The Green Planet Dubai: Complete 2026 Visitor Guide (Tickets, Timings, Animals & Experiences)

Family watching macaws fly inside an indoor rainforest bio-dome with waterfall and giant tree Inside the glass dome, a giant tree, a waterfall, and free-flying macaws bring an entire rainforest ecosystem indoors

There’s a glass cube on the edge of City Walk holding something Dubai has no business having: a living tropical rainforest, four storeys of it, warm and damp and loud with birds.

The Green Planet Dubai is a bio-dome — a sealed, climate-controlled building where more than 3,000 plants and animals live around one enormous artificial tree. It isn’t a zoo and it isn’t a botanical garden. You walk through the habitat instead of past it, so the birds fly over your head and the lizards sit at eye level.

This guide covers what it costs in 2026, when to go, what you’ll actually see, how to get there, and who tends to love it versus who walks out feeling short-changed. Ticket details, timings, and key visitor information were cross-checked with the attraction’s official information available in September 2026.

The Green Planet Dubai at a Glance

DetailInformation
TypeIndoor tropical rainforest bio-dome
LocationCity Walk, Al Wasl, Dubai
Opening hoursDaily, 10:00 – 18:00
Last ticket15:30 online · 17:00 at the gate
Adult ticket (11+)AED 175
Junior ticket (2–10)AED 150
Infants (under 2)Free
Typical visit1.5 – 3 hours
Inside temperature24–27°C, around 75% humidity
Re-entryNot permitted once you leave
DiningJNGL Restaurant & Café on site
ParkingCity Walk mall parking, across the road
Operated byDubai Holding Entertainment

Last checked: September 2026. 

What Is The Green Planet Dubai?

It’s a rainforest kept alive indoors. The building opened in September 2016 and holds around 60,000 square feet of habitat built around an 82-foot (25-metre) artificial tree — described as the largest indoor man-made, life-sustaining tree in the world. The structure is a cube, half glass cylinder and half perforated with circular openings, and it’s LEED-certified to Dubai Municipality’s green building standards.

What separates it from a zoo is the lack of barriers. Birds fly free through the upper levels, plants grow into the walkways, and the air sits at 24–27°C with humidity near 75%. Misting systems run simulated tropical downpours through the day, which is usually when the animals get most active.

Be clear-eyed about the scale, though. This is a carefully managed indoor attraction recreating a rainforest, and it’s intimate rather than sprawling. That’s exactly what some visitors love about it and exactly what disappoints others — which is why the honest verdict further down matters.

Inside The Green Planet Dubai: The Four Rainforest Levels

You start at the top. A lift takes you to level four and you walk down a spiral slope through each layer, descending the way rainwater does. The zones mirror how a real rainforest stacks itself, so each level holds the kind of animal that would genuinely live at that height.

The Canopy: Free-Flying Birds and the Treetop Bridge

The Canopy is the brightest and busiest level, home to the free-flying macaws, toucans and parrots. A bridge connects to the central tree here and holds four people at a time, so expect a short wait when it’s busy. The birds are curious, unafraid, and they cover distance fast.

The Mid-story: Sloths, Tamarins and Marmosets

The Mid-story belongs to the primates and tree-dwellers — tamarins, marmosets, the sloth. Foliage is dense, so this is the level that rewards standing still. Walk straight through and you’ll see almost nothing.

Sloth hanging on a branch in a rainforest habitat
Tree-dwelling species like sloths and tamarins live in the dense mid-level foliage, rewarding visitors who pause to look

The Forest Floor: Reptiles, Insects and Ground Mammals

The Forest Floor is darker and quieter, with the densest concentration of small life: reptiles, amphibians, insects and ground-dwelling mammals. Most keeper-led interactions happen down here.

The Flooded Rainforest: Fish and Water Habitats

The Flooded Rainforest is the aquatic section, home to over 2,000 colourful cichlids. Fish feeding takes place here, but it’s included only with the Premium and VIP tickets rather than standard admission.

