Dubai Safari Welcomes UAE Dignitaries

Press release

Published January 7th, 2018 - 05:39 GMT

Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, along with other members of the Dubai Safari team welcomed the UAE dignitaries and VIPs this morning.

Dubai Safari, home to the most diverse array of animals in the UAE, today welcomed UAE dignitaries and VIPs.

Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, along with other members of the Dubai Safari team welcomed the UAE dignitaries and VIPs this morning. As part of the visit, Eng. Lootah hosted a tour of the 119-hectare park, including stops at the Arabian Village, African Village as well as the open Safari Village, in addition to the UAE’s largest walk-through aviary, which is home to more than 25 species of birds.

“Dubai Safari would like to thank its guests for visiting the park today. It was our honour to host them and give them a tour of the various villages and activities that make Dubai Safari a must-visit experience for both UAE residents as well as visitors from around the world. We are delighted by their positive response and extend our deepest gratitude for their constant support and guidance,” said Eng. Lootah.

Dubai Safari is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm including all public holidays and is located in Al Warqaa 5 district across Dubai’s Dragon Mart off the Dubai-Hatta Highway. There are different tickets available to the public at Dubai Safari, one of which is the Safari Park ticket; where visitors get access to Dubai safari Park including the Arabian village, African village, Asian village, and Alwadi except the Safari Village, and costs AED 20 for Children and AED 50 for Adults. The ticket, the Combo Ticket, gives visitors access to Dubai safari Park, Arabian Village, African Village, Asian Village, Alwadi and Safari Village, and costs AED 30 for Children and AED 85 for Adults. Furthermore, senior citizens and children under the age of three will enter Dubai Safari for free, while people of determination will also get free admission as well as have their own gate with wheelchairs available if needed.

Background Information

Dubai Municipality

The origin of Dubai Municipality was founded in 1954 commencing its activities with a cadre of seven employees undertaking simple tasks in cleaning the city.

The first decree establishing the Municipality was on February 28, 1957, whereby 23 municipal council members had been appointed from the elders of the country and traders with limited powers, the most important of which was to take care of health and architectural affairs of the city as well as to organize construction and beautification of the city and provide constructive suggestions to the government.