Jebel Hafeet
Al Ain · Landmarks & Attractions
The lone mountain — and one of the greatest driving roads on Earth
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Al Ain Zoo
The founder's conservation zoo — 4,000 animals at the mountain's foot
Family Family & Kids ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed
📍 Location Foot of Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain
🕒 Timings Roughly 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (seasonal)
🎟️ Entry Fee Around AED 35 (safari and experiences extra)
⏱️ Duration Half a day
🌅 Best Time October–April; late afternoons when animals wake
🚇 Getting There Southern Al Ain, by the Hafeet roads
📖 About
Founded by Sheikh Zayed in 1968, Al Ain Zoo grew into the region's conservation heavyweight: 4,000 animals across generous desert-landscaped enclosures, with Arabian species — oryx, sand cats, houbara — bred here for reintroduction programmes across the peninsula.
The Al Ain Safari add-on runs open-vehicle drives through an African-style savannah (lions, rhino, giraffe at herd scale), while the elevated Hafeet backdrop makes even a stroll photogenic. Family pricing stays defiantly old-school.
⭐ Highlights
- Sheikh Zayed's original conservation project
- Arabian species breeding programmes
- Al Ain Safari savannah drives
- AED 35 base entry
💡 Insider Tips
- Book the safari drive slot on arrival — they fill.
- Late afternoon beats midday for animal activity.
- The giraffe-feeding session is the kids' highlight.
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Al Ain · Parks & Nature
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