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15 Zoos in Dubai Worth Booking

34 visits  ·  from $13 a head

Good zoos fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden - Walking through the garden rooms
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Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden

1.Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,223 reviews · 90 days · from $20Our pick

Step into Dubai Butterfly Garden, a cool indoor home for more than 15,000 butterflies from over 50 species. You can watch the life cycle display, stroll through several garden rooms, see koi, visit the cinema, and ask staff for help getting a butterfly to land on your hand. Allow about one to two hours.

“we had great time , the workers were so nice they took photos and carefully let you handle the butterfly's, very beautiful place”

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Dubai: Dubai Safari Park Entry Pass - Arabian Desert Zone: a short safari with useful context
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Dubai: Dubai Safari Park Entry Pass

2.Dubai: Dubai Safari Park Entry Pass

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,905 reviews · 1 day · from $13Best value

Spend a full day at Dubai Safari Park, home to about 3,000 animals across African, Asian, and Arabian themed areas. Your ticket includes entry, a 15-minute Arabian Desert safari, animal presentations, and scheduled talks. Add the Explorer bus or train for easier access and closer views.

“Great experience, lots to see. You will need to pay extra for certain tours.”

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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Admission Ticket with Options - Walking the 48-meter underwater tunnel
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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Admission Ticket with Options

3.Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Admission Ticket with Options

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 168 reviews · from $50

Visit Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo inside Dubai Mall. Walk through a 48-meter underwater tunnel, see more than 33,000 creatures, meet King Croc, and choose higher-priced options with a glass-bottom boat ride, cage snorkeling, or a shark encounter.

“Great experience fantastic tour location was great beautiful place. Friends had a great time. Will definitely recommend”

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Dubai Mall Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets - The Underwater Zoo and its unusual residents
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Dubai Mall Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets

4.Dubai Mall Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 77 reviews · from $54

Visit Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo inside Dubai Mall at a time that suits you. See the 10-million-liter tank, walk through the underwater tunnel, meet penguins at Penguin Cove, and view sharks, rays, tropical fish, reptiles, and a 750-kilogram crocodile. Transfers may be selected when booking.

“Just viewing the different types of fish was so amazing. My family and I realized that the is a large aqua life in the sea”

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Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden - Walking through the garden rooms
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Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden

5.Dubai: Skip-The-Line Ticket to Butterfly Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 61 reviews · from $16

You enter Dubai Butterfly Garden beside Miracle Garden and explore four linked sections inside ten climate-controlled domes. More than 15,000 butterflies, colorful plants, framed specimens, and helpful staff make this a relaxed family stop. Choose your arrival time and stay as long as you like.

“It’s very basic and limited butterfly, can be done in 45 min max. As usual once you leave any section there are face painting and other stuff to charge you more. Temperature is ok”

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Dubai: Al Ain Garden City with Conservation Zoo - Al Ain Museum and the Gold Pendants
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Dubai: Al Ain Garden City with Conservation Zoo

6.Dubai: Al Ain Garden City with Conservation Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 43 reviews · 8 hours · from $108

Spend eight hours with an English, Urdu, or Hindi-speaking guide exploring Al Ain. Visit its museum, camel market, hot springs, Jebel Hafeet, and Conservation Zoo. Pickup from Dubai is available, and private groups can be arranged.

“Had a great trip. Nitin is an excellent guide and a very well mannered person. Thanks”

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Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove - Penguin Cove and the Underwater Zoo
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Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove

7.Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $58Top rated

Visit Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in Dubai Mall, including Penguin Cove, the 48-meter underwater tunnel, and views of more than 33,000 marine animals. Optional activities include a glass-bottom boat, cage snorkeling, and shark encounters. Allow about an hour and arrive for the 10:00 am start.

“Samjas was a great organizer, we were taken care of. Great experience, interesting aquarium, so many fish and funny animals”

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Miracle Garden & Butterfly Garden with Ticket & Private Transfers - The Butterfly Garden’s ten climate-controlled domes
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Miracle Garden & Butterfly Garden with Ticket & Private Transfers

8.Miracle Garden & Butterfly Garden with Ticket & Private Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · from $142

Ride from your Dubai hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle to Miracle Garden and the adjacent Butterfly Garden. You get admission, bottled water, parking, and free time to explore independently. Plan on four to five hours, with at least two people required to book.

“Great place to visit . Not only for flowers and walking, special mention food court was very widened . So many places for photoshooting”

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Tickets to Miracle Garden or Butterfly Garden or Global Village - Butterfly Garden: A Smaller, Cooler Visit
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Tickets to Miracle Garden or Butterfly Garden or Global Village

9.Tickets to Miracle Garden or Butterfly Garden or Global Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 28 reviews · from $122

Choose one Dubai attraction for an approximately six-hour outing: Miracle Garden’s flower displays, Butterfly Garden’s climate-controlled domes, or Global Village’s international pavilions. Optional hotel pickup is available from selected Dubai areas, with an English-speaking driver rather than a guide.

