Already home to the world's tallest skyscraper and the world's largest mall, Dubai has just opened another record-breaking attraction -- the deepest dive pool in the world.
The Deep Dive Dubai pool is filled with 14 million litres of fresh water -- the volume of six Olympic-sized swimming pools -- and is at least four times bigger than any other diving pool in the world. Guinness awarded it the "The facility is open by invitation only for now but will open to the public later this year. The, a keen diver, was one of the first visitors and shared his experience on social media.
But the biggest star of Deep Dive Dubai is arguably the pool's underwater city. Divers can explore "abandoned" sunken city apartments and play underwater pool in the arcade. State-of-the-art lighting and sound systems have been fitted inside the pool to create different atmospheres. Deep Dive Dubai offers courses for both diving beginners and certified divers. Divers can also explore the pool and the underwater city by themselves after a tour with one of the dive guides at the site.
"There are quite a few dive pools in the world that are deep, but this one is so much more interesting," Deep Dive Dubai director Jarrod Jablonski told CNN. "It's not only deepest and largest, but the sunken city effect makes it next world order.DON'T VISIT THE TOP OF BURJ KHALIFA RIGHT AFTER
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