A Zakynthos water park gives a day of slides, pools and spray games away from the beaches of the island. Plan more days around the country on Greece Tours.
Below are the island’s two parks, their rides, the tickets, the way there, the opening hours, the children’s areas and the questions families ask.
What is a Zakynthos water park?
A Zakynthos water park is a park of slides, pools and play areas for a day away from the beach. The island has two: Zante Water Village in Sarakinado, on the south-east side, and Tsilivi Water Park in Tsilivi.
Zante Water Village stands on a plot of 40,000 square metres in the village of Sarakinado. Its own site calls it one of the largest water parks in Greece. The park groups its rides on towers, with pools and a lazy river between them.
Tsilivi Water Park lies in the resort of Tsilivi, behind one of the island’s long, organised beaches. Its site describes a park built in a natural setting, where trees and plants were kept in place. This Zakynthos water park mixes big slides with a separate children’s pool zone.
Tsilivi Water Park belongs to a local family that has run hotels on the island for over 30 years. Its site calls the park a place for fun and rest, open to visitors and island residents alike.
Both parks open in the warm season and sell meals inside, which lets a visit fill the day. Plan the rest of your stay on our Zakynthos page.
Which Zakynthos water park tickets can you book?
You can book a Zante Water Village admission ticket online, with or without return transfers. At the gate, Zante Water Village sells full-day, half-day, one-week and all-summer tickets. Tsilivi Water Park lists no ticket types on its site.
Two bookable tickets cover the larger Zakynthos water park:
- Admission ticket: entry to Zante Water Village for the day.
- Admission ticket with transfers: entry plus the ride to and from the park.
The park’s own price list shows four ticket types. The full-day ticket covers opening to closing. The half-day ticket starts after 14:30. The one-week pass gives unlimited visits for a week. The all-summer pass gives unlimited visits for the whole season.
Both passes add a discount food coupon and a free locker key, while lockers last. Groups of more than 10 people get a group discount. Children under 4 enter free. Children over 12 pay the adult rate and can use every ride.
The park states that you do not need to pre-book, because there is always space. Its online coupon reserves a place with a name and an email. You then pay on arrival by cash or card and show the coupon on paper or on a phone.
What slides and pools does Zante Water Village offer?
Zante Water Village sets its slides on towers, with body slides, tube rides and racing lanes. Its water areas include the Lazy River, a reception pool, a big jacuzzi, the Lagoon Pool and a Baby Pool. This Zakynthos water park also has a jungle play area.
- Thrill Tower: the Free Fall (73 m), Giant Body Slide (120 m), Hydrotube (75 m) and Kamikaze (74 m).
- Free Fall Plus: an almost vertical drop on a slide 25 metres high.
- Head-Down Mat Racer: a head-first race down to the water on a sliding carpet.
- Boomerango: a tube ride with high-banked turns, a 17-metre drop and a near-vertical wall.
- Super Bowl: an inner-tube ride that circles a bowl towards the centre.
- Family Tower: four 60-metre Multi Racing Slides, the 120-metre Family Rafting and the 140-metre Giant Black Hole.
- Lazy River: a relaxing ride at this Zakynthos water park for guests who want a quieter time.
- Reception pool and jacuzzi: a pool and a big jacuzzi for a break between slides.
Food at this Zakynthos water park comes from a restaurant and fast food area and a gelateria. The pool bar serves snacks and cold drinks, and the Stone Bar serves cocktails and beer. The park also has a souvenir shop and a photo shop.
The Boomerango is the park’s headline ride. Its site says the ride is unique in Europe. Riders rock through high-banked turns, drop 17 metres, glide up a near-vertical wall and slide back down. A 2-metre hump comes before the final splash. The Super Bowl pins riders to its wall as they circle towards the centre.
What does Tsilivi Water Park offer?
Tsilivi Water Park offers the Turbolance, Multislide, Blackhole and Spacehole slides, plus Rafting and a Lazy River. Children get their own pool area, a Pirate Ship and the Water Jungle. This Zakynthos water park also runs a restaurant-bar, a pool bar and a Pirate bar.
- Turbolance: a slide for riders who want adrenaline and tension.
- Multislide: a quadruple slide for riding as a group.
- Blackhole: a slide the park does not recommend for claustrophobic riders.
- Spacehole: a slide the park calls a lifetime experience.
- Rafting and Open-air: rides to enjoy alone or with friends.
- Water Jungle: a play area with hidden surprises for young explorers.
- Pool bar pool: a pool for swimming beneath the bar, which serves cocktails and drinks.
This Zakynthos water park lists a roof garden and a history museum among its extras. It also has an internet corner and an information desk.
The two parks differ in setting and in the size data they share. Zante Water Village covers 40,000 square metres in Sarakinado. Tsilivi Water Park grew in a natural setting, where its trees and plants were left unchanged. Neither Zakynthos water park gives a total slide count on its own site.
Tsilivi Water Park serves food in three places. Guests sit on couches or at tables in the restaurant-bar for meals, coffee and drinks. The pool bar mixes cocktails while guests swim in the pool beneath it. Next to the slides, the pirate bar sells snacks and drinks to children.