Creatures of the Night: The Level Most Visitors Mis

Creatures of the Night is the one people miss. It sits in the basement, reached by lift or stairs, and it’s a low-lit walkthrough of nocturnal species — the slow loris family, Tokay geckos, an anaconda, a prehensile-tailed porcupine. Because it’s below the main route rather than on it, plenty of visitors finish the four levels and head for the exit without knowing it’s there. Don’t.

Low-lit nocturnal animal exhibit in an indoor rainforest basement
A low-lit basement level is dedicated to nocturnal species, often missed by visitors who don’t venture below the main route.

The Green Planet Dubai Animals: What You’ll See?

Around 3,000 plants and animals live in the bio-dome.

Mammals at The Green Planet Dubai

Two-toed sloth, red-handed tamarins, cotton-top tamarins, marmosets, a lemur, southern tamandua (anteater), armadillo, prehensile-tailed porcupine, slow loris, sugar gliders, binturong, short-beaked echidnas, flying foxes and Seba’s short-tailed bats. Several have names the attraction uses publicly — Lemon the sloth, Kendrick the lemur, Avo and Thatcher the anteaters, Goldie the blue-and-gold macaw.

Birds You’ll See Flying Free

macaws, toucans and parrots fly free through the upper levels, alongside other tropical species moving between the foliage.

Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish

green anaconda, Burmese python, emerald tree boa, iguana, panther chameleon, Tokay gecko, Surinam horned frog, Amazon milk frog, and over 2,000 cichlids.

Insects and Invertebrates

the invertebrate collection is better than most people expect — giant African millipede, Mexican red-knee tarantula, Goliath bird-eating tarantula, Asian forest scorpion, Madagascan hissing cockroach, giant African snail and the Atlas beetle.

The Rescued Slow Loris Family

One of the slow lorises has a backstory worth knowing. The family in Creatures of the Night — Lonely, Amal and their offspring — was rescued from the illegal pet trade and rehomed under a joint agreement with the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. Slow lorises are the only venomous primate in the world, and trafficked animals are routinely de-toothed so they can’t bite. This pair arrived with their teeth intact.

What will you actually see on the day?

Sightings aren’t guaranteed. It’s a rainforest habitat, so animals hide — in branches, under leaves, behind shade. The sloth is the most common source of mild disappointment, because sloths sleep through most of the day and move slowly enough that you might miss it entirely.

A few things improve your odds. Arrive earlier rather than later, stand still on each level for a minute instead of walking through, and look up as often as you look ahead. If you want a guaranteed close encounter with a particular animal, that’s what the paid encounters are for.


The Green Planet Dubai Ticket Prices 2026

Day Pass Prices and What’s Included

VAT is included. The Day Pass covers the full bio-dome plus the outdoor Nature Park. Animal encounters aren’t included — they’re booked and charged separately. Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and non-exchangeable, and every guest under 18 needs a paying adult with them.

Premium Pass (AED 215): Is the Upgrade Worth It?

Everything in the Day Pass plus a private lizard encounter, a fish feeding experience, an animal map with a seed-planting pen, a lanyard and a complimentary drink.

Worth doing the maths on: Premium costs AED 40 more than standard admission, while a standalone encounter starts at AED 290. If you were even half-considering an encounter, this is the cheapest route into one.

VIP Pass (AED 349): What You Get

A guided tour, a private lizard meet and greet, fish feeding, dessert and coffee, an AED 15 retail voucher, a souvenir photo and a lanyard. Minimum two tickets, sessions at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:00, and you should arrive 15 minutes early.

Meal Deal Upgrade and Nature Park Annual Pass

The Meal Deal upgrade costs AED 45 per person and adds a main course (burger, pizza or pasta) plus a drink to any ticket.

Nature Park Annual Play Pass — AED 249. Covers one child plus one adult for unlimited Nature Park visits, and adds 30% off bio-dome admission along with 20% off food and drink, retail, birthdays, camping, summer camp and the Zookeeper experience. The catch is the validity window: it runs September to May only and isn’t valid in June, July or August. For residents with children the right age it pays for itself quickly. For a week’s holiday, it doesn’t.

