Overview
Hudayriyat Island is a freehold island master plan off Abu Dhabi, where six residential communities — Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Bashayer, Al Naseem Community, Nawayef Village, Nawayef Park Views and Nawayef East — sit beside sports and leisure venues that are already open. Modon is the master developer of the island and the developer of every community on it, so one plan governs the roads, the beaches and the 220 km cycling network as well as the homes.
Key facts
- Developer
- Modon (Modon Holding)
- Master developer
- Modon
- Location
- Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi
- Unit types
- 3-6 BR townhomes, golf homes, villas and mansions, 1-5 BR apartments, townhomes, penthouses and villas, 4-6 BR villas, 3-5 BR townhouses and twin villas, 1-4 BR apartments, 4-8 BR villas and mansions
- Prices from
- 2,000,000 AED
- Areas from
- 872 sq ft (81 sqm)
- Handover
- Phased: Al Naseem Community Q4 2027; Nawayef Park Views Q1 2028; Nawayef East December 2028; Nawayef Village Q1 2029; Bashayer Q1 2030 (villas) and Q2 2030 (apartments); Hudayriyat Golf Estates Q3 2030
- Community size
- 51 million sqm island area; 5+ communities; 220 km cycling network
- Phases on sale
- Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Bashayer, Al Naseem Community, Nawayef Village, Nawayef Park Views, Nawayef East
Six communities, six deals
Price, payment plan and handover are published per community rather than for the island, so every figure changes depending on which one you are shown.
Venues already open
Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome and the cycling, running and recreational trails are operating today, so the lifestyle is not waiting on a handover date.
Entry starts at apartments
Apartments at Nawayef Park Views start at AED 2,000,000 while Nawayef East Heights villas start at AED 19,300,000, a wide budget range inside one master plan.
Status
Selling across six freehold communities; Hudayriyat Golf Estates launched July 2026 with 1,700 residences sold within days; Bashayer's final phase sold out on 17 July 2026
Location
Hudayriyat Island sits off the western shore of Abu Dhabi and is reached by causeway, so access is by car and public transport to the island is limited. Modon's own release for Hudayriyat Golf Estates places it about 20 minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi and 30 minutes from Zayed International Airport. The island page carries a different headline stat — 10 minutes to Abu Dhabi city — measured from a nearer point, so budget for the longer figure and check the drive from where you actually work. Everything else is on the island itself: the beaches, Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome and the trail network are inside the master plan rather than a drive away.
- Downtown Abu Dhabi20 min
- Zayed International Airport30 min
About the developer
Modon Holding PSC was formed in February 2024 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi; in 2025 L'imad Holding Company, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, acquired an 84.75% stake. In 2025 the group reported revenue of AED 13.8 billion, net profit of AED 3.9 billion and record real-estate sales of AED 36.3 billion. Modon is the master developer of Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi's sports and leisure destination.
Modon does not only sell homes on Hudayriyat; it built and runs the island around them, which is why Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome and the trail network were open before most of the residential plots were sold. The market answered quickly: 1,700 residences at Hudayriyat Golf Estates were sold within days of the July 2026 launch, and the final phase of Bashayer sold out in a single day. For a buyer that means one accountable master developer for the roads, the beaches and the amenities, and stock that moves faster than the published pages.
Why this project
- Six communities are published for sale at the same time — Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Bashayer, Al Naseem Community, Nawayef Village, Nawayef Park Views and Nawayef East — so you pick a budget and a date instead of taking whatever is launching.
- Starting prices are published per community, from AED 2,000,000 at Nawayef Park Views and AED 2,100,000 at Bashayer up to AED 19,300,000 for the Heights villas at Nawayef East.
- The payment plan is published as well: 40/60 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Al Naseem Community and Nawayef East, 50/50 at Bashayer and Nawayef Village, and 60/40 at Nawayef Park Views.
- Handovers are staggered, not bunched: Al Naseem Community in Q4 2027, Nawayef Park Views in Q1 2028, Nawayef East in December 2028, Nawayef Village in Q1 2029 and Hudayriyat Golf Estates in Q3 2030.
- The leisure side is built, not promised: Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome, a 220 km cycling network, beaches and a waterfront promenade already bring the city to the island.
Master plan & phases
The island covers 51 million sqm and Modon plans more than five communities across it, tied together by a 220 km cycling network, beaches and a waterfront promenade. Six are published for sale today: Hudayriyat Golf Estates around a 95-hectare 18-hole course with a clubhouse, school and co-working spaces; Bashayer and Nawayef Park Views for apartments; Nawayef Village for townhouses and twin villas; and Al Naseem Community and Nawayef East for villas and mansions. Each one carries its own starting price, payment plan and handover quarter, so the community decides the deal, not the island. One caution on availability: Modon still lists Bashayer with a starting price, while its own July 2026 announcement says the final phase of Bashayer sold out in a day, so we check live availability with the developer before quoting anything.
