Things to Do in Dubai · Beaches

Al Mamzar Beach Park

Five beaches, lawns and BBQ chalets — old-school family beach day, Dubai style

Family Beaches ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Al Mamzar, Deira side, on the Sharjah border

🕒 Timings Roughly 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM (later in summer/weekends)

🎟️ Entry Fee About AED 5 per person / AED 30 per car

⏱️ Duration Half to full day

🌅 Best Time Winter weekdays; ladies/family days on certain weekdays — check schedule

🚇 Getting There Taxi or car; Metro Green Line to Al Qiyadah + short taxi

📖 About

Al Mamzar is the beach the malls forgot — a huge peninsula park on the Deira side where five separate beaches alternate with palm-shaded lawns, BBQ pits, pools and rentable air-conditioned chalets. It's where local families actually spend their weekends.

The swimming is lagoon-calm, the crowds are a fraction of Jumeirah's, and the views across the water reach the Sharjah skyline. Amenities are extensive: pools with slides, bike rentals, playgrounds, kiosks and an amphitheatre.

For visitors it's a genuinely different Dubai beach experience — more picnic blankets than influencers — and at AED 5 entry, one of the city's best-value days out.

⭐ Highlights

Five beaches plus lagoon-calm swimming
BBQ pits, lawns and rentable beach chalets
Swimming pools and kids' play areas inside the park
A local, family atmosphere tourists rarely see
AED 5 entry

💡 Insider Tips

Chalets (with AC and BBQ) book out on winter weekends — reserve ahead or go weekday.
Certain days are ladies-and-children only at the pools — check before you plan.
Bring your own food and coals; the BBQ culture here is the whole point.
The far beaches (4 and 5) are the quietest — keep walking.