Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access lớn a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
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Opened in 2004 at a price tag of approximately three million USD, the Ho Thuy Tien water park opened its gates khổng lồ the public when it was only partially completed. Bankrolled by Company Hue Tourism, debuting a half-finished dream turned out khổng lồ be a bad business move; but, in an odd turn of events, ever since its closure, the park has provided Hue’s tourism industry with an off-the-books boon they never could have seen coming.In the heyday of Ho Thuy Tien, adults & children alike were magnetically attracted khổng lồ the park’s signature giant, three-story-tall long aquarium. Rising from the lake at the park’s center, manta rays and sharks lined the walls of the interior staircase, built khổng lồ resemble a dragon’s rib cage. On all sides of the dragon’s bowels were aquarium tanks full of live fish & crocodiles. These crocs would later rival the long as superstars of the abandoned park, as well.
Even with an excited population of park-goers flocking to Ho Thuy Tien, drawn by the promise of cool waters and good times, something was amiss. Within just a few years, the business continued to experience problems. After it shuttered, plans lớn resurrect the park from its fiscal troubles by turning it into an eco-park swirled throughout Hue’s local media as recently as 2013. Instead, those revitalization plans died on the table, leaving the park lớn become a legendary destination for travelers khổng lồ the region.
Located ten kilometers outside of town, Ho Thuy Tien now exists in a sort of purgatory between worlds. When business was booming, the park was an easy-to-find destination, listed in guidebooks; no longer the case, Ho Thuy Tien is now – justifiably or not – a sort of badge of honor among travelers, with its coordinates passed from one another by word of mouth, though it’s just as easily Google-able. Located eight kilometers out of town, the park isn’t exactly easy to get to, but once there, visitors may be surprised to find a quasi-guard posted at the gate collecting “admission” khổng lồ the site. Sometimes there’s even a refreshment cart in operation inside the abandoned park.
The sight of a gigantic rồng laying claim khổng lồ his lake is made more stunning for its crumbling state. The abandoned amphitheater where hundreds of spectators witnessed shows before the fun died is as eerie as expected, & the three remaining water slides rise through creeping woods, & the specter of abandoned crocodiles once kept alive by visiting backpackers still looms. Thankfully the latter, pitiable case seems khổng lồ have been resolved in recent months, after repeated calls to WWF and PETA, until the Vietnamese government finally transported them to a proper wildlife park. Still, it seems best to lớn avoid all water in the park both for reasons of sanitation và potential rogue chomping.
Know Before You Go
Best found by asking around, or locating via "dropped pin" coordinates. Be prepared khổng lồ "tip" the guard at the gate for unfettered access to lớn the park. However, this may not always be possible, in which case it"s best observed from a distance.