New UAE attraction Deep Dive Dubai has been making quite the splash.
The venue, in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, features an entire sunken city where divers will get the chance to explore a complete underwater world with an abandoned streetscape, apartment, garage, arcade, and more.
If you’re wondering what it’s like to take the plunge, The National’s Andrew Scott did a free-dive, that is diving without an air tank.
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Deep Dive Dubai pool, at 60m at its deepest, offers divers a unique experience -

One of the Deep Dive Dubai pool’s biggest attractions is its sunken city -

Divers are able to explore an underwater world, complete with an abandoned streetscape, apartment, garage, arcade and other interesting features. -

Freediving and scuba diving experiences, along with courses, are offered to people of all abilities by international diving professionals -

Other features include two underwater habitats with a dry chamber, 56 underwater cameras covering all angles of the pool, and an underwater sound and mood lighting system -

It can hold 14 million litres of water, the equivalent of six Olympic-sized swimming pools -

Water is filtered and circulated every six hours, while the temperature is maintained at 30°C -

Deep Dive Dubai pays tribute to the UAE’s pearl diving heritage -

The facility opened to the public on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

Deep Dive Dubai offers experiences and courses across three categories: Discover, Dive and Develop, which are open to anyone aged 10 and above, from beginners to professional divers -

All experiences have a guide and equipment rentals, as do the courses -

Underwater gear, and photo and video equipment are available for rent, with videos and photos included with Discovery Dives. -

The venue is also home to the region’s largest underwater film studio, complete with a media editing room and a video wall
“The unique thing about this location [is that] we have 365 days a year of perfect weather, no wind, waves, diesel fumes, problems of the like,” says Jarrod Jablonski, director of Deep Dive Dubai.
"The fact that there are no unfriendly marine inhabitants, and there is crystal clear water are just some other perks," he says.
Meanwhile, the water temperature in the pool is maintained at 30°C. Experience dives have a low guide-to-guest ratio and all experiences and courses include high-end rental equipment – including brands such as Halcyon, Scubapro and Fourth Element – which can be delivered poolside.
A range of underwater gear, and photo and video equipment, will be available for rent, with experience videos and photos included with Discovery Dives.
On July 8, Hollywood star Will Smith was among the first to visit the venue, which he called “insane” in an Instagram video. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has also been posting videos of the new venue.
The attraction opens to the public on Wednesday, July 28, with online bookings possible from Tuesday, July 27 onwards.
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