Abu Dhabi: Island Hopping Speedboat & Dolphin Island Swim

Free cancellation

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 15

Mobile ticketAccepted

Four Hours Hopping Between 150 Islands Off Abu Dhabi's Coast

You board a speedboat at Abu Dhabi Corniche and spend four hours island-hopping past the Etihad Towers and Presidential Palace, swimming at Dolphin Island in clear water, then moving to Crystal Bay for volleyball, music and refreshments. Lunch and snacks are included, and the whole day is fixed — no planning, no separate bookings, just show up and go.

Step-by-step itinerary

Island hopping and beach activities

Depart from the port
Cruise past Etihad Towers and Presidential Palace
Swim at Dolphin Island
Admire dolphin-shaped island from boat
Visit Crystal Bay for beach games and music
Enjoy refreshments and sunbathe
Return to the port

The Experience

So you're standing at the Abu Dhabi Corniche and someone's telling you the boat leaves in ten minutes, and you're already thinking about whether you packed sunscreen. The speedboat's small enough that you can see the water from every seat, and the crew's loading coolers while people are still figuring out where to sit. Then you're moving — actually moving — past the Etihad Towers and the Presidential Palace sliding by on your left, and the whole city starts looking different when you're seeing it from the water instead of standing in it.

The first real stop is Dolphin Island, which is exactly what it sounds like: a newly formed island shaped like a dolphin, and you're swimming in water so clear you can see straight down. It's only about twenty minutes in the water, but it's the kind of twenty minutes where you lose track of time because there's nothing else to do but float and look around. After that you cruise past the actual dolphin-shaped island — your guide points it out from the boat — and then you're pulling into Crystal Bay, where the setup is different. There's volleyball, soccer, music playing, people with drinks in their hands, and it's the kind of beach club vibe that happens when you've got a private stretch of sand and a group that's already warmed up from the swim.

The whole thing runs four hours from the Corniche, and you get a sandwich and a banana fried with it, which is more practical than fancy but honestly hits different when you're hungry and the sun's been on you for a couple of hours. The boat's fast enough that you're not sitting around waiting, but not so fast that you can't actually see what you're passing. By the time you're heading back to port, you've hit three islands, swum in the gulf, and done beach games without having to arrange any of it yourself.

What’s included

Your four-hour speedboat tour includes hotel or Corniche pickup (confirm with operator), passage to Dolphin Island, Crystal Bay and views of the Presidential Palace and Etihad Towers, swimming time in the gulf, beach games and music at Crystal Bay, one sandwich and banana fried, and return to the Corniche.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Extreme Arabia

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want a full beach and water day without renting a boat, arranging island access, or figuring out where to swim — the speedboat, the stops, and the beach setup are all waiting when you show up.