{"id":25994,"date":"2025-01-31T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=25994"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:29:10","slug":"year-of-community-in-uae-free-entry-to-al-ain-zoo-for-all-residents-over-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/year-of-community-in-uae-free-entry-to-al-ain-zoo-for-all-residents-over-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Year of Community in UAE: Free Entry to Al Ain Zoo for All Residents Over 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a new move to support senior citizens, the <strong>UAE has announced that residents aged 60 and older, including expats, can now visit Al Ain Zoo for free<\/strong>. This update is part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae-declares-2025-as-the-year-of-community-what-to-expect\/\">\u201cYear of Community\u201d initiative<\/a><\/strong> launched by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MohamedBinZayed\/status\/1883744580207530003\">President Sheikh Mohamed<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, only people aged 70 and above enjoyed free entry, but with the new policy, more seniors can benefit from the offer. The change shows the zoo\u2019s ongoing commitment to making the experience accessible and enjoyable for everyone in the community. To ensure comfort, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alainzoo.ae\/\"><strong>Al Ain zoo<\/strong><\/a><strong> provides a range of services for senior visitors, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alainzoo.ae\/explore-zoo\/visitor-services\/wheel-chairs\">wheelchair access<\/a><\/strong>, available on request at the Visitor Happiness Office.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25995\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/461974686_527387543270037_4033419856906746298_n1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The zoo\u2019s facilities, including buildings, pathways, and transport vehicles, are designed to meet the needs of older visitors, making it easier for them to explore and enjoy the zoo. In addition to seniors, <strong>children under 3 years old can also enter the zoo for free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>People of determination can enjoy free entry<\/strong> as well, along <strong>with one free ticket for an accompanying person<\/strong>. This policy expansion reflects the zoo\u2019s commitment to inclusivity and supporting the entire community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Ain Zoo is open daily from 9 AM to 6 PM<\/strong>, but be aware that some areas and experiences may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or renovations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d116478.07641137594!2d55.65347383247619!3d24.173840862908396!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3e8ab0c11e939f2b%3A0x93fd29c816885330!2sAl%20Ain%20Zoo!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sfr!4v1738321442646!5m2!1sen!2sfr\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a new move to support senior citizens, the UAE has announced that residents aged 60 and older, including expats, can now visit Al Ain Zoo for free. This update is part of the \u201cYear of Community\u201d initiative launched by President Sheikh Mohamed last week. Previously, only people aged 70 and above enjoyed free entry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15501,"slug":"al-ain","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/al-ain\/","api_id":5,"title":{"rendered":"Al Ain"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}