Sunday 29 / December / 2024
Feeling stressed after days of office chorus, exhausted and disturbed in the sweltering temperatures? The best remedy is water therapy – get into the water with your family and friends or colleagues. Get some much needed relief from the stress and hot Muscat sun. Drive the winding road to Jebel Sifah and unwind yourself and take the splash and plunge in the colourful floating water park in the Jebel Sifah Marina.
There’s no end to the fun you can have in the water park. You can unwind in and let all your stresses float away, or enjoy some adrenaline thrilled adventure on the water rides, sending you speeding down the slides at exhilarating speeds. The latest attraction to join the Jebel Sifah boasts an array of exciting rides and adventurous activities that will test the athletic potential of everyone from the young novice swimmer to the accomplished athlete. The park offers a choice of exhilarating slides and swings, super-springy trampolines, high and low jumps, plus a climbing tower, bouncy bridge, slippery balance beam and monkey bar – all designed to create a torrent of unforgettable experiences.
Marassi Al Jissah, a company that specialises in yachting, water sports activities, and sea excursions, operates the water park at Jebel Sifah Marina and offers a safe, fully supervised and enjoyable experience to residents, Sifawy Boutique Hotel guests, day-trippers and group visitors. Besides the inflatable floating water park, on offer at the venue are banana ride, donuts ride, kayaking, water ski, hobie cat, wake board, wind surf, fishing charters, pedal boat, dolphin watching, snorkelling and yacht rental. And if you find the drive to Jebel Sifah boring, the company also has water taxi service from Bander Al Rowdha to Jebel Sifah.
Aimn Al Rahbi, operations director, Water Park and Sports, Marassi Al Jissah, says that the company has plans to expand the taxi service. “We plan to include more stops. We want to have regular taxi service. At present the taxi starts from Bander Al Rowdha at 9am and reach Sifah by 10am. We are going to add one more boat with a capacity of 40 people to our existing fleet of two boats. More beach front properties are developing around Muscat and we are going to have more services to more marinas including Shangri- La, Al Bustan Palace and Almouj Muscat,” he said. The water park, which started recently, has started attracting more corporate clients and schools and other educational institutions, and even sports teams. “The activities and rides here are a good team building exercise. Many have a misconception that this is only for kids. But only when you get into it you realise the thrill. Some of our guests want to visit the park every day. It’s becoming an addiction for many,” he said.
Regarding the safety concerns, Aimn says, “We have lifeguards who got trained from American Red Cross. Ever since we started operating we never had a single accident case. “Everybody has to wear life jackets. We have six life guards. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult and all family, company or other group members must follow the safety guidance of our qualified lifeguards,” said Aimn. The floating water park, brought from Germany, is joined as an installation so that people can take part in the aqua fun of their choice. Sections of the water park offer a variety of challenges and can be enjoyed by those with different skills from the youngest new swimmer in the family to accomplished athletes.
Open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, weather permitting, the floating park can welcome up to 80 thrill-seekers at a time. The water park entry charges are OMR6 for kids and OMR8 for adults for one hour.
For bookings and inquiries, call: +968 9441 4438 or +968 9888 2822. For Taxi Booking, call Sifawy Hotel and resort on +968 2474 9111.—[email protected]
Water thrills
Floating Water Park
Banana Ride
Dolphin Watching
Donut Ride
Fishing Trips
Hobie Cat (sailing)
Kayaking
Pedal Boat
Snorkelling
Sea Taxi Service
Water Ski
Wake Board
Windsurfing
Yacht Rental
