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.
Please note that according to safe diving and flying procedures, you must allow for 12 hours for a single dive or 18 hours for multiple dives after your dive before you can fly. Note: As the Burj Khalifa is over 300m tall, allow 18 hours after you dive before going to the observation deck—or go before your 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. A maximum of 4 divers total can be booked for any one session.
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 at the Dubai Mall Aquarium 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.