Al Ain Safari offers school trips to increase awareness of endangered animals

In line with the ever-growing educational process and its objectives in supporting educational experiences, Al Ain Zoo is offering an innovative and interactive experience for students through a programme at the world's largest man-made African safari.

The safari takes students on an educational tour accompanied by a team of Emirati tour guides specialising in wildlife conservation. Students will experience a diverse mix of African wildlife in the heart of Al Ain city, through an interactive journey where they learn about animals threatened with extinction.

The safari tour kicks off in a vehicle fully equipped for safety and comfort to ensure an exciting adventure in a world inhabited by African animals such as the Giraffes, Zebras, white Rhinos, different species of Oryx and many distinctive and diverse animals in unique habitats.

The trip will take 30 minutes for all students over the age of five with their teachers, and Emirati safari guides highlight the species of endangered African animals, in addition to the efforts of local and international zoological parks in conservation and biodiversity.

Omar Al Blooshi, Director of Marketing and Corporate communications at Al Ain Zoo, said, "The Zoo seeks to make the educational process richer, more flexible and more interactive through Learning and understanding nature’s components. This vividly supports the wheel of education in modern and innovative ways to develop students’ skills and make education an enjoyable experience.

Al Ain Safari, which opened in 2016, is a qualitative leap in the wildlife world; the visitor takes a trip in which the desert, plants and animals combined with human creativity on two square kilometers of nature's wonders wildlife conservation programme s at Al Ain Zoo have been able to not only preserve endangered species but also increase the numbers of animals such as the, Scimitar Oryx and the Addax.

The Al Ain Zoo Safari includes a world of animals with lions, rhinoceroses, giraffes, ostriches and many others, making it a global standard for conservation projects in the Arab region, in addition to its educational role in stressing the importance of the conservation of wild animal species for future generations.