With only a few weeks left of term before the school holidays, now is the perfect time to start planning what to do with the kids! We have put together a round-up of some fantastic camps that are running across Dubai and the UAE this summer, so whether you have an 18-month-old, year old, or a teenager, there is something for everyone. Summer camps are a great opportunity for kids to try something new and make some new friends and memories in the process – happy holidays!
Tr88house
Be one of the first to experience TR88HOUSE Summer Camp! Located on Bluewaters Island, this one-of-a-kind family entertainment centre is launching its very first summer break camp, with dedicated activities for 4 to 7 years old and kids of 8 years old and above!
From arts and crafts to sports and cooking classes, to the glow-in-the-dark mini-golf, the bioluminescent laser tag jungle, the trampoline park, and the soft play haven, TR88HOUSE has it ALL to entertain your kids throughout the 2 long months of summer heat! This fantastic camp has full flexibility with morning and afternoon timings, half-day, full-day, and monthly packages.
Location & Timings: Bluewaters Island. From 4th July to 31st August, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. Half-day timings are 9am-1pm and afternoon timings are 1pm-5pm.
Age: Camps suitable for 4-7 years and 8+ years.
Price: From AED 225 for half-day, AED 405 for full-day, AED 1,010 for 1-week half-day, AED 1,825 for 1 week full day, and AED 4,050 for a 1 month half day package. Sibling discount available. Packages include lunch and a snack.
Book: Email contact@tr88house.com with at least 24 hours’ notice for booking.
Willow Nurseries
Perfect for the little ones, Dubai’s top EYFS nursery is putting on a Water World Summer camp! This splashing hands-on fun learning experience has been designed to stimulate your child’s imagination and sense of wonder, all in a creative and nurturing environment! Everything in Willow Nurseries has been designed following a Reggio Emilia play-based approach to learning and discovering, which is great at making kids strong, resilient, and capable!
Location & Timings: 4th July – 31st August in Dubai Marina, Umm Suqeim, and One Central DWTC branches from 8am-12.30pm, 8am-3pm and 8am-5pm.
Age: 0-6 years.
Price: Starting from AED 683 per week.
Book: Call 800WILLOW, visit their website, or email admin@willowchildrensnursery.com.
Hamilton Aquatics
Keep your kids active and develop their swimming skills with the Hamilton Aquatics Summer of Swimming! Hamilton Aquatics have a range of summer classes available including morning, afternoon, intense and individual to suit everyone’s schedules!
Their renowned 5-day intensive summer courses will run in the afternoons from Monday to Friday at the same time and location each day starting from the 4th of July.
Swimming on consecutive days will help accelerate your child’s progress as skills and techniques are positively reinforced over a short timeframe.
Location & Timings: Various locations in Dubai from 4th July – 2nd September.
Age: 3+
Price: Early Bird discount of only AED 300 per week – book by 19th June.
Book: Visit their website here.
Jungle Gymsters
Travel around the world on some adventures and explore the exciting different activities at Jungle Gymsters! One of the great things about Jungle Gymsters is that they have an accompanied camp that really little ones (18 months – 3.5 years) can get involved in with you too! There is an independent camp for 3.5 years – to 12 years too with a whole host of exciting daily activities to learn new skills and burn off some energy including Gymnastics, Karate, Groove and Move, Arts and Crafts, Abstract Painting, Storytelling, Games, Relays, Zumba, Yoga and many more!
Location & Timings: The Mall, Jumeirah Beach Road. From 20th June – 2nd September 2022 from 9am – 1pm.
Age: 18 months – 3.5 years for accompanied camp (a parent or nanny must be with children at all times) 3.5 years – 12 years for the independent camp.
Price: AED 200 per day, AED 540 for 3 days, AED 850 for 5 days, AED 960 for 6 days. AED 1,600 for 10 days or AED 2,800 for 20 days.
Book: Please contact 050 504 9911, call 04 258 2820 or email info@junglegymstersae.com.
