Dubai aquarium ...

So today we got up really early as we planned to go to aquaventure , however when we got to the Al Fahidi station , it was closed until 1.16pm as over here , Fri & Sat is their weekend. This was really annoying as we had geared ourselves up and were all packed to go to the waterpark. Anyway, we decided we would have to do aquaventure on Monday as it would probably be quieter and it meant we could have an early night ready for our flight on Tuesday early morning.So really this had worked out for the best !!

So we went to the pool and decided we would do the Dubai aquarium in the evening. We had the Dubai entertainer voucher so it worked out at £12 for both of us. And we really got our moneys worth !! We started with getting the metro from Al Fahidi to Burjuman and changing to Dubai mall , this only cost us 9dhms together !!

Dubai mall is really easy to work your way around and has interactive maps everywhere. Once we found the aquarium , we were told we could spend as long as we wanted looking around. So all in all we spent nearly three hours , we did buy the combo ticket which meant we had access to the desert animals too!!

This activity is great and a must do , even if your paying full price it is worth it !! You can pay extra to do the glass bottom boat , feed the fish or shark dives but we just did the combo entrance and still had the best time. Yes you can see the tank without paying but you can't get up close like you can when you pay. Also once you have walked around the outside you can enter the tunnel to see the fish from underneath or have your photo next to a shark !! We must have spent easily three hours here. They had just recently acquired a croc from Aus who was found wandering around in a public lake. He then doesnt get many options as his memory will allow him to return to this lake no matter how far away he is !! He was built a special tank and although pretty small for his size - 5m , he has a girlfriend and seemed happy. This add on to the aquarium is on the upper floor , hed by two escalators on your right once you exit the aquarium. When purchasing your tix , ask for the combo tix which is the aquarium and zoo. The animals in here are very interesting too and very well set out , the fish tanks were open topped. Plenty for children to do. There were a range of animals from turtles , crocs, jellyfish, (i got to stroke a starfish) , penguins , gerbils, lizards and owls. Informative signs and videos on flatscreen HD tvs made the whole experience. We left feeling very satisfied and tired out as we had spent our whole evening there but would do it all over again !!

We did then use our vouchers to get something from the food court , wethought we would use Charleys subs as they looked really good and they were once we had recieved them 45 mins after ordering and they still got it completly wrong. One was cold as it had waited so long for the rest to be made , it seemed like everyone had the same issue , so please don't waste your time or money here. It was not worth it !!!

Then it was 11pm by the time we had finished so we came straight home :)

Lots of love , S&L xxx