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water-based activities to beat

the summer heat

From surfing in an artificial lagoon in the heart of Tel Aviv to splashing about in waterparks across the country and going on tornado speedboats tours - here are 10 fun-packed ideas for day trips and outings to fend off the scorching summer heat / By Ariela Aflalo

Yamit 2000 I Photo: Snap!

01 Surfing the waves in the heart of the city SRF Park TLV, Tel Aviv The SRF Park TLV is a huge artificial lagoon surfing complex. The size of about three soccer fields, it is located inside Tel Aviv’s Menachem Begin Park, and is divided into two wave pools, each containing 14.5 thousand m 3 of water. An advanced technological system produces and creates 25 types of waves at a rate of up to

700 waves per hour of varying heights and speeds. The park also has a Billabong store and a wellness wing, offering yoga, Pilates, and mindfulness meditation classes, as well as health, lifestyle, and fitness workshops. Visitors, whether here to surf or not, can enjoy coffee, pastries, stone oven baked pizzas, cocktails, beer, and more, at the Dorian Café that overlooks the lagoon. Entrance to the park is free for non-surfers.

Surfing prices vary according to type of wave session. srfparktlv.co.il 02 Extreme waterpark fun Waterparks in Holon, Shefayim, and Tel Aviv Typhoons, monsoons, kamikazes, anacondas, and crazy cones: these are but a few of the extreme slides and rides to be found and enjoyed across Israel’s many waterparks. Here are three of the biggest and most recommended: Yamit 2000, Holon - This immense 17-acre waterpark is both an open-air slide park and an indoor complex with slides, water rides, a wave pool and a spa Jacuzzi that’s open year-round. There’s also a kids’ zone, an Olympic-size pool, and sports fields. world offers 31 surf lanes across 8 complexes, as well as a food court, vast lawns, and shaded seating areas. There are dozens of extreme rides and slides, as well as a wave pool, a toddlers’ pool with 140 water jets, and more. Shefayim Waterpark, Kibbutz Shefayim - Israel’s very first waterpark, this 15-acre water

SRF Park TLV I Photos: Amit Shastovich; from the right (by drone): Uri Magnus

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