5 fun water parks near Metro Manila for every budget

The weather is already heating up and here you are stuck in the office, only able to daydream about the pool, the sea, the sun and the sand.

If you don't have the luxury of time for a proper week at the beach, here's a list of water parks near the city that you can spontaneously visit anytime.

1.AQUA PLANET, Clark Freeport, Mabalacat, Pampanga

Everyone's going crazy over the newest water park in the Philippines because it offers exhilarating water rides. There are over 25 attractions in this 10-hectar park with the most wowing spots being the Super Bowl, Flow Rider, Tornado, Octopus Racer, Mermaid Bay, Lazy River, and Boogie Bay. Hey: there is also a wave pool, a splash cash for the shop and dining areas in case you just wanna hang. Entrance: P750-P950

2. AMANA WATERPARK, Santisima Street, Pandi, Bulacan

Photo: Jannielyn Ann Bigtas

This is definitely not your usual water park resort. Aside from the popular 13-wave pool, there are about 100 life-sized Hollywood movie character statues in the premises, including superheroes, the minions, a 22 ft- tall Bumblebee transformer, that will make you feel the Universal Studios vibe.

At the Jurassic Water World corner is Amana's newest attraction: a floating playground inside the park called the Amana Inflatable World.

Apart from the water activities, there is also the 4D ride Extreme Maxrider and a zipline. Entrance: P200-P300. Day swimming starts at P200. Night swimming starts at P150

3. OCEANIA SWIM AND SPLASH PARK, Island Cove, Kawit, Cavite

Photo courtesy of Island Cove Hotel website

Located inside Island Cove in Cavite is a chill water park. With a 3,000 sqm-lagoon-shaped pool, four giant fiberglass slides, and giant inflatables, Oceania is so the place to be! Entrance: P300-P400. Pool entrance + island aviary starts at P300. Weekend pool entrance rates start at P320

4. AQUARIA WATER PARK, Playa Calatagan Residences in Calatagan, Batangas

If you can't decide if you want to hit the beach or slide into a pool, Aquaria Water Park offers the best of both worlds!

Apart from the 525-meter of fine beach, Aquaria also has a water park complete with a kiddie pool, a resort pool, a cove pool and a pool slide 3-storeys high.

At the beach, you can have fun playing beach volleyball, soccer, ride a banana boat, go kayaking or ride a jet ski. Entrance: P300-P800

5. Inflatable Island, Olongapo City, Zambales

If you want to slide, swing, and jump into the ocean, Inflatable Island is a must-visit. It's a 4,100 sqm-floating playground in the middle of the sea with inflatable slides, towers, bridges, human launchers, and swings that will splash you instantly into salt water.

Inflatable Island planted their newest spot for unicorn lovers, the world's first Giant Unicorn Island with Climby the Seaunicorn, The Wavy Dinosaur, The Rainbow Walk, Baba's Super Slide, Slipper Slopes, The Rainbow Walk and the Mini Jump and Fly.

Aside from the inflatables you can take a chill at the Bali-inspired lounge which was recently revamped to pink and purple. Entrance: P500-P1500 — LA, GMA News