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Dubai Safari Park Tickets — Zones, Timing & What's Included

119 hectares in Al Warqa with drive-through and walk-through zones — and it closes for the summer.

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About this experience

Dubai Safari Park is a large municipal wildlife park in Al Warqa, split into an African village, an Asian village, an Arabian desert safari zone and an explorer village, with both walk-through areas and a bus-based safari journey through open enclosures.

It is genuinely large — 119 hectares — and people routinely underestimate it, arriving mid-afternoon and running out of time. Allow most of a day. The safari journey is the part worth prioritising if you are short on time.

The important caveat is the same as Miracle Garden: the park is seasonal and closes through the hottest months, typically reopening around October and running to May. Confirm current dates before booking anything around it. Even in season, arrive early — animals are far more active in the first hours after opening and much of the park is unshaded.

Highlights

Separate African, Asian, Arabian and explorer zones
Bus-based safari journey through open enclosures
Walk-through sections with feeding and keeper talks
Purpose-built modern facilities, unlike the old Dubai Zoo it replaced

Know before you go

Seasonal — typically closed through the summer. Confirm current opening dates before booking
Allow 4–5 hours; a two-hour visit will not cover it
Go at opening — animals are most active early and the park gets hot fast
Much of the site is unshaded; bring hats and water
Check whether your ticket includes the safari journey or charges it separately