Travel to Benidorm

   While vacationing in Valencia, we decided to visit an amusement park and a water park in Benidorm.

   Benidorm is a treasure trove of entertainment. There is the Aqualandia water park, next to the Mundomar park with exotic marine animals and the dolphinarium. Terra Natura is a zoo without cages, Aqua Natura is the second part of Terra Natura, which is a water park. And Terra Mítica is an amusement park …

 The choice fell on “Aqualandia” and “Terra Mitica”. Tickets can be bought on the official website of the water park or amusement park, there are absolutely the same offers for combined tickets. One day at the water park and on any other day the amusement park + the second day in a row as a gift, + a discount.

  Having studied the bus schedule on the Alsa website in advance, we chose the fastest morning bus. We bought tickets before departure. To make it easier for ourselves, we wrote a translated into Spanish text on a piece of paper. But I still received a number of questions in English (back the same day? , there is no discount for a child, etc.). The next time I rewrote a piece of paper, taking into account all the questions, but it was not there. This time they tried to tell me that there were no places nearby and we would go to different I want to say right away that there is no timetable at the bus station. There is an electronic board showing the arrival and departure of the nearest flights, indicating the platforms.

BENIDORM.

   At first we decided to visit an amusement park. The road was very picturesque, mountains, villages, fields.

   After 1h45min we got off at the Benidorm bus station. The bus arrives at the lower tier, to get out into the city, you need to go up the escalator, go past the Mercadona supermarket, and many other shops and get straight to the bus stop. One on the left, the other on the right. explanations, and in order to get them I went to the hotel, which is located right there, at the bus station (opposite the stop). The reception desk told me where the bus was leaving from and its number (No. 3). Arriving at the right stop, I still tried to talk to the woman waiting for transport, as a result of which I found a timetable. From it it followed that there would be 2 more buses, and then a break until 6 pm. During the waiting process, we moved from stop to stop, meeting all the buses, and even trying to get on buses No. 3, but the driver always said that he was not going there. It turned out that there are a lot of buses No. 3, and they go on different routes, you need to look at what is written on them. Accordingly, a different schedule (according to the name of the route). The buses did not come for some time. I went to the hotel several times to consult, they shrugged my shoulders, they told me that I could go to the city and change to another bus there and offered to call a taxi. The cost was supposed to be from 20 to 50 euros. After 1.5 hours I realized that we had a hopeless situation and agreed to take a taxi. Having called us a taxi, they immediately told us the approximate cost (in fact, the taxi rank was behind the bus station, but we found out about it only when we were returning from Aqualandia.) We drove for 10-15 minutes. , the trip cost 11 euros.

“Terra Mitica”

   We already had tickets, but there were no queues or a large number of people in the park. The park disappointed us. It turned out that it was divided into 2 parts with different paid entrance. Together it would be nothing, probably. And so, most of it occupies a mini-water park. There are both extreme slides and children’s attractions. We, being cowards, chose several attractions and rode on them. We really liked the show programs, and the fact that a special person walks through the park and pours water on everyone. Water curtains periodically turn on and we took food with us, but there are enough cafes there, souvenir shops are also available. The park is divided into zones “Egypt”, “Rome, and” Greece “. I also impressed the 5D cinema, went several times. After talking with a Russian family, we found out that from “Terra Mitica” there is a passage to the second park “Iberia”. But since there is no entrance ticket, all the attractions will be paid. We did not check, we had to leave. A Russian girl is working in the cafe at the end of the park, which can inform on all questions. The first day, the child said that he would not go, there was nothing else to do here.

   Back to the bus station, we decided to go by bus (1.5 euros). We looked at the schedule in advance, but we did not take into account that it circles the city for an hour to the bus station, which is the final stop. Between the initial and final stops there was a huge list of streets It was good that we got out in advance, drove exactly an hour. We saw Benidorm. We saw a huge gate, which turned out to be a residential building nearby. And it turns out to be a tourist attraction.

   The next day it was decided to go to the water park, but in the morning the sky was covered with clouds, and the trip was postponed to the next day. That’s what it means to go on the wrong day. An hour later, the bus pulled over to the side of the road and stalled. After sitting for a while, everyone stirred. and I went to find out what was going on. There was only one Russian couple who had a plane from Alicante. In Benidorm, they had to take a bus to the airport. They were terribly nervous, because. did not know a single language, and the driver did not speak English. As a result, it turned out that the bus had broken down and would not go further. What would happen to us was unknown, because. We didn’t know the language, but no one spoke English. Half an hour passed, nothing changed. Some of the passengers began to talk about a taxi, but judging by their further reaction, they gave up this thought, having learned the tariff (calculated by mileage). a couple more Englishmen who tried to ask those around them, but no one understood them, they also turned to me, but I also did not have the information. As a result, another bus arrived. We lost an hour of time, and the Russian couple was late for their transfer. The second driver spoke in English, and at the bus station he sent them somewhere. I hope that everything ended well for them, and they made it to the plane. And we ended up at a familiar stop.