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DAMAC Islands: Buying Guide, Prices & Listings

A tropical, island-themed master community in Dubailand, built around six lagoon-fronted clusters.

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Highlights

About DAMAC Islands

DAMAC Islands is a 30 million sq ft master community in Dubailand, developed by DAMAC Properties around six island-themed clusters — Maldives, Bora Bora, Seychelles, Hawaii, Bali and Fiji — built around extensive lagoons and landscaped open space. The masterplan totals 5,915 villas and townhouses, in 4- and 5-bedroom townhouse and 6- and 7-bedroom villa configurations, sold through DAMAC’s subsidiary Damac Elite Investment Co. A second phase, DAMAC Islands 2, launched in November 2025 on a further 20 million sq ft with eight additional island-inspired clusters, and — per widely reported coverage at launch — set a Guinness World Record for real estate sales, reflecting the scale of demand the first phase generated.

DAMAC Islands in a nutshell

An off-plan, resort-themed villa and townhouse community in active delivery, built for buyers who want low-density, lagoon-fronted living on one of Dubailand’s largest single masterplans. It is best suited to buyers securing a brand-new home ahead of handover, and it already has a market behind it: DLD recorded 918 villa sales here in the past 12 months, making this an actively trading off-plan resale market. If you would prefer a home to move into immediately, your Fidu agent can show you established alternatives.

Neighbourhood

Property types and sub-communities

The community is organised into island-themed clusters — Maldives, Bora Bora, Seychelles, Hawaii, Bali and Fiji in the first phase, with eight further clusters added in DAMAC Islands 2. Housing stock is entirely low-rise throughout the masterplan as launched: 4- and 5-bedroom townhouses and 6- and 7-bedroom villas.

Freehold status — who can buy

DAMAC Islands sits within Dubailand, registered with the Dubai Land Department as a freehold area open to all nationalities under the framework set out in Regulation No. 3 of 2006 and the designations added since. As with any off-plan Dubai purchase, plot registration and the project’s DLD/RERA escrow status are confirmed through the Dubai REST app — a check your Fidu agent carries out with you as standard.

Golden Visa eligibility

The property-investor Golden Visa requires a Dubai Land Department valuation of at least AED 2,000,000. DAMAC’s own published starting price for the community is AED 2.75 million, so a typical unit here — even at the entry end — should clear the threshold on its own, and your Fidu agent will confirm the DLD valuation of your specific unit as part of the purchase.

Handover and completion status

This is an active, multi-phase off-plan development, with clusters released and delivered in sequence. DAMAC Properties’ own site lists current prices starting from AED 2.75 million with homes available across different clusters and ongoing releases; DAMAC Islands 2 launched in November 2025. Each unit carries its own handover date in its sale and purchase agreement, so buyers can pick a cluster whose completion timing suits them — your Fidu agent will confirm the schedule for any specific home.

Sales trends and price per square foot

Bayut’s DAMAC Islands villa data, drawn from live asking-price listings, puts the average asking price at AED 4,334,838 (4-bed AED 2,634,466, 5-bed AED 3,761,468). Separately, and more significantly: DLD’s own recorded transaction data, via Bayut’s reporting, puts the average actual selling price at AED 3,081,963 (4-bed AED 2,676,287, 5-bed AED 3,922,515), up 10% according to DLD, with 918 villas actually sold in the past 12 months. The gap between asking and transacted levels leaves room to negotiate; your Fidu agent will show you the DLD-recorded comparables for the exact cluster and unit type you are considering, townhouses included, and can calculate per-square-foot pricing on a specific home.

Rental trends and demand drivers

Demand here is driven by buyers seeking low-density, lagoon-fronted living on a large single masterplan. The rental market is at its earliest stage, since most owners are still awaiting handover — which means the first landlords to complete will be the ones setting rents for this community. Your Fidu agent will provide the latest achieved-rent evidence for any cluster as it comes on stream.

Gross rental yield

Yields here will be set as the first completed clusters lease up. Your Fidu agent will provide current achieved-rent evidence and a yield calculation for any specific unit as post-handover stock comes to market.

Service charges — what you’ll actually pay

Service charges are set once each cluster’s owners’ association is established after handover and are published per property on Mollak, RERA’s official disclosure platform. Your Fidu agent will confirm the current rate for any completed cluster you are considering.

Transport and parking

DAMAC Islands sits in Dubailand with direct access to Emirates Road (E611), one of the emirate’s main arterial routes, putting the wider city within a straightforward drive. Like Dubailand’s other large villa masterplans, it is laid out around the car rather than around a station.

Schools and nurseries

Social infrastructure in a new masterplan typically follows residential handover, and families moving in early are served by the established schools of the wider Dubailand area. Your Fidu agent can share DAMAC Properties’ current social-infrastructure plan for the community and the nearest school options for a specific cluster.

Amenities, healthcare and everyday services

DAMAC’s own marketing describes resort-style amenities built around the community’s lagoons and landscaped open space, in keeping with the tropical-island theme. Amenities open cluster by cluster as each phase completes, so residents move into a purpose-built offer rather than an inherited one. Your Fidu agent will confirm exactly which retail, healthcare and grocery facilities are trading at the time you buy.

Lifestyle

Dining and retail

DAMAC Islands’ own dining and retail is being delivered with the masterplan, purpose-built around the community’s resort theme. In the meantime, residents have the established retail and dining of neighbouring Dubailand communities close by.

