro Parque

Loro Parque isn’t a water park, but it’s the other half of nearly every Tenerife park holiday. It has the world’s largest parrot collection, the Planet Penguin ice house, gorillas, big cats, a shark tunnel and scheduled orca, dolphin and sea lion presentations. It works in any weather, so keep it for the day the south turns cloudy.

A one-day plan

With one day and a southern hotel, choose by group:

• Siam Park day: be at the gate 30 minutes before opening. Ride Tower of Power and Singha first, then the raft slides. Use the noon peak (12:00–15:00) for the wave pool and lazy river, and go back to the big slides after 15:30, when queues drop.
• Young children: start at Aqualand Costa Adeje at opening and ride the big slides during the first dolphin show, when half the park is in the stadium. You’ll be back at the hotel pool by mid-afternoon.

With two days, buy the Twin Ticket: Siam Park on the sunniest day, Loro Parque on the greyest.

If you only have time for one

Siam Park. It’s the island’s headline for a reason, it fills a day without dragging, and it suits everyone from strong swimmers to people who just want a lounger by the wave pool. Choose Aqualand Costa Adeje instead only if your children are small, your budget is tight, or you want the dolphin show.

Seasons and timing

• July–August are the busiest months, driven by European school holidays. Siam Park manages capacity on peak days, so a pre-booked ticket is the only guarantee of getting in on an August Saturday.
• May–June and September–October are the best months: reliable sun, warm water and short midweek queues.
• Winter works too. The parks stay open, Siam heats its water and the south is mild, but the parks close earlier. Easter and Christmas–New Year are mini-peaks.

Elsewhere in the Canaries

Not staying on Tenerife? Two other islands have water parks of their own:

• Gran Canaria: Aqualand Maspalomas is the island’s water park, in the southern resort area around Maspalomas and part of the same Aqualand chain as the Costa Adeje park.
• Fuerteventura: Acua Water Park sits inside Corralejo, walkable from many hotels. It’s compact, family-sized and opens seasonally, roughly spring to autumn. Corralejo is also a 30-minute ferry from Lanzarote’s Playa Blanca.

For every Spanish park, from the Canaries to Catalonia, see the Spain destination hub or compare Europe-wide on the water parks hub.

Guide last updated: October 2026.