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Lulu Island becomes big leisure attraction

ABU DHABI — Lulu Island, a major recreation and leisure landmark off the Abu Dhabi Corniche, is now open for visitors from 8am to 8pm daily, the Abu Dhabi Municipality announced yesterday.

Eng. Mubarak Al Falahi, Director of the Lulu Island Project, told Khaleej Times that the island was spread across an area of 7km, of which 3km was facing the Abu Dhabi Corniche.

The tickets to visit the island are priced at Dh15 for adults. Children under five years will be admitted free of charge. The ticket includes fee for a trip to the island in an air-conditioned vessel with a capacity to ferry 60 passengers, or another 25-seater ferry, which will sail every 30 minutes from a marina near the Heritage Village, Al Falahi said.

“A special marina will be built in the same area to ferry visitors. Only one marina out of five berthing facilities is being used now. The others will be pressed into service depending on the number of visitors,” Al Falahi added.

The island boasts of a 2-km long swimming pool in addition to camel and horse race courses and children’s play zone.

Visitors can tour the island in an open-roof train at a cost of Dh5 per person. Each trip of the 25-seater train takes around 15 minutes to complete.

“The island has nearly 200 shades along its shores as well as 40 other shades scattered across its different parts. The island also has 169 heritage tents which have toilet facilities,” Al Falahi informed.