Sharjah Safari tickets: Bronze, Silver or Gold, and is it worth it

Sharjah Safari tickets cost AED 40 for Bronze, AED 120 for Silver and AED 275 for Gold per adult, and AED 15, AED 50 and AED 120 for children aged 3 to 12 (official site, checked 2 November 2026). The official site says every price is before 5% VAT. Silver is the right buy for most visitors, because it is the cheapest ticket that includes the vehicle tour. We found no Klook, GetYourGuide or Tiqets ticket, so the official site is the only place with a price.

Sharjah Safari tickets compared

Ticket	Adult	Child (3 to 12)	Time needed	What you get	Last ticket
Bronze Pack	AED 40	AED 15	1 to 2 hours	Walking zones only: Into Africa and Zanzibar Village	16:00
Silver Pack	AED 120	AED 50	2 to 4 hours	Bronze plus a shared guided vehicle tour and Safari Camp	13:30
Gold Seats	AED 275	AED 120	3 to 5 hours	Silver plus a guided Serengeti walk and a private guide	13:30
Private tour	From AED 1,500	Per vehicle	Not stated	Gold features in a private vehicle, 6, 9 or 15 seats	Not stated

Prices are per person, official site only, before VAT. Under 3s are free on every ticket. Time needed is the operator’s own range. The last Silver and Gold tour leaves at 14:00.

Which ticket should you buy?

• Silver (AED 120) is the default. It is three times the price of Bronze, but it is the first ticket with the shared vehicle tour through the park’s habitats, plus Safari Camp. Private cars cannot enter the safari tracks, so the vehicle tour is how you cover the reserve. Children pay AED 50.
• Bronze (AED 40) is for a short or very cheap visit. It stays on foot in the Into Africa zone (birds of Africa, East African Islands, the Boma) and Zanzibar Village. The official page does not list which large animals you see on the Bronze route, so do not buy it expecting a full safari.
• Gold (AED 275) is for the walk and the guide. Over Silver it adds a guided walk in the Serengeti Habitat and a private guide for the whole visit, which is AED 155 more per adult and AED 70 more per child. Gold slots were in single digits per slot on 31 October, so it also sells out first.
• Groups of six or more should price the private tour. A 6-seat vehicle is AED 1,500, a 9-seat one AED 2,250 and a 15-seat one AED 3,500, all per vehicle. Six adults on Gold seats would pay AED 1,650, nine AED 2,475 and 15 AED 4,125, so the private vehicle is cheaper on adult fares alone. The official page does not say whether the vehicle price covers every passenger’s entry, so confirm that before paying. The booking page lists the 9-seat Game Viewer without air conditioning.

A family of four (two adults, two children aged 3 to 12) pays:

Ticket	Before VAT	With 5% VAT added
Bronze	AED 110	AED 115.50
Silver	AED 340	AED 357
Gold	AED 790	AED 829.50

The VAT column is our own arithmetic. The booking page shows the same numbers as the official page before checkout, and we did not go through to payment, so what is added at the end is unverified.

What each ticket includes

The official tickets page lists:

• Bronze: the walking tour (Into Africa, with birds of Africa, East African Islands and the Boma), a walk through Zanzibar Village, and the Amphitheatre bird show. The tickets page also says “No shows currently” under each pack, so do not count on the bird show.
• Silver: everything in Bronze, a shared guided vehicle tour, Safari Camp access (dining, a grocery and a children’s zone) and a guiding system in Arabic and English.
• Gold: everything in Silver, a guided walk in the Serengeti Habitat and a private guide throughout.
• Private tour: the Gold features with a private vehicle instead of a shared one.

Third-party pages disagree on which areas the Silver vehicle covers. Headout’s listing names the Savannah, Sahel and Serengeti zones, a 2022 Khaleej Times report says everything except Serengeti, and the official page says only “several habitats”. Gold is the only ticket that promises a walk in the Serengeti Habitat.

Curly Tales (21 September 2026) reports behind-the-scenes tours at selected times this season and describes over 120 species and 50,000 animals in 12 Africa-inspired areas. The official tickets page does not list a behind-the-scenes tour, so ask before you plan around one.

How long to allow, and when to arrive

The park is open daily from 08:30 to 18:00. Silver and Gold are timed slots from 09:00, the last Silver and Gold ticket is sold at 13:30, and the last tour leaves at 14:00. The last Bronze ticket is sold at 16:00.

Our reading: a Gold tour that leaves at 14:00 and runs its full 5 hours would run past the 18:00 closing time, so book a morning slot for Silver or Gold and keep Bronze for a late arrival. When we checked on 31 October, the online calendar was open for only about 12 days (to 11 November), so you cannot book far ahead.

Is it open? Season and Ramadan

Sharjah Safari is seasonal. Gulf News reported on 20 September 2026 that it reopened the next day after being closed since May, and Khaleej Times gave the same date. We found no closing date for this season, and the official site shows none, so check before you travel in spring.

In Ramadan the park opens 08:30 to 13:30 from Saturday to Thursday and is closed on Fridays. The last Bronze ticket is at 11:00, and the last tour is at 10:00 for Gold and 10:30 for Silver. The official page adds that hours may vary with special events and bad weather.

Getting there from Dubai

You need a car or a taxi. We found no bus or shuttle to the park, and the official page gives none.

• Distance: the park is on the Sharjah-Khorfakkan Road, 5 km from Al Dhaid and 55 km from the Heart of Sharjah. Sharjah International Airport is 42 km away.
• Route: Gulf News (2024) says to take Emirates Road E611, leave at the S142 exit just after the Sharjah mosque, drive about 40 km on S142 and take the Sharjah Safari exit after the S142 and E55 roundabout.
• Time: Property Finder gave about 50 minutes from Dubai in 2024. We could not confirm a 2026 figure, so check a live map and avoid the Dubai and Sharjah rush hours.
• Parking: free, opposite the main entrance, with accessible spaces near the entrance. Wheelchairs and strollers are available on request at the entrance lodge on a first-come basis and cannot be reserved.

The official page suggests a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable walking shoes, binoculars and a reusable water bottle. Dining venues are in Zanzibar Village and Safari Camp.

Real prices by seller

Seller	Price	Status on 2 and 3 November 2026
Official site	AED 40, AED 120, AED 275	On sale, calendar about 12 days ahead
Headout	No price	Listing says “This experience is unavailable”
Klook, GetYourGuide, Tiqets	No price	No Sharjah Safari ticket found

With one seller on sale, there is no cheaper source to find. The live table on this page shows the official prices.

Dubai Safari Park instead?

If the 55 km drive is the problem, Dubai Safari Park costs AED 50 for adults and children (official, checked 2 November 2026), is open from 12 October 2026 and stops admission at 17:00. It is a different park, in Dubai. See the Dubai Safari Park prices and our guide to Dubai attractions with kids.

How to book it cheapest

1. Open the Sharjah Safari price table and use the official site, because it is the only seller we found.
2. Book Silver for a normal visit, in a morning slot. Choose Bronze only for a short, cheap walk.
3. Check the calendar, which opens only about 12 days ahead, and book Gold as soon as it opens.
4. Ask whether VAT is added at checkout, and expect AED 42, AED 126 or AED 288.75 per adult if it is.
5. Groups of six or more: price the private vehicle against Gold seats.
6. Pair it with the city sights on another day, using our Sharjah day out guide.