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wonderland, a large playground If a day isn’t enough to explore
and numerous kids’ shows. the park, you can stay the night
A big draw is the Tikibad, an in Efteling Hotel.
indoor pool with spectacular
slides, a surf pool and a water
ballet show. Linnaeushof
This playground claims to be
EcoMare
Europe’s largest, with more than
Located on the island of Texel, 350 different pieces of equip-
just a few kilometres away from ment, including a super slide,
the pretty village of de Koog, cable rides, a skate-rail, trampo-
EcoMare is a fascinating sealife Visitors enjoying the splash ride lines, a climbing wall, pedaloes
and marine centre dedicated to in Duinrell and 360-degree swings. In the
exploring the flora and fauna of “spider’s web”, you risk tumbling
Texel. It also offers a glimpse which has a café to unwind in into the water as you climb nets
into the history of the island. and unlimited opportunities to the pirates’ crow’s nest.
Among the exhibits, there are for dune walking. Toddlers have their own
seals and porpoises, and a special playground with a huge
good number of giant turtle sandpit and road village where
and humpback whale skeletons De Efteling they can ride tricycles and toy
that were discovered on the This theme park in Kaatsheuvel aeroplanes. For wet weather
island. The road beyond the draws on the world of fantasy. there’s an indoor playground.
museum leads to the beach, In the fairytale forest you may
bump into Little Red Riding Noordwijk Space Expo
Hood, Snow White or Sleeping
Beauty. The Fata Morgana is a This sprawling display about
simplified take on the Arabian outer space is a treat for all ages.
Nights; here you can view the Some of its rockets and satellites
entire park from a 45-m (148-ft) are the real thing (as is the piece
Flying Temple. of moon rock 4 billion years old),
Extreme thrills are provided but the replicas, such as a model
by the Python, the Pegasus and lunar module, are convincing.
the underground Vogel Rok You can visit a space station and
roller coasters and many other watch multimedia presentations.
Stranded seals recovering their health in rides. It’s worth checking the Children will enjoy the treasure
EcoMare on Texel website for “busy” days. hunt and zero-gravity simulator.
DIRECTORY
Aqua Zoo Friesland Avonturenpark Duinrell Linnaeushof
De Groene Ster 2, 8926 XE Hellendoorn Duinrell 1, 2242 JP Glipperweg 4c, 2104
Leeuwarden. Road Map Luttenbergerweg 22, Wassenaar. Road Map B4. AK Heemstede. Road
D2. Tel 0511-431214. 7447 PB Hellendoorn. Tel 070-5155255. Map B3. Tel 023-5847624.
Open 10am–4pm daily Road Map D3. Tel 0548- Open Theme park: Apr– Open Apr–Sep: 10am–
(longer in summer). 659159. Open call ahead. Oct: 10am–5pm daily 5pm daily (Jun–Aug:
∑ aquazoo.nl ∑ avonturenpark.nl (mid-Jul–Aug to 6pm). to 6pm).
∑ linnaueshof.nl
Archeon Burgers’ Zoo ∑ duinrell.nl
Archeonlaan 1, 2408 ZB Anton van Hooffplein 1, Noordwijk
Alphen a/d Rijn. 6816 SH Arnhem. EcoMare Space Expo
Road Map B4. Road map D4. Tel 026- Ruyslaan 92, 1796 AZ Keplerlaan 3, 2201
Tel 0172-447744. 4424534. Open Apr–Oct: De Koog, Texel. Road AZ Noordwijk.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am– 9am–7pm daily; Nov– Map B2. Tel 0222-317741. Tel 071-3646489.
Open 10am–5pm
5pm Mon, Wed & Sat, Mar: 9am–5pm daily. Open 9:30am–5pm daily. Tue–Sun (also Mon
10am–4pm Tue, Thu & Fri. ∑ burgerszoo.nl ∑ ecomare.nl in school hols).
∑ archeon.nl Dolfinarium De Efteling ∑ spaceexpo.nl
Het Arsenaal Harderwijk Europalaan 1, 5171
Arsenaalplein 7, 4381 BL Strandboulevard Oost 1, KW Kaatsheuvel.
Vlissingen. Road Map A5. 3841 AB Harderwijk. Road Map C4. Tel 0416-
Tel 0118-415400. Road Map C3. Tel 0341- 537777. Open Apr–Oct:
Open Apr–Oct: 10am– 467467 Open mid-Feb– 10am–6pm daily (later in
Jun & Sep–Oct: 10am–
7pm daily; mid-Feb–Mar: 5pm daily; Jul–Aug: summer). Winter Efteling:
timings vary, call ahead. 10am–6pm daily. open around Christmas.
∑ arsenaal.com ∑ dolfinarium.nl ∑ efteling.com

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