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84 ❯❯ Dubai and Abu Dhabi Area by Area

Aquaventure and
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Dolphin Bay
MAP B1 • Atlantis, The Palm • 04 426
1030 • Open 10am–sunset • Adm
• www.atlantisthepalm.com
The Aquaventure water park offers
state-of-the-art rides and attractions.
The highlight is the huge Leap of
Faith water slide, which lands you
in a transparent tunnel in a shark-
filled lagoon. The adjacent Dolphin
Bay gives visitors the unforgettable
opportunity to swim with the
resort’s resident bottlenose dolphins,
offering shallow-water programmes
for kids and deep-water interactions
for stronger swimmers.
Marina Walk
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MAP B2
Interior of Atlantis, The Palm Encircling both sides of Dubai Marina
is the pedestrianized Marina Walk.
Atlantis, The Palm
5 An array of cafés and restaurants
line the waterfront here, along with
Dominating the far end of the
Palm Jumeirah is the vast Atlantis, the swanky Marina Mall (see p50). At
The Palm resort. This is one of Dubai’s the northern end of the marina, look
most distinctive landmarks, a soaring out for the unmistake able 73-storey
pink colossus arranged around a Cayan Tower with its remarkable
vast Arabian-style archway. The twisted shape – the entire building
lavish interior is a riot of gold columns rotates over 90°. When this residential
and marble floors. Attractions tower opened in 2013 it was the
include the Lost Chambers (see p83), world’s tallest high-rise building,
Aquaventure and Dolphin Bay, and but it has now been surpassed by
a vast swathe of beach (see p113). the Burj Khalifa (see pp12–13).
People stepping out while enjoying the views from Marina Walk

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