Shark 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.
• You may use your own mask and dive computer. All other dive gear will be provided, as we keep it aquarium-clean. Cameras may only be used by divers conducting the PADI Dubai Aquarium Specialty Course. • The dive is 750 AED inclusive of dive gear rental, dive guide at a ratio of 2:1, DAN diver insurance (represented in the UAE by Oman Insurance PSC) and a certificate of participation. • At the end of your diving experience you will receive free ticket to visit Underwater Zoo section. Kindly collect your ticket from our staff.
The maximum depth of the tank is 11 metres and it’s kept at a constant temperature of 24 degrees C – more than comfortable! There are four dives a day in the aquarium: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 7pm daily You will need to arrive one hour, with certification card or proof of certification, at the entrance to the Underwater Zoo on the 2nd floor. A short and informative presentation will be given to prepare you for your dive. Actual dive time will be 30 minutes and the water temperature is 24°C.