Sir Bani Yas Island
The largest natural island in the UAE, 9 kilometres off the Abu Dhabi coast and home to a wildlife reserve founded by Sheikh Zayed in 1977. Thousands of free-roaming animals now live among millions of planted trees, seen on safaris, hikes and kayak trips.
- Where
- Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.3333, 52.6333
Get the Sir Bani Yas Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sir Bani Yas Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Abu Dhabi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sir Bani Yas Island
Qasr Al Watan 170 km
The presidential palace of the UAE, a great white building in Abu Dhabi used for state receptions and cabinet meetings. It is a working palace rather than a home, and its domed halls are open to visitors.
Emirates Palace 171 km
A hotel built on the scale of a royal palace, all domes and gilded halls on its own stretch of the Abu Dhabi shore. It opened in 2005 and has been run by Mandarin Oriental since 2020.
Etihad Towers 172 km
Five curved glass towers on the Abu Dhabi waterfront, across the road from Emirates Palace, holding homes, offices and a hotel. A car leaps between two of them in the film Furious 7, and an observation deck sits high in one tower.
Abu Dhabi Corniche 174 km
The 8 kilometre waterfront of Abu Dhabi, with separate paths for walkers and cyclists, play areas, cafés and a public beach. It runs along the city's northwestern edge, facing the Gulf on one side and the towers on the other.
Qasr Al Hosn 175 km
The oldest stone building in Abu Dhabi, begun around 1761 as a watchtower guarding the island's fresh water well. It grew into the fort and home of the ruling family, and its whitewashed walls now hold a museum of the city's story.
Emirates Park Zoo 176 km
A privately owned zoo and resort in Al Bahia, on the northern edge of Abu Dhabi, opened in 2012. Its grounds are landscaped to recall Africa and hold more than 1,100 animals of over 220 species, one of the largest collections in the emirate.
Liwa Oasis 178 km
A crescent of date-palm villages in the far west of Abu Dhabi, on the edge of the Rub' al Khali, the Empty Quarter. Some of the highest dunes in the region rise around it, among them Moreeb Dune.
Louvre Abu Dhabi 180 km
An art museum on Saadiyat Island under a vast latticed dome by Jean Nouvel, which lets sunlight fall through in what is called a rain of light. Its galleries set art from every part of the world side by side, under an agreement with France to use the Louvre name until 2047.
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Questions
Where is Sir Bani Yas Island?
Sir Bani Yas Island is in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Qasr Al Watan (170 km), Emirates Palace (171 km), Etihad Towers (172 km).
How do I get the Sir Bani Yas Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sir Bani Yas Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Abu Dhabi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sir Bani Yas Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Abu Dhabi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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