Kids Go Free and Current Offers

A recurring promotion gives one free child ticket (age 10 and under) with each paying adult. Both tickets have to be added to your cart for it to apply, and it can’t be combined with resident offers. It’s limited-time, so check whether it’s live on your dates.

Official Site vs Third-Party Tickets: Which Is Cheaper?

You’ll find the attraction on resale platforms below the official rate, and those listings are real. The trade-offs are worth knowing. Resale vouchers usually carry a validity window rather than a fixed date, which suits flexible plans and frustrates rigid ones. Cancellation terms are tighter — some platforms only allow it if you booked two or more days ahead, others treat sales as final. Promotions like Kids Go Free live on the official site and can’t be stacked with a resale voucher. And a few listings describe inclusions that have since changed, so check what your voucher actually covers.

Loose dates and a tight budget? The platforms are worth a look. Fixed date with children? The official site is less hassle.

Same-Day Booking Cut-Off and Re-Entry Rules

Two timings matter, and they’re different. The last ticket sold online is 15:30. At the gate, it’s 17:00. Neither is closing time — the bio-dome shuts at 18:00, so a gate ticket at 17:00 still gives you an hour.

One rule catches people out: according to the ticket terms, re-entry isn’t allowed once you leave. Do the whole visit in one go, and if you want to eat at City Walk, do it before you go in or after you come out.

The Green Planet Dubai Timings & Best Time to Visit

What are the Opening Hours and Best Time to visit the Green Planet Dubai?

The bio-dome runs daily, 10:00 to 18:00.

For the quietest experience, the attraction’s own guidance points to weekday mornings between 10:00 and 13:00. That’s also when the light is best on the upper levels and animals tend to be more active, before the day’s foot traffic builds. Weekends and school holidays are busiest, and in a space this size the difference is obvious — the walkways are narrow in places and the good viewing spots are small.

If a specific encounter is the reason you’re going, work backwards from its start time rather than arriving and hoping. Capacity is limited and you’re asked to arrive 15 minutes early.

What is the best season for visiting the Green Planet Dubai?

Season matters too. Through Dubai’s summer, a climate-controlled rainforest is one of the better places to be — but the outdoor Nature Park’s main attractions close over those months, so a summer visit is a bio-dome visit. From roughly September to May, you get both.

How Long Do You Need?

Visit typeSuggested time
Bio-dome only, moving at pace1 – 1.5 hours
Comfortable family visit2 – 3 hours
Bio-dome plus one animal encounter3 – 4 hours
Bio-dome plus Nature Park (in season)3 – 4 hours
Bio-dome plus a meal at JNGL3 – 4 hours
Camping in the RainforestOvernight

Reports range from about 45 minutes to three hours, and that spread is real rather than contradictory. It comes down to whether you’re stopping to look properly, whether you’ve booked an encounter, and whether the play areas are open.

Worth noting: an encounter doesn’t slot neatly into your bio-dome time. You arrive 15 minutes early, the session runs 20–30 minutes, and you’ll want breathing room either side. Budget it separately.

The Green Planet Dubai Animal Encounters: Times & Prices

Encounters are small-group sessions with one animal, led by a member of the animal team. They cost from AED 290 per person and don’t include admission — you need an entry ticket as well.

Full Encounter Timetable

The first three run on published daily schedules. The rest rotate by date and day, so check the booking page for your dates and confirm the day’s schedule when you arrive.

Which Animal Encounter Should You Choose?

The Sloth Encounter is the most requested, and at 30 minutes with a maximum of eight guests it’s the most generous of the three core options — it’s also the first to sell out.

The Bird Encounter works well for children who are curious but wary of touching things, since you’re close to toucans and parrots without handling anything.