Unit types, areas & starting prices
| Unit types | Areas from | Prices from |
|---|---|---|
| 3BR townhome — Hudayriyat Golf Estates | 2,196 sq ft (204 sqm) | From 4,200,000 AED |
| Townhouse — Nawayef Village | 2,669 sq ft (248 sqm) | From 4,100,000 AED |
| 4-5BR villa (Homes) — Nawayef East | 3,983 sq ft (370 sqm) | From 6,600,000 AED |
Published prices
- Apartment — BashayerFrom 2,100,000 AED
- 4BR villa — Al Naseem CommunityFrom 7,800,000 AED
- 5BR villa — Al Naseem CommunityFrom 9,000,000 AED
- 6BR villa — Al Naseem CommunityFrom 10,000,000 AED
- Apartment — Nawayef Park ViewsFrom 2,000,000 AED
- 5-7BR villa (Heights) — Nawayef EastFrom 19,300,000 AED
Published areas
- 4BR golf home — Hudayriyat Golf Estates4,004 sq ft (372 sqm)
- 6BR golf mansion — Hudayriyat Golf Estates12,379 sq ft (1,150 sqm)
- 1BR apartment — Bashayer872 sq ft (81 sqm)
- 5BR villa (BUA internal) — Al Naseem Community6,318 sq ft (587 sqm)
Every figure here is the start for one community and often for one line inside it: Al Naseem Community shows AED 7,800,000 for a 4 bedroom villa and AED 9,000,000 for a 5 bedroom, and Nawayef East runs from AED 6,600,000 for Homes to AED 19,300,000 for Heights, so we confirm the exact community, line and layout for the unit you are offered.
Payment plan
40/60 (Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Al Naseem Community, Nawayef East: 10% down, 30% during construction, 60% on handover); 50/50 (Bashayer, Nawayef Village); 60/40 (Nawayef Park Views)
The plan differs by community: 40/60 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Al Naseem Community and Nawayef East means 10% on booking, 30% in instalments during construction and 60% due at handover, while Bashayer and Nawayef Village are 50/50 and Nawayef Park Views is 60/40, which front-loads more of the price before you get the keys.
The honest drawbacks
What may not suit you, before you book, with the other side of each point.
The island is still being built out. Handovers run from Q4 2027 at Al Naseem Community to Q3 2030 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates, so an early owner will live beside active construction for years.
CounterweightThe phasing is also the protection: the earliest communities hand over first, the leisure venues that make the island worth living on are already open, and instalments during construction follow a published schedule instead of being paid up front.
Access is by causeway and by car. There is no metro, public transport to the island is limited, and a single road link is a single point of congestion at peak times and on event days.
CounterweightModon's own release puts the island about 20 minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi and 30 minutes from Zayed International Airport, closer in than most new communities, and the daily routine — beach, trails, gym, the school planned at Golf Estates — does not need the causeway at all.
Hudayriyat is a public leisure destination first. Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome, the beaches and the cycling track draw visitors from across the city, so weekends and event days bring traffic and parking pressure that a purely residential address does not have.
CounterweightThose same venues are why demand here does not rest on the sea view alone, the residential communities are gated and set back from the public attractions, and on weekdays residents have a destination-grade sports offer largely to themselves.
The everyday resident offer is thin today. Next to Yas or Saadiyat there is little standing retail, few restaurants outside the leisure venues, and the school is part of the Hudayriyat Golf Estates plan rather than open now, so groceries, clinics and schooling still mean a trip into the city.
CounterweightRetail and leisure, a clubhouse, wellness and fitness facilities, co-working spaces and a school are written into the master plan and arrive with the communities; until then the city is about 20 minutes away, a shorter school run than many outer suburbs.
Availability moves faster than the published pages. Hudayriyat Golf Estates sold 1,700 residences within days of its July 2026 launch and the final phase of Bashayer sold out in one day, yet the island page still shows Bashayer with a starting price — a published price is not proof that a unit exists.
CounterweightModon publishes a starting price, a payment plan and a handover quarter for every community, which is more than most Abu Dhabi launches disclose; we confirm current availability with the developer before quoting, and where a community is sold out we say so instead of taking a booking.
The published dates do not always agree. Modon's island card gives Q1 2029 for Bashayer, while the Bashayer project page says villas hand over in Q1 2030 and apartments in Q2 2030 — a full year apart on the same website.
CounterweightOnly the handover date written into the sale agreement binds anyone, and the gap is easy to close before you pay: ask in writing for the contractual quarter of the exact community and unit line. Until the contract says otherwise we quote the later of the two published dates.
Amenities & services
Living here means the sport is the neighbourhood: Surf Abu Dhabi, the velodrome and a 220 km cycling network are the reason the city already drives out to Hudayriyat, and residents reach them without leaving the island. The beaches and the waterfront promenade carry the slower half of the week, and at Hudayriyat Golf Estates a 95-hectare 18-hole course, a clubhouse, wellness and fitness facilities, retail and leisure, co-working spaces and a school are planned into the walk between them. It is an outdoors-first address rather than a dining-and-nightlife one; for that, the city is a drive over the causeway.
