Dubai Safari, the emirate's latest wildlife attraction, will be introducing an entrance fee for all visitors starting this Thursday (December 21).

Since opening its doors on December 12, visitor numbers to the park have crossed the 100,000 mark, with a record 14,000 visitors pouring in on the first two days.

“Starting Thursday, Dubai Safari will introduce its entry fee for all visitors, having reached its goal of 100,000 visitors during the soft opening period. We expect to welcome two million visitors during the park’s first year of operation”, said Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality.

He said: “The response from the public was overwhelming and during this testing phase it gave us the opportunity to monitor and assess the overall operations of the park while also gathering valuable feedback from visitors about their experience. This will contribute immensely towards further enhancing the overall offering of Dubai Safari.”

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 Dh20 ($5.4) for children and Dh50 ($13.6) for adults. The Combo Ticket gives visitors access to Dubai safari Park, Arabian Village, African Village, Asian Village, Alwadi and Safari Village, and costs Dh30 ($8) for children and Dh85 ($23) 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. - TradeArabia News Service