Loader
Advertisement

A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom

Loading the video
A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom
Copyright 
By Euronews
Published on
Share Comments Add Euronews on Google
Share Close Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy to clipboard Copied

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep? A special underwater bedroom, sitting in

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep?

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

A special underwater bedroom, sitting in three million litres of water, has been created at the Paris Aquarium.

A few lucky contest winners will get the chance to stay in April before it becomes a research facility.

#airbnb sleep with a few sharks! well done afrenove</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shoukoujo">shoukoujo CeeZd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SofdeKep">SofdeKep ubi_bene</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AquariumdeParis">AquariumdeParis https://t.co/EFvNSxYgRe

— Cyril Delattre (@cyrildelattre) March 29, 2016

The room with a difference is submerged in a 10-metre-deep aquarium
with just a see-through wall separating guests from 35 sharks. Two people can stay, with a round-shaped bed occupying most of the space.

The underwater sleepover will also aim to teach the three winners and their guests about sharks with host, freediver Fred Buyle.

“Sharks are really, really misunderstood… People need to understand that sharks are not dangerous, there are only dangerous behaviours with sharks,” he said.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share Comments Add Euronews on Google

Read more

Hundreds of farmers rally in Paris against EU-Mercosur pact and import fears

Tear gas and fireworks as student protests turn violent in Paris

Paris police clash with protesters over school conditions