Hudayriyat is where Abu Dhabi goes to move in the evening: a beach strip with restaurants at Marsana, the public Al Hudayriyat beach, the floodlit BMX track at Circuit X, the Bab Al Nojoum beach resort and the Surf Abu Dhabi wave pool. Bus 73 (with bike racks) comes here from Al Reem Island.
Best time: After sunset, any month; the night beach at Marsana runs in summer (2025: until 22:00 Monday-Thursday, midnight Friday-Sunday).
The route, stop by stop
- 1Marsana Beach
Restaurant and cafe strip on the beach; in summer 2025 Marsana East ran Abu Dhabi's first supervised night-swimming beach, with food delivered to your lounger by QR code. 30 min
- 2Hudayriyat Beach (Mar Vista)
The island's public beach, a short walk east of Marsana. 15 min
- 3Circuit X (BMX Park)
Floodlit BMX park, from AED 25; Monday-Thursday 16:00-22:00, Friday-Sunday 16:00-23:00 (summer 2026). Bring your own bike. 20 min
- 4Bab Al Nojoum Hudayriyat
Beach resort with Sadu seating and live oud at its Ramadan iftar (AED 150 in 2026, under-12s free). 15 min
- 5Surf Abu Dhabi
The island's wave pool; end here and watch the surfers. 15 min