ESM
Running for over 12 years, ESM is one of the most popular camps in the UAE. This summer, they are offering an experienced multi-activity camp for children between the ages of 4-12 years. With over 15 various sports and creative activities to try each week, your child is sure to have lots of fun developing new interests over the course of their 8-week summer camp programme! And who knows, trying a new activity this summer might just unlock the athlete or artist in your child!
The camps are run by professional coaches from the best academies in the UAE and will ensure a safe, encouraging, and inclusive environment for your little ones. With multiple venues including 13 in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi, you’re sure to find a camp near you plus to make life even easier, they offer a door-to-door bus transportation service to the closest camp to where you live!
Location & Timings: 14 locations across the UAE. Click here for the full list. From 4th July until 26th August, 8am – 1.40pm.
Age: 4- 12 years.
Price: AED 180 per day or AED 900 per week.
Book: Click here to book your place.
The Designers Studio
If your kids are creative or fancy trying something different this summer, take a look at The Designers Studio’s fantastic choices of summer camps, perfect for ages 8-13 years+! Every week will be jam-packed with creativity and aimed at budding artists and designers. Their eclectic portfolio is nothing like you have ever seen, with passionate industry professionals leading the courses, integrating their own experiences, fun, and flair into every session. Kids have the choice of Graffiti and Shoe painting, Comic book design, Sculpting and pottery, Acrylic art, Game design Interior design, Resin art pouring, Model making and so much more!
Location & Timings: From 11th July – 19th August at The Courtyard, Al Quoz.
Age: 8- 13+ years.
Price: From AED 200 for a half-day, AED 350 for a full day, AED 900 for a 1-week half-day package and AED 1,500 for a 1-week full-day package. Sibling discounts and multiple-week packages are available.
Book: Visit their website.
Little Explorers – Camp Mirdif
Camp Mirdif has created an unforgettable summer camp for 4-10 years olds incorporating Magic Planet, iFLY, VOX Cinemas and Ski Dubai! This unique camp has tons on offer including edutainment workshops, fun fitness classes, kids’ movies, Snow Park experiences, indoor skydiving and so much more! Taking place at City Centre Mirdif from 9am – 6pm on weekdays, your little ones are guaranteed to have a ball!
Location & Timings: City Centre Mirdif from 9am-6pm, Monday-Friday until 2nd September. Transportation to Ski Dubai on Wednesdays is included.
Age: 4- 10 years. The maximum capacity of children is 20 per day.
Price: From AED 149 for a half-day, AED 249 for a full day, AED 695 for a week of half days and AED 1,150 for a week of full days. Book before 26th June to get an Early Bird Discount of 15%! Book online using code CM15.
Book: Visit their website or email camp.mirdif@maf.co.ae or call 056 177 9810 for more information.
Infinite Sports
Infinite Sports are putting on an 8-week programme of brilliantly themed camps, making each week exciting and completely different! Jam-packed full of fun, there will be sporting activities, games, arts and crafts, music, dance, sensory play, fancy dress, and much more! With themes such as Jungle Fever, Superheroes in Training, Olympics, and Nature Lovers, there is something for everyone! British Mums have an exclusive discount on full-week bookings too, so only AED 650 per week, use the code BMDSUMMER.
Location & Timings: Deira International School, Jumeira Baccalaureate School, Nord Anglia International School, Ranches Primary School, The Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai. From 6th July – 26th August, 8am – 3pm.
Age: 4 – 12 years.
Price: AED 225 per session. Packages from AED 405 with options for five, three, and one-day bookings. AED 650 per week for British Mums members using code BMDSUMMER.
Book: Visit their website, call 058 102 6548, or email sports@infinitesportsuae.com.
BOUNCE
The BOUNCE holiday camp is returning this summer offering weeks of freestyle fun! From trampoline technique to parkour coaching to education and group activities, this fab camp gives kids the opportunities to try a variety of activities and learn some new freestyle skills! Their dedicated hosts will keep the kids busy with super fun games and freestyle training so the kids can learn everything from basic jumps, flips, tricks, wall running, or make friends over an energetic Dodgeball game or Slamdunk challenge!
