Water fun, shaded courses and heat-aware plans for the hottest months. Explore curated ideas in and around Costa del Sol.
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Fuengirola 4.5 Fuengirola Adventure Golf is a well-built 18-hole adventure golf course in the river park opposite Miramar shopping centre — thoughtfully designed holes with running water features, plenty of shade, a cheap and cheerful cafe and a castle you play right through on the 18th.
Gran Parque de Mijas 4.1 Gran Parque Mijas is a huge, free new public park in Las Lagunas de Mijas — a landmark lake, boulevards and a big range of children's play areas with real standout potential, though shade is very limited and the on-site café is not yet open.
Museum of Imagination 4.1 Museum of Imagination is a fun indoor Málaga option for families, couples and small groups, especially if you want a short, photo-friendly activity in the city centre.
Jungle Family 4.3 Jungle Family is a well-run family play park near Plaza Mayor in Malaga, with excellent facilities, strong staff supervision and very easy access from the A-7.
Elviria 4.7 Aventura Amazonia is a very big treetop adventure park in the pine forest at Elviria, just off the A-7 between Marbella and Fuengirola. It is well maintained, set up for a high volume of people and properly staffed, with courses for everyone from three-year-olds up to some very high and very risky ones for adults — you could easily spend half or three quarters of a day here and not get bored.
Málaga 4.5 PomPom Jump is a brand-new indoor activity park on the outskirts of Málaga — far more than a trampoline centre, with a huge well-staffed jump zone, a harnessed high-ropes assault course, slides, zip lines, an arcade and good-value food.
Fuengirola 4.4 The Fun House is a recently renovated family soft-play club and restaurant in central Fuengirola (formerly Kiddo's) — upgraded play areas, a toddler room with a bouncy castle and mini climbing wall, and much-improved food and adult seating, all at the same keen €6-for-two-hours price.
Marbella 4.6 Bobby Jump is a very large trampoline and play park on the eastern edge of Marbella, with six distinct zones — arcade, cafe, toddler soft play, two birthday party areas, a superb main jump park and a summer Aqua Jump — almost all of it indoors or shaded, making it a great pick for hot afternoons.
Málaga 3.8 Ilusiona is a brand-new indoor entertainment complex filling half a floor of the Málaga Plaza shopping centre behind El Corte Inglés, with a genuinely impressive arcade, nine modern bowling lanes and a space-themed kids' park at €7 a child with no time limit — all spotless, but noticeably short of staff when we visited.
Las Lagunas de Mijas 4.7 Jump Joy Mijas is a brand-new jump and play centre in the Polígono San Rafael in Las Lagunas de Mijas, where no expense was spared — an imaginative collection of jumps, climbs and wild new concepts, a canopy climbing area across the roof, a very large area for smaller kids and a balcony café where parents can watch the whole play zone. Easily the best jump place around.