“After seeing the Miracle Gardens on the tv at home we decided to go on this tour to see the real thing. Absolutely fantastic. A must for anyone who is remotely interested in flowers. The displays are marvellous, cars on top of each other, peacocks with their tails trailing behind them. To say the displays are stunning is an understatement. Even my husband who is not interested in gardening was impressed. Wanted more time there! Butterfly garden very good as well. Our tour took us to the global village for a few hours and we came away just as it was getting rather crowded. The two hours that we where…”

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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets. - Three habitats on Level Two
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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets.

10.Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo with Penguin Cove Tickets.

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · from $45

Visit Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo inside The Dubai Mall. Walk beneath a tank holding more than 400 sharks and rays, then explore Rainforest, Rocky Shore, and Living Ocean zones. Upgrade for Penguin Cove admission or a private transfer. Allow about two hours.

“This was an amazing afternoon. So well done. We had an awesome time. Everything we saw we loved. We were in awe”

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Dubai Aquarium underater zoo penguin cove with optional transport - The main tank and the aquarium tunnel
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Dubai Aquarium underater zoo penguin cove with optional transport

11.Dubai Aquarium underater zoo penguin cove with optional transport

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $89

Spend about three hours at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in Dubai Mall. See 33,000-plus creatures, walk the aquarium tunnel, visit Penguin Cove, and take a glass-bottom boat ride. Optional transport is available, while VIP options may add fish feeding and extra experiences.

“It was fantastic experience. Also we got a ticket at a fantastic price. the tour was good. my Daughter had a fantastic time.”

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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo - Three zones give the visit a clear shape
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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

12.Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $60

At Dubai Mall, explore the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo at your own pace. Walk through a 48-meter tunnel with 270-degree views, then see King Croc, otters, penguins, piranhas, jellyfish, and more across the Rainforest, Rocky Shore, and Living Ocean zones.

“I bought the "skip the line" service and I had to stand in the same queue to change the bauch as if I had bought the tickct on the spot”

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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Entrance Ticket - Why the Dubai Mall location helps
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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Entrance Ticket

13.Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $61

Visit Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in Dubai Mall, with access to the underwater tunnel beneath a 10-million-liter tank. Expect sharks, rays, penguins, reptiles, piranhas, and a 40-year-old crocodile. Booking help has come from Mayra Tours staff including Sunil, Rifat, Bilal, and Komal.

“Had a fantastic 3 days with Bilal. Had the VIP experience visiting all the major attractions including the Aquarium, Burj Kalifa, Dubai Skydive, View at the Palm among many others. He was very kind, informative and made the visit a joy. It was like having a good friend showing you this fantastic city! Highly recommend.”

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VIP Experience Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo-As per Selection - The Underwater Zoo and King Croc
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VIP Experience Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo-As per Selection

14.VIP Experience Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo-As per Selection

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $55

At Dubai Mall, this ticket gives you access to Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, including the 48-meter tunnel, King Croc, and thousands of aquatic animals. Depending on your selection, you may also receive access to Penguin Cove, Cage Snorkeling, or a Glass Bottom Ride. No guide is included.

“Compared to other aquariums I’ve visited, the Dubai Aquarium didn’t impress me at all. It felt much smaller than I expected. The so-called VIP experience isn’t really VIP—it just includes access to Penguin Cove on top of the basic ticket. Honestly, I was expecting a much larger and more immersive aquarium.”

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Dubai: City Tour with Burj Khalifa and Underwater Zoo Ticket - Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah: modern Dubai in wide view
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Dubai: City Tour with Burj Khalifa and Underwater Zoo Ticket

15.Dubai: City Tour with Burj Khalifa and Underwater Zoo Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 8 hours · from $258

You get a private, air-conditioned 4WD tour with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, Burj Khalifa access, Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo tickets, and an abra ride. Guides such as Javed and BinYamin are known for patient, flexible service. Expect a packed day linking Dubai’s grand icons with its older neighborhoods.

“Une journée de découverte de la ville et centre d’intérêts avec Bin Yamin notre guide gentil , patient , nous donnant des informations sur Dubai tout le long de la journée , c’était un plaisir !”

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New in Dubai Zoos

★ 4.0Dubai Aquarium & Underwater ZooFrom $514 reviews
★ 5.0Private Al Ain Tour by 4×4 Vehicle with Zoo Tickets3 reviews
★ 5.0Dubai Safari Park Visit with Hotel Pickup and Drop-offFrom $1152 reviews
★ 5.0Dubai Safari Park Entry TicketsFrom $213 reviews
★ 5.0Dubai Miracle & Butterfly Garden Tour with private round trip transfersFrom $905 reviews
★ 3.5Half Day Dubai City Tour & visit to Dubai Aquarium Underwater ZooFrom $907 reviews
★ 4.5Dubai Butterfly Garden Entry TicketFrom $257 reviews
★ 4.0Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo Entrance TicketFrom $483 reviews
★ 4.5Dubai Aquarium and Underwater ZooFrom $504 reviews
★ 4.0Dubai Aquarium And Underwater Zoo Tickets At Dubai MallFrom $555 reviews
★ 5.0Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary with Dubai City Tour6 reviews
★ 5.0Dubai Safari ParkFrom $447 reviews
★ 4.0Dubai Safari Park With TransferFrom $1057 reviews

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