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Ski Dubai Snow Penguin Packages
Did you ever imagine you would be able to see and interact with penguins in Dubai? Now you can! Pick one of our Ski Dubai Penguin packages for a memorable experience.
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Peng-Friend Encounter Join us for an incredible Peng-Friend Encounter, and get to know our ...View Details
Join us for an incredible Peng-Friend Encounter, and get to know our iconic Gentoo and King Penguins a little better.
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Breakfast with Penguins Have breakfast at North 28 Restaurant and then go for a morning walk ...View Details
Have breakfast at North 28 Restaurant and then go for a morning walk with the penguins inside Ski Dubai!
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Exclusive Peng-Friend Take your Peng-Friend Experience one step further, with an Exclusive ...View Details
Take your Peng-Friend Experience one step further, with an Exclusive Peng-Friend package.
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Ultimate Peng-Friend Get the most from your Ski Dubai Snow Penguins experience with our Ul...View Details
Get the most from your Ski Dubai Snow Penguins experience with our Ultimate Peng-Friend Encounter package!
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Snow Premium Enjoy the ultimate Ski Dubai Package, for the most fun-packed day out...View Details
Enjoy the ultimate Ski Dubai Package, for the most fun-packed day out imaginable.
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Snow Daycation Pass Enjoy the Snow Daycation Pass at an amazing price!View Details
Enjoy the Snow Daycation Pass at an amazing price!
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Snow Plus Boost your Snow Classic to Snow Plus experience to enjoy even more f...View Details
Boost your Snow Classic to Snow Plus experience to enjoy even more from Ski Dubai!
GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR PENGUINS
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Gentoo Penguins
They are the third largest penguins, following the Emperor and King Penguins. They are actually birds and they lay eggs!
They have a white "cap" extending from their eye to eye over the top of their heads. There are more than half a million Gentoo Penguins living in the wild. They use nesting materials ranging from pebbles and molted feathers in Antarctica to vegetation on sub-antarctic islands to build their homes.
Size : 61-76 cm (24-30 inches)
Weight : 5,5 - 6,4 KG (12-14 lbs)
Life Span : 15 - 20 years old
Diet : Primarily small fish species and krill
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King Penguins
They are the second largest penguins, following the Emperor Penguins. They too are birds and they lay eggs!
They have a black head, chin, and throat, with vivid orange, tear-shaped patches on each side of their head. Their total population is estimated to be around 2.23 million pairs and is increasing. They walk slowly and do not hop.
Size : 94 cm (37 inches)
Weight : 13,5 - 16 KG (30 - 35 lbs)
Life Span : 15 - 20 years old
Diet : Primarily small fish species and squid
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Professor Penguin School Program
Snow penguins at Ski Dubai is dedicated to teaching youngsters and adults about the nature of this remarkable colony of Gentoo and King Penguins through engaging and interactive programs. This school program is the first experiential penguin encounter exhibit of its kind anywhere in the world. Students and their teachers will be given opportunity to be up-close with penguins swimming as they learn all about them in the fun and very unique professor Penguin School Program.
Professor Gentoo Penguin Program - Ages 6-9
Professor King Penguin Program - Ages 10-14
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Programs :
Minimum 20 Students- Maximum 50 Students for every 10 kids, a teacher or chaperone joins the program for free!
Price: 100 AED
Duration: 45 minutes
Professor Penguin Classroom session
Professor Penguin Encounter session
Gloves
Kids Meal
Where do penguins live?
Do penguins have five toes just like us?
And what do penguins eat?
In an interactive classroom during the Professor Penguin encounter session, students will learn all of these fun facts abut Snow Penguins, their environment and much more!
Every student will get to be up close for a peek of the Snow Penguins at Ski Dubai actually swimming and playing underwater.
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During every Professor Penguin Program, the most promising students will be chosen to actually meet up-close and personal (and even touch!) one of the Snow Penguins at Ski Dubai's King or Gentoo penguins inside Ski Dubai's Snow Cave. Whether they meet McFatty, Squeaky, Pebbles, Pumpkin or any of the other twenty penguins in the colony, these lucky students will have a memory that will last a lifetime. By the end of the Professor Penguin School Program, we hope that each student and teacher will be so attached to their new feathered friends that they will want to learn more about these amazing birds and what they can do at school or home to actually help all wildlife and their environment.
Don't forget to play!
Upgrade your Professor Penguin Program to include a fun visit to Ski Dubai's Snow Park for only 75 AED per child.
