Aquarium (Dubai)


In the largest shopping center of the country, called the Dubai Mall , is located a huge Aquarium of the Dubai mall. Here lives more than 30 140 species of fish, marine mammals, plants, etc. Every day hundreds of tourists come here.

Description of the aquarium in Dubai Mall

This is a huge glazed tank. Its volume is 10 million liters. The aquarium occupies 3 floors in the shopping center. It has a vertical wall made of acrylic perplex, the thickness of which is 75 cm. The width of the panel is 32.8 m, and the height is 8.3 m.

Visitors move through a 48-meter tunnel, laid in a tank. It provides an undistorted view of 270 °. The water temperature is + 24 ° C. The aquarium in Dubai is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world. Its full dimensions are 51 × 20 × 11 m. In 2012, the institution was awarded a prestigious award from the Certificate of Excellence.

There are about 400 varieties of toothy predators and rays in the aquarium. Visitors will see here the largest collection of sand tiger sharks on the planet. You can get acquainted with the life of marine life both from the outside and from inside the reservoir.

Things to do?

For an additional fee, you can dive inside the aquarium. For extreme people, they offer such fun in the water, like:

  1. Cage Snorkelling Experience - snorkeling in a cage, which can accommodate 4 people at the same time. The cost of the dive is $ 79 for 30 minutes.
  2. Glass Bottom Boat Ride is a boat with a transparent bottom. The vessel can accommodate 10 passengers at a time. The price of the tour is $ 7 for 15 minutes and another $ 1.5 if you want to feed the fish.
  3. Shark Walker - diving in a cage to sharks. Visitors wear special protective clothing and a helmet. Extremals are lowered to predators for 25 minutes. The cost of entertainment is $ 160.
  4. Shark Dive - diving with sharks for 20 minutes. Before the beginning of the special training in the pool. Athletes are given outfits, make out DAN insurance, and in the end hand the certificate. The price of the program is $ 180 for certified scuba divers and $ 240 for beginners.
  5. Ocean School Program - educational courses for schoolchildren, students and teachers. They are conducted in English and Arabic.

There is a general subscription for all 3 dives. Its price is $ 510. In order to immerse in the aquarium, all tourists should be physically healthy and be able to swim. At will, aquarium workers can take a video when you are in the water.

Features of visit

The cost of admission is about $ 30. The Dubai Aquarium is open from 10:00 to 24:00, but the ticket office closes at 23:30. If you want to see how to feed stingrays, then come here at 13:00, 18:00 or at 22:00. At the entrance all visitors are photographed, and when they exit, they give out pictures.

If you want to save, but still want to take a photo of the aquarium, then, having risen on the 2nd floor of Dubai Mall (Romano's Macaroni & Grill, H & M, Chillis), you will see most of the tank. From here you can see the marine life near.

The aquarium often hosts exhibitions, shows are held, souvenir and theme stores are open. At the end of the tour, you can visit a small restaurant, decorated in the style of a tropical jungle, which serves seafood.

How to get there?

From the city center, you can reach the Dubai Mall by car on the D71 or by bus No.9, 29, 81, 83. The stop is called Ghubaiba Bus Station Q. The journey takes about 30 minutes. The entrance to the water park is on the 1st floor of the shopping center.