The Place
Slides on Hot-Spring Water
Acuamanía is the water park next door to Termas del Daymán, 10 km from Salto. It was the first in Uruguay to run its slides on hot-spring water, and it still does: the water comes straight from the Guaraní Aquifer, filtered and ozonised, at up to 30 °C, and in the cooler months the park heats it with biomass boilers. It is a different place from the municipal hot springs, with its own gate, its own ticket and its own season.
The park sits on about 15,000 m² of municipal land beside the pools, run by a private company under a concession the Intendencia renewed in 2022 for another 25 years. There are ten rides, from a lazy river to the big slide, warm pools for the adults, a children's pool with a pirate ship, and recreation staff who run competitions, water basketball and a treasure hunt through the day.
It is a day out for families, and a dry-day one: the park is open-air and follows the national weather service. The hot springs next door are open every day of the year; Acuamanía is not, so the season and the calendar below are the first thing to check.
The Rides
Ten Ways to Get Wet
| Ride | What it is |
|---|---|
| Kamikaze | The big slide, the one the park calls its final boss. Straight down. |
| Kamikaze con alfombra | The mat slide: the same drop, head first on a mat. |
| Kamikazito | The small Kamikaze, for children who want the drop without the height. |
| Hidrotubos | Enclosed tube slides. You climb, wait for the green light, and go. |
| Tanque Loco | The tipping bucket: it fills, it tips, everyone underneath gets soaked. |
| Río Lento | The lazy river, floated on an inflatable ring. The rings are free, first come first served. |
| Acuabrava | The fast-water ride, the one the park presents as a challenge. |
| Acuamansa | The calm end: warm pools with basketball hoops in the water. |
| Acualandia | The children's pool, with the pirate ship and a treasure hunt run by the park's staff. |
| Hidromasajes | Hydromassage, for the adults while the children are on the slides. |
The ten rides as the park lists them, with its own one-line descriptions turned into English: acuamania.uy, October 2026.
Tickets
Hours and Prices
| Ticket | Who | Price |
|---|---|---|
| General | Age 11 and over | UYU 965, on offer at UYU 775 (about US$19) |
| Children | Age 4 to 10, with ID at the gate | UYU 700, on offer at UYU 489 (about US$12) |
| Under 3 | Free | |
| Residents | Salto, Paysandú, Concordia and Colón, with ID or proof of address | UYU 640, on offer at UYU 576 |
| Hotel guests | Guests of the Daymán hotels on the park's list, with an extra discount applied in the online basket | UYU 965 before the discount |
| Acuapase | Two days paid, the third day free | Adults UYU 1,930 · children UYU 1,400 |
| Locker | A key collected with a QR code | UYU 130 |
Prices in Uruguayan pesos as published on acuamania.uy, October 2026; the offer prices were the ones on sale that month, and US dollar figures are a rough guide. Tickets are valid for the current season. Up to 25% off with Banco República cards.
Good to Know
Before You Go
Inflatable rings, sun loungers, chairs, tables and parasols are free, first come first served. Lifeguards on every ride and pool, a first-aid post with a nurse all day, lockers, a tourist information desk, and life jackets and balls on loan.
The park follows the INUMET forecast. If a weather alert keeps it closed at 10:30, it stays closed until the forecast changes and the ticket stays valid for the rest of the season. A storm warning clears the pools and rides; a red alert empties the park. No refunds for weather, or for anything else: tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.
Restaurants and new food outlets inside, with an outdoor eating area under the trees. You can bring a cool box with fruit, snacks, simple meals, drinks, ice and baby food; not what the park itself sells, and nothing in glass.
Accessible toilets, ramps and paths, and priority for anyone wearing the sunflower lanyard. The water rides themselves are not accessible at present, in the park's own words. Re-entry is allowed, with a check on minors. No pets.
Plan It
Getting There and Making a Day of It
The park is inside the Daymán resort village, beside the hot springs. From the centre of Salto the city bus to Daymán costs UYU 45, and a taxi is about US$15 (fares on saltouruguay.com). By car, Route 3 south, 10 km.
Two tickets, two gates. The municipal pools open at 8:00, the park at 10:30, so the usual day is the hot springs early, the slides from mid-morning, and the hot springs again in the evening, when the park has closed and the pools are still open until 22:00.
Most of the Daymán hotels, Los Naranjos among them, are on the park's hotel list, which gives their guests a discounted ticket. The Stay page covers the village and its prices.
Groups of more than 15 get a group rate: the park takes those bookings on +598 91 693 222. Companies and schools have their own programmes, from a day at the park to an evening with the central pool to themselves.