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Heavy traffic on roads leading to Dubai Safari

Dubai - Today is the last day to avail free entry to the park

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Published: Wed 20 Dec 2017, 11:30 AM

Last updated: Wed 20 Dec 2017, 4:03 PM

With Wednesday being the last day for free entry to Dubai Safari, all Dubai roads leading to the park have been witnessing heavy traffic. 
"Traffic jam on Ras Al Khor, coming from SMBZ Rd. Take alternative ways," Dubai Police said in a tweet.

According to Google map info, the Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road was facing traffic delays, affecting commuters on E44 Al Aweer Road near Ras Al Khor Industrial Area towards Dubai.

Dubai Safari, home to the most diverse array of animals in the country, earlier on Tuesday announced that since opening its doors to the public last week, the number of visitors to the park has crossed the 100,000 mark. Continuing with its commitment to provide visitors of all ages a seamless and unique experience - effective Thursday (December 21) - entrance to Dubai Safari will be ticketed.
"Starting Thursday, Dubai Safari will introduce its entry fee for all visitors, having reached its goal of 100,000 visitors during the soft opening period. We expect to welcome 2 million visitors during the park's first year of operation," said Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality.
Since Wednesday is families-only day, they will be the lucky ones to avail the last free day:
"The response from the public was overwhelming and during this testing phase, it gave us the opportunity to monitor and assess the overall operations of the park while also gathering valuable feedback from visitors about their experience. This will contribute immensely towards further enhancing the overall offering of Dubai Safari," he added.
Dubai Safari is open daily from 9am to 5pm, including all public holidays, and is located in Al Warqaa 5 district across Dubai's Dragon Mart off the Dubai-Hatta Highway.
There are different tickets available to the public at Dubai Safari, one of which is the Safari Park ticket, where visitors get access to Dubai Safari Park, including the Arabian village, African village, Asian village, and Alwadi except the Safari Village, and costs Dh20 for children and Dh50 for adults.
The ticket, the Combo Ticket, gives visitors access to Dubai Safari Park, Arabian Village, African Village, Asian Village, Alwadi and Safari Village, and costs Dh30 for children and Dh85 for adults. Furthermore, senior citizens and children under the age of three will enter Dubai Safari for free, while people of determination will also get free admission as well as have their own gate with wheelchairs available if needed.
 


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