The Reptile Encounter includes feeding and runs three times a day, making it the easiest to schedule and the best pick for a child who’s genuinely enthusiastic about snakes rather than just tolerating them.

What to Know Before Booking an Encounter

it’s charged on top of admission; capacity is small so book ahead, arrive 15 minutes early, explore the bio-dome before or after your slot, touch animals only when staff invites you to, and no flash photography at any point.

Beyond the Day Pass: Camping, Zookeeper and Night Experiences

Camping in the Rainforest: Prices and What to Expect

You can sleep inside the bio-dome. It runs on Friday and Saturday nights, with tents pitched among the plants and nocturnal animals audible around you.

Prices

AED 790 for a two-person tent, AED 1,350 for a four-person tent. An additional adult is AED 400, an additional child is AED 300.

TimeActivity
19:00Check-in and welcome pack
19:30Scavenger hunt
20:00Buffet dinner
20:45Animal interaction
21:15Nocturnal biome tour
22:00Games and movies
22:30Refreshments
00:00Lights out
06:00Freshen up
06:30Behind-the-scenes tour with the animal team
07:30Breakfast and checkout

Tents arrive fully prepared with mattresses, sheets, pillows and blankets, so there’s no equipment to pack. The programme also runs in themed editions that change through the season — recent ones have included Jungle by the Moonlight, built around after-dark wildlife spotting; Rainforest Rovers, with a scavenger hunt and hands-on activities; and Legends of The Green Planet, which leans into storytelling. Numbers are limited each night.

Zookeeper for a Day: Age Limits and Price

A behind-the-scenes session working alongside the animal team: keeper attire, a back-of-house tour, cleaning enclosures, preparing enrichment, sitting in on a training session, and an animal interaction.

It runs daily from 15:00 to 17:00, with an extra weekend session at 08:30 to 10:30. Recommended age is 8 and over, and younger children can join with a paying adult. Third-party platforms list it from around AED 450, though the current rate is worth confirming on the official booking calendar.

For a child who’s serious about animals, this is the experience worth spending on.

Exclusive Night Tour: Current Status

An after-dark walk through all four levels with special night lights for spotting nocturnal animals, running 6 pm to 10 pm. It isn’t currently bookable — the official page lists it as returning, so it’s worth a check if you’re visiting in the evening.

The Green Planet Nature Park: What’s Outside the Bio-Dome

The Nature Park is a separate outdoor area that opened in October 2023, included with your Day Pass. It covers about 1,100 square metres of shaded ground with a treehouse exploration trail — nine platforms and slides for children up to 12 — plus twenty giant animatronic bugs, nine themed botanical garden zones, a soft play area and an outdoor café.

Age, Height and Weight Rules for the Play Areas

  • Adventure Trail: closed-toe shoes required · maximum 70 kg · maximum 150 cm
  • Soft play: socks required · maximum 40 kg · maximum 150 cm

Sandals won’t get you onto the trail, so bring proper shoes if the Nature Park is part of the plan.

Outdoor treehouse play trail with children playing
The outdoor Nature Park adds a treehouse trail and play areas alongside the indoor bio-dome experience.

Summer Closure: What Shuts and When

The summer closure is the single most useful thing to know. The Adventure Trail and the Slide close over the summer months and stay shut until September, for child safety in the heat. The rest of the park stays open, but the two features children most want are the ones that shut. Visiting between roughly June and August? Plan around the bio-dome and treat anything outdoors as a bonus.

Is the Annual Play Pass Worth It?

At AED 249 for one child plus one adult, the Annual Play Pass makes sense for residents rather than visitors, since a single family bio-dome visit plus a few park trips already beats paying separately. Just remember it only runs September to May.

Visiting The Green Planet Dubai With Kids: Tips for Parents

The Green Planet is built for families, and most of what makes it work also comes with something to plan around.

Free-Flying Birds and Young Children

Birds move freely through the upper levels and pass close to visitors — sometimes very close, and quickly. If you’re carrying an infant, or you have a young child who startles at sudden movement or noise, keep them close on the canopy level and give them a moment to adjust before moving on. Most children find it thrilling. A few need warning first.

