Atlantis is a luxurious resort on the paradise island in Bahamas. Their water park is ranked among the 10 top in the world according to some critiques :). It is surely my favorite water park I have visited so far. To access it, you don’t have to live in the resort, and you will just need to buy an Atlantis day pass by calling 1-800-285-2684 or visiting their website. The ticket costs about 300 dollars for an adult and $250 for a kid. It can be canceled a few days prior.

The water park is very big and has beautiful views. We stored everything in the lock and just worked around bare feet. Even during the holidays, it is not busy at all and with very good lines (1-2 minutes wait for the most of the rides). Their rides are very novel and comfy. It is fun and feels good. Here are their highlights:

Beautiful views:

Rapid river: it is a one-mile long “river”. Unlike lazy rivers in most of the water parks, the rapid river takes you to sections of rapids, caves and some tide waves. It has 9 entries/exists.

Slides: there are two big buildings for water slides, a total of 8 or 9 courses. Our favorite of course is to slide into the shark tanks in a dark tube. There are also jungle slides, challengers, the leap of faith (almost 90 degree drop) and the surge. There are two slides which will lead you into the shark tanks. When you come down from the surge slide, you will then enter the rapid river and it will carry you to the entry of the surge so you can continue.

Pools: The park has different themes. Some have waterfalls and some have Jacuzzi. In December, it is still chill when you come out of the slides, so we dipped in the hot Jacuzzi pools from time to time. Of course, another fun place is to play water falls.

It probably need a whole day to explore the entire water park. We started mid-morning and did not finish all the slides at 5pm when the park is closed. There are towels and showers in the park. So you pretty does not need to bring things but sunscreens and maybe some cash/credit card for food.