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Waterpark: Closed
Congo River Expedition
Deep in the heart of the rainforest guests float an ancient river teeming with wild animals, thundering waterfalls, and an underground mine. The Congo River is a tube chute for inner tubes that is great for a lazy, relaxing float on a hot Texas day.
Rider Safety Information
- Min Height Accompanied
- 36"
- Min Height Alone
- 42"
Attraction Type
Tube Chute
Attraction Rating
3 - Moderate
Park Location
Original Schlitterbahn/Schlitterbahn West
Weight Restrictions
N/A
Life Jacket Required
N/A
Water Depth
Up to 42 Inches
- Jungle themed tube chute that begins flat, slow river tube ride that goes in a circle that leads you down a Diamond Mine Shaft that leads down channels of water with rapids, turns, and dips. Provided with natural untreated river water pulled directly from the Comal River with water depth ranging from 3"-42" deep. One rider per tube.
- Riders are required to maintain the proper riding position throughout the entire ride - sit facing forward and holding onto the tube.
- Riders must have a minimum of three functioning extremities; one functioning arm and one functioning leg.
- Guests with a cervical collar, neck brace, broken collar bone, full arm cast, braced arm cast, or full leg cast are not permitted to ride.
- Access to the attraction requires climbing down a flight of stairs. Riders will have to descend the staircase and be capable of safely entering the tube, on their own or with the assistance of a companion.
- Please use caution when entering and exiting as the tube may shift. The tube and surrounding area may also be slippery.
- Visit our Guests Assistance Guide for additional Accessibility information.
- Guests with the following conditions are prohibited from riding: Recent surgery, Heart trouble/High blood pressure, Neck trouble, Back trouble, Pregnant, or Any physical conditions that may be aggravated by this ride
- This ride uses untreated Comal River water and empties into the Comal River – UP TO 5’9” DEEP.
- All riders must have a tube, lap riders are permitted *Sit facing forward. Do not rock, stop, or slow the tube. If you fall from a tube, continue down the flume.
- Diving, jumping, running, and horseplay are not permitted