Location & Timings: From 4th July – 26th August. The half-day Camp is 8am – 1.30pm and the full day is 8am – 5pm.
Age: 4+ years.
Price: AED 190/AED 750 per day/week for Half Day and AED 250/950 per week for Full Day Camps. 4-week Flexi passes are available at AED 2,800 for Half Day and AED 3,600 for Full Day. 10% sibling discount available.
Book: Please visit their website to book or call 04 321 1400.
DPA
Dubai Performing Arts have some fantastic new camps this summer covering Street Dance, Musical Theatre, and Ballet! Your little ones will have the opportunity to learn the songs and dances of some of their favourite movie and theatre productions such as Moana, Encanto, Sing 2, Harry Potter, Paw Patrol, and Mamma Mia! There are morning sessions from 9.30am to 12.30pm for the little ones and longer sessions from 9am to 2.30pm for the older children.
Location & Timings: Dubai British School, Jumeriah Park. From 11th July – 26th August. Mini Camp: 9am – 12.30pm and Junior/Inter Camp: 9am – 2.30pm
Age: Mini’s for 3-5 years, Juniors for 6-9 years, and Inters: 10+.
Price: AED 690 for the Mini Camp and AED 890 for the Junior / Inter Camp. Register before 15th June and pay before the 17th June to receive an early bird discount of 10%. There are sibling and multi-week discounts available too.
Book: Click here for the Mini Camp and here for the Junior & Inter Camp.
The Courtyard Playhouse
If you have a budding performer in the making, check out the great theatre and literature summer camps at the The Courtyard Playhouse, including a Mini Storytelling Camp for 4-7 years olds and Junior Actor’s camp for 8-11 year olds, Young Performers camp for 12-14 year olds and Maestro camp for 15-20 years.
The Mini Storyteller will take your child on a magical journey where they will creatively explore the wonderful and imaginative world of picture books by their favourite authors. Junior Actor’s camp will be filled with fun, self-expression and spontaneity where they can develop valuable life skills that help build confidence and overcome anxieties while they explore characters and themes from their favourite books such as Harry Potter and Gangsta Granny.
Young Performers will explore the exciting world of TV and Film in July and Heroes and Villians in August. Performing on stage can be one of the most exhilarating experiences of a teenager’s life. It’s not just about pretending to be someone else – it’s also about learning to be comfortable with who you are. The Courtyard Playhouse is a safe space where preteens meet like-minded individuals and feel accepted and free to be themselves.
For over 15’s, the Maestro camp is a fun, fast, and hilarious workshop in an improv show format, giving performers the necessary skills in improvisation to be able to perform confidently! Click here to find out all the details of the camps.
Location & Timings: The Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz. Mini Storytellers and Junior Actors have a morning camp from 9am-12pm and an afternoon camp from 1pm-4pm. Young Performers is 1pm-4pm w/c 11th July and w/c 22nd August only. Maestro is 5pm-7pm w/c 11th July and w/c 22nd August only.
Age: 4-20 year-olds.
Price: AED 1,215 per week. AED 785 for Maestro Camp. Multi-week discounts are available.
Book: Click here for all the details and to book.
Absolute Gymnastics
Do your children love doing somersaults and flips? Or are they already a budding gymnast? Then Absolute Gymnastics summer camp is just what you’re looking for! Their programme is designed in detail to improve gymnastic technique and develop flexibility, balance, and endurance – all while having as much fun as possible!
Combining skill workshops and exercise with fun challenges and games, stretching sessions and both floor and apparatus development on the bar, beam, and vault! This fab camp takes place in Dubai Hills, Silicon Oasis and Mirdif and is perfect for 4 years+, boys and girls and all ability levels from beginners to advanced. Plus there is an exclusive British Mums discount of 25%, use the code BMDSUMMER on full-week bookings!
