Have
you ever been to one of the coolest place in the United Arab Emirates? By the word “cool”, I mean an unlimited access to all the rides,
as well as the use of rubber rings and life-jackets and fun-filled day at one
of the best water park in the Middle East. If
not, then hop in for a ride now.
Whenever a holiday trek comes on your mind, you don’t
only search for your own intriguing package but one that points towards
providing excitement for your children and loved ones. Popular theme parks
across the globe appear as appealing for a large number of visitors thus
contributing to the unprecedented, monumental economic growth of the host country.
They have one thing in common. They both serve children and adult - a great
source of entertainment for the whole family.
About 80 kilometers north of metropolitan
Dubai, or approximately an hour drive, there stands Iceland Water Park, a sprawling
entertainment getaway which entices its guests with profound happiness and
excitement. It was established as the first offering of the 120 acre family
entertainment destination dubbed as WOW RAK now being developed in the Emirate
of Ras Al Khaimah.
Ras Al Khaimah accords the immense pleasure
experience of shopping, but, if it is said that it presents as an origin of an adventure
as well, then that is an undeniable fact too. Owing to its strategic location along
the coastal waters of the Arabian Gulf, Iceland
has thus evolved as an impeccable and splendid symbol for Ras Al Khaimah’s
emergence as an ultimate Adventure Capital of UAE.
The Best Among The Rest
This huge facility is all about rides and fun and it’s no
surprise at all that they cater to more than 10,000 guests on weekends and
holidays. “We are now on our third year of operations and
we’re doing the best we can to make your enjoyable stay and experience what
seems to be an adventure of a life time. Celebrate your bonding moments with us
and I am pretty sure, you and your loved ones will keep coming back.”
Iceland is proud to have
been declared to be the first certified water park in GCC.
Very recently, Ice Land Water
Park Managing Director and owner Santokh Singh Chawla received
the World Waterpark Association Al Turner Award for Excellence at the WWA
Symposium 2013 at West Palm Beach, Florida. This award recognizes those who
have achieved excellence in the water park industry.
It was reported that with over 50 attractions,
Ice Land caters to all age groups from the toddlers learning to swim to the
water sports enthusiast seeking a thrill. It is proud to announce that to date,
its clean, wholesome and complete family entertainment package was availed by more
than 700,000 visitors.
Gigantic Home of Penguins
Inspired
by the phenomenon of global warming, the experience at Ice Land Water Park is
all about a new home land for the penguins along the coastal waters of Arabian
sea. Extensively themed as Penguin Home
Land, the park spread across an area of 103,000 square meters with several
traditional attractions.
The park’s Penguin
Falls is acclaimed as the world’s largest man-made water fall which stands at 120
feet tall and 540 feet wide with 100,000 gallons of water cascading down its
contour each minute. This mighty falls is portrayed as an evolutionary
extension of the Hajar mountains.
Peculiar Attractions
Besides
the traditional water park attractions, Ice land offers top of the line
thrilling experience at Penguin Bay, a 6000 square meter rain dance pool with
stage, a place to dance and celebrate at the "Rock
Hoppers Den" and "Disco Disco.”
The Rocky Polar Mountains boosts
of the world’s largest assortment of 27 water slides emerging from 7 towers;
the Arctic Waves, the largest wave pool with an area of 3,600 square meters;
and, Pengu Pool, an olympic size swimming pool built to competition standards where penguins practiced for competitive swimming.
The kids will surely be amazed
of the Coral Isle. In this snorkeling pool, global
warming has seen a change in sea temperatures leading to coral bleaching and as
portrayed, their survival at Ice Land is a blessing of nature.
It was also stressed
that the baby penguin chicks wanted a place of their own and discovered the
"Kids Cove", with shallow waters and gentle play areas – indeed, a dedicated kiddie water park of 12 water slides and attractions.
The Eddy Pond, the new water park attraction and whirlpool experience, is a mysterious under current
which churn the still waters into spiral motion of vortex.
There are Tundra Baths. The
Snow River passes through exciting caverns where a melting glaciers and tidal waters found their
way to the low lands and the mountain stream is tamed into a Lazy Rivers
Enjoy Polar Game which is akin
to Arctic games with the first time ever regular soccer fields with soft turf,
shallow water and rain showers for you to play Aqua Soccer in
spite of inclement weather conditions.
At Iceland, you may enjoy high
thrill rides, aggressive ride action requiring control and or strong swimming
skills for in shape guests having no medical restrictions. Here is the list of
rides facilities.
Go on top the Fury of Nature where raging snow storms,
thunderstorms, typhoon and blizzards are.
At Mt. Tempest and Mt. Boomerango, experience glacial
movement of advancing glaciers causing mass of earth and rock debris to form
mountain rails glacier slides and cresto burrows.
The Mt. Cyclone is an
exciting escape from the mountain through Dark Rapids, Avalanche Panic, and
Arctic Hurricane made at the Iceber Rally and Aqua Shute. Be on alert with the
striker, raider, and sortie at Mt. Attack.
Great Tornado and
Cyclone are ways of life.
Relax and Dine
While at the park, pamper yourself at the Cabana
and call it a place of your own for the whole day. It’s an air-conditioned
shelter good for 8 persons with a private sun lounge, bed lounge, private
dinging, mini-bar and locker.
Once hungry, just go to a food
court with sea side seating for 650 covers offering multi cuisine fast foods.
The Snow Castle Restaurant is a captivating spot overlooking the Arabian Sea
offering a fine dining experience and The Platter altogether offer wide dining
options from fast food to a fine dining experience.
The opening hours of the park from Thursday to
Saturday are 10am to 7pm, Sunday to Wednesday from 10am to 6pm, and on Friday,
it will be 10am to 6pm.
The water park insists that
visitors should wear swimming costumes. Swimwear should not contain buckles,
zippers, snaps or other metallic things. Chains are not permitted and the long
hair has to be tied up. Normal diapers should not be used, and the water park
allows wearing swim diapers.
Panoramic View on the
Rise
With
Iceland now gaining popular attention and loyalty from locale and tourists, the
management has set its eyes on expansions. WOW RAK is envisioned to include amusement park, shopping mall and resort
facilities. With a scenic, all-embracing view of the Al Hajar Mountains in the
east and the Arabian Gulf in the North, the venue blends the picturesque beauty
of the mountains and the spirit of the sea to provide a very rare setting for
the water park.
To enter the park, you have to
buy tickets directly from the park itself or through online booking. Your
ticket is your passport for unlimited use of park facilities. You can dance,
eat and drink, slide and swim, and play at Iceland.
Discounted rates may be availed
by corporate people for products launch, team building events, dealer meets and
get together for employees. Celebrating your birthday will be a marvelous
experience as you can select from various birthday packages.
What more? On ordinary days,
workforces of the hospitality industry (hotels and airline employees) are free
from paying admission fees.
Take your worries off your forehead. Experience rides and thrill-filled adventures to indulge in,
swimming, slides and much more, come on down to Ice Land and join in on the
fun! If you’re in
Dubai, avail of the free pick-up at 10 am and drop-off from Dubai Shopping
Center (next Deira City Center) and join tourists for an hour ride to RAK via
an air-conditioned bus. Prior booking is required. For reservation, call 050
3944052.
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