Yas Marina Circuit Tour

Great tour

Amazing tour, we are grand prix fans and it was wonderful to see areas of the circuit that you rarely see on the tv. Many thanks to the tour guide who was knowledgeable about the areas.

Superb Tour/Tour guide

Exceptional tour with a fantastic tour guide an air conditioned bus! Highly recommend to anyone who is a big F1 fan

F1 track view

Circuit tour very good. Reason for only 4* is that it was very slow and we couldn’t view the podium.

The best day during a stay in Abu Dhabi

A must visit place. Period! Zeeshan is absolutely amazing. A walking wikipedia! I am a huge fan of motorsport, we had very interesting discussions. I also brought my brother and his friend who has no clue about motorsport or Formula 1, and everyone left absolutely ecstatic! Since we visited close to the Abu Dhabi GP, some areas were already under preparation for the event. I saw here photos from the situation room and stuff like that, so, hopefully, I will be able to visit and see them with my own eyes. A must visit for all, for sure!

Zeeshan excellent tour guide (:

We went on a guided tour around the track and facilities. Zee Shan the tour guide was excellent and very helpful, willing to answer any questions you had, he was friendly and knew a lot about racing and the track. I would recommend tour of the track.

Enjoyable behind the scenes experience!

Great “behind the scenes” experience for both F1 enthusiasts and non race fans alike! Fantastic knowledgeable guide. Enjoyed seeing the control room and driving the track!

Brilliant as F1 fans

Initially our taxi driver took us to a hotel called Yas Centro, however after checking the paperwork again he soon found gate 20 and Yas Central. We were there in plenty of time and watched some driverless testing while waiting for the tour to start which was interesting the other upside to this was the control room was in operation so we got to see them at work. The downside obviously we couldn’t go on the track. Our guide was very good and interesting. We loved this tour especially as both huge F1 fans when the race comes around in November we will be able to identify the points of interest.

Access all areas tour, in stunning location

Fantastic behind the scenes tour of the racing circuit, pit lanes, garages, villas, control room and facilities, including up close with the cars. Ahmed and Abdul looked after us really well, the tour was interesting, and great for fanatics and family members. Stunning location too! Thank you for a memorable day

Finding the meeting point was a challenge

The tour was really good, however I was disappointed at the lack of information regarding how to get to the meeting point. Please be mindful it’s not easy to get to Yas Central using the Yas express as it rarely stops there. Also taxi drivers don’t seem to know how to get to Yas central either. One taxi driver got lost and told me it was closed and not accessible so I gave up with him and got into another taxi, he also didn’t know and had to get directions from security. Yas central is inside the actual circuit so you have to go to GATE 20 to get inside.

Got special access on the track--WOW!!

Our tour bus got special permission to drive on the track for 15-minutes! It was an amazing experience and the tour guide was witty and charming. We also got to visit the new trophy platform and hear about the wonderful stories of this great sport. Getting to the tour meeting place was very confusing and we almost didn't make the 2:00pm start time. They need better signage to direct the tour attendees. Overall, this was a 5-star tour and worth the amazing experience. Thank you!

The best tour in Abu Dhabi!

Amazing experience with a very informative, funny and charming guide Mr. Niazi. We will definitely recommend this tour to all our friends.

Great tour for F1 fans

What a brilliant tour. Our guide was excellent with great knowledge and had good insight to all I'd the F1 teams and what happens behind the scenes.

Brilliant F1 Tour

WOW WOW WOW..What a fantasrtic tour with the brilliant Zeeshan- Didnt realise what a buzz it would be to be driven around teh track, seeing the pit and podium and hearing great stores from the guide. A must if in Abu Dhabi Tour is in english and great value. Ask fro Zeeshan

An excellent experience for an F1 fan!

Amazing tour of the track! Got to see all the different aspects of the circuit from grandstands to the paddock club. An F1 fans dream experience. Was amazing to see the track in use with cars on it.

DONT MISS THIS TOUR even if your not an F1 fan!!!!

Great tour with ZEESHAN NIAZI as our tour guide!!!!! Very knowledgeable of all details of the circuit!!!!! I’m an F1 fan and enjoy it from beginning to end. My family who doesn’t follow F1 we’re hyped and had a great time at the tour they enjoy it all the way!!!!!! Don’t hesitate to book this tour!!!!!! Hands down to ZEESHAN the best tour guide🙌🙌🙌

Definitely 5*!

Wow! A little difficult to find the entrance but well worth it. From the start to the finish line the tour was excellent. Our guide Zeeshan was great. Hands on and very knowledgeable. He went that extra mile for us to enjoy the trip. Great guy indeed. Now to book the finale Grand Prix 2024 here we come. Don't hesitate 'a must do'!

Great experience

Just a great experience of being on a race track that dished out the best race of 2021 ...also the tour guide (I can't remember his name..) I did the morning tour on the 4th of Dec.. he was great ,friendly, informative, professional,,.next trip to yas marina would be for the race in 2024..hope to meet the individual whose.name I can't remember,,great guy..

Great Experience

A unique experience to be able to go all over the circuit and be allowed on the track, good value for money, superb guide

A F1 fans must!

