The Al Ain Camel Market is a worth place to visit with family and kids. So if you are in Al Ain to look at the busiest livestock market, which is also known as the Camel Market (better known as Camel Souk) then you must visit this place. The place is an intriguing one and it offers the tourists and the regular visitors to the place a lifetime experience. At the Al Ain Camel Market, buying and selling camels and also haggling with the price of animals is an everyday affair. The market runs throughout the day but buying and selling is usually at its peak during the morning hours.
The pens are full of sheep, goats, other livestock and especially camels who are bought for their meat as well as for running races. It is a longtime trade that runs here. Children also enjoy the place as they can earn a ride in exchange for a tip. People dress conservatively here showing respect to the age-old Emirati experience.
The Al Ain Camel Market Experience
The camel market experience is a wonderfully intriguing one. Although the place can be rowdy, dusty and chaotic, yet it brings out the whole of the Arab culture and the tradition and ethnicity to a great extent. You can be quite taken aback to watch the wobbly legged baby camels or the adults in their pen. Some of the camels are kept aside for breeding purposes only. So, if you are looking to get a touch and feel of the Arab livestock market along with its tradition and culture, this place is a must visit. Our Al Ain city tour cover this place as well.
Interesting Sights at Camel Market
It is indeed interesting to watch the breeders as well as the buyers who haggle over prices and the camels are purchased and led out to their respective farms in trucks. The camel souk is teeming with large and small animals in an array of colours, white, yellow, brown and black. If you are looking to photograph yourself with a camel of your choice, you can do it for a small tip you pay to the custodian. Well, the cheapest camel can cost a buyer around 80000 dirhams while a pregnant camel can cost up to 80000 dirhams. A mother with her baby camel is an awesome sight and the custodian might let you photograph them for 100 dirhams. For these enthralling experiences Camel Souk in Al Ain is well worth a visit. After visiting this place, you may like to go for a Camel ride tour in Dubai.
How to Reach the Camel Market?
The camel market is located in Zayed bin Sultan Street. This place is somewhere downtown Al Ain. The location is 10 km from Central Al Ain. Al Ain, as we all know is a beautiful garden city and also a heritage city. From Dubai the camel souk is at a distance of 120 km.
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 Timings
The camel market, Al Ain is open throughout the day, from six in the morning till sunset. Usually trading takes place in the mornings.
- Opening and Closing Time: 06:00 AM to 07:00 PM
Entrance Fee
There is no such entry ticket, its free.
Places to Visit near the Al Ain Camel Market
If you are out on a tour in the morning to the Camel Market (Camel Souk), take note of restaurants, hotels, markets and places of attractions near the camel souk. You are sure to find a multitude of places of interest that can make your stay in Al Ain a rewarding experience. Lets check list of nearby places to visit in Camel market:
and other speciality museums are some of the alluring places and must visits after a tour of the camel souk in Al Ain.
Why You Should Visit Camel Market in Al Ain ?
The camel souk in Al Ain is an out of the world experience for the common visitor. If you are looking to understand and catch a glimpse of the ethnic tradition of the Arab, the camel market will add vastly to your experience. You can also be a most authentic part of the Arab culture and tradition. Besides, being able to photograph yourself with the most interesting animal camel and post fascinating photos in the social media should add to a rare experience which is also family friendly. Visiting tourists taking part in mock races and watching the transaction, the price haggling will always let you carry home interesting memories of your travel to Al Ain.
