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Amusement and Theme Parks

The Netherlands offers a great variety of amusement and
theme parks. Whether you want to see frolicking dolphins,
take a white-knuckle ride, go back to Roman times or spend
the day splashing in a swimming pool, there is something for
everyone. And because the Dutch weather doesn’t always
play along, most parks have attractions indoors. Listed below
is a sample of the parks to be found in the country.

Aqua Zoo Friesland working craft smen. The One of the rides at the Hellendoorn
Adventure Park
This watery domain near hands-on fun includes a trip
Leeuwarden shows beavers, in a prehistoric canoe.
minks, polecats, storks and Het Arsenaal and Monte zuma’s Revenge
other animals in their natural (prepare to get wet!). Younger
surroundings. Otters are A large attraction with a children will enjoy Dreumesland
a highlight here, having maritime theme has been set (Dreamland) with its play castle
disappeared from the up at Het Arsenaal in Vlissingen. and much more.
Netherlands due to pollution First visitors watch a naval
of their freshwater habitat. A review with models of famous Burgers’ Zoo
path winds its way through ocean liners, including the This unusual park allows you
the entire terrain, leading at Titanic. For those hooked on to see animals from all over
one point through a glass adrenaline there is a shipwreck the world in their natural
tunnel that provides visitors simulator and a scary pirate environments, which have been
with a close-up of the otters’ cave on a treasure island. In carefully re-created here.
underwater antics. Onderwaterwereld you can In Burgers’ Desert, in a vast
observe sharks, lobsters and hall with 20-m (65-ft) ceilings,
other creatures of the deep. you can wander through a
Archeon The 64-m (210-ft) tower of Het rocky cactus desert with birds
This open-air archaeological Arsenaal gives a fine view of and an oasis. There is also a
park brings the past to life the Westerschelde estuary. dense tropical jungle and
in captiv ating fashion. Visitors a safari park with giraffes,
wander from prehistoric times, rhinoceroses and lions. In the
the Roman period and the Avonturenpark ocean section, you can stand
Hellendoorn
Middle Ages, aided by the on a tropical coral beach and
re-creations of actors. You This place offers a vast range peer through the glass at an
can see how the hunter- of attractions, including the undersea world.
gatherers lived and how Canadian River log-ride with a
farmers tilled their fields. You 12-m (39-ft) drop in a tree trunk,
then explore a Roman town the Sungai Kalimantan rafting- Dolfinarium
complete with bath-house, ride, the Tornado and Rioolrat Frolicking dolphins and seals
tem ple and the atre, followed (underground) rat ride, a always draw large crowds, but
by a medieval city with monorail over a dinosaur park the Dolfinarium does one
better with its Lagune, a large
bay where dolphins, sea lions
and fish live. In Fort Heerewich
you learn how stranded
dolphins are cared for. An
underwater show and a 3D film
provide additional excitement.

Duinrell
Nestled in the sandy woodlands
of the Wassenaar region, this
park has rides such as the
Waterspin, toboggan runs,
a frog roller coaster and a
monorail. In summer there are
elaborate shows such as the
Music Laser Light Show. For the
Suspension bridge through the tropical rainforest in Burgers’ Bush little ones there is a fairytale

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