Video: Dubai Safari Park set to reopen in October

Video: Dubai Safari Park set to reopen in October

Dubai Safari Park will reopen to visitors from October 5 following the completion of a "comprehensive renovation and development process“, Dubai Municipality has announced.

The park opened in December 2017, after originally being scheduled to open at the end of 2016. However, it was closed in May 2018 to undergo improvements.

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The reopening now comes after an expansion of the park's facilities and includes a range of new interactive, educational and entertainment experiences, a statement said.

Spanning 119 hectares of landscaped spaces, the park now houses an expanded community of 3,000 mammals, birds, amphibians and invertebrates.

The park features a group of new animals, including African elephants and giraffes.

Rare animals at the park include the Komodo dragon, Spiral-horned antelope, Arabian Oryx, coloured African