Age and Supervision Rules

Every guest under 18 needs a paying adult with them, and children must be supervised at all times by an adult or someone aged 16 or over.

Strollers, Baby Changing and Family Facilities

City Walk provides baby-changing facilities and has strollers and wheelchairs available across the development.

Is It Worth Visiting With Toddlers?

Very young children tend to move through in well under an hour. The animals that impress adults — a motionless sloth, a well-camouflaged gecko — often don’t register with a two-year-old. The soft play and the bugs usually land better.

Accessibility and Sensory Guide for The Green Planet Dubai

This is an area where The Green Planet has done genuine work, and it’s poorly known. The attraction is an IBCCES Certified Autism Center, so staff are trained and certified in supporting autistic and sensory-sensitive guests.

Sensory Ratings by Area

More usefully, it publishes sensory ratings for each area on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), which means you can plan a route before you arrive:

AreaTouchTasteSoundSightSmell
Ticketing31422
Soft Play61442
Flooded Forest31342
Levels 4 / 3 / 261765
Level 151765
Animal Encounter Room71366
Creatures of the Night21356

Read that table and a lower-stimulation route suggests itself: the upper levels are the loudest and most visually busy, while the Flooded Forest and the basement are comparatively calm.

Quiet Zone, Sensory Kits and Support

There’s a quiet zone on the ground floor, with First Aid located there as a second calmer space, and sensory kits are available at the bio-dome entrance. Non-peak hours of 10:00–13:00 on weekdays are specifically recommended for a quieter visit, and booking online in advance removes the queue at the gate.

Wheelchair Access and Accessible Parking

Lifts connect all levels, companion restrooms are available in selected locations, and there are dedicated parking bays for People of Determination.

How to Reach The Green Planet Dubai (Metro, Bus, Car)

The Green Planet sits in City Walk, Al Wasl, at the junction of Al Wasl and Al Safa Road.

Nearest Metro Station to The Green Planet Dubai

 The nearest station is Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall on the Red Line. Be realistic about the distance: it’s roughly 2 km, a 20–25 minute walk that involves crossing Sheikh Zayed Road. Fine on a pleasant winter morning, a bad idea in July.

Bus Routes and Nearest Stops

The most useful connection is RTA route T10, running between Dubai Mall and City Walk — so you can take the Red Line to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall and switch to T10 for the last leg. Route 81 (Dubai Mall to Mall of the Emirates) also serves a stop named City Walk 2. Other stops within walking distance include City Walk 1, Dubai Petroleum Corporation and Rehabilitation Center, with several routes reported to serve the area. Routes get restructured periodically, so check current numbers and times in the S’hail app.

By taxi or Careem

 Set the destination to The Green Planet, City Walk, Al Wasl. Drivers know City Walk well. Allow extra time in the evening peak.

Driving and Salik Costs

City Walk is reached from Sheikh Zayed Road via Exit D71, towards Jumeirah. One small piece of planning saves money here: Salik charges AED 6 during peak windows (06:00–10:00 and 16:00–20:00, Monday to Saturday) and AED 4 off-peak, with no charge between 01:00 and 06:00 and a flat AED 4 on Sundays. Since the bio-dome opens at 10:00 and closes at 18:00, arriving after 10:00 and leaving before 16:00 keeps you clear of both peaks in each direction.

The Green Planet Dubai Parking at City Walk

Where to Park and How to Validate

Park in the City Walk mall parking, across the road from the attraction — not at the building itself. This trips up a lot of first-time visitors who circle looking for a car park attached to the bio-dome.

City Walk now runs a barrierless, ticketless system: cameras read your number plate on entry and exit, so there’s no ticket to take and no token to keep hold of. Green Planet visitors are able to validate their parking — do this at the ticket desk with your number plate rather than hunting for a machine.

