Dubai, home of the tallest skyscraper, now
hosts the world's deepest swimming pool, too,
with a depth of 60 meters and a water volume of 14 million liters of water,
equivalent to six Olympic-size swimming
pools.
Deep Dive opened its doors to
invited guests in late June, and includes a massive underwater city of
abandoned homes and an arcade.
Below its surface lies an entire underwater
world. Designed to resemble a sunken city, explorers can suit up in diving gear
to play underwater pool, foosball or chess, or they can just explore the depths
of the expansive, multi-themed facility. According to facility owners, it takes
several dives to see everything.
Dubai's newest attraction is at
least four times larger than any other pool in the world and superseded
Poland's Deepspot, measuring 45m in depth, for the Guinness World Record on
June 27.
It is housed in an oyster shaped
structure and surrounded by water features. The pool inside has a water
temperature of 30 degrees and guests are advised to wear a thin wetsuit or swimsuit.
The complex also doubles as an
underwater film studio with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, and an
editing room nearby.
The site has 56 cameras dotted
around the underwater city and an advanced hyperbaric chamber for emergencies, which
will be launched by the end of the year.
Dubai's newest attraction is
billed as a family friendly day out with diving courses for beginners and
advanced divers, but there are also tours on offer.
And those who do not feel like
diving can watch from an 80-seat restaurant equipped with large windows and TV
screens.
High profile guests including
actor Will Smith have already visited the pool. Smith described the
experience as 'madness' and he said he was told to check out the pool by a friend
because it has 'something weird about it'.
Deep Dive warns that guests should
not visit the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building, also located in
Dubai - after their visit.
“Don't visit the top of the
skyscraper after diving,” it says. “After any
dive, you should wait 18-24 hours before ascending higher than 300 meters.
However, there is no risk in diving after having visited the tallest building
in the world.'
And, perhaps the best part of Deep Dive — no sharks.
