Port Aventura / Salou / Barcelona

m4ndy1966 wrote:

Hi everyone, i've just booked for a holiday for my family in Salou and would like some info re anything you can think of if you have been before. Also i would like to know the best / cheapest plces to get tickets to Port Aventura.

i would also like to go into Barcelona and would like to know the best way to get there and where to go when we arrive.

thanks in anticipation

I am going to Salou tomorrow, worked out the following information with regards to ticket pricing for Port Aventura. In short I am buying my tickets out there.

Acording to Keith Prowse - http://www.keithprowsetickets.co.uk/europeanduk/spain/themeuni/index.php

PORT AVENTURA® 14 days for 3 Exclusive Offer!

Adult Child (4-10)Sen (60+)
14 DAYS FOR 3 £47 £37
3-Day Ticket £47 £37
This ticket is for use 18 Mar - 31 Dec '05
7-Day Ticket £50 £40

This ticket is available for purchase until 25 Oct 2005, for use 18 Mar - 31 Dec '05

According to Port Aventura website http://www.portaventura.es/pa/tarifas_individuales.asp?pNivelA=2&pNivelA1=27&pNivelA2=69

3 day/2 parks - Adult is 63euro (£41) Child is 50.5euro (£33)

First day PortAventura Park, 2nd day Caribe Aquatic Park and/ or PortAventura Park, 3rd day PortAventura Park to be used within 7 days of the first visit.

Holiday Pass Adult 71euro (£46) Child 57euro (£37)

These holidays come as often as you want. Includes 1 day at Caribe Aquatic Park. Valid from 14/05/05 to 30/09/05. Ask for conditions. Subject to availability.



So for 2 adults and 2 children (3 days)

Keith Prowse - £168
Port Aventura - £148 (£166 for the Season Holday Pass)


What do you think?

I'd take the train to barcelona. We stayed furthur down south from salou and the train was about an hour, not too expensive and brings you in to the centre of barcelona where you can change to other public transport or just start walking...There were also the stops there for the tourist buses which do circular tours of the city much like the ones in london where you can get off and on at the various touristy type places.
Tickets were available at the station and also on the train. The journey itself is lovely up the coast with some beautiful views of the countryside (and it has to be said some not so nice views of some industrial areas)

There was a station in salou and also one at port aventura

beware trains returning to salou finish between 9-10pm,Iknow this because when we went two years ago we went on the afternoon trip to see the fountains(you must see these) just has we returned to the coach about 10.30pm a couple were running round tying to find a coach to return to salou.They had gone by train and not realised they had missed the last train they were quoted £100 for a taxi, luckily the driver took them for few euros.

Hi
Ive just come back from Salou (Wed 25May) with my two young children, 3 yr old and 1 yr old.

We went to Port Aventura for the day which was great this time of year as its not too busy. There was only about a 5min wait for the big rides and the most was 15min for the dragon kahn roller coaster.

Most people we asked had purchased passes for a week or two which worked out much cheaper than buying on the day at the park, and they had booked them online. Its 34 Euros per adult a day pass, kids were free for Port Aventura only, cariba water park was extra. we didnt go there.
If I went again i would definately book a pass so you could have a couple of days in rides and a day in water park.

Kids rides: there was a little amadillo ride, horses that go round a track, little kids bumper rides, a carosell, mini helicopers, mini swings. They also have lots of shows going on in the various "areas" but we didnt get round to seeing them except the polynesian one which was good, because two small children get very tired, so would be good if we could have done it in 2 days as we didnt get to see it all.

The 1yr got on a few rides that you can sit on them with.

A word of warning: they are very very strict on the high restrictions for children and "THEY DO CHECK" many children got turned away from rides.

but it was a great day and would recommend it, especially the dragon kahn and the stampida!

If you havent been to salou before there are also lots of Slide/climbing frame and those springy sit on things at various places along the beach to keep them occupied and toilet blocks (handy with kids) just remember to take a toilet roll with you cos they never have any in them!

Have a great time.