{"id":1196,"date":"2021-11-13T05:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T05:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2021-11-13T05:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T05:44:38","slug":"abu-dhabi-welcomes-the-largest-aquarium-in-the-middle-east-the-national-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/News\/articles\/1196","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi welcomes the largest aquarium in the Middle East, The National Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Aquarium, Abu Dhabi&#8217;s much anticipated&nbsp;landmark opened on Friday, the 12th&nbsp;of November. Located within the Rabdan Area,&nbsp;the National Aquarium is one of the 11 anchors found within Al Qana, one of Abu Dhabi&#8217;s&nbsp;most iconic touristic and lifestyle destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With innovations including video mapping&nbsp;technology and signage guides on your personal device, this attraction is expected to quickly&nbsp;take its place among the worlds best aquariums. Iconic species include the world-famous&nbsp;Super Snake, believed to be the longest reptile on display in the world, along with a large&nbsp;school of Hammerhead sharks and many other hero creatures. The facility includes over 60&nbsp;exhibits across 10 zones and it is expected to take an average of two hours to complete the&nbsp;journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul&nbsp;Hamilton,&nbsp;General&nbsp;Manager&nbsp;at&nbsp;The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Aquarium&nbsp;<\/strong>says,&nbsp;&#8220;We&nbsp;are&nbsp;absolutely&nbsp;delighted&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;opening&nbsp;our&nbsp;doors&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;this&nbsp;November&nbsp;12th,&nbsp;and&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;our&nbsp;gigantic&nbsp;and&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;array&nbsp;of&nbsp;animals&nbsp;and&nbsp;animal-related&nbsp;activities&nbsp;to&nbsp;visitors&nbsp;from&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;world.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Emirates&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;unique&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Arabian&nbsp;Gulf,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;our&nbsp;mission&nbsp;to honor this connection by incorporating the UAE&#8217;s history into the project. The National&nbsp;Aquarium has been years in the making and we are especially excited to be opening in the&nbsp;same&nbsp;year&nbsp;as the UAE&#8217;s 50th&nbsp;Anniversary.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;its&nbsp;spectacular&nbsp;biodiversity,&nbsp;The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Aquarium&nbsp;boasts&nbsp;an&nbsp;array&nbsp;of&nbsp;unforgettable&nbsp;experiences.&nbsp;Visitors&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;fully&nbsp;immerse&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;during&nbsp;their&nbsp;visits,&nbsp;with glass bottom dhow tours and personal animal encounters with sharks, puffins and a&nbsp;variety of other fascinating species.&nbsp;Scuba diving with one of the most diverse collections of&nbsp;sharks&nbsp;and rays on earth is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July 2020, the National Aquarium signed a five-year partnership with The Environment&nbsp;Agency &#8211; Abu Dhabi (EAD), to create the largest and most innovative rehabilitation program&nbsp;of&nbsp;its kind to protect and rehabilitate&nbsp;wildlife in the&nbsp;emirate&nbsp;of Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul&nbsp;Hamilton&nbsp;<\/strong>continues;&nbsp;&#8220;Education,&nbsp;rescue,&nbsp;and&nbsp;rehabilitation&nbsp;are&nbsp;guiding&nbsp;priorities&nbsp;for&nbsp;The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Aquarium.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;entire&nbsp;facility&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;both&nbsp;children&nbsp;and&nbsp;adults&nbsp;with world-class interactive learning opportunities, to spotlight the vital role our marine&nbsp;environment plays on the wellbeing of all. With the 2020 whale shark rescues and over 250&nbsp;Sea Turtles already rehabilitated and released back into the Arabian Gulf, The National&nbsp;Aquarium&nbsp;is already&nbsp;holding up its&nbsp;promise to contribute&nbsp;to conservation&nbsp;in the Emirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/8b6628b5-566f-450e-ac62-6a7a0b79d522\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/hoteliersweb.com\/9c5f1718-e5dc-4ec0-bc5f-5f7941341710\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Aquarium<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Aquarium&nbsp;is&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Al&nbsp;Qana,&nbsp;a&nbsp;unique&nbsp;waterfront&nbsp;destination&nbsp;redefining&nbsp;social&nbsp;dining&nbsp;and&nbsp;entertainment to Abu Dhabi. The National Aquarium is set to be the largest aquarium in the Middle&nbsp;East and is home to 46,000 creatures spread across 10 zones. These animals are cared for by a team&nbsp;of&nbsp;80&nbsp;sea-life&nbsp;experts&nbsp;and&nbsp;specialists&nbsp;known&nbsp;for&nbsp;their&nbsp;outstanding&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;other&nbsp;aquariums&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education is at the core of The National Aquarium, with an entire department dedicated to learning&nbsp;and&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;knowledge,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;to&nbsp;welcome&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;50,000&nbsp;students&nbsp;a&nbsp;year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Aquarium&#8217;s purpose is to create a memorable moment for people to reconnect with&nbsp;nature.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;role&nbsp;model&nbsp;in&nbsp;conservation&nbsp;education&nbsp;through&nbsp;live&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;and&nbsp;community&nbsp;engagement,&nbsp;and&nbsp;also&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;UAE&#8217;s&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;to&nbsp;preserve&nbsp;its&nbsp;heritage&nbsp;and&nbsp;build&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;more&nbsp;information,&nbsp;please&nbsp;visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationalaquarium.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.thenationalaquarium.ae<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Aquarium, Abu Dhabi&#8217;s much anticipated&nbsp;landmark opened on Friday, the 12th&nbsp;of November. 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