Golf Trails

Overview

Golf Trails is an Emaar project in Emaar South, the golf community within Dubai South (Dubai World Central). It combines 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments with a limited number of 3-bedroom townhouses, set beside the 18-hole Emaar South Golf Course. Prices start from AED 1,250,000, and completion is scheduled for October 2030.

What sets Golf Trails apart from a typical tower launch is its scale and setting. The buildings are low-rise, the outlook is fairways and open lawns rather than a skyline, and the location faces Dubai's southern growth area around Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City Dubai. Among the off-plan projects Dubai developers are releasing in the south of the city, it offers an Emaar-built home with a golf course as its neighbour and a mix of apartments and townhouses under one plan. This page covers the homes, the prices, the payment plan and what to check before you reserve.

Location and connectivity

Emaar South sits within Dubai South, the district planned around Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City Dubai. The community is organised around its championship golf course, with landscaped green space between the residential clusters and direct access to the main highways that link the south of the city with the rest of Dubai.

The drive times published for the project are:

• Al Maktoum International Airport: approximately 5 minutes
• Expo City Dubai: approximately 10 minutes
• Dubai Marina: approximately 30 minutes
• Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall: approximately 35 minutes
• Dubai International Airport: approximately 45 minutes

The trade-off is plain. Golf Trails is very close to the new airport and Expo City, and further from Downtown and Dubai Marina. That suits households whose work and travel lean toward the south and west of the city, and it is less convenient for someone commuting daily to the older business districts. Test the drive at the hours you would actually make it before you decide.

The residences

Golf Trails offers four home types. The size ranges and starting prices below come from the project's price list.

Apartments

• 1 bedroom: 719 to 755 sq ft, from AED 1,250,000
• 2 bedroom: 1,096 to 1,484 sq ft, from AED 1,810,000
• 3 bedroom: 1,605 to 1,969 sq ft, from AED 2,710,000

Townhouses

• 3 bedroom townhouse: 2,603 to 2,610 sq ft, from AED 5,250,000

The design is minimalist and contemporary, with earthy tones, nature-inspired façades and floor-to-ceiling windows. Homes have open-plan living and dining areas, modern kitchens, contemporary bathrooms and balconies or terraces, and the developer describes balconies overlooking the golf course. Not every unit will face the fairway, so ask for the orientation of the exact apartment or townhouse you are offered.

For a first purchase, the entry point is a 1 bedroom apartment Dubai buyers can secure here from AED 1,250,000, with the two-bedroom range adding a wide spread of layouts from 1,096 to 1,484 sq ft. The townhouses are the scarce part of the plan. Only one townhouse type is listed and the developer describes the supply as limited, so if your search started as a townhouse for sale Dubai brief, ask early which Golf Trails plots remain.

Amenities

Facilities are planned for outdoor living, sport and families, with the golf course as the centrepiece.

Golf and outdoors

• Championship 18-hole Emaar South Golf Course
• Open lawns and landscaped spaces
• BBQ area

Pools

• Infinity swimming pool
• Adult swimming pool
• Kids' swimming pool

Fitness and sport

• Gymnasium
• Indoor and outdoor yoga areas
• Sports courts
• Padel court

Family and community

• Kids' play area
• Multipurpose room

The golf course belongs to the wider community rather than to one building, so ask how course access and any membership work for Golf Trails owners before you treat it as part of the price.

About the developer

Emaar Properties was established in 1997 and is the developer behind Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, along with several of Dubai's large master-planned communities. Emaar South is its golf community in Dubai South, and Golf Trails is one of the Emaar projects extending it. For an off-plan purchase that completes in 2030, the developer's delivery record is a practical consideration, not a marketing point, and Emaar's history of completed communities is why many buyers are willing to pay in stages this far ahead.

Mahboob Estate can share the developer's current availability for Golf Trails and help you compare unit types side by side.

Pricing and payment plan

Prices start from AED 1,250,000 for a 1-bedroom apartment. Two-bedroom apartments start from AED 1,810,000, three-bedroom apartments from AED 2,710,000 and 3-bedroom townhouses from AED 5,250,000. The price of a particular unit depends on its size, position and view, and on what has been released when you enquire.

The payment plan Dubai buyers are offered at Golf Trails has three stages:

• 10% on booking
• 70% during construction
• 20% on handover

On the starting apartment price of AED 1,250,000, the booking payment is AED 125,000; on a townhouse from AED 5,250,000 it is AED 525,000. Construction instalments follow the developer's schedule, and the final 20% is due at handover. Request the dated instalment schedule before signing so you can plan for each payment between now and 2030.

Buyer's guide for this project

If you intend to buy property in Dubai off-plan, the steps at Golf Trails are the standard ones, with a few points specific to this project:

• DLD fee: the Dubai Land Department charges 4% of the purchase price. That is AED 50,000 on a 1-bedroom from AED 1,250,000 and AED 210,000 on a townhouse from AED 5,250,000, payable when the sale is registered.
• Escrow: off-plan instalments are paid into a regulated project escrow account and released to the developer as construction progresses. Pay only into the escrow account named in your sales agreement.
• Registration: the sale should be recorded on the Dubai Land Department's off-plan register (Oqood) against your specific unit.
• What to check: the exact unit or plot, its area and orientation toward the golf course; for townhouses, the plot and terrace layout; the instalment dates; the completion date and the delay clause; golf course access terms; and the service charge estimate once published.

Keep the reservation form, sales agreement and every payment receipt together. You will need them at handover and again if you later sell or lease the home.

Who it suits

Golf Trails suits first-time buyers who want an Emaar apartment at a lower entry price and are comfortable with a southern location. It suits families who want the space of a townhouse, with pools, sports courts and a play area inside the community. It also suits people whose work or travel centres on Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City Dubai, both within about 10 minutes.

For investors, this is a long-horizon position in Dubai real estate: the 10/70/20 plan keeps the upfront payment small, but there is no rent to collect until after completion in 2030. Anyone treating it as a Dubai property investment should be comfortable with that timeline. Buyers comparing apartments for sale in Dubai that are ready now will find Golf Trails a different proposition, one built around the wait. Mahboob Estate, a real estate agency Dubai buyers use for off-plan purchases, can send the current price list and floor plans, and help you compare Golf Trails with other properties for sale in Dubai before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Who is developing Golf Trails?

Golf Trails is developed by Emaar Properties, the company established in 1997 that built Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall.

When is completion?

Completion is scheduled for October 2030. Confirm the date in your sales agreement, as with any project under construction.

Are there townhouses as well as apartments?

Yes. Alongside 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments there is a limited release of 3-bedroom townhouses of about 2,603 to 2,610 sq ft, priced from AED 5,250,000.

What is the payment plan?

The plan is 10% on booking, 70% during construction and 20% on handover. The 4% Dubai Land Department fee is paid on top of the price.

How close is Golf Trails to the airport?

Al Maktoum International Airport is approximately 5 minutes away by car, and Dubai International Airport approximately 45 minutes.