Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital Guided Tour with Photo

Highlights

• A guided tour in English of a working falcon hospital at Al Shamkha, near Abu Dhabi International Airport
• The hospital's falconry museum, its treatment room and a free-flight aviary, as the hospital describes its tour
• A falcon on your gloved arm and a photo session, as named on the operator's list
• Shared transfer from your Abu Dhabi hotel, about three hours in all

Is it right for you?

Seniors

Good for seniors: It is a guided, mostly indoor tour at an easy pace, with some standing and walking

Getting around

Little walking

Children

Whether young children may hold a falcon is the hospital's decision on the day

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

Time of day

Morning, Afternoon

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

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From the operator's and venue's own published information. Tell your captain about anyone's mobility, age or food needs and we confirm the details for your date.

The story

What happens

The plan as the operator runs it. Start times and pickup are confirmed for your date.

1. Step 01 Pickup

   Shared transfer from your Abu Dhabi hotel. Your captain confirms the pickup time with your voucher; the hospital runs its tours at set times, so the pickup is fixed around the tour.

2. Step 02 Falconry museum

   The guide introduces falconry and its place in Emirati life in the hospital's museum.

3. Step 03 Treatment room and aviary

   Watch the hospital's staff at work on the birds, then see falcons in the free-flight aviary. What treatments are under way depends on the day.

4. Step 04 Falcon on your arm and photos

   A falcon sits on your gloved arm while the photographs are taken, the photo session the operator names on its sheet.

5. Step 05 Return

   Shared transfer back to your hotel, about three hours after pickup.

Know before you go

• Tour days: the hospital lists visitor tours at 10 am and 2 pm Monday to Thursday, and at 10 am on Friday and Sunday, and none on Saturday. Avoid Saturday, and confirm the date with your captain before you pay.
• It is a working hospital. Which birds and which treatments you see depend on the day, and the staff's work comes first.
• Holding a falcon: the bird sits on a thick leather glove and the guide stays beside you. Follow the guide's instructions, keep your face away from the bird and do not try to touch its head. Anyone nervous of birds can simply watch.
• Children: the hospital also runs school tours, but ask your captain whether young children may hold a falcon on your date rather than assume.
• Mostly a standing and walking tour at an easy pace; tell your captain about anyone who needs a wheelchair so the operator can check access.
• Dress modestly and comfortably, with closed shoes; it is a working hospital and part of the tour may be outdoors in the aviary. Carry water and sunglasses.
• Photography: take your own pictures only where the guide allows, especially in the treatment room.
• Availability and the pickup time are confirmed by the operator when your captain books; a booking can be declined by the supplier for a price change, allocation or stop-sale.
• Prices are per person in INR. GST and TCS on international bookings are shown in your written quote.

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Why book with Travelers Clan

• A set plan, confirmed. We confirm the start time, pickup and what is included before you pay.
• Paperwork guidance. Visa requirements and applicable taxes confirmed in your quote.
• Clear payment terms. Deposit and cancellation conditions set out before payment.
• Know your support. Your final plan confirms local contacts and any guide or trip-captain services.