| Great Ideas for Family Vacations in Mazatlan | | | | Water Park. It offers everything you expect to keep |
| Want a recipe for disaster? Pack up your bags and | | | | your family wet and entertained - slides of different |
| fly away for a family vacation without thinking about | | | | types, a river to move around, a wave pool, a play |
| activities for your kids. Can you imagine? Whining! | | | | area, and much more. It is closed during January and |
| Frustration! Trying to find activities at the last minute, | | | | February (the only time when Mazatlan gets cold |
| only to find that what you want to do is only | | | | enough that playing in the water isn't fun), but |
| available on certain days, but not on the day you | | | | available for your family's enjoyment all the rest of |
| have available! It is enough to give you nightmares! | | | | the year. |
| Thankfully, for a family vacation in Mazatlan that | | | | Huana Coa Canopy Adventure |
| never needs to happen! Mazatlan is a wonderfully | | | | If you have older kids, taking a day to go on this zip |
| family-oriented tourist destination, and there is a | | | | line adventure can be a real blast. When you make a |
| great variety of activities that the whole family can | | | | reservation to visit Huana Coa, they will pick you up |
| enjoy. | | | | from your hotel and transport you to their facilities |
| The Mazatlan Aquarium | | | | outside of Mazatlan at the base of the Sierra Madre |
| First of all, let me suggest the Mazatlan Aquarium. It | | | | mountains. The staff is very conscientious, careful to |
| has always been a nice place for the family to visit, | | | | ensure your safety as they guide you through |
| but in October of 2008 they opened a new "Ocean | | | | multiple zip lines through authentic tropical jungle. It's a |
| Tank" which made it even better! The new tank is | | | | great adventure with beautiful views. |
| the biggest in Latin America, and allows you to see a | | | | And much more... |
| large variety of species of ocean wildlife interacting in | | | | There are many more activities available in Mazatlan |
| their "natural" environment. It is really very impressive | | | | that are wonderful for families, depending on the age |
| - it has much more than just fish, there are sharks | | | | and inclinations of your kids. Of course there are tons |
| and sting rays and giant sea turtles and much more. | | | | of water sports (jet skis, boogie boards, banana boat |
| You really do not want to miss it!:) | | | | rides, and much more). There is also surfing, |
| The Mazatlan Aquarium is really an all-day activity, | | | | horseback riding, whale watching, and I know I am |
| because it not only has several tanks, each for a | | | | forgetting a lot! Oh, and just playing on the beach - |
| different eco-system from a different part of the | | | | making sand castles, for example! Explore some of |
| world, it also has a shark tank, a sea-lion show, a | | | | the sites about Mazatlan and you are sure to find |
| mini-zoo, a parrot show, botanical gardens (with | | | | even more wonderful ideas! |
| crocodiles!), and a program about the conservation of | | | | Good luck on your family vacation in Mazatlan! As |
| sea turtles! That ought to entertain the family for a | | | | long as you do come prepared, you will find plenty of |
| while, don't you think! | | | | great activities so that the whole family will have a |
| Mazagua, Mazatlan's Water Park | | | | great time! |
| Another great activity for kids is to visit the Mazagua | | | | |