For more information, call Ms. Shaima Bahraluloom at (+971)50 189 8485
Note: Students and teachers are not allowed to bring in cameras, cell phones or any loose items. Our Digiphoto team will take pictures of the visit, these pictures are available in specially priced school packages.
Each visit must be accompanied by one adult for every 10 children.
PENG FRIENDS
Our Snow Penguins here at Ski Dubai are ambassadors for their species from all over the world. You can help out too by visiting us and becoming an official Peng-Friend here at Ski Dubai. All Peng-Friend funds will support our penguin conservation, education and research partners.
To receive a Monthly Newsletter of your favorite penguin at Ski Dubai, just select a penguin below and sign up. We will keep you updated with the latest news and videos of your favorite Peng-Friends!
ASK OUR INSTRUCTOR
Want to know more about your favorite penguins and how we take care of them? Ask us what's on your mind.
Frequently Asked Questions
A. Yes, penguins are birds. They have feathers, lay eggs and have forelimbs modified as wings, but in this case used for swimming. They also share all the other characteristics of birds, being warm-blooded (around 40oC) and having a reduced reproductive system (one functional ovary or testis).
A. The diet of penguins varies between species and in some cases, location. The species taken include a wide range of fish, squid, octopus and euphuists (shrimp-like animals). Some species of penguin target surface-schooling fish species while others are mid-water or bottom feeders.
A. Most species have an average life expectancy of about 10-20 years in the wild and 15-25 under human care, although some individuals occasionally live for up to 30 years.
A. Not all penguins actually live at the South Pole, but two species do live on the edges of the Antarctic continent. The islands of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic support the largest number of species; there are several species that live in temperate climates and one at the equator (the Galapagos penguin). No wild penguins live in the northern hemisphere.
A. No, penguins use their wings (called flippers) to propel themselves through water rather than air. Because water is much denser than air, penguin wings are shorter and stouter than the wings of flying birds. Penguins are also much heavier than similar sized flying birds and have solid bones rather than weight-saving air-filled bones. While these characteristics enable penguins to efficiently "fly" through water, they have had to sacrifice the ability to fly in air to do so.
A. No, penguins cleverly avoid being eaten by polar bears by living in separate hemispheres!.
A. Estimated, more than 3 million King Penguins. Estimated, more than half a million Gentoo Penguins. Different sources say different things, but neither species is presently under threat.
A. No, Gentoo and King Penguins are not endangered at this moment. If there would be an oil spill, or a disease outbreak in a major breeding area, this could change within 24 hours. Gentoo Penguins are classified as 'Near Threatened', which means numbers of Penguin populations might be increasing on Antarctic Peninsula and South Sandwich Island, and might be decreasing on some islands. King Penguins are classified as 'Least Concern', which means numbers of Penguin populations are stable or increasing.
A. We hope that by experiencing this unique, close contact interaction with our penguins, people will get a better understanding and appreciation of these extraordinary species, but also to appreciate their wild counterparts. Conservation plays a very important role in this, because we would love for our children, grandchildren and great grand children to still be able to see Penguins, and all other wild animals that are part of conserving this planet.
Contact Us
To book this experience,
you need to call our call center on 009714 800 386 ,
Or email us skidxb.callcenter@maf.co.ae
- Our team will check the availability and ask you to book online
ABOUT SKI DUBAI
A truly magical wintry adventure awaits at Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East. Here you have the chance to enjoy an extraordinary winter wonderland however hot the temperature outside!
Located in the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, Ski Dubai is the region's first indoor ski and snow resort. Over the past decade, 30 million guests have come through our doors. There’s something for everyone at Ski Dubai, the go-to place for family fun!
Ski Dubai is constantly improving, and we want to offer unique and memorable experiences to our guests.
Ski Dubai covers an impressive 22,500 square meters of snow-covered terrain. Here you’ll find five slopes of varying difficulty, a pulse-racing experience for skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities. Ski Dubai also offers ski and snowboard lessons for all levels.
Our 4,500 square meter Snow Park offers countless hours of entertainment, including bobsledding, tubing, tobogganing, wall climbing, zorbing and snow bumpers. You can also enjoy our Snow Plough area. Play and slide in the snow, or experience a range of popular winter activities in this one-of-a-kind attraction!
Don’t forget to visit our colony of King and Gentoo Snow Penguins. You can watch the Penguin march every day in our Snow Park, or enjoy an encounter experience. Come and see for yourself just what makes this the most magical attraction in Dubai!
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