Tropical Islands
The tropics under one roof
Tropical Islands is in Krausnick in Brandenburg, about 50 km south of Berlin. It isn't a classic theme park, but an indoor tropical resort in an enormous hall, at 26 degrees all year round. You can swim, whizz down tall slides, relax in the sauna and stay the night too.
What is Tropical Islands?
Tropical Islands calls itself the largest tropical holiday world in Europe. The hall was built as a hangar for CargoLifter's airships and is one of the largest self-supporting halls in the world: 360 metres long, 210 metres wide and 107 metres high. It opened as a tropical resort in 2004. Since 2019 Tropical Islands has been part of the Spanish Parques Reunidos group.
Inside the hall you'll find the South Sea with a 200-metre sandy beach, a lagoon with a grotto and waterfall, a tropical rainforest and a tropical village. Outside is AMAZONIA, a 35,000 m² outdoor area that is open all year round. The whole site, including the accommodation, lies in the middle of the countryside near the Spreewald.
It's about 26 degrees in the hall, with humidity of 40 to 60 per cent. According to Tropical Islands, the water in the South Sea and the lagoon is 32 degrees. Thanks to the transparent roof on the south side, the hall is light during the day even in winter.
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Things to do
A day at Tropical Islands is all about swimming, sliding and relaxing:
- South Sea and lagoon: the South Sea is as big as three Olympic swimming pools. The water is nowhere deeper than 1.35 metres.
- Slide tower: at 27 metres the tallest in Germany, higher than the Brandenburg Gate.
- Double slide: since 2023 you can race each other 22 metres up in two 200-metre tubes; a scoreboard picks the winner.
- Jungle Splash: even more slides by the South Sea.
- AMAZONIA: outdoor pools, the Whitewater River (at 250 metres the longest wild-water channel in Germany) and, in summer, the surf wave Pororoca (€20 for 30 minutes).
- Sauna and spa: 10,000 m² with temples, a salt grotto and a tree sauna (at extra cost).
- OHANA Town: bowling, karaoke and darts.
With children
Kraki Beach is a water playground for toddlers and young children next to the South Sea, with a pink giant squid about five metres long, shallow paddling pools, an old shipwreck with a slide and a lighthouse. The Tropino Kinderclub (9 am to 8 pm) has entertainment, a large climbing frame, a trampoline area and a soft play corner for the very youngest. Parents supervise their own children. Children aged 4 and over can drive Mini Cars around a go-kart track (€1.20 per ride). Children aged 3 and under get in free.
Opening times:
Open 365 days a year; a day ticket is valid from 8 am to 11.30 pm. Individual areas such as AMAZONIA and the sauna have their own opening times.
Tickets:
A Tropen Pur day ticket costs from €34.90 online for adults and from €29.90 for children aged 4 to 12 (as of November 2026).
Location:
Tropical-Islands-Allee 1, 15910 Krausnick. Parking by the hall (P1) costs €8 per 24 hours, and €7 at P2 and P3.
Food, shops and accommodation
The hall has plenty of places for a quick bite, plus restaurants serving international and Asian dishes. By the lagoon you can sit at the Lagoon Bar, for snacks and coffee during the day and cocktails in the evening. If you don't want to sort anything out yourself, go for the Tropical Easy Day package with food and drinks. You'll find shops along the boulevard.
There are lots of ways to stay overnight: in rooms, suites and tents in the hall (the "Dome"), in the Hawaiian-style OHANA Lodges (since 2024), in tents outside, on the campsite or in a holiday home. According to Tropical Islands, an overnight stay gives you two days' access to the hall. Overnight guests can also swim day and night.
Travelling to Tropical Islands
By car it takes about seven hours from Utrecht to Krausnick; from Antwerp the journey is about eight hours. Take the A13 (Berlin–Dresden) to the Staakow exit and then follow the signs for another 3 km.
By train you travel to Brand Tropical Islands station, where a free shuttle bus takes you to the hall. If you'd rather fly, you land at Berlin Airport (BER) in Schönefeld, about 50 km from the resort. Because it's a long journey, it's best to combine a visit with one or more overnight stays.
Our tips:
- Buy your ticket online
- Stay the night
- Keep your ticket to hand
Tips for your visit
You pay more at the ticket desk than online: an adult pays from €55.90 there (as of November 2026). With an overnight stay you get two days' access and can also enjoy the quiet hours early in the morning and late in the evening. At the entrance, have your ticket with the barcode ready as the original file or a printout: the scanner can't read screenshots or photos.
If you also want to use the sauna, you pay a €14 supplement at the ticket desk (children, young people and concessions €8). If you're only arriving later in the day, take a look at the online evening ticket; the online family ticket makes it cheaper for the whole family.