Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Casablanca Aquapark

Bonjour,

Since arriving back in Rabat, the city has seemed sort of empty -- a lot of Moroccans and foreigners seem to be on holiday. It's very quiet everywhere, except for the beaches, which are packed.

During the short time we are here before leaving for our next trips, we've been hitting the water activities every day: pools, beaches, and one day last week, the Aquapark in Casablanca with friends.

Based upon my limited knowledge of American waterparks, we were impressed by the one in Casa. It was clean, well-run, and had good rides, although it was not something many Moroccans can afford to do often (about $10 for kids, $15 for adults). And the staff didn't make you follow the rules for each ride (two people on a raft... cool!).

Before I stashed the camera safely away and went off to show Anna and Tommy how water slides are really "done", I grabbed a few quick pictures so you could see what a Moroccan waterpark looks like.

In addition to the pools and river shown, there were about six really great, huge waterslides and rollercoaster-like rides, where we spent most of our time. There was also a huge wave pool.

Afterwards, it was off to the beach for dinner with our friends...

A bientot,

Kim

2 comments:

  1. Wow, that looks really nice! We'll have to go when we come back. I loved reading about your adventures in the atlas mountains and marrakech. One of Imad's favorite Moroccan delicacies is snails, we may have eaten at that exact stand when we were in Marrakech:) Safe travels on your next adventure. I love following your blog and reminiscing about our time in Morocco. Love to all the family

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  2. Thanks, Danielle. Yes, you would love the aquapark, and I encouraged Loubna to go during her vacation. We miss having you here and hope things are going well back in the States...

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