These spas have the best slides in Austria
Spa plus slide = pure experience
Children love slides. And children love water. It’s good that adventure pools have plenty of both. Even better: when spas have slides so that parents can also get their money’s worth. We show you the best water parks in Vienna and Austria.
Hot days, balmy spring evenings with sunsets or rainy fall days: there are plenty of reasons to spend a day in a thermal spa with a slide, in adventure pools or in a water park in Austria. So let’s go for the maximum bathing experience for the whole family! If you’re looking for insider tips in Vienna or the best ice cream parlors, we can also help you.
Spa with slide or water park: What makes the difference?
Whether water park or thermal baths: the adventure pools presented here can do both, although thermal baths usually also have quiet areas where you can relax and recharge your batteries away from the slides and diving platforms. Sometimes there are also adults-only areas. As the term thermal spa is not officially protected, it is not necessary for real thermal water, i.e. hot water (at least 20 degrees), to come out of the ground and feed the pools and basins of the thermal baths.
Basically, most thermal spas are swimming pools with upscale facilities. These often include an extensive sauna and spa landscape, or children’s and adventure areas with slides and fun pools. Water parks, on the other hand, are often all about fun, action and adventure.
These spas have the best slides
One of the fastest slides in Austria is located in the legendary Area 47 in Ötztal in Tyrol. The slide called Freefall applies up to 3G to your body. At Erlebnistherme Amadé in Pongau in Salzburger Land, a looping slide with an 8-metre free fall awaits you. And at the Loipersdorf thermal spa in Styria, you can compete directly against your best friend in the world’s only Carrera slide with a double track.
And the Acapulco Pirate World at the Bad Schallerbach thermal spa in Upper Austria calls itself a “top-class water park”: this includes a 42-metre-long kamikaze slide with a gradient of up to 50 percent and the brand new Smart Glide, where you can configure your own sound and light effects.
Salzburg: Erlebnistherme Amadé with looping slide
Thermal baths with slides? Yes! Adventure pool? Oh yes! Because the spectacular fun in the Anaconda single looping slide, where you start standing, lasts just 10 seconds. After the countdown, the floor drops out from under you and you free fall eight meters into the slide before the slide spits you out again in the thermal baths. Minimum requirements for the fun: aged 12 and over, 40 kilograms and 1.30 meters tall.
Number of slides: 3
Other special features in the thermal spa with slides:
Two diving platforms (1 and 3 meters) and a water climbing wall where you can climb up to a height of 5 meters. In the winter months, laser music shows take place in the evening at the Erlebnistherme Amadé, which you shouldn’t miss.
Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Massage area: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Looping slide: 10.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (at fixed times)
Bathing and sauna closing time: 9:40 p.m.
Admission prices (valid for day ticket):
Children:
up to 3 years: free
up to 6 years: EUR 3,50
up to 16 years: EUR 22,50
Adults: EUR 33,50
Extra charge for sauna: EUR 5,00 – EUR 8,50
Styria: Loipersdorf thermal spa with Carrera double track slide
Have you ever had a head-to-head race on a slide? In the unique Carrera double slide at Therme Loipersdorf, you can compete against your friends and family over a distance of 142 meters while improving your time lap by lap.
Number of slides: 5
Other special features in the thermal spa:
Wenn dir die Wettfahrt in der Carrera-Rutschbahn keinen Spaß mehr macht, kannst du in vier anderen Rutschen weiter dem Rutschvergnügen frönen. Zur Auswahl stehen neben Panoramarutsche mit Ausblick über das Erlebnisbad die superschnelle Pfitschipfeil, bei der du auf bis zu 50 Km/h beschleunigst. Und wenn das nicht genug ist, kannst du deine Ausdauer im 31 Grad warme Sportbecken mit Gegenstromanlage testen, ins Wellenbecken eintauchen oder durch die Stromschnellen des Wildbachs treiben.
Opening hours:
For overnight guests: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For day guests: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sauna village: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (last infusion at 8:45 p.m.)
Admission prices (valid for day ticket):
Children:
up to 3 years: EUR 5,00 (Mo – Fr), EUR 11,00 (Sat, Sun, public holidays and window days)
up to 6 years: EUR 17,00 (Mo – Fr), EUR 23,50 (Sat, Sun, public holidays and window days)
up to 16 years: EUR 31,00 Mo – Fr), EUR 38,50 (Sat, Sun, public holidays and window days)
Adults: EUR 44,50 (Mo – Fr), EUR 53,00 (Sat, Sun, public holidays and window days)
Extra charge for sauna: None
Upper Austria: Bad Schallerbach thermal spa with giant slide
Bad Schallerbach is considered by many to be the best thermal spa with a slide in western Austria: there are many experiences to be had in the pool of the large Aquapulco pirate world. For example, the Snaky giant slide, which runs 100 meters through the hall. Or the Kraken slide, where you can slide through a brightly colored world on double tires and compete against other sea travelers, pirates and captains. A new feature is the slide with customizable light and sound effects, for which you have to register online in advance.