This tour is a must for F1 fans but even if you are not you will still enjoy it! Our guide was very informative and funny. We even got the opportunity to walk on the track and go up the viewing tour.

Must do in Abu Dhabi

Fantastic tour of the circuit with lots of unexpected highlights-lap of the circuit and seeing inside a garage amongst others. Amazing to hear of F1 school educating children at a young age how they can become race engineers of the future. Engaging and interesting tour guide.

Godd behind the scene view of F1

Small part on coach went to all areas of the circuit with a guide. good for photos took an hour or so good value.

Great experience

Great tour, fabulous guide. Very knowledgeable, funny and interesting. Loved it. Everyone around the track was super helpful.

Brilliant!!!

An amazing experience. Highly recommend. So glad we booked the tour. Our tour guide spoke perfect English and was knowledgeable and informative. He was polite and friendly and made the experience fun too. A must do tour and well worth the monies.

Fantastic experience

It was all brilliant from start to finish our tour guide was excellent his knowledge was absolutely great answered any questions people had and was great fun I would recommend this tour for everyone of all ages

Great Tour and Great Guide!

We really had a great tour and this is definitely worth it. Our tour guide was called Sara and she was brilliant! Really informative and she had a lot of knowledge about the history of the circuit and cars also. She made the trip really entertaining and enjoyable. A great tour and definitely recommend!

Best F1 Experience

The walk on the track was great as well visiting the team villas. The view outside was pretty spectacular.

Great value tour

This is a brilliant tour, lasts about 2 hours. Our tour guide Sara was very informative & we saw a lot more of the circuit than expected.

Great experience for F1 fans even if it’s not a race weekend! Had the opportunity to see some cars on track for fun!

Guide was very informative; Clean and safe; amazing view spots of the track; immaculate vibe for huge F1 fans. Loved it.

Must-do for Formula 1 fans

A must-do tour for anyone interested in Formula 1. Great value for money, lasted 2 hours and gave lots of behind-the-scenes glimpses. Our tour guide was knowledgable and entertaining and went out of his way to make sure we all had a good experience. Lots of other experiences to do here too from go karting to driving high performance cars.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

We tried to book last year, however we were too late. This time we booked in October 2022 for our trip in February 2023. Well worth the wait for any racing fan. We got to see the podium, briefing room, the pits, the paddock village and race control amongst many things. If you are going to be at the circuit for a while, bring a drink and some food. The only food and drink available is from a vending machine.

Well-run tour with knowledgeable and funny host

This was a great tour. Our host Ali was knowledgeable, witty and hilarious at times and was great company for our visit. It felt like a proper access all areas tour as we got to see the team villas and the podium for example, as well as the pit garages and grandstands. I'm hopefully going back to drive the Aston GT4 car on track if I can fit it in. Highly recommended tour.

Sort out the website

I have cycled round the circuit twice. On the first occasion it was very busy and the cycle shops and bike rental was open. On the second occasion there was hardly anyone there and no bikes for rent, which meant that there were a lot of disappointed kids, some of whom had traveled from overseas, and were really hoping to have a go round the track. It needs to be clearer on the website what is available and when.

Really fun experience

Really great experience, thorough tour with lots of behind the scenes opportunities. Was great to be on the start/finish line itself, all the way up to the podium.

A Must for all F1 Fans

My partner and I took the venue tour on 30th September and our guide was Zeeshan. The tour was fantastic, and a real must for any F1 fans visiting Abu Dhabi. Zeeshan was very friendly and knowledge and was happy to answer any questions that we had. As part of the tour you get to visit the pit lane, pit garages and the podium (plus lots more). The tour is reasonably priced and well worth the money.

Boring

Only visit if you are an F1 fan. Otherwise you likely will be lost with all the references made. ……………………………………………………..

Great experience and...

Great experience and tour, the tour guide was really experienced and gave us a lot of information regarding de track and F1

So the tour guides were...

So the tour guides were great - I did the tour Sunday 24th at 2pm. It started a little after 2pm and I thought it ended quite quickly at 3:30pm so less than 2 hour tour. We didn’t get to see the control room as indicated on the tour brief on the website. I think that the experience could have been more exciting - it was so quiet on the track they could have had one car drive around for us to hear some sound - let us experience the sound of an F 1 car on the track. Everything was nice but nothing really very exciting. They do not even have a nice gift shop, very little variety. I’ve been to tours in leMans and we got all the experience but this wasn’t as exciting. I’m a huge F1 fan and what I did experience and see there I was happy and excited but it could have been better for the money spent.

Lack of Flexibility

Hi was supposed to go on this tour in April 2022 after having to cancel in 2020 due to Covid restrictions.Just before we where due to fly for our vacation to Dubai I tested positive for Covid after feeling unwell and taking a lateral flow test(As per requirement in the UK at this time) On government advice we could not travel knowing we had Covid ie mixing in small area with others.I sent a request to Yas Marina Circuit asking to allow me to take my tour on another date.After emails going back and forth (24 up to date) and Yas requesting an official Test Result they are totally being inflexible with my request and keep sending me mails that I cannot have a refund or rebook my tour unless I provide a official Test result.For me to provide this would actually be more expensive that the tour.I have asked continually for either a full refund or able to rebook at a later date but this is being refuse until I provide a n official test result.The customer Service department are hiding behind the so called management conditions not thinking about customer service or customer s having problems stopping them taking their much waited experience.I am totally disappointed in Yas marina Circuits attitude and stance and would encourage anyone to consider before making a reservation which cannot be adjusted to carefully consider before doing so.

