Aqualava with children: what the ticket covers, which areas suit which height, and when to skip it

The short answer: Aqualava in Playa Blanca is the waterpark GetYourGuide lists on the island, and the all-access ticket is €30 per person, rated 3.9 out of 5 from 351 reviews. It is a good wet day for a family with children of mixed ages, a poor choice for anyone who wants a quiet beach, and a day out that can work when you have a toddler and a nine-year-old at the same time. Read the height section before you go: the rules for slides and children’s areas are set by the park, not by us.

See times and prices for the Aqualava waterpark entrance ticket

What the ticket gets you

The listing sells an all-access ticket for a full day: slides, a lazy river, and a saltwater wave pool that it calls the only one in Lanzarote. Water in the park is described as heated by geothermal energy, and the park has views of the volcanic landscape. The ticket is valid for one day, pickup is offered as an option, and the page lists the park as wheelchair accessible – we could not confirm that with the park, so ask before you go if it matters to you.

The listing names facilities such as sunbeds, umbrellas, changing rooms, showers, first-aid services and lockers, and mentions fresh-cooked food, ice cream and fruit on site. It does not say which of these cost extra, and a family should assume lockers and food are paid for on the day. Ask, or look at the park’s own information before you go.

The booking page says all attractions are suitable for all ages. That is a marketing line, not a safety statement, and it does not match what ticket sellers publish about the park’s zones, below.

Heights and ages: what is described, and what to confirm

We could not open the park’s own website, so none of this is the park’s rulebook. Ticket sellers and a Playa Blanca visitor guide describe the park in zones: a slide area called Timan Fire with five slides that needs a minimum height of 1.20 m, a children’s area called Corsario Bay with gentler slides and pool depths suited to younger visitors, and a lazy river called Magma River where you float in single or double rings. The pools are said to be heated with geothermal energy.

That suggests a simple rule of thumb: below 1.20 m your child plays in the children’s area, above it they can try the big slides – but the staff at each slide decide. We found no confirmed minimum age for the park or for any attraction, so we state none. Opening hours and any free-entry age for small children are not on the GetYourGuide page either; check them with the park before you plan the day around them.

Do not confuse Aqualava with the Aquapark in Costa Teguise, which is a different park with its own tickets; our guide to Lanzarote with kids compares the two. For babies and toddlers, see Lanzarote with a baby and Lanzarote with a toddler.

What it is like with different ages

One reviewer came with nine children aged 3 to 17 and four adults, and wrote that there was something for every age, that the adults enjoyed it too, and that there were enough chairs to sit on. They arrived at 10:30 and stayed until 4:30, and found the food not too expensive. Another reviewer says the water was quite cold, which they liked on a hot day, and that their favourite part was the river.

• Toddlers and pre-schoolers: the children’s area described above is the point; whether a given slide is open to your child is the park’s call.
• Primary-school age: the best fit. Slides, the river and the wave pool; the height rule above decides how much they can do.
• Teenagers: the main slides and the wave pool are for them; the children’s areas are not.
• Parents: you pay the full price per person, so a family of four is €120 before food. Count it against a boat trip: our guide to boat trips with children shows the age limits those have.

When it is a bad idea

• On a day when you are better off at the beach or on a trip. It is a full-day activity; the reviewer above stayed six hours. Arriving at three in the afternoon wastes the ticket.
• If anyone in your group is anxious about water or is a weak swimmer. The park is wet all over, and no age rule tells you how well your child swims.
• If you hate crowds. A waterpark in school holidays is busy, and we cannot tell you how busy on a given day.
• If you want to eat cheaply. The reviewer found the food not too expensive, and we have no price list, so we do not know what a family meal costs.

The 3.9 out of 5 is a middling score. The two reviews we read were friendly, but the average says some visitors were not happy; skim the most recent ones for the date you travel.

Getting there

Aqualava is in Playa Blanca, in the south of the island. The listing offers pickup as an option, so check on the booking page whether it covers your hotel. If you are driving, you can price a hire car for the day, and for the sights that suit a younger family see Lanzarote with kids.

Our recommendation

If your children are between about 3 and 12 and you have a free day: yes, book it – €30 per person, one full day. Go early, bring towels, swimwear and sunscreen, and check the height rules at the entrance.

Book a date for the Aqualava waterpark ticket

Skip it if your children are all babies, if you do not like crowds, or if you only have a half-day.

Facilities, inclusions and ticket validity are as published on the GetYourGuide booking page. The 1.20 m slide height and the zone names are as published by third-party sellers and a visitor guide, and have not been confirmed with the park. Rating and review count are from GetYourGuide. Subject to change.