Last Saturday, the largest island theme park in Thailand, Andamanda, opened on the resort island of Phuket, reflecting Thai culture and mythology.
The new theme park is located in a lively area, the roads which lead to the famous Patong Beach. On Saturday, the 4.5 billion baht (3.9 billion hryvnias) water park hosted thousands of tourists for the first time, including 1,500 Phuket residents.
The huge Andamanda Amusement Park, which covers 9.8 hectares of land, is built in the style of Thai mythology and has 5 zones – Coral World (Coral World), The Pearl Palace (Pearl Palace), Emerald Forest (Emerald Forest), Great Andaman Bay (Great Andaman) and Naga Jungle. It was specified that the most exciting adventures for tourists will provide 12 slides, a swimming pool with waves of 10,000 square meters, and a 550-meter “lazy river”. But a water park is more than a millet slide. According to the press service, there are entertainment venues, shops, restaurants, a floating market, and a Holiday Inn hotel with 300 rooms. In addition, the grand stage of the resort will host cultural performances, such as the traditional shadow puppet show “Nang Talung”.
The launch of Andamanda was organized by one of the youngest women entrepreneurs in Thailand and the CEO of Proud Group. “I do not believe in what has already been done. I think the water park industry has changed in the last 5-to 7 years … when we first opened Vana Nava in Huahine, there weren’t many water parks in Thailand or Asia. The main attention was paid to the attractions themselves – the highest, longest and fastest. As guests become more experienced, they are looking for a more authentic experience,” she told the newspaper.
She also said that in Andamanda Phuket, the organizers managed to combine entertainment and Thai mythology. “We have the sights of the Andaman Gulf, we have recreated James Bond Island, we have the characters… we have a floating market… It’s not just a water park… but it’s the best of Phuket in one place,” she added. companies.
According to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Suwat Liptapanlop, who took part in the grand opening of the water amusement park, such a grand structure will help the resort island of Phuket to revive its tourism industry. The resort is ready to receive tourists from around the world and hopes for a tourist flow of 1 million tourists a year, the official added.
The cost of tickets is as follows:
- Adventure Explorer 1’500 baht, ie 1’300 hryvnias (for tourists over 122 cm tall)
- Mini Explorer 1’000 baht, ie 860 hryvnias (height 91-121 cm)
- Senior Explorer 1’000 baht, ie 1’600 hryvnias (age 60 and older)
- Admission is free for young tourists (less than 90 cm tall)
- Tickets with a discount Adventure Explorer – 850 baht, ie, 730 hryvnias, and Mini Explorer – 550 baht) are available for purchase by early booking on the official website at the link.