A must do for every racing fan

If you are into racing, this is a mist do tour. Our tour guide Zeeshan Hameed Niazi was a very knowledgeable guy. Not because he has done this many years but because he knows is al from experience. He has done it all: racing, instructing, safety cars, etc, etc. He has been around and it shows and that is what makes this tour even better. A quick look at the cars is the garage: Ferarri, Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Caterham. Then a look at the circuit at the grand stand in turn #9, follower by a trip to the pits, the pit lane and the pit wall together with a look at the villas. The villas are provided for free to the teams. Then a look at the podium waiting room, the ‘champagne’ bottle and the podium. And as the last activity a drive around the circuit in the buss. An amazing experience and something not to be missed and made extra special by our guise Zeeshab

Definetely a MUST for all motorsport fans

We did the Venue Tour and it was AMAZING! Our guide Zeeshan was much more than a guide. He explained us everything about the circuit and its creation, history and we were able to get to know mor about the backstages of a Motorsport event such as F1. I highly recommend the tour for every motorsport fan visiting abu dhabi/dubai.

A great experience

I really enjoyed the tour! Zee also went into detail on how the track is run and built too. Getting to stand on the podium, walk out lane, stand in checkered flag booth and getting to go around the track will mean that I can always say ‘I’ve been there’ when the next race is on tv Thank you to Zee as his enthusiasm for racing (and cricket) is great!

Excellent tour

Excellent tour. Our guide Zee went above and beyond to make the tour exceptional. Really good experience.

A fantastic family day out - excellent value for money and our tour guide Zeeshan was fantastic

A must see Our guide zeeshan was absolutely fantastic - family with teenagers - perfect day for any car fans or any age we loved it - we also got to go on the track and stand on the podiums - just brilliant - Zeeshan’s knowledge was amazing - he made the tour - make sure you book on line !!

F1 fans will not want to miss taking a picture

We were staying at the W Yas Hotel, right on the circuit, so we just took pictures from the terraces and the hotel room. Thrilling. Would be nice to get a drive around the circuit, but they're a bit expensive.

Great to walk the circuit

We went to a 'TrainYas' evening and walked around the grand prix circuit. It's a good experience with the floodlights on and motivational music pumping out the speakers. Walkers and runners go clockwise and cyclists go anticlockwise. The only issue we had was having to wait for a taxi to pick us up afterwards, so careful planning is required. The circuit isn't easy to get to via the free Yas Express bus service.

Evening walk around the race track

On Tuesday evenings there is free entry to the circuit as long as you are vaccinated and have recent PCR test and you have the option of either walk/run around the circuit or cycle anticlockwise around the track. Only downside, make sure you have booked a return taxi as there were none available and had to wait ages for one

Highly recommend, a must do in Abu Dhabi!

Highly recommend, a must do in Abu Dhabi! Fantastic experience that met all our expectations and much more. Very fun and interesting to see and hear about Formula 1, our guide Zeeshan shared all his knowledge and made this day unforgettable for us. Thank you!

Cycling around the circuit 🚴

What a great idea! Cycling around an F1 circuit... for free with everything provided! Who can ask for better than that!?!! So well organized, bikes for each height group, every level of experience also there, from families with kids to pods of elite cyclists. You can also walk or run around too! Everything was sanitized.. safety first! I can’t remember the last time I rode a real bike and I thoroughly enjoyed it! If the border was open I’d def do it more!

Poor Customer Service

I bought a voucher in 2019 and due to Covid was unable to use it. I used the contact form online to extend the voucher but didn't receive a response. My friend in Abu Dhabi called them and they said that I would need to e-mail them to extend the voucher. I did and I still haven't heard back. VERY disappointing and poor customer service. As it is such an uncertain time and that it was due to circumstances beyond my control (global pandemic!!) you would hope that there would be some understanding on their side.

My first F1 circuit

We went with friends on the small group tour with online reservations made through their site. The reservation was quite hard to accomplish as the site rejected the transaction several times, but finally we achieved to buy the tickets. It's worth going this route because the tour is open for public only 2 or 3 days during the week when the track is not occupied and demand can be high. It costs arund 90 AED, so not expensive at all and it is well worth it. You get a tour with a mini bus of about an hour and half with a funny guide whom himself is a racing driver. Lots of interesting information during the tour and several stops such as the hairpin tribune before the longest straight on the F1 calendar, the pits, the start/finish straight, the team villas, track command room, podium and on lucky days such as ours when the track is free you will also do a lap of the track with the minibus. All in all, it's a great experience for F1 fans and the guide is super nice and answering all your questions with great sense of humor and lots of information. You can try some driver experiences as well which are listed on the website, but we unfortunately didn't have the time for these as well, so I cannot say much about them.