8-Day Family-Friendly Itinerary for Dubai

  1. Day 1: Dubai Miracle Garden
    30 minutes (20.9 km) from Dubai International Airport

    See more than 45 flowers variety in the world's largest flower garden. Don't forget your camera.

  2. Day 2: Wild Wadi Waterpark
    21 minutes (15.6 km) from Dubai Miracle Garden

    Crawl through Tantrum Alley, ride the waves in Wipeout and Riptide Flowriders, and have fun in the Juha's Journey family ride.

  3. Day 3: Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
    15 minutes (9.5 km) from Wild Wadi Waterpark

    Marvel at the 140 species of aquatic animals in the tank: stingrays, canary, and sand tiger sharks, giant groupers, and more.

  4. Day 4: Dubai Parks and Resorts
    30 minutes (40.8 km) from Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

    A day of thrilling rides, character encounters, and enjoyable family entertainment at LEGOLAND Dubai, LEGOLAND Water Park, Motiongate Dubai and Bollywood Parks Dubai.

  5. Day 5: Dubai Dolphinarium
    29 minutes (24.7 km) from Dubai Parks and Resorts

    Watch the intelligent bottlenose dolphins perform, discover seals and fur seals. Have a chance to swim with dolphins.

  6. Day 6: Dubai Safari Park
    10 minutes (5.8 km) from Dubai Dolphinarium

    Experience remarkable wildlife safaris, drive through the park in your vehicle to observe wild animals in their natural habitats.

  7. Day 7: Zabeel Park
    25 minutes (13.8 km) from Dubai Safari Park

    Picnic areas, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, bicycle and jogging tracks, barbecue areas, football grounds, an amphitheatre, and more.

  8. Day 8: Dubai Mall
    20 minutes (11.8 km) from Zabeel Park

    The world's largest shopping and entertainment destination with everything from a huge indoor ice rink, an aquarium, to cinema halls.

Time and Cost Estimates

  • Dubai Miracle Garden (2 hours, 55 AED)
  • Wild Wadi Waterpark (5 hours, 299 AED)
  • Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo (2 hours, 135 AED)
  • Dubai Parks and Resorts (8 hours, 295 AED)
  • Dubai Dolphinarium (2 hours, 110 AED)
  • Dubai Safari Park (3 hours, 85 AED)
  • Zabeel Park (2 hours, 5 AED)
  • Dubai Mall (5 hours, 0 AED)
  • Total Estimated Costs (27 hours, 984 AED)

Useful Tips

If you have more time, visit the IMG World of Adventure, or take a desert safari with dune bashing and camel rides. If you have less time, skip Zabeel Park and visit the Dubai Museum that offers an insight into Dubai's history and culture.

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