04-10-16 The Green Planet, CityWalk Dubai

Tuesday 4th October 2016

Right now, possibly no other activity within the cityscape of Dubai is as invigorating as exploring The Green Planet located at the super slick City Walk precinct. And I mean this for children and adults alike: three adults and two toddlers came to investigate this relatively new installation as a novel way to celebrate one of our little terror’s birthdays today, thinking we’d dedicate an hour of our day there…and we didn’t want to leave!

Well, Kingsley and his sweet friend, birthday girl Haarleen, could not believe their eyes as we entered the four storey ‘cube’ housing an entire rainforest with its cascading waterfalls, pools of tropical fish and trees fluttering with colourful birds. Us adults were instantly transported to a cool, misty and verdant ecosystem the likes of which we’ve not come even close to experiencing living here in the desert (or elsewhere for that matter).

Open daily till late, The Green Planet is really very special and all the more so because its staff are ready to educate and encourage big and small kids with their encounter of wildlife. Their professionals span naturalists, botanists, educationists and vets. Today we learned from them all about the lifecycles of bees, ants, butterflies, sloths, turtles, even porcupines.

Come for a walk with us as we explore The Green Planet…

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