Location & Timings: Monday to Friday from 9am-1pm at GEMS International School, Al Khail from 11th July- 26th August. GEMS Wellington Academy, Silicon Oasis, 11th July-12th August. Al Khaleej International School from 15th August – 26th August. Early drop-off and late pick-up are also available.
Age: 4 years+.
Price: AED 787.50 per week with British Mums discount. Use discount code BMDSUMMER.
Book: Click here to book and use the exclusive discount code BMDSUMMER.
Diverse Performing Arts
Diverse Sizzling Summer Camp is back with a fantastic performing arts camp to keep your little ones busy! Perfect for 5 years and above, Diverse’s expert team of teachers will be running themed weekly camps incorporating singing, dancing and drama together with arts, crafts and set creation and decoration. You’ll be able to see everything your child has learned too, as everyone will have the chance to perform at the end of each week to show off their new skills!
This brilliant camp is a great opportunity for children who are looking to continue their training during the holidays. Likewise, if your children are considering taking performing arts classes, this is a great way to get a taste of Diverse life!
Location & Timings: Diverse Performing Arts School (off SZR) from 11th July – 5th August. 9am-2pm for 5-7 year olds and 9am-3pm for 8 year olds+.
Age: 5 years+
Price: 5-7 years camp is AED 850 per week (AED 750 with Diverse Student Discount). 8 years+ camp is AED 945 per week (AED 840 with Diverse Student Discount). 5% sibling discount and multi-week discounts of 5%-15% available.
Book: Email info@diversechoreography.com.
Aventura Parks
Whether your child likes to be active, is a budding creative or mad about science, Aventura Summer Camps has something for every child aged 5-12 years!
With flexible timings, Aventura, the largest adventure zipline park in the Middle East offer the opportunity for children to have fun, meet friends and learn new skills during the summer with nature-based activities and adventures!
Location & Timings: Located inside Mushrif Park, Dubai from 4th July – 26th August. Morning camp from 9am-1pm, Afternoon camp from 1pm-6pm or Full day from 9am-6pm.
Age: 5-12 years
Price: From AED 180 per day or AED 825 per week for Morning camp, AED 225 per day or AED 995 per week for Afternoon camp and AED 295 or AED 1,345 per week for a full day. Sibling discount available on weekly packages.
Book: Call or message 052 624 5007 or email lifeskills@aventuraparks.com.
Street Maniax
Street Maniax has designed another fantastic summer camp for those kids who are looking for an adrenalin rush! A great space with trampolines and assault courses, this camp is guaranteed to tire out even the most energetic of children! In addition, to the different areas and activities, there will also be a magic show, arts and crafts, boxing classes, and dance classes! art classes, boxing lessons. Plus sign up for their Super Summer Camp and you can go to both Air Maniax and Street Maniax – double the camp – double the fun!
Location & Timings: Al Quoz 3, First Al Khail Road. Running from 4th July until 26th August from 8.30am – 2pm with lunch and drinks included.
Age: 4 – 13-year-olds or anyone over 95cm
Price: AED 170 per day or AED 749 per week. There is a 10% early bird discount if you book by 3rd July.
Book: Call 04 328 3522 or WhatsApp on 050 770 2491 or email info@streetmaniax.com.
Air Maniax
If your little ones have an abundance of energy then Air Maniax offers the perfect camp. Set inside an impressive 15,000-square-foot indoor arena, there are several zones for the kids to experience, from huge inflatables to warrior assault courses where their balance, strength, speed and agility will all be put to the test. This place really is one of a kind and offers some amazing apparatus and features never before seen in Dubai. Plus sign up for their Super Summer Camp and you can go to both Air Maniax and Street Maniax – double the camp – double the fun!
Location & Timings: Al Quoz Industrial 1, 16a Street. Running from 4th July until 26th August from 8.30am – 2pm with lunch and drinks included.
Age: Suitable for 4 – 13-year-olds or anyone over 95cm.
Price: AED 170 per day or AED 749 per week. There is a 10% early bird discount if you book by 3rd July.
Book: Please call 04 348 8981 or WhatsApp 050 770 1357 or email info@airmaniax.com.
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