With the variety of activities, attractions, and accommodation options you’ll find on Yas Island, you’ll have an amazing vacation here with your family this spring.
Spring break, that short but much-appreciated holiday children get from school, is an incredible opportunity to spend time with the family. This one-to-two-week school break is actually the perfect time to go on a vacation.
If you want to go on an incredible and unforgettable trip with your family this spring break, you won’t go wrong with choosing Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as your destination.
Yas Island is the premier leisure, recreation, and entertainment hub in Abu Dhabi. The island has the best theme parks, sports complexes, hotels, and resorts in the emirate.
It is a popular spot for various enjoyable and unique air, land, and water adventures in Abu Dhabi.
With the variety of activities, attractions, and accommodation options you’ll find on Yas Island, you’ll have an amazing vacation here with your family this spring.
Why go to Yas Island
Below are the top reasons Yas Island is the perfect place to go for a spring break getaway with your family:
1. It is home to a massive water park
With spring not too hot and not too cold, it is the ideal time to go to a water park.
You’ll find one of the biggest water parks in the United Arab Emirates on Yas Island: Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi.
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi’s 45 rides, slides, and attractions will give you and your family a fun, exciting day. There are several spots here where you can relax as well, allowing everyone to find some time to unwind and de-stress.
For fun and thrilling experiences, head to these attractions:
- Bandit Bomber – a suspended water roller coaster ride presently holding the record for being the longest six-seater roller coaster in the United Arab Emirates and MENA region.
- Bubbles Barrel – the world’s largest sheet wave; perfect for an exhilarating surfing experience.
- Dawwama – a record-holding six-person, high-speed tornado water coaster.
- Falcons Falaj – a gigantic water slide that holds the current world record for being the longest six-seater water coaster.
- Liwa Loop – the UAE’s and MENA’s first freefall drop water-slide.
For less thrilling, more relaxing experiences, head to the Al Raha River, Amwaj, Yadi Yas, and Cinesplash.
2. It has the largest indoor theme park in the world
If everyone wants to unleash their inner child, you’ll be able to do so at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi is the largest indoor amusement park in the UAE and the world. It occupies over 1.65 million square feet of land, housing over 29 rides and attractions inspired by popular Warner Bros. films and TV shows.
Most of the rides and attractions here are suitable for guests of all ages. These include:
- Ani-Mayhem – An interactive ride taking place in a Looney Tunes ACME factory.
- Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries – An immersive attraction that lets you and your family ride the Mystery Machine and help the Scooby Gang solve mind-boggling puzzles.
- Green Lantern: Galactic Odyssey – A 4D immersive attraction that lets guests experience being a member of the Green Lantern Corps and go on a galactic peacekeeping quest.
- The Flintstones Bedrock River Adventure – This river ride, which is part relaxing and part thrilling, lets you explore the picturesque Bedrock River with the Flintstones gang.
For more thrilling rides and experiences, make a beeline for these attractions:
- Fast and Furry-ous
- Tom and Jerry: Swiss Cheese Spin
- Justice League: Warworld Attacks
- Batman: Knight Flight
- Scarecrow: Scare Raid
- The Riddler Revolution
3. It is the perfect place for car and motor sport enthusiasts
Yas Island is home to two incredible destinations that appeal to auto and motor sport aficionados – Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Marina Circuit.
Ferrari World is the first Ferrari-themed amusement in the world. It is a paradise for anyone who loves the iconic Italian automotive brand and motor sport theme.
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi’s most popular rides and attractions include:
- Formula Rossa
- Flying Aces
- Fiorano GT Challenge
- Turbo Track
- Scuderia Challenge
Yas Marina Circuit is another paradise for car and motor sport enthusiasts. It is the official racetrack for the annual Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Additionally, the racetrack provides various driving experiences that bring out the best driver in you.
Here, you can drive a Formula Yas 3000 or Caterham Seven around the track. You can also take an Aston Martin GT4, Ferrari 458 GT, and Chevrolet Drift Taxi for a spin on the circuit.
Don’t forget to try karting at the Yas KARTZONE, a three-track configuration appropriate for racers of all ages.
4. It features an incredible mix of air adventure activities
Yas Island also has a variety of air sports and activities you can try.
For something truly exciting, try skydiving at CLYMB Abu Dhabi. It houses a top UAE skydiving facility, which is also the tallest and most expansive indoor skydiving flight chamber in the world.
Here, you and your family can soar individually or as a group inside a 104-foot tall skydiving flight chamber.
If you and your family like wall climbing or want to try it, test your skills at the tallest indoor climbing wall in the country, which stands at 138 feet tall and has 13 routes. You’ll also find this attraction at CLYMB Abu Dhabi.
You can also have a magical time while enjoying stunning views of Yas Island and Abu Dhabi from the top when you go on a seaplane tour, which you can book in Yas Marina.
5. It has a working presidential palace open to the public
Yas Island also has an attraction where you and your family can immerse in culture and history: Qasr Al Watan.
Visiting Qasr Al Watan, the presidential palace of the UAE, is one of the best things to do in Abu Dhabi.
Qasr Al Watan has several areas that educate guests about the fascinating culture and history of the UAE.
If you and your family want to see prized artifacts and manuscripts showcasing the UAE’s and Arab region’s key contributions to art, astronomy, literature, science, astronomy, and other fields, visit the House of Knowledge first.
To see an extraordinary collection of around 50,000 books about Arabian knowledge and culture, head to the Qasr Al Watan Library.
You and your family can also learn more about the UAE’s history by watching Palace in Motion, an interesting light and sound show which shows the country’s journey in three acts.
Everyone will also be amazed by the elaborate architectural features inside and outside the palace, including spectacular archways, mosaic patterns, ornaments, and a central dome.
Yas Island also boasts plenty of hotels and resorts. Whatever your budget for your vacation, you’ll surely find an accommodation option that meets your family’s needs and preferences.
The many attractions and accommodation options you’ll find on Yas Island make it the perfect destination for your family this spring break.
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