10 African Theme Parks Worth A Visit
If you’re a thrill junkie, adrenaline chaser, daydreamer — you know, someone who loves a good amusement park — then don’t miss these when traveling through Africa. These parks have everything you want in an amusement park, and they put their own unique African spin on it. They are 10 African theme parks worth a visit.
Wave House, South Africa
Wave House is unlike any theme park you’ve ever been to. If you’re afraid to surf in the real ocean, you can get all the thrills of the sport and more at Wave Park. Tony Hawk-designed skate parks are filled with rushing water that you ride on a surfboard, up curved walls and over troughs. This takes the wave pool to a whole new level.
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Dreamworld Africana, Nigeria
Dreamworld is the perfect place to bring young, overactive kids so they can work out their jitters! The park has bumper cars, a carousel, an arcade, a family friendly roller coaster, a toddler play zone, an indoor-and-outdoor play structure, and a mini jet-fighter ride.
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Gold Reef City, South Africa
Gold Reef City in Johannesburg is a grownup’s playground. The casino-hotel-dining-theme-park-entertainment complex features rides for those with a strong heart (and stomach). The Anaconda has riders curling upside down, sideways and all over like a slithering snake up in the air. The Miner’s Revenge makes you feel what it’s like to be in a giant crane with unpredictable movements and speeds.
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Wonder World, Uganda
Wonder World in Kampala is part amusement park, part cultural center and part nature park. It’s definitely a kid’s amusement park, with low-key-but-endearing rides like a water slide, bumper cars, and the pirate ship ride, the twirling octopus ride and go-kart racing. If you’re not in the mood to go on rides, it has a massive movie theater.
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Lion Park, Botswana
There may not be roller coasters here, but we think getting to touch a lion cub might get your heart racing more than any ride. You can take self-guided, electronic-car or group tours that get you extremely close to cheetahs, lions, hyenas and other predators from the region.
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Ratanga Junction, South Africa
Ratanga Junction in Cape Town has more than 30 attractions, 23 of which are very creative rides. For the adrenaline junkies there is the Slingshot, which hooks up riders to “flying suits” connected to cables. Riders get flung through the air and it feels like flying. There are also several more conventional roller coasters that don’t disappoint.
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Wonderland, Nigeria
This park in Abuja really does feel like an entire land of its own, with several gardens to just relax or picnic in, and fun themed restaurants such as the Forest Café and the Shisha Hut. It’s definitely kid friendly, with imaginative and magical shops like the lively Nina’s Candy shop and the Fun City Arcade. The rides are kid friendly too, with highlights such as the Flying Tower and Big Worm mini coaster.
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Dream Park, Egypt
Dream Park sits on 150 acres in Cairo, and includes a residential compound called Dreamland (lucky residents!) There are nine kids’ rides, plus a thrilling simulator theater that makes you feel like you can touch, feel and taste the scenery. There are 12 additional “grownup” rides, plus 12 roller coasters. The park also has more than 15 restaurants and two theaters.
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Ushaka Marine World, South Africa
Situated in Durban, this park has live shows with sea animals, a waterpark, a beach and sea creatures you can get up close to. It has six exhilarating water slides, several fun cafes and bars, and some of the most dangerous animals on site including black-throated monitors, aka the dragons.
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Magic Land, Egypt
Magic Land in Giza is one of the largest family recreation theme park centers in the Middle East. It includes a rotating stage that simulates a trip through time and space, an amphitheater, thrilling bumper boats that are what they sound like —bumper cars on the water — a rapid-river ride and the Dolphinarium, where you can see synchronized swimming shows.
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