Landmarks and things to do

The community’s own defining feature is its six (soon fourteen, across both phases) island-themed clusters built around extensive lagoons — a genuinely distinctive layout by Dubai standards, closer in concept to a resort development than a conventional villa suburb. Beyond the masterplan itself, Dubailand’s wider entertainment offer (Global Village, IMG Worlds of Adventure and similar) sits within the same general district.

Outdoor space

Lagoons and landscaped open space are the masterplan’s organising idea, per DAMAC’s own published plans — every cluster is designed around water frontage rather than a conventional street grid. The lagoon network opens cluster by cluster as each phase completes — your Fidu agent will confirm exactly what is delivered and open around any home you are considering.

What to know before you commit

DAMAC Islands is best suited to buyers securing a brand-new, lagoon-fronted home ahead of completion, in one of Dubailand’s largest single masterplans. It already has a real market behind it: DLD recorded 918 villa sales in the past 12 months, at an average selling price up 10%. That makes the current case here a capital-appreciation one, with rental income to follow as post-handover stock comes on stream. During the build-out, residents use the established retail, dining and schools of the wider Dubailand area. Your Fidu agent will confirm current pricing and the handover schedule for any specific cluster.

Location

How DAMAC Islands compares to Damac Lagoons and Tilal Al Ghaf

DAMAC Islands’ closest conceptual comparison is DAMAC’s own earlier Damac Lagoons — both are DAMAC-developed, lagoon-and-theme-led Dubailand villa/townhouse masterplans, with Damac Lagoons further along in its build-out and DAMAC Islands the newer, larger successor concept. Against Tilal Al Ghaf, another lagoon-centred masterplan but from a different developer (Majid Al Futtaim), the comparison is scale and maturity: Tilal Al Ghaf has a delivered lagoon and established retail at its centre already, while DAMAC Islands is earlier in its own construction cycle. Choose Damac Lagoons for a similar theme with more delivered phases already in place; choose Tilal Al Ghaf for a comparable lagoon-led masterplan with more built-out amenity today; choose DAMAC Islands for the largest single lagoon-themed masterplan currently launching in Dubailand, and a brand-new home at launch-phase pricing.

Getting to and from DAMAC Islands

Emirates Road (E611) is the primary access route through Dubailand. As with the rest of this part of Dubailand, Downtown Dubai, the Marina and Dubai International Airport are typically in the region of 30-plus minutes’ drive in normal traffic. Drive times are traffic-dependent estimates, and your Fidu agent can walk you through the routes from a specific cluster.

Is DAMAC Islands a good investment?

DLD’s own transaction data shows real, active resale trading — 918 villas sold in the past 12 months, average selling price up 10% — which is a genuine, government-recorded track record, not just a launch story. The return case here currently rests on that capital-appreciation evidence, with rental income to follow as post-handover stock leases up. DAMAC’s own reported sales performance (including the Guinness World Record claim around DAMAC Islands 2) points to strong ongoing buyer demand for this kind of large-scale, low-density, water-themed product. Ask your Fidu agent for current DLD-recorded prices on the specific cluster and unit type you are considering, rather than working from a single area-wide average.

FAQs about DAMAC Islands

Is DAMAC Islands freehold?

Yes — part of Dubailand, registered as freehold under the Regulation No. 3 of 2006 framework and the designations added since, open to all nationalities.

Does it have a Metro station?

The community is reached by car via Emirates Road (E611), one of Dubai’s main arterial routes.

Are there schools in DAMAC Islands?

Families use the established schools of the wider Dubailand area; your Fidu agent can share DAMAC Properties’ current social-infrastructure plan for the community.

What’s the community built around?

Six (soon fourteen) island-themed clusters — Maldives, Bora Bora, Seychelles, Hawaii, Bali and Fiji in the first phase — built around lagoons and landscaped open space.

Is it still under construction?

Yes — DAMAC Islands is an active off-plan masterplan; DAMAC Islands 2 only launched in November 2025.

How does it compare to Damac Lagoons?

Same developer and similar lagoon-led theme, but Damac Lagoons is further along in its build-out; DAMAC Islands is the newer, larger successor concept.

Is there real resale activity?

Yes — DLD recorded 918 villa sales in DAMAC Islands in the past 12 months, at an average selling price of AED 3,081,963, up 10% year-on-year.

How it compares

Damac Lagoonssame developer, further along in build-out

Tilal Al Ghafcomparable lagoon masterplan, different developer, more built-out today

Sources and methodology

Sales figures (asking and DLD-recorded transacted villa prices, sales volume and 6/12-month price change) are drawn from Bayut’s DAMAC Islands listings and transaction data, which reports DLD-sourced figures directly, accessed 13 Aug 2026. Service charges in DAMAC Islands are set once each cluster’s owners’ association is formed after handover and are published per property on Mollak, RERA’s official platform; rents and yields likewise establish themselves cluster by cluster as each phase hands over — your Fidu agent will confirm current figures for any specific home.

Sales and transaction data: Bayut’s DAMAC Islands villa listings and DLD-sourced transaction reporting, accessed 13 Aug 2026 — bayut.com/area-guides/damac-islands.
Masterplan facts (size, unit count, cluster names, starting price, DAMAC Islands 2 launch date and scale): DAMAC Properties’ own project site, damacislandsdubai.com, accessed 13 Aug 2026.
Freehold status: Regulation No. 3 of 2006, Dubai Land & Property Department — dlp.dubai.gov.ae.
Golden Visa threshold: AED 2,000,000 DLD property valuation threshold.
DAMAC Islands 2 Guinness World Record claim: widely reported at the project’s November 2025 launch and presented here as the developer’s own reported claim.

Figures are quoted on this page only where a named, dated source supports them; anything else is described qualitatively.