Zante Water Village sells ice cream, milkshakes, slush drinks and fresh juices at its bars. Its fast food menu runs from burgers and chicken to children’s meals, ribs and pasta. A visit to either Zakynthos water park can last all day without leaving the gates.
How do you get to a Zakynthos water park?
Zante Water Village lies 6 km from Zakynthos Town, in Sarakinado. Tsilivi Water Park stands in the resort of Tsilivi. A bookable Water Village ticket includes return transfers. Otherwise, you reach either Zakynthos water park by car or taxi.
Zante Water Village publishes its distance from each resort. These figures help you plan the ride to this Zakynthos water park:
- Zakynthos Town: 6 km
- Tsilivi: 7 km
- Argasi and Kypseli: 8 km
- Kalamaki: 9 km
- Laganas: 10 km
- Alykanas: 11 km
- Alykes: 12 km
- Agios Sostis: 13 km
- Keri: 17 km
The park’s postal address is Sarakinado, Zakynthos 291 00. Its site links to a map for drivers. Guests at the park’s own suites get a free pass to the rides.
Tsilivi Water Park gives its address as Tsilivi, Zakynthos 29100. The resort sits beside a long, organised beach with shallow water. Arriving by air or ferry first? Our Zakynthos airport transfers page covers the ride to your hotel.
When is a Zakynthos water park open?
Zante Water Village opens from late spring to the end of September, from 10:00 each day. It closes at 17:00 early and late in the season, 17:30 in July and 18:00 in August. A full visit to a Zakynthos water park takes up a long day.
The Water Village closes on Sundays in the early season, in June and in September. In July and August, this Zakynthos water park opens every day of the week. Its site posts the exact first and last days of each season.
The daily hours follow the busy summer months:
- June and September: 10:00 to 17:00
- July: 10:00 to 17:30
- August: 10:00 to 18:00
A half-day ticket starts after 14:30, which leaves two to three and a half hours of rides. A full-day ticket covers the whole opening time. Tsilivi Water Park does not publish its hours on its site, so check with the park before you go.
Which Zakynthos water park suits young children?
Both parks have areas built for small children. Zante Water Village has a Children’s Tower, a Lagoon Pool and a Baby Pool. Tsilivi Water Park has its own kids’ pool zone, a Pirate Ship with slides and the Water Jungle play area.
At Zante Water Village, the Children’s Tower holds a children’s hydrotube, a small kamikaze slide and two racing slides. It also has an open-air body slide. The Lagoon Pool adds three Octopus Slides, aqua spray games, shower mushrooms and the Slippery Rabbit. The Baby Pool has a mermaid pool and spray toys.
The Jungle Adventure suits families who like to get soaked together. A giant tipping bucket pours water over the whole area. The park lists 50 play features in this one attraction.
At Tsilivi Water Park, a pool area belongs to children alone. Toys there spray water, among them an octopus, dolphins, elephants and mushrooms. The Pirate Ship has slides, and a pirate bar sells snacks next to them. Lifeguards and a first-aid centre work on site. More ideas for family days sit on our Zakynthos with kids page.
What do travellers ask about a Zakynthos water park?
Do you need to book Zakynthos water park tickets in advance?
No booking is needed at Zante Water Village. The park says it always has space and that you pay on arrival. Its online coupon still reserves a place and takes a share off the full-day ticket. A bookable ticket with transfers suits visitors without a car. Tsilivi Water Park publishes no booking rules.
Can you bring your own food into a Zakynthos water park?
Neither park’s site states a rule on outside food. Both sell meals on site. Zante Water Village has a restaurant, a fast-food counter, a gelateria and two bars. Tsilivi Water Park has a restaurant-bar, a pool bar and a pirate bar for children. Ask the park before you pack a picnic.
Are lockers and sunbeds available at a Zakynthos water park?
Yes. Tsilivi Water Park lists safe lockers, free sunbeds, umbrellas, changing rooms and showers. At Zante Water Village, the one-week and all-summer passes include a free locker key while lockers last. Both parks have shops, and each one has a photo shop for prints of your rides.
Can non-swimmers enjoy a Zakynthos water park?
Both parks run a lazy river for a slow float. Tsilivi Water Park’s lazy river uses an air mattress, alone or with a companion. Zante Water Village adds a reception pool and a big jacuzzi. Neither site states depth or swimming rules, so ask staff at the gate before you ride.
Is there a hotel at a Zakynthos water park?
Yes. Zante Water Village runs its own hotel, Water Village – The Suites, beside the park. Every guest who stays there gets a free pass to the rides. Tsilivi Water Park lists no rooms of its own. The resort around it has a long, organised beach.
Can you buy photos of your rides at a Zakynthos water park?
Yes. Both parks run a photo shop. Zante Water Village says its shop prints photos fast. You can take home a picture of your family on the slides. Tsilivi Water Park lists its photo shop among its facilities, beside lockers, showers and changing rooms.