A HUGE new indoor waterpark is opening at a new attraction set to be the world’s tallest wellness resort.
Therme Dubai – Islands in the Sky has revealed plans for the $545million (£439million) resort.
Therme Dubai has revealed plans for its £439million resort – to be the tallest of its kind in the world[/caption]
It will also have the world’s largest indoor botanical garden[/caption]
New images show what to expect from the 500,000sqft attraction being built In Zabeel Park, which will be the size of 45 football pitches.
Being designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro – behind the High Line in New York – the 100m tall attraction will have three themed areas – Play, Relax and Restore.
Play Zone will be the family-friendly area, which will have an indoor, all-year water park.
This includes swimming pools, sunbathing areas as well as 15 water slides inside.
The Relax Zone will have indoor and outdoor thermal pools, as well as treatment areas.
And the Restore Zone will have saunas, steam rooms and mineral baths.
Inspiration includes Roman and Turkish baths, as well as saunas in Norway and Japanese hot springs.
Each floor will be connected by waterfalls measuring up to 18m, and it will even be home to the world’s biggest indoor botanical garden.
Restaurants and eateries including one that will be Michelin-star will also be inside.
Elizabeth Diller, Founding Partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro said: “Each island is a platform for thermal pools, decks, and verdant indoor and outdoor vegetation; each offers a distinctive atmosphere; and each is oriented toward the dramatic view of the Dubai skyline.
“Guests are immersed in unique environments—warm and cool, wet and dry, the intense heat of saunas and steam rooms and the ambient temperature of thermal pools and cool mineral pools.
“By day, the atmosphere is contemplative and relaxing. By night, the spaces come alive with music, artistic performances and events.”
Works will start next year, and hopes to open by 2028.
Ticket prices have not been revealed but it is set to attract 1.7million people a year.
The attraction will attract as many as 1.7million people a year[/caption]
The new project is part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan with also includes a new holiday oasis destination with desert safaris and camping pods.
If you can’t wait until then, there is already Therme Bucharest, a wellness resort in Romania.
The Sun recently visited the attraction – here’s what we thought.
And Therme is opening a huge new water complex in Manchester as well.
Five new water attractions opening in the UK
- Therme Manchester will have 25 swimming pools, 25 water slides and an indoor beach.
- Modern Surf Manchester will be a surfing lagoon offering lessons to both beginners and experts.
- Chessington World of Adventures Waterpark is set to have wave, infinity and spa pools as well as waterslides and cabanas.
- The Cove Resort, Southport is likely to have a water lagoon and a thermal spa with steam rooms and saunas.
- The Seahive, Deal plans to be the “surfing wellness resort” in the UK.
The £250million indoor water resort will have 25 swimming pools as well as an indoor beach.
Swim-up bars, 25 water slides and adult-only zones are also part of the plans, which hopes to open by 2027.
Therme Dubai will open by 2028[/caption]
