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Dubai Safari Park (Arabic: دُبَي سَفَارِي بارك, romanized: Dubai Safari Park) is an eco-friendly[1] safari park[2] located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The park's major source of energy is solar energy. The Park is located on Al Warqa 5 on the Hatta Road. The park has 2,500 animals from more than 250 species.[3][4] The park replaced the Dubai Zoo on its 50th anniversary.[5] The park plans to increase the animal number to 5000 by 2020. On May 15, 2018, the Park closed for renovations and improvements until being reopened in October 2020.[6][7]

Dubai Safari Park

Previously known as Dubai Zoo
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates
Status	Operating
Opened	December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
Operated by	Dubai Municipality
Theme	Safari
Area	12.8 million Square feet
Website	www.dubaisafari.ae

History

The old Dubai zoo was replaced by Dubai Safari Park when It only had a collection of 1000 animals. The park consists of 12.8 Million square feet of area.[8] The old park had faced criticism internationally about the conditions the animals were kept in Caged up, very little space, barely able to move. It was obvious that there had to be a much larger, more open, more modern habitat for the animals. Keeping in mind the tourism increase in Dubai, the municipality took the decision of increasing and moderating the Dubai zoo. $40.8 million were allocated to the project. The Project was given to Meraas, a UAE conglomerate. Parques Reunidos is hired as operation manager. The Park was opened on 12 December 2017 but closed for renovations and improvements in May 2018.[6]

Villages

The Park have major five Areas named as Explorer village, Arabian Desert Safari, Asian Village, African Village and Wadi Village.[9]

Explorer Village

Explorer village is an open area where visitors can go by bus and have an amazing close encounter with animals including giraffes, lions and tigers.

Arabian Village

Spanning over 60,000 square meters, the Arabian Village is a dedicated to observe and learn about the native wildlife, like the Arabian oryx and wolf.[10] This area is designed containing the mountains, deserts, flowers and plants.

Asian Village

Animals from Asia are part of this village, including the Komodo dragon and Indian elephant.[11]

African Village

Here are kept the white lion and African wild dog.^{[citation needed]}

The Wadi

This is an area for relaxation. The area is created for relaxation after the long safari visit. The ground is lush green while there is ponds of fishes where you can watch fishes or waterfalls.

Kids Farm

It is a newly created section with a view kept in mind of learning for children.

See also

• Al Ain Zoo
• Al Hefaiyah Conservation Centre
• Breeding Centre for Endangered Wildlife, Sharjah
• Dubai Dolphinarium
• Dubai Zoo
• Emirates Park Zoo
• Tourism in Dubai
  • Tourist attractions in Dubai

References

External References

• Official website of Dubai Safari Park

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