The invitation for a day out at Ramayana Water Park was enough to ensure one young boy did not sleep much the night before.
As someone who had never even dipped his toe into a swimming pool, the thought of climbing stairs to reach a platform and then slide all the way down, while getting soaking wet, was too exciting for words.
The Ramayana Water Park is located several kilometers south of Pattaya, just past the Silverlake Winery and the famous Khao Chi Chan, Buddha Mountain, and it is well worth the drive.
Thirty five boys and one girl, all soccer players from the Father Ray Children’s Home and Children’s Village, were invited to spend an afternoon at the park, and it was agreed on the way home that it was their best day out. Ever.
There are slides and rides for all ages, from the small slides and shallow pools for the youngest children, to the height restricted vertical drops which really do feel like your heart is on your mouth.
It is so big and there are so many rides that it never feels too busy, and there is never more than a two minute wait for each slide. And while each slide is designed to thrill the rider they are all different and all offer their own individual thrill.
After two hours running up stairs and sliding down the boys were invited to help themselves at the buffet. Who knew Thai children liked to eat so much salad? The range of food impressed the children so much that they hardly knew what to eat next. But once lunch was over it was back to the water and the slides.
Ramayana Water Park is a fun day out, and the soccer players from the Father Ray Foundation loved every minute of it. Even the young seven year old, he’s now decided that when he’s older he wants to work at the park, just so he can go sliding all day.
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