Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary: Ticket Price, Timings and Entry

Dubai Municipality does not publish an admission fee for the sanctuary, and it does not state anywhere on its Protected Areas pages that entry is free. Its visitor guidance describes walk-in registration for individuals and families without mentioning any payment, but that is not a stated fee waiver. Ask when you register on arrival, or email nrs@dm.gov.ae in advance if the cost matters to your plans.

Dubai Municipality's visit-planning page gives 7:30am – 5:30pm in winter (October – March) and 6:00am – 6:00pm in summer (April – September), and names no closing days. Only 15 people are allowed inside the hide at a time, so expect a wait at busy times. A December 2020 Municipality news item said Fridays and Saturdays were closed; the current page does not say so.

Dubai Municipality's main line is +971 4 221 5555, with a toll-free number at 800900. For visit-specific enquiries, email nrs@dm.gov.ae.

Winter is the peak season. Dubai Municipality reports that bird numbers, including flamingos, can reach up to 25,000 individuals across more than 200 species during the winter months.

Individuals, families and photographers can use walk-in registration and may be asked to present an Emirates ID. Schools, universities and tour companies must pre-book through Dubai Municipality's online portal at hub.dm.gov.ae, and media companies need a No Objection Certificate.

Not always. As of the official sources checked, the Mangrove Hide was listed as temporarily closed. Check Dubai Municipality's Protected Areas pages or call ahead before visiting if seeing a specific hide matters to you.

The operator publishes no hours that apply right now. The Mangrove Hide is listed as temporarily closed; the other hides are not. No reopening date published. We publish the operator’s own words rather than a time that would be wrong on the day you arrive.

Not as normal. The Mangrove Hide is listed as temporarily closed; the other hides are not. No reopening date published. That is the operator’s own published position on the verification date at the foot of this page. Confirm directly before you travel.

Yes. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is also written as Ras Al Khor Dubai and Ras Al Khor. They all refer to the same venue described on this page.

Every opening time, price and contact detail on this page was checked against Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary’s own published sources on 6 October 2026. The sources used are listed at the foot of the page, and where the venue publishes nothing we say so rather than filling the gap. If something here is out of date, tell us — we re-check it against the venue’s own source and record the change in our corrections log.