EFTELING

Today I’ve decided to change a bit topic and talk about something fun that you can do in the Netherlands. In the end, life is not all about studying, right? 🙂

Efteling, an amusement park near Tilburg, opened in 1952. All the attractions in the park are based on fairy tales and legends. In the Netherlands, it’s the biggest amusement park you can find and last time I checked it was in top 5 biggest attraction parks in Europe. So, definitely worth seeing.

 

It’s super easy to get there by public transport since there’s a special line that goes from Tilburg train station directly to the entrance of Efteling. Tickets online are 34.50€, however it’s not a problem to buy it right at the entrance. In comparison to the Disneyland ,where you pay at least 47 € for one park, it’s cheap.

As soon as you enter the park you can choose how to walk clockwise into a fairy tale forest or in opposite direction to Fata Morgana (1001 night) attraction. I suggest to save the forest for the last, because in the evening it’s pretty romantic since all the lights are getting turned on and you can always take a seat and enjoy quiet forest. During the day there are lots of kids and families so it’s a big harder to see everything.

Almost every year they try to open something new for the visitors. So, if you’ve been there couple of year ago it’s worth coming back again. For me this year was the 4th or the 5th time I was there.

What I like the most about the park that in comparison to the Disneyland you have attraction for all ages. So if you are coming for extreme roller-coasters you can take the Flying Dutchman or Baron 1898, if you want to spend time in a more easy way there’s a Gondoletta and many other things you can do.

Make sure to stay till the evening to see Aquanura show which has opened 4 years ago. It a light and water show accompanied with music. You can watch it on Youtube, but in real life it’s even more spectacular.

Personally, I prefer Efteling more than the Disneyland, because you can have more fun and don’t have to wait hours in the line. Make sure to check it once and tell me how was it!