PortAventura and the Costa Caribe Aquatic Park are the two fun parks par excellence in Salou. However, the city has continued to add an extremely varied range of activities, which are complemented by both traditional and daring proposals – including karting, zip line circuits, quad bike outings, jeep safaris, horse riding, Segway tours, and a jungle-inspired children’s park.
Ornamental fountains in Salou include the Cybernetic Fountains, a show of games, choreographies and compositions synchronised with water, light and music; the Labyrinth, a game of water pumps for the whole family; and the Illuminated Fountain, with 210 different combinations of water and light.
Salou is a member of the Costa Daurada Estació Nàutica, or Water Sports Centre, where you can make bookings for water sports and all types of complementary activities, including mountain bike tours, outings, hiking, spas, and accommodation:
Estació Nàutica
Passeig Jaume I
Tel. +34 977 353 592
Creuers Costa Daurada has a fleet of cruising catamarans and offers customers a choice of entertainment, including traditional tourist routes along the Costa Daurada visiting sandy beaches and quiet coves. Enjoy the blue waters and the sun of the Mediterranean and a new experience on the sea.
Creuers Costa Daurada
Espigó del Moll, s/n
Tel. +34 977 363 090
You will also find Karting Salou in the town, considered by many to be one of the best go-kart-racing complexes in Europe. There are circuits for adults and children, and they all provide top safety conditions:
Karting Salou
Salou-Reus dual carriageway, km 2.1
Tel. +34 977 385 317
Continuing with the motorised world, Salou also has Electric Karting Salou, with facilities ready and waiting for you to spend an adrenalin-filled day on its racetracks. Fun and safety are guaranteed:
Electric Karting Salou
c/Mercè Rodoreda, 2
Tel. +34 977 269 405 / +34 677 263 494
If what you would really like is to release your beastly side and feel like an animal in the forest, then you must visit Bosc Aventura, a multiple adventure park with a huge area of 8,000 square metres and filled to bursting with zip-line circuits. There are four different circuits and 55 games in the treetops, eight zip-lines up to 80 metres long and at heights of up to 10 metres. There are circuits for all ages starting at three years old. There is also a paintball zone, with two fields and a total area of 2,000 square metres, and a rock-o-drome rock climbing training area:
Bosc Aventura Salou
C/Barbastro,15
43840 Salou (Tarragona)
Tel: +34 877 050 444
Tel. for bookings: +34 686 273 839
Outside Salou
If you want to discover the region around Salou, there are many companies that organise outings to visit the most characteristic areas of the Costa Daurada…oh yes, and via the transport that most fits what you are looking for:
Outings and routes on quads through the landscapes and monuments of the Costa Daurada region:
Drac Beach
Pl. Europa, s/n
Tel. +34 977 352 424
Jeep excursions outside Salou and through the regions of inland Costa Daurada, with stunningly beautiful mountains only kilometres from the sea, will astound you:
Jeep Safari
Contact: Astra Tours
c/Vendrell, 2 local 10
Tel. +34 977 350 676
Horse rides along a wide range of different trails, for beginners upwards, and horse riding courses:
Hipica West Fork
Salou-Reus dual carriageway
Tel. +34 977 301 805
www.horse-riding.net/stables/detailed/96-horse.html
The Segway is a new way to get around and see the tourist sites from another point of view and at a different pace:
Salou on Wheels
c/Verge del Pilar
Tel. +34 690 877 617
For the littlest ones, there is a children’s playground-park inspired by the jungle. Among the animals you will see there is the lion, which is the park’s mascot. Birthdays, stage, inflatable bouncers…:
Festa Parc
Children’s Park
c/Barcelona, 85 (Atenea III Building)
Tel. +34 977 384 861
Finally, to try your luck at games of chance: Bingo, electronic roulette, Binjocs, slot machines, Supertoc electronic bingo games, cafeteria…:
Bingo
Passeig Miramar, 3
Tel. +34 977 380 584