Kalahari worth it?

Thinking of going Christmas Eve time. Is it worth the cost of 2 nights or 1 is enough? Is Christmas time the most expensive?

Trying to figure a short getaway then and we don’t celebrate Christmas. We’ve done DC, Boston, Philly and day trips. Never been to the indoor water park so thought it would be fun.
We just went to rocking Horse Ranch over the summer with family and we were able to do a ton in just one night. Got there super early.

Thanks!

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It is so much fun!!!
We have done it in just one night, if you are looking to save some money.
You can use the waterpark until it closes on the day you check out so you can get that full day too- just bring stuff to change into for when you are ready to go home.

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One night is probably enough but it definitely is a lot of fun. My kids were a little bored with the 2 nights but then again they do not go on the big water slides;

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Thanks all. We don't mind spending the money if it's worth it, but we do like to get the most out of things. If it was up to DH he will stay to the very last moment of a vacation.
With this trip I'm thinking one night, two full days may be enough if we get there in the morning.
Is food included? Can you bring your own?

Like I said, for Rocking Horse we did 1 night and really got to do a lot. Got there at 10AM and was doing every activity. It wasn't crowded though and really no long waits so we got to do a lot and do it a few times too. We stayed the next day till about 5.

At least Kalahari isn't a long drive from us either. Maybe less than 2 hours.

Kalahari worth it?

We are there every 3-4 months. We love it. My 1 and 5 year old love water and getting them to leave is a fight. We usually go thurs -Sat. There is a supermarket down the block we usually stop at to keep drinks and food in the room. They are getting strict about bringing food in so I
Usually just bring in the girls water bottles and when we get hungry we either go off resort or up to the room. Food is good there justnpricy.

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Kalahari worth it?

How much is it a night? I’d price other times that are off peak to get an idea of how pricey it is.

We usually go Sunday-Monday and the rate for a regular room then with no deals is typically $199 a night. I’ve seen it at $179 in the past from time to time but that’s the lowest I’ve ever seen. It’s more expensive generally to go on weekends and when school is out.

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Kalahari worth it?

We are going April 18-21 (Holy Thursday - Saturday) and it is $760 for the 2 Night Escape Special for the Desert Room.

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We only do one night bc after you check out you can still use the park

So we go again for half a day and then drive home

My kids have a blast there

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Yes! We did one night but wished we had done two

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totally worth it. There are so many other things to do besides the water park. We are actually going for Thanksgiving. We did t a few years ago, and was surprised at how good the Thanksgiving buffet was.
Cant wait to go next month.

Kalahari worth it?

Make sure you are selecting specials from the option box on the booking page. They have them often. Also look on the actual website. And sign up for their emails. I've been getting tons of discount emails lately. But, never dates we can go. We haven't been yet, one of these days!

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We just went last weekend with a group of families from DS's school (and we went last fall with them, too).

We love it there. I've done one night and two. I think both are fine. The advantage of two nights is that you can use the waterpark the first night (and it's less crowded) and leave at a more reasonable time the last day. Plus you don't have to worry about room being ready and where to change and all of that.

However, the only reason why I did two nights this time was because we had a group rate, and two nights with the rate was the equivalent of one night without the group rate.

If you do one night, I agree that you can arrive early and leave later to get the most out of the water park. They have changing rooms and lockers for your stuff, and I find that even though check in is stated as being at 4, the rooms are often ready much earlier.

We like Kalahari a lot. It's clean and the water park is big. There is a lot to do for all ages. My DS is 9 (will be 10 soon), and has a blast there. There's an arcade, bowling area, escape room. And there are decent dining options on site (burger place, steak restaurant, italian, buffet) plus an ice cream store, candy shop, coffee/pastry place. So you really don't have to leave the property, which makes it low stress.