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surfers hold onto a guiding safety soccer pitch, and much more for
rope. If they should happen to “wipe children of all ages. On duty, there
out,” the strong water flow ensures are seven full-time nannies, who
that, instead of sliding back down, assure the play stays fun and safe.
they shoot safely upwards. It’s great
Ghostinium Phuket
fun for kids over 10. 9
MAP J3 • 2nd floor, Central
Go Karting
6 Festival Phuket East, Phuket Town
• 095 491 9800 • Open noon–8pm
MAP H2 • Patong Go-Kart
Speedway, 118/5 Vichitsongkram Tue–Sun • Adm
Road, Kathu • 07632 1949 • Open An indoor attraction that is good for
10am–7pm daily • Adm • www. rainy days, Ghostinium is an anima-
gokartthailand.com tronics museum, bringing a weird
With kids’ karts reaching speeds up blend of science-fiction future and
to 25 mph (40 kmph), and specially prehistoric past to life. Consisting of
designed karts driven by an adult five main rooms featuring about 16
with a child’s passenger seat, the large, fully animated exhibits, it
Patong Go-Kart Speedway often provides fun and education for kids
hosts Mini Grand Prix races, and adults alike, as well as a few
including competitions for kids. surprises and even frights. Visitors
under five might find it a bit too scary.
Aqua Zone Marine Park
0
MAP N2 • Patong Beach
• Open Dec–Apr: 9:30am–6pm daily
• Adm
Located near Soi Bangla, these 13
inflated floating play stations are
housed in a roped-off section of sea
pro tected from motorized marine
traffic. The park offers a climbing
moun tain, tram poline, waterslide,
and seesaw.
Golfing with dinosaurs at Dino Park
Suan Maphrao 0 km 5
Mini-Golf at Dino Park
7 0 miles 5
MAP H4 • Marina Phuket
Resort, Karon Beach • 07633 0625 Phuket 402
• Open 10am–midnight daily • Adm Sakoo 4026 Muang Mai
• www.dinopark.com
This 18-hole miniature golf course Nai Thon 4031 Bang Pae
navigates around a swamp, lava Thalang
cave, waterfall, erupting volcano, and 4027
a roaring Tyrannosaurus Rex. A fun Cherngtalay
environment for a com petitive round 4025 Tha Rua
of putting, it also has a theme bar Kamala
and restaurant. 4022
Kathu 402 Ratsada
The Kids Club
8 Patong Phuket Town
MAP N2 • 2nd floor, Patong
Promenade, 70 Bangla Road, Patong 4233 Chalong
• 081 085 0008 • Open 10am–9pm Karon
daily • Adm Kata Panwa Buri
The Kids Club offers slides, crawl 4024
tubes, swings, a trampoline, a ball Rawai
room, a flying fox ride, an indoor

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