Our Kalahari Resorts, Wisconsin Dells Stay Part 1

 Last Saturday I woke my kids up at 4:30 am and made them get dressed and get in the car, headed for an unknown destination.  I will regularly keep our plans secret from them just in case things fall through, someone gets sick, etc but we aren't usually driving three hours.  I have to say I was impressed with how well they did with the tight quarters (we took my compact car), long drive and early hour.

This photo is them seeing our destination...Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells.

There was a special little welcome at the front desk when we arrived.

And we had just a minute to check out our room before we had to go to breakfast.
We had a two bedroom, two bathroom suite.  This is the master bedroom.

 Check out the adorable towel elephant.

 The fabulous living area complete with a fireplace and large balcony.

 Master bathroom with large whirlpool tub that I tried out Sunday morning and didn't want to ever leave.  But having TWO bathrooms in a hotel was amazing.  I don't even have that at home and its so nice to have after getting back from the water park when everyone was wanting to change.

The second bath was small but plenty for the boys.

 We found some fun Kalahari shirts and toys waiting for us so we changed before we headed to breakfast.

We had a delicious breakfast buffet while hearing about the plans for our stay.

We preordered our lunch before we left breakfast.

 And then we were off to the waterpark. 

We were thrilled with Kalahari's indoor water park.  With a great wave pool (with a small play area in it), a lazy river, a huge water play area with about 8 small slides, a great play pool with floating lily pads and basketball hoops.  And Bryan's favorite was Tiko's Watering Hole which had a pint sized lazy river with small intertubes (with bottoms for the center) and small fountains and slides.  Of course there were also a TON of large water slides and the FLow Rider surf area.

After some free time in the waterpark we checked out the Flow Rider with their pro who took each of the boys out to try it despite their apprehension.  I MAY have bribed my kids with $5 for going on their tummy and $10 if they attempted to stand up.  They both did give it a go and used thier $10 to buy the photo of their ride.

 Timmy above, Johnny below

I was so proud of them for getting in there and givin it a try.  They originally wanted to go again but we ran out of time to do it right away and they were either too distracted or lost their nerve cuz they never made it back.

We then had lunch and a little more time to play in the waterpark before I hosted a twitter party poolside.

I will share about the rest of our stay next week.  But for now, if you'd like to stay at Kalahari Resorts, go enter my giveaway for a 1 Night Stay HERE.

Disclosure: Our family  was hosted by Kalahari Resorts in exchange for my posts. All opinions are my own.

Join Me for a #Kalahari Twitter Party Saturday at 12:30pm CST

I can't to wake the boys up before the crack of dawn this Saturday to surprise them with a trip to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.  We've stayed at several other similar resorts over the years but have never been to Kalahari but have heard only wonderful things about it so I'm just as excited as I'm sure the boys will be.

I mean just LOOK at this indoor water park.  How could you NOT have fun here?

 And as I was researching the resort for our trip I was surprised to learn that they also have an indoor Theme Park. It looks like so much fun and even includes an indoor Ferris Wheel!

Kalahari Resorts in the Dells includes fun and exciting rides for both your tiny tots and older kids.

• Their indoor waterpark recently installed a state-of-the-art Kids Play Zone named Tiko’s Watering Hole. Catered specifically for your tiny tots, this 5,000-square-foot, interactive play area features activities, slides and a 200-foot-long lazy river made just for them.
• The indoor waterpark also features America’s first indoor super loop slides. All three slides present a near 60 foot drop, and the Super Loop Sahara Sidewinder slides takes guests on a 250-plus foot journey from high above the roof of the waterpark to the water below.
• Our Indoor Theme Park has over 100,000 square feet of family fun with a ton of indoor attractions and activities.
•  Kalahari Resort in the Dells uses rooftop solar panels, which heat more than 50 percent of the hot water for the resort’s facilities. While the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky features a Texlon roof, an "intelligent" roof system that allows natural light in to help heat America’s largest indoor waterpark, while also providing the ability to grow real tropical foliage.

I know you're saying to yourself, man she's lucky, how can I get some of her luck. Right? Well, don't worry, I'll be sharing details of how you you can win a 1-night stay in Hut or Desert Style Room* and Complimentary Indoor Theme Park Passes during a Live Twitter Party during our stay.  Follow me @LisaNoel03 and @KalahariResorts on Twitter or the hashtag #Kalahari and join the party on Saturday December 1, 2012 at 12:30pm CST to learn how you can win!!!

*Terms: NOT VALID: Friday and Saturdays. Blackout dates include November 21-22, 2012, December 21-January 5, 2013, January 20, 2013, February 17, 2013, March 17-31, 2013, April 1-4, 2013, May 26, 2013, June 23 - August 18, 2013, September 1, 2013, and October 13, 2013. Please call (877) 525-2427 for availability. No cash value expires 1 year from date of issue.

Disclosure: Our family is being hosted by Kalahari Resorts.