In the area of Al Barsha, on the south-eastern side of Dubai, a flower park known as the Dubai Miracle Garden (Garden of Miracles) began to exist in 2013. The park, which covers an area of 72,000 m2 – is one of the most famous parks of its kind in the world. But it does not strike with its size, or even with the flowers presented, since it is mainly quite unpretentious petunias, marigolds and geraniums that grow here. The flower Park in Dubai is unique primarily because it is located on the territory of a completely dead desert, far from the coastal part of the emirate! And for drip irrigation of plants growing in it, about 757,000 liters of water are spent every day.
The Dubai Miracle Garden is a large-scale collection of floral art exhibits. The main feature of the park is unique exhibits made of flowers, striking with their size, craftsmanship and beauty.
A tip! Take at least an hour and a half to explore the park in Dubai, although you can easily spend 5 hours there. It all depends on how much you enjoy looking at the compositions, and how often you will capture everything in the photo.
What to see in the Garden of Wonders
The entire area of the flower park in Dubai is divided into 7 locations with different themes. Every year new exhibits are created here, so the park is constantly changing its appearance.
Important! It is forbidden to touch or pick flowers, get off the paths and throw garbage. For such violations, security guards can expel any visitor without refund of the ticket price and even issue a fine. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the kids!.
Emirates airliner A380
In the central part of this location is the main and most popular attraction of the park: a real Airbus A380 passenger plane. It is 73 m long, 24 m high, and has a wingspan of 80 m. The fuselage and wings of the airliner are covered with flowers, there is even the Emirates airline logo made of flowers. This airliner is a real miracle, it even has an imitation of running engines.
In 2016, this installation of flowers was awarded the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest flower structure in the world.
Mickey Mouse
This area of the miracle garden in Dubai, especially its central exhibit, is always admired by children. Walt Disney has designed the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse specifically for this garden in Dubai.
100,000 plants and flowers were used to create the 18-meter-long Mickey Mouse. The weight of the flower arrangement is 35 tons, and it is supported by a 7-ton steel structure on a reinforced concrete foundation weighing 50 tons.
In 2018, Mickey Mouse was awarded an award-winning certificate by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest living plant exhibit.
Palm Jumeirah-features of an artificial island in the Emirates
Teddy bear
Big Teddy bear is one of the newest exhibits. The installation, formed from thousands of plants and flowers, reaches a height of 12 meters.
In the paws of a huge teddy bear heart, which serves as a symbol of love and harmony. This floral wonder is a tribute to all lovers.
Paradise Lost
Lost paradise-a zone with such a big name looks like a cascade of a million flowers that descends 6 meters underground. The central part of the composition is occupied by a small settlement of buildings covered with flowers. During your stay in this part of the Dubai Miracle Garden flower Park, you get the impression that some kind of fairyland is spread out around you. Although, perhaps this is exactly what paradise looks like?
Park Lake
In the heart of the Lake park zone is a lake that turns the wonderful garden of Dubai into a living piece of the sky. Surrounded on all sides by colorful flowers, the pond reflects the peaceful heavenly element in its calm waters.
Miracle Lake is a great place to relax. Next to it, there are many recreation areas, where you can sit quietly and admire the beauty of nature.
Passage of Hearts
Hearts passage is the most popular area of the wonder Park. Many lovers from different countries are eager to come here to make a declaration of love and swear loyalty. The alley is also considered the best place in Dubai’s flower park for photos – all visitors take them here.
Hearts passage is the main alley with dozens of large heart-shaped arches covered with flowers of various shades. The alley looks extremely charming during the day, but it looks no less original in the evening when the lights are turned on.
Other activities in the Garden of Wonders
On the stage of the spacious amphitheater, performances are regularly shown, festivals and other events are organized.
There is a special miracle in the flower park – trampolines designed for children and adults. On the playground with trampolines, you can have fun with the whole family, or you can leave your child in the care of experienced staff.
For those who want to relax and continue walking again, the garden is equipped with benches, swings and even hammocks. Isn’t it a miracle that you can even lie down and sleep?
On the territory of the park there are 8 restaurants, many cafes and eateries. It offers everything your heart desires: fresh juices and other beverages, coffee, desserts, snacks, seafood, European and Arabic cuisine. But the prices are quite high, ice cream costs from 17 dirhams ($4.5).
Practical information
Address of the Dubai Miracle Garden: Al Barsha South 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Official website: www.dubaimiraclegarden.com.
Work schedule
During the summer season, from May to September, the flower park is closed. It is open only in winter – from November to April (sometimes minor changes are possible).
The miracle Flower Park in Dubai awaits visitors:
- on working days (in the UAE, Sunday is a working day) from 9: 00 to 21: 00;
- on Friday (this is an official holiday in the UAE) from 9: 00 to 23: 00;
- Saturday from 9: 00 to 22: 00.
A tip! Although there are benches in the Dubai Miracle Garden and you can hide from the scorching sun rays under one of the compositions with awnings, but it’s still too hot during the day. Therefore, it is better to come to the park in the early morning on weekdays, when there are few people there, or after 16: 00 to watch installations in daylight and with lighting. You should not go here on weekends – there are a lot of people, you just have to go with the flow.
Ticket price
A visit to the Garden of Wonders will cost this amount:
- for adults – 15$ (55 dirhams);
- for children aged 3-12 years – $ 11 (40 dirhams).
Children under 3 years of age and disabled people are allowed to explore the sights free of charge.
Important! You need to have cash with you, and credit cards are rarely accepted.
How to get
- If you are traveling by rented car, follow the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (Emirates Road-E 311) to the ring road, where it intersects with D 63. There are a lot of signs and you can already see the park. Next to the park there is a free outdoor parking lot and paid VIP Parking.
- From anywhere in Dubai, you can take a taxi to the Garden of Wonders. Since Dubai is a large-scale city, it is impossible to name the cost of a trip right now-it depends on the distance.
- The trip will be cheaper if you take the metro part of the way. You need to get to the Mall of the Emirates station on the red line – it is the closest to Miracle Garden. There is usually always a taxi in front of the Mall of the Emirates, the trip will cost 35-45 dirhams ($10-12). There is no taxi rank near the park. To go to the city, you need to call a car or “catch” the one that brought visitors.
- The cheapest way to get to the flower park is by metro and bus. Near the Mall of the Emirates station, near the shopping center of the same name, there are bus stops – every 20-40 minutes from there, bus number 105 goes directly to the park. The ticket costs 5 dirhams ($1.4), payment by NOL card is the same as in the metro. From Sunday to Thursday, there are flights from 14:00 to 20:00, and on Friday and Saturday from 12: 00 to 22: 00.
A tip! You can’t bring food or drinks into the park, only baby food is allowed. Although security guards rarely search bags at the entrance, if they see something, they will force them to throw it in a nearby trash can.
What is so remarkable about the flower park in Dubai and is it really as interesting as it is written about in advertising brochures? Make up your mind about this famous wonder garden, and then your impressions of your holiday in Dubai will be as complete as possible.
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