Portaventura day trip from barcelona

Visit one of Europe’s largest theme parks – the incredible PortAventura – on a day trip from Barcelona! Located on Spain’s sunny Costa Dorada, the theme park boasts countless rides, water experiences, attractions and shows. Grip your seat on white-knuckle rollercoaster rides, and try out the world’s fastest accelerator ride, too. With five different zones, numerous restaurants and a kid’s area themed around ‘Sesame Street,’ a day out in PortAventura is sure to be a winner for all the family.

Leave central Barcelona by luxury air-conditioned coach and travel south to PortAventura, roughly an hour away. On arrival, your onboard host will give you your entrance ticket and then leave you to enjoy your day at leisure. Head inside and let the fun begin!

As Europe’s second largest theme park, PortAventura has something for all the family. The park is split into different cultural zones -- each based on a region in a different part of the world – with a separate area for younger children, too.

Discover a typical Catalonian coastal town at Mediterrània, watch a Wild West shoot-out in the Far West, and discover the park’s most exhilarating rides in Mexico. The largest area is China, complete with a path themed to look like the Great Wall of China, and if you take a look inside Polynesia, you’ll discover the park’s serene rides. Kids will be more than happy at SésamoAventura, an area that’s themed around Sesame Street -- the timeless children’s favorite TV show.

Take a white-knuckle ride on the Shambhala – Europe’s highest roller coaster with a 256-foot (78-meter) drop – and check out Furius Baco, an accelerator ride that’s said to be the fastest in the world with a top speed of 84 miles (135 kilometers) per hour! Boat rides, water flumes, and white-water raft rides add to the fun, and there are several exciting experience simulators, too.

In between looping-the-loops on the park’s countless rides, why not sit down to recuperate while watching a show? Performances change daily, but you can expect to see dancing and acrobatic displays as well as a Sesame Street parade featuring much-loved characters like Cookie Monster and Big Bird. There’s also an array of restaurants to keep you from feeling hungry; sit down to feast on Mexican tacos, make the most of Marco Polo’s Chinese buffet or wolf down hotdogs while walking around.

Meet back on your coach at the pre-arranged time, and then return to Barcelona, finishing your tour in the early evening.