Hatta: what the operator publishes, and when it is open
Hatta’s operator now gives two start dates. Its site-wide banner reads “SEASON 9 OPENS 28 SEPTEMBER”; its own plan-your-visit FAQ still gives 1 October to 5 May — either way, not the “October to April” repeated almost everywhere else. Of roughly two dozen activities at Hatta Wadi Hub, four have a published price. The rest are priced when you arrive.
The season
The operator’s plan-your-visit page says: “Hatta Wadi Hub opening hours are: Oct 1st to May 5th from 8am – 7pm daily.” When we read the site again on 29 September 2026, the summer-closure banner had been replaced by “SEASON 9 OPENS 28 SEPTEMBER”. Both are the operator’s own words, three days apart, so we print both. If you are going between 28 September and 1 October, phone before you drive.
The same FAQ also gives a second opening time. One answer says the hub “opens from 9am daily and closes at 7pm”; the next says 8am to 7pm between 1 October and 5 May (both read again on 30 September 2026). If you want the early start, allow for the later of the two.
Two things follow. The commonly quoted end of April is five days short of the 5 May the operator publishes. And Dubai Municipality, which runs the parks and the wider area, publishes nothing about a season at all — so the closure applies to the resort operator’s activities, not automatically to everything in Hatta.
The four activities with a published price
| Activity | Price | Duration | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quad bike ATV, kids | AED 60 | 20 minutes | 4+ |
| Bouncy castle | AED 50 | Unlimited | 3+ |
| Mountain splash pool | AED 30 | 10 minutes | 4+ |
| Horse and pony rides | AED 25 | 10 minutes | 4+ |
| Poolside by The Drop In | AED 25 | Pool access with sunbeds | Not published |
Everything else is unpriced. That includes the activities Hatta is known for: the twin zipline, the aerial adventure park, the Drop In, archery, axe throwing, wall climbing, the bungee trampoline, zorbing, tube sliding, mountain e-scooters and the guided hikes. The operator publishes each activity’s name, its hours and a phone number for the company running it, and no figure. Individual activity pages return errors, so the listing page is the only source there is.
Booking is on-site only — the operator states that “activities can only be booked on-site at the Hatta Wadi Hub”. Combined with the missing prices, that means you cannot budget a day at Hatta before you get there. The one thing stated as free is the mountain biking: “The Hatta Trails are free to ride and are open all year round.”
Hatta Kayak now publishes its prices
Kayaking on the dam is the image most people have of Hatta. Its operator publishes detailed capacity rules — a single kayak is one adult of 16 or over, a donut boat takes four adults and two children under ten, infants are not allowed on any ride — and, re-read on 10 October 2026, a price list: single kayak AED 75, double AED 150, both unlimited ride; water bikes AED 75–220; donut boat AED 360 an hour — every figure higher than the list we read on 2 October (AED 60, 120, 60–180 and 300). Every boat and rule is on our Hatta Kayak page. Tickets are “given out on a first come, first served basis”, with reservations required only for groups over fifty.
Its hours have been published three ways: daily 07:00–21:00, a split 07:00–11:00 and 15:00–21:00 Monday to Thursday, and the split version every day. Re-read on 2 October 2026, the operator’s own homepage says open every day, 07:00–21:00.
What is free, and what has hours
- Hatta Heritage Village — free entry, Saturday to Thursday 07:30–20:30 and Friday 14:30–20:30. A second official page gives daily 08:00–20:00 instead; the custodian’s own site could not be reached to break the tie.
- Hatta Hill Park — published as open 24/7. No entry fee is published by anyone: Dubai Municipality’s page for it lists the completion date and the built-up area and no admission price at all.
- Hatta Honeybee Garden — daily 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:00, minimum age 3. Priced only on Dubai’s own tourism booking platform, at from AED 50, including a tour, a honey tasting, transfers and refreshments; the adult and child split is not broken out.
- Hatta Dome Park and Damani Lodges — accommodation rather than attractions. No nightly rate and no check-in times are published; the only figure on the offers page is a AED 250 pet fee for dog-friendly campers, one dog up to 20 kg.
Getting there by bus
RTA publishes two Hatta routes with fares, quoted here in its own words. The H02 Hatta Express runs “from the Dubai Mall Bus Station to Hatta Bus Station … from 7 AM to 7 PM daily at a frequency of two hours using deluxe coaches at a fare of AED25 per rider per journey”. The H04 Hatta Hop on Hop off circles the Wadi Hub, Hill Park, the dam and the Heritage Village, “from 7 AM to 9 PM daily at a frequency of 30 minutes at a fare of AED2 per rider per bus stop”.
One caution. RTA’s own master route list contains no H02 and no H04. Its Hatta entries are routes 310, 320, D03 and DPR1, with no fares given, and the timetable files for the H02 and 320 are missing. Both sets of information are published by RTA. Check the route number before you travel rather than trusting either list alone.
Driving instead: Salik charges apply on the way out of the city, and taxi starting charges are here.
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Common questions
Is Hatta open right now?
The operator’s banner reads “SEASON 9 OPENS 28 SEPTEMBER”; its plan-your-visit FAQ still gives 1 October to 5 May. Both are its own words, so phone before driving out in that window.
How much do activities cost at Hatta Wadi Hub?
Of roughly two dozen activities, four have a published price: quad bike ATV for kids AED 60, bouncy castle AED 50, mountain splash pool AED 30, horse and pony rides AED 25. Everything else is priced when you arrive.
How much is kayaking in Hatta?
Hatta Kayak lists a single kayak at AED 75 and a double at AED 150, both unlimited ride; water bikes AED 75 to 220 and a donut boat AED 360 an hour (re-read 10 October 2026; all were lower on 2 October). Tickets are first come, first served.
Is anything free in Hatta?
Yes. The mountain bike trails — “The Hatta Trails are free to ride and are open all year round” — and Hatta Heritage Village, which publishes free entry.
How do I get to Hatta by bus?
RTA has announced the H02 Hatta Express at AED 25 per journey and the H04 hop-on-hop-off at AED 2 per stop. Caution: RTA's own master route list contains neither route number.