JUBAIL MANGROVE PARK

One of the first contained leisure, nature and educational destinations of its kind in Abu Dhabi’s Emirate has to be the Jubail Mangrove Park. In this park, you can explore and visit a haven for marine and avian species which is indigenous to Abu Dhabi. Jubail Mangrove Park is basically a mangrove sanctuary. It aims to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and awareness of the mangrove.

Jubail Mangrove Park situated within Al Jubail Island’s parameters is a mangrove sanctuary. This park is the capital’s unique, leisure, educational, and nature facility. It also houses various local avian and marine species of Abu Dhabi. The landscape of the Park evokes the USA’s Deep South bayous imagery, immersed in pale blue soulful waters that appear as one of the Maldives brochures straight up. The trees at the park are all “gray mangroves” and have pointy roots upwards that help them breathe and retain oxygen during high tides. 

If you are sick of the distressing noise in the city, come to this tranquil place that takes you far away from the exhausting world and gives you peace of mind. This park has a series of boardwalk routes meant for pedestrians. These routes take the visitors into Jubail island’s tidal lagoons and mangrove forests. The boardwalk is 2.6 kilometers long and navigates through a plethora of ecosystems including unique lagoon channels, salt marshes, intertidal mudflats, sandstone geological formations, and mangrove habitat. The park acts as the Abu Dhabi coastline’s protective shield and strives to keep up a pristine environment of suitable climate and fresh air for marine and wild animals. 

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Highlights

• Escape the city life’s hustle and bustle, and spend hours rejoining nature in the most wonderful manner.
• Enter into a world of vibrant mangrove trees that animals consider as shelter.
• Watch the marine animals float calmly on the pure green-and-blue colored water encompassing the park from all sides.
• Walk through exquisitely crafted wooden walk boards while feeling the whiff of the fresh breeze brush past your face.
• Meditate on the soul-filling beauty of life as you spot the crabs, herons, birds, gazelles, flamingoes and fishes.
• After spending hours exploring the idyllic island, grab a snack from a nearby café that serves baked goods, coffees, and teas.
• Take your experience to another level by stopping by the kayak launching points, and give kayaking a try.
• Drench your feet with kids as you visit the floating pontoons, and beach towers that are low level platforms and let you catch a closer glance at the aquatic life.
• Have a tête-à-tête with the rangers who possess a background on ecology’s various aspects; enlighten yourself by assimilating information from these rangers about wildlife, and the park’s trees, as they are on the move.

How To Reach

By bus: You can reach Jubail Mangrove Park through bus numbers 101, 401,400, 32, 111, 110, and 104.

By car: You can reach the Jubail Mangrove Park by a rented car or your own vehicle either from Yas Public beach or Saadiyat Beach Club. From both the locations it would take only 15 minutes. However, if you are setting off from Abu Dhabi Mainland, you will reach within 20 minutes as it is very close to the Madinat Zayed shopping Center. 

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Best Time To Visit

According to the website of Jubail Mangrove Park, the best time to visit the park is between 1 PM to 3 PM every day as this is the time of high tides. Therefore, if you want to catch the best water views, you must come during the high tide times. If you pay a visit during low tides, you will find the park dry. 

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Other Essential Information

Tips for Visiting Jubail Mangrove Park

• Pre-book your park visit so that you can gain an entry without hurdles
• Carry your green pass as that is mandatory to gain admission to the park.
• When making plans to visit the Jubail Mangrove Park, make sure you are not going during the summer season.
• Always pay a visit to the park during high tide as you will enjoy unhindered water views. During the low tides, you can find the attraction super dry.
• While getting up close and personal with the sea birds and local wildlife, refrain from flash photography.
• Since the park is an ecological site, try not to litter.
• Avoid smoking, fishing, and swimming.
• Do not carry any beverages or food especially when on the boardwalk.
• Come dressed in appropriate attire
• Use of bicycles/scooters, skates or toys is strictly prohibited hence do not carry these things along.
• Do not remove or touch wildlife or plants.

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