THE world's first Virtual Dive Bell is how it has been christened by award-winning attraction, The Aquarium of the Lakes, but no name could possibly convey the sheer wonder of what will soon await visitors.
Coming face to face with a terrifying shark, trembling as a crocodile performs the death roll on its prey and biting the nails wondering whether a hippo is about to charge, is just part of the emotional roller-coaster.
Now installed, the Virtual D
ive Bell will be the talking point and centrepiece at the Aquarium – to be re-named the Lakes Aquarium, but the great news is that it will also be part of a sensational, not-to-be-missed voyage around the natural world.
Visitors are to be acclimatised for a journey through the freshwater world by sensational theming, smells, sounds and sights that create a global lakes experience.
The departure point is a mountain top above Windermere, but the destinations cover lakes and freshwater environments in Asia, The Americas, the rainforest and Africa. The great news is visitors don't need a passport.
Surreal, or all too real, are judgements only participants in this experience can make.
To avoid being eaten by a shark, eyed up by a hungry croc, or head-butted by a hippo will definitely require nerves of steel, great creature knowledge and some lucky guesses from the multiple choice options.
