Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai

Tourists without scuba-diving certificates may now swim with nine aquatic mammals at Dolphin Island of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin New Area under the guidance of a qualified instructor.

The Deep-Sea Diving Program was initiated on April 13 when Li Da, the first female free-diving instructor of the Professional Association of Diving Instructor (PADI) in the Greater China Region, tested the water. She called scuba-diving at Chimelong Dolphin Island a unique experience.

Diving at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom [Photo by Li Jianshu / Zhuhai Daily]

Dolphin Island has clean water with high visibility in 2.8 million liters of water. The water temperature is maintained at 26 degrees Celsius all year round and there live three species of dolphins. While swimming with nine dolphins, scuba divers can also learn more about marine animals escorted by professional instructors providing explanations.   

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom will also launch several new programs to enable tourists to explore secrets of the sea, such as Swimming with Dolphins, Staying Overnight at Seabed, and Kingdom Courtesy. It may further explore opening of the Whale Shark Aquarium, where richer marine life live in greater bodies of water, one-third of which is sea water.