Dubai: Over 15 million people visit public parks, leisure facilities in H1 2023

Image: WAM/ Dubai Municipality

Dubai’s public parks, lakes and recreational facilities reported more than 15 million visitors during H1 2023 – a record-breaking milestone, said Dubai Municipality.

This marks a 50 per cent increase for the same period of 2022, which recorded approximately 10 million visitors, reported Dubai Media Office.

Visitor numbers to parks and facilities in Dubai during the period were:

• 10 million to lakes and neighbourhood parks
• 3 million to the five largest parks
• Over 951,000 visitors at Al Mamzar Beach Park
• 701,000 visitors at Mushrif Park
• More than 658,000 visitors at Creek Park
• Over 430,000 visitors at Zabeel Park
• More than 153,000 visitors at Safa Park

Additionally, over 884,000 people visited Dubai Frame; over 710,000 people visited The Quranic Park, approximately 427,000 people visited Dubai Safari Park, and up to 73,000 people visited Children’s City.

Factors leading to increased visits to Dubai’s parks

The increased number of visitors to these facilities and parks can be attributed to their exceptional locations and ease of access via various ways of transportation.

Periodically organised events and initiatives totaled more than 200 out of which 151 were by the private sector, 43 community initiatives, and 19 recreational initiatives by the municipality.

They are one of the most key features that draw visitors to those facilities, which include car parks, free seating, and play areas, walking and picnic locations with BBQ areas, hiking and cycling trails, horse riding arenas, and sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts.

The entire area of Dubai Municipality‘s public parks and recreational facilities spans 13 million square meters.