What Changed in 2026

Two current things to know. Basement parking upgrades are underway at City Walk, and while the works continue, valet parking and Coca-Cola Arena P5 parking are available as alternatives, with a free shuttle running Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm. Separately, when Coca-Cola Arena has an event on, parking charges can apply at weekend times they normally wouldn’t.

Because the system changed recently and free-parking allowances shifted with it, confirm what applies on the day at the ticket desk. It takes thirty seconds and saves a surprise on the way out.

JNGL Restaurant & Dining at The Green Planet

JNGL Opening Hours and Menu

JNGL Restaurant & Café is the on-site dining option, themed around the rainforest. It opens Sunday to Thursday, 10:00 to 18:00, and Friday to Saturday, 10:00 to 22:00 — so on weekends the restaurant stays open four hours after the bio-dome closes.

Jungle-themed restaurant interior with tropical plant decor
An on-site jungle-themed restaurant offers a place to eat before or after your visit, since re-entry isn’t allowed.

The menu leans into the theme: Rainforest Onion Rings, Wild Wings, an Amazonian Beast Feast Burger and Tuco Lava Cake, with Mini Beast Sliders and Chirpy Chicken Nuggets on the children’s menu. If you’d rather bundle it, the AED 45 Meal Deal upgrade adds a main and a drink to any ticket.

Can You Bring Your Own Food?

Outside food and drink isn’t permitted in the bio-dome, with exceptions for medical and dietary needs. And since there’s no re-entry, eating at City Walk means doing it before you go in or after you come out — easy enough, given the surrounding restaurants stay open late into the evening.

Rules and Practical Tips

What to wear

Light clothing for the warmth and humidity. Closed-toe shoes for the Adventure Trail, socks for the soft play.

Photography and Flash Rules

Welcome, but no flash — it stresses the animals. Selfie sticks and standard tripods are allowed at the management’s discretion, so be ready to put one away in a crowded spot.

Can You Touch the Animals?

The standing rule is to refrain from touching, handling or feeding. The exception is when a member of staff approaches with an animal — usually snakes, millipedes or hissing cockroaches — and invites you to interact. Take them up on it; that’s the moment most children remember.

Facilities and Venue Rules

The venue is entirely smoke-free, respectful attire is required, and areas can close for maintenance or private events without notice.

Inside. Lifts connect all levels including the basement, and there are rest areas and restrooms throughout.

Groups. School field trips, birthday parties and venue hire are all available, with education programmes aligned to Ministry of Education curriculum objectives for ages 3 to 14.

Contact. 800 AMAZING (2629464) within the UAE, or +971 4 820 0000 from abroad — useful for confirming an encounter time before you travel.

School Trips, Birthdays and Group Visits

School field trips, birthday parties and venue hire are all available, with education programmes aligned to Ministry of Education curriculum objectives for ages 3 to 14. For any of these, or to confirm an encounter time before you travel, call 800 AMAZING (2629464) within the UAE or +971 4 820 0000 from abroad.

Is The Green Planet Dubai Worth Visiting?

It rates 4.4 on Google and 4.3 on TripAdvisor across roughly a thousand reviews, and those scores hide a real split in opinion. Here’s the honest version.

What Works Well

a genuine climate-controlled escape in a city where outdoor attractions are unusable for months; animals at close range without glass between you and most of them; a central location walkable to restaurants, cinema and shops; strong educational value for curious children; accessibility and sensory provision well above the norm; and encounters that deliver something a standard zoo visit doesn’t.

What to Know Before You Book

it’s compact, and visits under 90 minutes are common. Costs stack up quickly once you add encounters, meals or camping. There’s no re-entry, so it has to be done in one stretch. Sightings aren’t guaranteed and the sloth may well be asleep. Peak times get crowded in a space with narrow walkways. And the outdoor play areas close over summer.

Who It’s Best For — and Who It Isn’t

Best for

families with primary-school-age children · first-time visitors wanting an indoor attraction · anyone visiting between June and September · autistic and sensory-sensitive visitors, given the planning support available · wildlife enthusiasts who’ll book an encounter.

