Cool Places to Visit in Abu Dhabi on Hot Days
Abu Dhabi can be intensely hot during the summer months, but that doesn’t mean the city doesn’t have spaces that let you escape the desert heat. Look around the city and you’ll find the best places to spend a scorching afternoon.
Here is the list of indoor activities that you can try in Abu Dhabi on a hot day.
Cool Places in Abu Dhabi for Summer
1. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
Meet over 100,000 marine animals at the largest indoor marine theme park in the UAE region. Learn about the animal habitats and their behaviours through over 100 animal experiences and presentations. There are over 8 immersive realms inside SeaWorld that mimic the natural habitat of marine species from different climatic regions around the world.
Experience highly interactive adventures at Hypersphere 360°, Manta Coaster and other rides. Let your kids learn about the natural behaviours of the marine and terrestrial animals through interactive experiences at Coconut Bay and Macaw Habitat.
Choose your favourite dinner spot from the 17 different outlets that offer snacks, ice cream, regional food and other international treats.
2. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Ride the world’s fastest roller coaster, Formula Rossa, only at Ferrari World that reaches up to 240 km/h in the air within 4.9 seconds. You can also participate in a karting race at the Karting Academy that lets you race with other contestants in a true racer style on a 290 meter long go-karting track.
Ride the Ferrari Roma Spider and other iconic models of Ferrari around the Yas Island with the experienced driver.
Its large red roof is the largest Ferrari logo ever built. Walk on the iconic roof or Ferrari World and enjoy the stunning landscape of Yas Island.
3. Snow Abu Dhabi
Get inside the Iceland in the middle of the desert city and experience the adventures that you can only try on the ice. Play with the real snow inside Snow Park Abu Dhabi and beat the heat with freezing temperatures of -2°C in a snowy paradise where you’ll find Alpine trees covered in snow.
Experience snow adventures on rides like Drift’s Downhill Run or Drift’s Downhill Run. Race down the snowy tracks on Ice and Floe’s Bumper Tubes.
Have a cup of warm hot chocolate at the end of your adventure with the icy landscape of the park.
4. Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
Get transported to the world of Warner Bros. World and its famous characters. Explore its 5 different themed lands – Cartoon Junction, Bedrock, Dynamite Gulch, Gotham City and Metropolis. Walk on the Hollywood themed streets at the Warner Bros. Plaza and discover the Art Deco buildings.
Get inside the Cartoon Junction to relive your childhood experiences with your favourite cartoon shows. You can go on a mystery solving ride with Scooby-Doo in the Museum of Mysteries or ride Tom and Jerry’s Swiss Cheese Spin ride.
Always been a Gotham fan? Meet the evil Joker with his heroine, Harley Quinn, inside Gotham City. Click pictures with Batman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and other evil characters. You’re definitely going to have steamy conversations with these characters that are famous superheroes and villains.
5. CLYMB Abu Dhabi
It’s hot outside and you want to go on adventures, go to CLYMB and enjoy adventure sports indoors that hits your adrenaline levels without going out. This is a famous hub in the region for indoor climbing and skydiving experiences.
Explore your flying skills inside the 104 ft flight chamber with different flying positions. You will get training sessions from the experienced flyers before you go on a flying session.
Choose from 5 different walls according to your level and climb the indoor walls with basic climbing styles like auto-belay and bouldering. If you’re experienced enough, climb the 138 feet high, region’s tallest climbing wall, The SUMMYT.
6. Louvre Abu Dhabi
Explore the contemporary and ancient artworks from around the world at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Its floating dome in the middle of Saadiyat Island is the outstanding feature of the museum, inspired from the regional palm trees of the Arabian deserts. Designed by Jean Nouvel, it presents the ‘rain of light’ below its shade with lights passing through perforations of the dome.
Louvre Museum is the result of agreement between the two governments UAE and France. It features over 23 galleries where you’ll find over 700 artworks from prehistoric times. You can also find artworks of famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci.
7. Yas Mall
Get inside the largest mall of the city that is a one stop destination for entertainment, shopping and dining experiences. Yas Mall is a huge destination that features over international brands, food outlets and unique destinations like Ferrari World.
Meet the animated characters or ride the popular Cartoon Network rides at Warner Bros. World. Stroll on the Yas Bay waterfront and explore the bespoke artworks made by the international artists.
Experience the racing culture at Yas Marina Circuit and watch the most advanced tracks. Watch the racing cars at Polaris Drift Sprint or ride like an F1 driver at Formula Yas 3000.
Ending Note
Aren’t you surprised that this hot desert city has so much to offer? Land on any of these attractions and unleash adventure with crazy stories. You’ll definitely want to come back every time for these experiences. Plan your trip to Abu Dhabi with an Abu Dhabi city tour to discover these places and experience a once in a lifetime moment.