Qatar's first aqua park to open in 2010

Manama: Qatar’s first aqua park, an entertainment centre spread over 100,000sq m in Doha, is set to open to the public in April 2010.

Located 16 kilometres from the Industrial Area roundabout, the park will feature a giant "wave pool", a "lazy river", an activity pool, a multiple slides complex, a family pool and a "dry" corner, a senior official was quoted as saying by the Gulf Times daily on Sunday.

The "wave pool" will generate waves as "high as 1.5m" while the children’s activity pool next to it will include a series of games and slides. The highest action slide in the water park will be 20 m high.

The park will also have a "lagoon pool" blended with fountains, light effects, rock-art works and shaded Jacuzzis and a "winding-down area" with restaurants and food joints along green paths that resemble tracks in a rainforest.

Nestled in its middle will be the "lazy river" where concerts, programmes and ceremonies could be staged. For people who do not find excitment in water activities, the park’s "dry" corner will offer gaming areas that include paintball, bicycle motocross (BMX), dry skating and soap football, the paper said.

Work on the park started in July and is being undertaken by a Cypriot company, Aqua Masters Qatar.

A 300,000sq m resort, adjacent to the aqua park, is currently being built and is expected to be completed in June 2011.