Getting lost in an undersea forest can be such a captivating and sublime experience. I’ve always had this thing for sea creatures and the random mystical concepts of their existence that play in my head—ideas of mermaids, the Loch Ness monster, and the like. Being in The Lost Chambers of the Atlantis made me experience just that.
Ironically, I am the type of person who does not enjoy going to the beach and swimming in the sea because of this irrational fear of the unknown beneath the ocean blue. I guess you can relate that to my fear of heights. But, at least, feeling safe and secure within this built oceanarium/aquarium, I can freely wander and wonder about life beneath the ocean blue.
Adorable little seahorse!
Finding Dory!
This was the same size as a human (or even bigger)! Unfortunately, I didn’t get to snap a photo that could show a proportion comparison..
Finding Nemo! wru.
Pretty glittery fish ♥
The highlight of The Lost Chambers was the albino alligator. It was a bit difficult to get a decent photo of it, since it mostly stayed under water. When it did surface, I managed to take a few lucky shots. (I probably shouldn’t have stuck my hand out too much over the well, since the staff said that it could actually jump up real high and bite. Woops!) I’m hoping that even if guests get to have a closer look at the animals, these animals still get well taken care of. Though, I felt a bit bad about it being isolated in this well-like space.
My favorite part was the massive fish tank that housed several specie of aquatic creatures–from miniature ones to massive ones like sharks and stingrays. This ate up most of our time there, since the whole view was such an immersive experience. At one point, we saw a bunch of scuba divers swimming near the surface of the water. This is also the fish tank where guests can swim on the surface with diving helmets on–totally safe, I guess?
They had several lobsters up on the walls and the ceiling. Took me a bit more than a few seconds to notice them!
I went back to the albino alligator for a bit to get a second look.
Captivated by the beauty of these jellyfish! ♥ I adore the beauty of natural bio-luminescence.
We ended our immersive The Altantis adventure at around mid-afternoon. All of us hadn’t eaten lunch yet, so we regrouped and decided to head to a mall to have lunch. Towards the evening, we still had some time to kill, so we squeezed in a quick visit to another souk that had an area where we could also get another good view of Burj Al Arab.
Unlike the other souks that I’ve shown you guys in my previous posts, this one is the more high-end type, since the area is also air conditioned.
We spent most of our time having some last few photo-ops, since it was our last day at Dubai. Being able to go to The Atlantis during the last day was an almost-perfect way to end our trip at Dubai (an “almost” because we wanted to go there at an earlier day, but had to make adjustments). Although, it did make for a great laid-back “final hurrah” that allowed us to leisurely take in the beauty of the sights and wonders that Dubai had to offer. The rest of the evening was spent on heading to the airport to board our flight back to Manila.
To those who have never been to Dubai, I suggest you visit it at least once! I learned a lot about its unique culture, amazing built architecture, its beautiful desert land, its fascinating traditions, and much more. A taste very much different from my usual trips to Southeast Asian countries, and a very good eye-opener as well on how there is still so much left to learn and explore about other countries around the world!
