Breakfast with Giraffes
An early breakfast beside giraffes at Emirates Park Zoo: intimate, photogenic, and designed to feel like a gift-worthy morning.
Duration
about 2 hours
Format
up to 4 guests, 6 at most
Schedule
Daily, 08:00-10:00 or 09:00-11:00
Location
Emirates Park Zoo & Resort, Abu Dhabi
Atmosphere
A morning that feels nothing like a regular zoo visit
The park is still empty and quiet. Breakfast is served inside a cave where giraffes lean in to say hello — food, coffee, and animals right beside you, without the crowds.
Format
Private group for up to 4 guests
Ideal for couples, families, or a gift-worthy morning. Up to 2 extra guests can join for a supplement, 6 at most.
Details
Breakfast, guide, and park entry are already included
Once the main encounter ends, the day does not have to. You can stay in Emirates Park Zoo and keep the mood going.
Breakfast in a cave-like space where the giraffes come right up to you
Treat the giraffes to apples, lettuce, cucumbers and soy pellets
Feed the hippo, camels, zebras, donkeys and other animals
An African drumming and dance performance
An English-speaking guide
Full-day zoo admission
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Early access to the park
You arrive before the daytime rush, when the setting is calmer and the morning light makes everything feel cinematic.
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A real animal encounter
The giraffes, the hippo, camels, zebras, and donkeys are not just background scenery. They become part of a lived, close-up memory.
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Breakfast inside the cave
Breakfast is set inside a cave the giraffes lean into. Drinks, food, no rush — the kind of slow morning that quietly makes the day.
Breakfast with Giraffes is a unique programme at Emirates Park Zoo & Resort in Abu Dhabi, one of the few places in the world where you can have breakfast in the company of giraffes.
Guests are invited into a specially designed cave-like space where the giraffes can come very close to share your breakfast and enjoy their favourite treats: apples, lettuce, cucumbers and soy pellets.
Timing: 08:00 to 10:00 or 09:00 to 11:00, about 2 hours.
Prices
The price depends on the date: from 2,205 AED to 3,100 AED for a private group of up to 4 guests.
Each additional guest: 520 AED per person. Up to 6 guests in total.
Breakfast menu
Arabic breakfast
- Arabic bread
- Mediterranean scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions, cumin and parsley
- Feta cheese
- Labneh
- Ful medames
- Mixed vegetables: carrot, mixed pickles, tomato, cucumber
- Coffee: cappuccino or latte
- Lacnor orange juice
Full English breakfast with beef
- Toast and croissant
- Mediterranean scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions, cumin and parsley
- A selection of baby beef sausages
- Mushrooms
- Tomato
- Potato hash browns
- Beef bacon
- Baked beans
- Coffee: cappuccino or latte
- Lacnor orange juice
Full English breakfast with chicken
- Toast and croissant
- Mediterranean scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions, cumin and parsley
- A selection of baby chicken sausages
- Mushrooms
- Tomato
- Potato hash browns
- Mortadella
- Baked beans
- Coffee: cappuccino or latte
- Lacnor orange juice
Full Greek breakfast for two
- Strapatsada: eggs fried in Greek olive oil with Greek feta cheese
- Tiropita: freshly baked filo pastry filled with white sauce and feta cheese
- Greek yoghurt with honey and walnuts
- Feta cheese with oregano and Greek olive oil
- Greek Kalamata olives
- Spinach eggs: eggs fried in olive oil with onion and baby spinach
- Grilled chicken and beef sausages
- Mille-feuille slices with Nutella, fresh strawberries and blueberries
- Grilled halloumi cheese
- Lurpak butter
- Jam: blueberry, strawberry and apricot
- Greek coffee or frappé: Greek-style coffee and milk over ice
- Fresh orange juice with no additives
- Bread basket: baguette slices, baked toast and toast bread
Kids' breakfast
One main course of your choice:
- Muesli with yoghurt
- Mini omelette
- Waffles with chocolate sauce
One drink of your choice:
- Lacnor orange juice
- Hot chocolate
Perfect for
Ideal for couples, families, or a gift-worthy morning in Abu Dhabi when you want something rarer than a standard excursion.