Drive your own private boat while following our captain in a separate lead boat around Yas Island. Enjoy GPS-triggered audio narration in 15 languages and an island stop to swim, explore or relax.
After a safety and operating briefing at Al Bandar Marina, you take control of your own private, easy-to-drive boat. Drive your own boat while following our lead captain on a planned guided route. The 90-minute experience includes an island stop. Automatic onboard narration activates at selected landmarks in 15 languages, or you may switch it off and play your own music. Our small self-drive boats are easy to operate after a full safety and driving briefing. No boating licence required. Drive your own boat while following our lead captain on a planned route around Yas Island.
12-ft Boat — Ideal for 2 GuestsMaximum combined guest weight: 200 kg 14-ft Boat — Ideal for 4 GuestsMaximum combined guest weight: 310 kg
Every departure includes the same 90-minute Guided Self-Drive Boat Tour, a planned route around Yas Island, an island stop and optional onboard narration in 15 languages.
MORNING DEPARTURES
Enjoy calm waters, cooler temperatures, and the best conditions for exploring Yas Island. Choose a guided self-drive boat tour with narration available in 15 languages. Perfect for nature lovers, photographers, and early adventurers
Scheduled departures at 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
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DAYTIME DEPARTURES
Discover Yas Island's waterways, landmarks, and hidden corners during daylight hours. Follow our captain in a separate lead boat along a planned route, with optional narration in 15 languages. Great for families, friends, and first-time boaters.
Scheduled departures at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
AFTERNOON & SUNSET DEPARTURES
Experience Yas Island during the golden hour with stunning views and cooler evening temperatures. Choose a guided self-drive boat tour with narration available in 15 languages. Perfect for couples, celebrations, and unforgettable memories.
Scheduled departures at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
Al Bandar Marina is the starting point for every Yas Island Experience Tour, offering a smooth launch for your Yas Island boat tour. This modern marina blends luxury and functionality with over 130 berths for yachts of all sizes, surrounded by clean waterfront views and beautifully landscaped areas.
What Makes This Tour Unique?
Also known as The Emerging Man, this striking sculpture features a giant head and two hands rising from the water. During your Yas Island Experience Tour, you’ll pass this dramatic landmark, a massive bronze-colored head and two hands rising from the water, creating a surreal and unforgettable sight along your Yas Island boat tour route. This large public art installation is one of the top photo highlights on any Yas Marina boat tour, giving you a unique angle of the lively Yas Bay promenade.
See two of Yas Island’s most iconic landmarks from the water: the world-famous Yas Marina Circuit and the striking W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island. As you cruise past, enjoy unique views of the Formula 1 track, grandstands, marina, and the hotel’s futuristic grid-shell design stretching across the circuit. Together, they create one of the most memorable and recognizable highlights of the Yas Island Experience Tour.
Ferrari World is one of the most recognizable sights on the Yas Island Experience Tour, easily spotted from the water thanks to its massive red roof and unique star-shaped design. You’ll get a rare on-water angle of this attraction during your Yas Island boat tour. This landmark is a favorite photo stop on any Yas Marina boat tour, offering clear panoramic views of the theme park and its surrounding landscape as you cruise past along the Yas Island coastline.
Yas Links is one of the key highlights you’ll pass during the Yas Island Experience Tour, known as the Middle East’s first true links golf course with stunning Arabian Gulf views and a championship layout designed by Kyle Phillips. From your Yas Island boat tour, you’ll see the rolling greens and coastal edges that host the annual Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a major Rolex Series event featuring top golfers like Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, and Tommy Fleetwood.
Slow down and enjoy the tranquil side of the Yas Island Experience Tour as you glide past lush mangroves on your Yas Island boat tour. This peaceful stretch is home to diverse birds, quiet wildlife, and the soft rustling of leaves as you move through calm waters. The twisting roots and vibrant greenery offer one of the most serene moments of the Yas marina boat tour, making it a perfect escape for nature lovers, photographers, and anyone who wants a peaceful break during the cruise.
The Raha Canals are a peaceful highlight of the Yas Island Experience Tour, offering a smooth and scenic stretch during your Yas Island boat tour. This waterfront district connects residential, retail, and marina areas through an 11-kilometer canal system developed by Aldar. As you cruise through the canals on your Yas marina boat tour, you’ll enjoy calm waters, palm-lined boardwalks, and serene views perfect for photos, relaxing moments, and spotting the quieter residential side of Yas Island. The area is known for its waterfront promenades, leisure walkways, and cozy cafés along the water.