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Atlantis, The Palm launches the accredited five star PADI Atlantis Dive Centre
Atlantis, The Palm launches the accredited five star PADI Atlantis Dive Centre
Atlantis, The Palm 7 June 2010
Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai has launched an in-resort Atlantis Dive Centre to provide guests with the facilities to enjoy a new underwater world. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced diver, the accredited PADI five star Atlantis Dive Centre offers a number of exciting dive programmes to suit all ages and levels.
All courses can be structured to fit around holiday plans, allowing guests the opportunity to learn how to dive in one of the resort's private and pristine salt water pools, ensuring they become accustomed to the sensation of diving before the open water dives. Guests at Atlantis, The Palm can enjoy a variety of accredited PADI courses from the basic Discover Scuba Diving programme to the Open Water Diver qualification to the more advanced Assistant Instructor courses. Certified PADI divers can enjoy an exhilarating half-day trip in the Arabian Gulf aboard a luxurious 37-foot Seamaster powerboat. Groups have a maximum of ten guests, and the trip includes two dives at a choice of 15 different sites, ranging from man-made reefs and shipwrecks off the coast of Dubai, to the magnificent Musandam in Oman. Qualified divers can also choose to broaden their dive experiences with a choice of advanced dive courses, including deep-water dives, night diving, wreck diving, underwater photography and many more.
New divers can participate in the Discover Scuba Diving course, which will guide them through the basics of diving alongside an experienced PADI instructor in both a pool and the sea. Guests can also enjoy sunset cruises and take in the surroundings of Dubai's famous landmarks and the Palm Jumeirah. Younger guests can also join in with the Atlantis Junior Programmes including The Seal Team and the Bubblemaker. Led by a qualified PADI Instructor, The Seal Team programme is designed for children aged eight years and older. Here, kids are introduced to various activities such as underwater photography, navigation and environmental awareness with the aim of becoming a certified PADI Seal Team diver. The Bubblemaker programme takes place in the Zero Entry Pool and is designed for children aged eight to ten years old. During the programme, children will experience the thrill of scuba diving, as well as swimming and playing underwater.
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Open water half-day dive trips start at 8.15am. Towels and refreshments are also provided.
About the Atlantis Dive Centre
The Atlantis Dive Centre is a proud member of the Emirates Dive Association (EDA). The EDA is an active participant in protecting the world's oceans and promoting diving in the Middle East as well as internationally. All instructors at the Atlantis Dive Centre are PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) certified with a combined 23 years experience and thousands of dives. PADI certifications are recognized worldwide and all certified divers must present their certification card when diving and should have dived within the last 12 months. If guests have not dived in this time, they will be required to complete a PADI Scuba Review. Open Water Divers will be restricted to depths of no more than 18 metres. The Atlantis Dive Centre stocks an extensive range of Mares equipment for everyone including occasional snorkellers, recreational divers and dive professionals. Mares is a world leader in underwater equipment with superior technology and design in all their products, from masks and fins to wetsuits and computers.
About Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai
Atlantis, The Palm is a 1,539 room, ocean-themed destination resort located at the centre of the crescent of the man-made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. This US$1.5 billion joint venture project was developed with Dubai Government owned, Istithmar. Opened in September 2008, the resort utilises the 46 hectares site with 17 hectares of water park amusement, further marine and entertainment attractions and a collection of some of the most renowned world-class chefs including Nobu, Giorgio Locatelli, Santi Santamaria and Michel Rostang. Atlantis, The Palm offers an unprecedented entertainment centre, an impressive collection of luxury boutiques and shops and extensive meeting and convention facilities. It is home to one of the largest open-air marine habitats in the world, with some 65,000 marine animals in lagoons and displays including The Lost Chambers, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis.
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