- Surf Abu Dhabi
- Velodrome
- Cycling, running and recreational trails (220 km cycling network)
- 95-hectare 18-hole golf course (Golf Estates)
- Clubhouse, wellness and fitness facilities
- Retail and leisure
- Co-working spaces
- School
- Beaches and waterfront promenade
Who this project suits
- End-user families: Al Naseem Community villas from AED 7,800,000 for four bedrooms hand over first, in Q4 2027, with beaches, trails and a planned school on the island rather than at the end of a commute.
- Investors: apartments are the entry ticket — AED 2,000,000 at Nawayef Park Views, AED 2,100,000 at Bashayer — on an island whose venues already pull demand from across Abu Dhabi.
- Upgraders: a townhouse at Nawayef Village from AED 4,100,000, or a 3 bedroom townhome at Hudayriyat Golf Estates of 204 sqm from AED 4,200,000, moves a family out of an apartment without leaving the island.
- Second-home buyers: Zayed International Airport is about 30 minutes away and the 40/60 and 50/50 plans spread payments to handover, which suits an owner who flies in for the surf, the golf and the winter months.
Before you book: points to verify
- Get the community, the unit line (Homes, Heights, Golf Homes, Mansions) and the contractual handover quarter written into the sale agreement — the published dates for Bashayer differ between Modon's island page and its own project page.
- Check that the project and your off-plan purchase are registered with the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre under the Department of Municipalities and Transport, and that the unit is entered in the interim real-estate register before you pay a second instalment.
- Pay only into the project escrow account named in the sale agreement. Abu Dhabi requires off-plan money to sit in escrow and be released against construction progress, so nothing should go to a personal account or a general company account.
- Ask for the service-charge estimate per sq ft in writing for your community. An island with beaches, a promenade, trails and, at Golf Estates, a golf course has real running costs, and a villa community will not carry the same rate as an apartment building.
- Confirm the premium on plot, view and position — fairway, waterfront, corner — and read the resale clause: developers normally require a minimum percentage paid plus a no-objection fee before you can assign an off-plan unit during construction.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the starting price on Hudayriyat Island?
There is no single figure. Modon publishes a start per community: AED 2,000,000 at Nawayef Park Views, AED 2,100,000 at Bashayer, AED 4,100,000 at Nawayef Village, AED 4,200,000 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates, AED 6,600,000 at Nawayef East and AED 7,800,000 for a 4 bedroom villa at Al Naseem Community. We request the official price list for the community you want and send it as issued.
What unit types are available?
Apartments of 1 to 4 bedrooms at Nawayef Park Views; 1 to 5 bedroom apartments, townhomes, penthouses and villas at Bashayer; 3 to 5 bedroom townhouses and twin villas at Nawayef Village; 3 to 6 bedroom townhomes, golf homes, villas and mansions at Hudayriyat Golf Estates; 4 to 6 bedroom villas at Al Naseem Community; and 4 to 8 bedroom villas and mansions at Nawayef East. Sizes start around 872 sq ft (81 sqm) for a 1 bedroom at Bashayer and reach 12,379 sq ft (1,150 sqm) for a 6 bedroom golf mansion.
When is handover?
It depends on the community: Al Naseem Community Q4 2027, Nawayef Park Views Q1 2028, Nawayef East December 2028, Nawayef Village Q1 2029 and Hudayriyat Golf Estates Q3 2030. Bashayer is the one to read twice — the island card says Q1 2029 while the Bashayer project page says villas in Q1 2030 and apartments in Q2 2030. Ask for the contractual quarter of your exact unit before you book.
What is the payment plan?
Modon publishes a plan per community. 40/60 at Hudayriyat Golf Estates, Al Naseem Community and Nawayef East means 10% down, 30% in instalments during construction and 60% at handover. Bashayer and Nawayef Village are 50/50, and Nawayef Park Views is 60/40. Plans change between releases, so we confirm today's plan in writing for the unit you are offered.
Where is the island and how far is Abu Dhabi?
Hudayriyat sits off the western side of Abu Dhabi and is reached by causeway. Modon's Golf Estates release puts it about 20 minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi and 30 minutes from Zayed International Airport, while the island page's own stat says 10 minutes to Abu Dhabi city, measured from a nearer point. Plan around the longer figure, and note there is no metro: access is by car.
Is Bashayer still on sale?
Modon's island page still lists Bashayer with a starting price of AED 2,100,000, but the developer's own announcement of 17 July 2026 says the final phase of Bashayer sold out within a day of launch. The two statements have not been reconciled on the website, so we check live availability with Modon first and, if nothing is left, point you to the communities that are open.
Can foreigners buy, and does a home here qualify for the golden visa?
Yes to the first: Modon sells the island's communities as freehold, so buyers of any nationality can own outright, with the off-plan purchase registered with the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre and converted to a title deed after handover. On the visa, property at or above the current investment threshold set by the UAE authorities lets the owner apply for long-term residence; the threshold is a government rule rather than a developer offer, so we confirm it per unit against the price, the amount paid and the registration status.
What will the service charges be?
They are set per community and not published with the launch figures. An island carrying beaches, a promenade, a 220 km trail network and, at Golf Estates, a golf course has real running costs, and a villa community will not pay the same rate as an apartment building. Ask the sales advisor to confirm the estimate per sq ft for your community in writing before you book.