Why is Vana Nava Water Jungle a Must Visit Attraction in Hua Hin?

Hua Hin, Thailand’s first beach resort island is home to a heady mix of sea and land with bustling markets, charming royal palaces and amazing water parks. Of the parks, Vana Nava Water Jungle can enhance the overall Hua Hin experience for eager holidaymakers. Discover why it must be a part of your Hua Hin holiday.

A unique Water Jungle

Opened in 2014, Vana Nava Water Jungle is Asia’s first themed Water Jungle and park nestled on an extensive 32-hectare lush landscape offering over 19 exciting rides. It is a must-experience theme park in Hua Hin for the adventurous and for families with children, enabling quality experiences and time for bonding in a fun environment.

Its architectural and design elements are quite noteworthy with a 6,400 sqm jungle with 200,000 plants and trees offering a green oasis. This park demonstrates ecological consciousness while creating synergy with nature. Thus, this is also the first ecologically conscious community water park in the region, a fact the designers are proud to declare.

This park also boasts Thailand’s first professional underwater studio, Vanadio which was opened in 2015, just 10 months after the park’s launch making it the 20th attraction. This studio enables fun underwater photos to capture unforgettable memories at the park. A great attraction to IG enthusiasts.

Conveniently Located 

This water jungle is on Soi129/3 which is a side street off the main Petchakasem Road which runs through Hua Hin town so is easy to locate. Many Hua Hin hotels offer shuttle services to either this park directly or a central point in the city from which a taxi or tuk-tuk can be used to get to Vana Nava Water Jungle.

You can also use the free shuttle bus service from Boonthavorn Plearn Wan to the park directly which operates 4 times a day and stops downtown to pick up visitors. Guests from hotels like Anantara Hua Hin can use the hotel shuttle to the clock tower and join the direct shuttle bus to the water jungle. If this does not work other options such as a taxi or tuk-tuk can be used to get to the park.

Zones, Rides and Slides 

The park's four specific zones cater to different groups of people such as Kid Zone, Family Zone, Adventure Zone and Surf Zone. In addition to these zones, there are Adult Rides and Fun Rides that can be enjoyed so that all visitors to the park have something to experience.

Kid Zone - called Vana Wonderland is an area for the tiny tots to have fun on small slides, water jets, climbing setups and sprinklers.

Family Zone – This has several rides that families can choose from depending on the ages of children, some of them are Aqua Loop, a vertical looping slide, the Rattler rafting down through a series of cylinders, Master Blaster racing uphill at high speeds with sudden drops. 

Adventure Zone – Providing the most thrilling rides such as Abyss the adrenaline-pumping free-fall from a 28 m height and reaching a speed of 45 km/hour, and the high-speed water coaster Boomerango.  

Surf Zone – This zone caters to surf enthusiasts with a wave simulator that creates waves up to a height of 3.5 m.

Dining, Shopping and Other Facilities

The hungry park visitors have many outlets to fill themselves up with a wide range of dining options available on site. Covering many cuisines with cafes and restaurants, the visitors here will not be disappointed.

The gift shop is ideal to pick up some souvenirs of your visit and locker facilities are available to store the excess items you may be carrying and can be a hindrance. If short on towels even these can be purchased.