Number of slides: 5
Other special features in the waterpark:
Almost like something from a Pirates of the Caribbean film set – the pirate world of Aquapulco is a lovingly designed water world where you can get close to a giant wooden sailing ship in the wave pool and battle Captain Slash in the outdoor area, who wants to keep you at bay with thousands of liters of water. In the adventure trail, you can climb high up, swing with lianas or make your way through wobbly fishing nets. And there’s plenty to eat and drink too: the Shark Bar, Beach Bar and Café Ahoy will spoil you with tasty seafood.
Opening hours:
Sunday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Closing time: 30 min. before
Admission prices (valid for day ticket Aquapulco Pirate World, without thermal baths)
Children (1 to 6 years): EUR 12.50 (Mon – Fri), EUR 15 (Sat, Sun, public vacations)
Teenagers (6 to 16 years): EUR 29.00 (Mon – Fri), EUR 31 (Sat, Sun, public vacations and vacation days)
Adults (aged 16 and over): EUR 34.00 (Mon – Fri), EUR 35.50 (Sat, Sun, public vacations)
Vienna: Therme Wien Oberlaa – Dark slide and most of the pools
Whether it’s through the dark, neon-lit Black Hole tube or hurtling down the “X-Tube” towards the pool on a single or double tire: slide fans will get their money’s worth at Therme Wien in Oberlaa. And more fun is also waiting for you in the outdoor area of the thermal spa.
Number of slides: 4
Other special features in the thermal spa with slides:
26 water pools, 25 sauna and steam cabins, more than 2000 loungers and a health area of around 6,000 square meters make the Oberlaa-Therme the largest in Austria. Whether indoors or outdoors, whether action or relaxation – the spacious spa landscape has something to offer for the whole family. Diving towers, sports pool and water play park included.
Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday and public holidays: 09:00 to 22:00
December 24: closed
December 25: 09:00 to 14:00 (last admission: 11:00)
Admission prices (applies to day ticket):
Children: EUR 22.10
Teenagers: EUR 23.10
Adults: EUR 36.50
Sauna surcharge: EUR 12.00
Tyrol: Area 47 – Austria’s fastest slide in free fall
Real adrenaline junkies head to Area 47 in Tyrol, because this is home to one of the fastest slides in Austria and even Europe. Quasi the Streif of slides! On the freefall slide, up to three times your body weight is exerted on you – but no need to worry, the slide is designed so that you only feel the rush of speed. The 70 degree incline makes for a real Streif experience, only on water instead of snow.
Number of slides: 5
What else is special about the Area 47 water park:
The Water Area adventure pool in Area 47 is just one part of the large action and amusement park: try your hand at blobbing, where you lie on a large air cushion and are thrown into the air by the weight of others jumping on the cushion. Or try cannonballing – a slide that launches you into the lake like a cannonball through a concentrated load of water. Or let off steam on the slip and slide water jump. Still not enough? Then master the Splash Track, an obstacle course in the style of a bouncy castle.
Opening hours:
May 30 to September 08, 2024: daily 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Admission prices (valid for day ticket in the Water Area):
Children:
up to 5 years: free
up to 16 years: EUR 21.00
Adults: EUR 31.00
Burgenland: Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg – Austria’s longest indoor slide
It is rightly called the XXL Monster Ride, because the large tires, which can accommodate 2 to 3 people, take you on a 270-metre ride through the huge adventure pool at Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg. When they take turns with the childcare on the slides, parents can enjoy the sauna world or let themselves be pampered in the spa …
Number of slides: 6
Other special features at this thermal spa with slide:
The Twister and Speedy slides also impress with their length, fun and speed. And if the thrill of reality is not enough, you can also use VR goggles to immerse yourself in foreign galaxies and distant worlds – literally: virtual reality goggles allow you to explore fantasy worlds while snorkeling underwater or sliding down the water slide. And if that’s not enough, there are diving platforms, an adventure play park and a magic ride in the outdoor area.
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday and Sunday: 9:00 to 21:00
Friday, Saturday, Sundays before public holidays: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Overnight guests with Sunnycard: admission from 8:30 am
Admission prices (valid for day ticket):
Children:
0 to 6 years: EUR 19.90
6 to 15 years: EUR 27.90
15 to 19 years: EUR 34.90
Adults: EUR 39.90
from 60 years: EUR 33.90
Surcharge for sauna: EUR 6.00 (admission from 14 years)
