Looking for a short haul destination? This long weekend visit Abu Dhabi and experience the new offering it has to offer. It’s an ideal holiday for those looking to get some thrills and create long-lasting memories. Ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, reach new heights at indoor skydiving centre CLYMB or catch some speed at the Yas Marina Circuit- there is something for all.
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi
Spanning the length of 15 football pitches, this amazing full-day park experience brings you and your family action-packed water-based activities across a range of thrill levels. With over 40 rides, slides, and attractions – five of which are one-of-a-kind – you’re sure to make lifelong memories here. At Yas Waterworld, you can feel the rush of a looping freefall waterslide, surf the waves of excitement, or speed around the Middle East’s longest suspended rollercoaster. Visitors can choose from various restaurants on-site, as well as souk and pearl-diving exhibits.
Learning to “fly” at CLYMB™
If it’s thrills you’re after, lift off in the world’s tallest indoor skydiving flight chamber and brave exhilarating indoor climbing walls at CLYMB. Whether you’re a first-time ‘flyer’ as young as three years old or an expert skydiver, flight instructors ensure a fun and safe experience, making this one of the best places to visit with family. CLYMB™ also boasts unique climbing experiences. Beginners can enjoy a range of friendly wall options, while more advanced climbers can push their limits at The Summyt™, the world’s tallest indoor climbing wall, towering 43 metres (141 feet) high.
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
If excitement for the entire family is what you’re after, the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park is the perfect answer.
Open 365 days a year, the world’s first Ferrari-branded theme park tells the marque’s story, showcasing more than 20 exhilarating and educational rides and attractions, incredible shopping, and authentic Italian dining experiences. Also, it’s mostly all indoors, with only the rollercoasters taking you outside. Make sure you try the Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster, where you go from 0 to 240 km/h in 4.9 seconds, while soaring to heights of 52 metres.
Venture into a new world at Warner Bros. Worldä Abu Dhabi
For families looking to keep the kids entertained, Warner Bros. Worldä Abu Dhabi brings all the legendary characters from this famous studio to life within the world’s biggest and fully air-conditioned indoor theme park.
Louvre Abu Dhabi
The iconic Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first universal museum in the Arab World, translating and fostering the spirit of openness between cultures. As one of the premier cultural institutions located in the heart of the Saadiyat Cultural District on Saadiyat Island, this art-lovers’ dream displays works of historical, cultural, and sociological significance, from ancient times to the contemporary era.
The Empty Quarter
The magical Rub’ al Khali (Empty Quarter) offers the same serene silence that it did when Thesiger explored it with his Emirati and Omani companions in the 1940s, its fine golden and red sands shifting with the winds to form dunes hundreds of feet high and visible as far as the eye can see.
Beautiful by day or starry night, this ever-changing expanse of desert boasts one of the world’s most luxurious hotels: the magnificent Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara.
