Dive in The Dubai Mall Aquarium with A purposely built shark aquarium, with a capacity of 10 million litres of salt water, the Dubai Mall Aquarium is home to over 33,000 creatures from 140 species. The aquarium is the largest suspended aquarium in the world and houses one of the most diverse collections around. There are over 400 sharks and rays in the tank, including the world’s biggest collection of Sand Tiger sharks. Other shark species include black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, zebra sharks, wobbegongs, grey reefs and nurse sharks. There are also many ray species in the aquarium including cow-nose rays, fan-tails, eagle rays, leopard rays, shave-nose rays and bowmouth
guitarfish. Other fish in the tank include tropical species such as napoleon wrasse, batfish, big-eye trevally, clown fish, faint grouper, giant trevally, moray eels, snappers and unicornfish. The maximum depth of the tank is 11 metres and it’s kept at a constant temperature of 24 degrees C – more than comfortable!
Shark Walker
Cage Snorkeling Opt to snorkel in the shark cage at the Dubai Aquarium to view the marine life up close. Open to all 5 years and older, this experience gives you 30 min of in-water snorkel time, with a 30 min briefing beforehand. Snorkelling is run every half hour from 12:00 - 15:00 and from 16:30 - 19:30.
• All snorkelling gear and a wetsuit are provided. Bring your swimsuit and a towel. • The Dubai Aquarium Snorkelling is 350 AED per person
Experience the thrill of walking with the sharks, without the need for Scuba certification. Get up close and personal with the 33,000 residents in the 10 million litre tank.
• Join us every day at the Dubai Mall Aquarium for your chance to walk with the world’s ultimate predators. The timings are, 12:00- 15:00 and 16:30- 19:30. The whole experience will last 1 hour 15 minutes. Only 2 persons can use the shark walker at one time. • At the end of your diving experience you will receive free ticket to visit Underwater Zoo section. Kindly collect your ticket from our staff. You can rent our GoPro camera for which we will take a video of your entire dive and give you the memory card in the end. Camera rental is 200 AED and the instructor will be the one taking the video. • Shark Walker is 590 AED per person (minimum age is 12 years old)
Dubai Aquarium Specialty course Course consist of 3 dives in the Dubai Mall Aquarium. • The dive is 2,000 AED inclusive of dive gear rental, training presentation, DAN diver insurance (represented in the UAE by Oman Insurance PSC), a certificate of participation and 3 dives in Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. You may use your own mask, dive computer and underwater camera. However, if you wish to rent an underwater camera, the charge is AED 100, to be confirmed upon booking. • All dive gear will be provided, as we keep it aquarium-clean! • Dive 1: Normal aquarium dive (25-30 minutes) • Dive 2: UW photography session, divers may bring their underwater camera (40-50 minutes) • Dive 3: Observe the shark feed from the safety of the cage and take pictures of Sand tigers (centimetres away) to I.D individuals out of 32. (30 minutes or as long as shark feed lasts). Not available on Mondays & Tuesdays. • The Specialty can be completed over one or multiple days:
One day program
• Dive one: 1:00pm (Preparation to dive at 12:00pm) • Dive two: 3:00pm (Preparation to dive at 2:00pm) • Dive three: 4:00pm (Preparation to dive at 2:30pm) Cage dive
You will need to arrive one hour beforehand, with certification card or proof of certification, at the entrance to Underwater Zoo on Level 2 of The Dubai Mall. A short and informative presentation will be given to prepare you for your dive. Water temperature is 24-26°C, you will be using a 5.5mm wetsuit to ensure your comfort.
Multiple day program
• Dive one: any dive slot • Dive two: any dive slot • Dive three: 4:00pm (Preparation to dive at 3:00pm) Cage dive
A maximum of 4 divers total can be booked for any one session. A maximum of 2 divers can be booked for the 1pm dive or 4pm cage session At the end of your diving experience you will receive free ticket to visit Underwater Zoo section. Kindly collect your ticket from our staff.
Payment must be made at time of booking. To receive a full refund cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance. Terms and conditions apply.
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• If you have not dived within the last 6 month, PADI highly recommend you complete a refresher course, Al Boom adheres to this, which are held here at the dive centre on Al Wasl Road, at 11am, at a cost of 300 AED. Please schedule this in advance before you book your dive trip. A must for open water, advanced and any diver who hasn’t dived for many years. • Please read the attached dive pre-requisite if you require clarification please let us know.