May not suit: anyone expecting a zoo or safari-scale experience · budget visitors who won’t add an encounter · travellers with one day in Dubai and no particular interest in wildlife · families whose main draw is outdoor play, in summer.

The short version: treat it as a 2–3 hour immersive experience and it delivers. Treat it as a full-day attraction and it won’t.

The Green Planet vs Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

These two come up together constantly, and they’re about a mile apart, so it’s a fair question.

Choose The Green Planet if the appeal is being inside an ecosystem rather than looking at one, and if your children are drawn to birds, sloths and reptiles. Choose the Aquarium if marine life is the draw, or if you’re already spending the day at The Dubai Mall. Doing both in one day is possible given how close they are, but it’s a lot of stimulation for young children and the two tend to blur together.

The Green Planet Dubai Itineraries

Family Half-Day Itinerary

Arrive at 10:00 on a weekday for the quiet window. Work down the four levels slowly, then the basement. Book the 12:00 Reptile Encounter, lunch at JNGL, then the Nature Park in the afternoon if you’re visiting between September and May. Out by mid-afternoon, ahead of the Salik evening peak.

Couple’s Evening Itinerary

Arrive around 15:00 and take the 16:00 Sloth Encounter — the day’s last bookable core encounter and the longest session. Finish the bio-dome as it empties towards closing, then stay on at City Walk for dinner. On Friday or Saturday, JNGL itself runs until 22:00.

Budget Day Itinerary

Book the Day Pass online in advance, or watch for the Kids Go Free promotion if you’re travelling with children. Take the Metro to Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall and the T10 bus across. Skip the encounters and the Meal Deal, and eat at City Walk afterwards where the range is wider.

Make It a Full City Walk Day

There’s plenty to fold in around the bio-dome: Roxy Cinemas, Brass Monkey for bowling, NoWayOut escape rooms, Petit Paradis indoor playground for younger children, and Coca-Cola Arena — the Middle East’s largest indoor arena at 17,000 seats — if there’s an event on. The EZ train and EZ taxi run within City Walk from 4pm, until 11pm Sunday to Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday. Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Fountain, Dubai Opera and The Dubai Mall are all within about a mile.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a ticket cost? AED 175 for adults (11+), AED 150 for juniors (2–10), free for infants under 2. Premium is AED 215 and VIP is AED 349.

What are the opening hours and last entry? Daily, 10:00 to 18:00. The last ticket is sold online at 15:30 and at the gate at 17:00.

Can I leave and come back? No. According to the ticket terms, re-entry isn’t allowed once you leave.

How long does a visit take? Most visitors spend 1.5 to 3 hours, plus around an hour if you’ve booked an encounter.

What time are the animal encounters? Bird Encounter at 11:00 and 14:00; Reptile Encounter at 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00; Sloth Encounter at 16:00. Others run on afternoon slots that vary by date.

Can visitors touch the animals? Not on your own initiative — but staff bring animals to guests, usually snakes, millipedes or hissing cockroaches, and invite them to interact.

Is it suitable for toddlers? Yes, though very young children often move through quickly. Be aware that birds fly free and pass close by, which some infants find startling.

Is parking free? City Walk parking is validated for Green Planet visitors and the system is now barrierless. Since arrangements changed recently, confirm the current allowance at the ticket desk.

What’s the nearest metro station? Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall on the Red Line, roughly 2 km away. The T10 bus links Dubai Mall to City Walk.

Is the Nature Park open? Yes, and it’s included with the Day Pass. The Adventure Trail and Slide close over summer until September.

Before You Go

The Green Planet rewards a bit of planning more than most attractions its size. Book online ahead of 15:30 on the day, aim for a weekday morning, and decide in advance whether an encounter is worth it to you — the difference between “we looked at some animals” and “my daughter held a snake” is largely that one decision. Wear closed-toe shoes if the Nature Park is on the list. And don’t leave without going down to the basement.

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