Dubai Dolphinarium has been operating in Creek Park since May 2008. It is a fully indoor, air-conditioned venue with dolphin, seal and exotic bird shows, and you can also swim with the dolphins.
Tickets and prices
What to see
The main event is a 45-minute show with bottlenose dolphins and seals: tricks, juggling, ball games and even painting. The 30-minute bird show features macaws, cockatoos, toucans, a hornbill, falcons and a Steller's sea eagle. Between shows you can try the mirror maze, visit the Art Factory kids' craft space and take photos with a seal or parrots.
For a closer encounter, there is a meet-and-greet in a shallow pool (age 5+) and a swim in the deep pool where a dolphin tows you by its fin (age 8+, confident swimmers under 110 kg). A ten-minute educational tour shows the dolphins from viewing areas, without swimming.
Getting there
The metro is easiest: Green Line to Dubai Healthcare City or Oud Metha. By taxi, ask for Creek Park Gate 1, the same entrance as Children's City. It is about 10 minutes by car from the airport and Burj Khalifa and 20 from Dubai Marina, and there is parking next to the dolphinarium.
Planning your visit
On the official website the dolphin show costs AED 112 for adults and AED 62 for children aged 2–11, including popcorn and a drink voucher; the bird show is AED 50 and 30. The in-water meet-and-greet costs AED 490, the swim AED 760 and the tour AED 150. Creek Park entry is AED 5 extra. Allow an hour for a show, or up to three hours with a swim and the park.
Before you go
Creek Park entry is not included in the ticket: pay at the gate or on dubaipublicparks.ae. With a swim or meet-and-greet ticket, the show costs half price — claim the discount at the counter. Children can join in-water programmes only with a paying adult over 18, and tickets are non-refundable.
Creek Park Gate 1, Umm Hurair 2, Riyadh Street, Dubai · 25.234646, 55.326779
