About Kalahari Resort – Wisconsin Dells
Kalahari Resort - Wisconsin Dells offers a "world-away" waterpark experience in the heart of the Midwest. Situated along I-90/94, the authentically African-themed resort greets Wisconsin Dells visitors with a sneak peek of its colorful web of award-winning outdoor and indoor waterpark slides, attractions and activities. The resort is home to the largest indoor waterpark in Wisconsin, and offers more than one million gallons of water fun, 740 guestrooms, 16 stand-alone five-bedroom suites, the full-service Spa Kalahari and Salon, a fully-equipped fitness center, three on-site dining options, unique retail shops, a 15-screen cinema, 100,000-square-foot convention center and a 110,000-square-foot Indoor Theme Park. Kalahari also features Trappers Turn, a 27-hole award winning golf club and Crystal Grand Music Theatre.

About Kalahari Resort – Sandusky
Kalahari Resort - Sandusky, located on Highway 250 just north of exit 118 of the Ohio Turnpike, is home to America’s largest indoor waterpark at 173,000 square feet. In addition, the authentically African-themed resort features a 77,000-square-foot outdoor waterpark, 884 guest rooms and suites, 192 three-key condos, the full-service Spa Kalahari, a collection of unique retail shops, an indoor mini-glow golf course, indoor playground, the largest game arcades in the Midwest, a fully-equipped fitness center, three dining options and a 215,000-square-foot convention center.

Indoor Waterpark Resort Popularity
The indoor waterpark resort concept has seen tremendous growth over the last several years and has become a popular choice for travelers, particularly across the Midwest. According to David Sangree of Hotel & Leisure Advisors, indoor waterpark resorts have continued to expand throughout North America with 125 open facilities in the United States. There are currently 4,559,350 aquatic square feet and 36,499 hotel rooms associated with indoor waterparks in the country.

Indoor waterparks have helped create thriving winter destinations throughout the upper Midwest. In fact, two-thirds of all indoor waterparks currently in operation are at hotels and resorts in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1990, before the introduction of indoor waterparks in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, the tourism town averaged 40 percent hotel occupancy annually and experienced a peak travel season during the summer of only 100 days. Today, the town boasts 18 indoor waterpark hotels and a 365-day season, much of which is driven by Kalahari.

Kalahari Resorts Innovations
Kalahari Resorts has built a reputation as one of the most exciting indoor/outdoor waterpark vacation destinations in the country. Kalahari has been first to adopt and integrate new technology and innovation. It was first in the Midwest to host the Master Blaster water roller coaster and the FlowRider surfing attraction indoors, and the resort now offers a Texlon transparent roof, the world’s largest behemoth bowl and many other unique attractions across its two properties.

Authentically African Experience
Kalahari Resorts is proud to highlight African culture as the thematic feature in its resorts. The company chose this focus because of Africa’s rich cultural offerings, the distinctive wildlife and its desire to deliver a fresh and exciting experience for its guests. The company invests heavily in authentic African décor, furnishings and artwork and appoints a team every couple years to visit Africa to continue enhancing the resort’s offerings by sharing the continent’s culture, stories and legends.

Independent Ownership
Todd Nelson, president and owner of Kalahari Resorts, according to Corporate Report Wisconsin, "perfected the art of the waterpark, brought it indoors, combined it with a convention center, created year-round tourism jobs and forever banished the thought of a season when the Wisconsin Dells would be operating at less than 100 percent capacity."