7 Best things about Dubai

Burj Al Arab - World’s only 7 star hotel stands at 321 meters on the Arabian Gulf. Burj Al Arab was built on artificial land and connected through a bridge to mainland. However the hotel is rated as 5 star but always described as 7 star because its unique design, facilities, rooms, suites, fountains and restaurants. It also has a large sea water aquarium made of acrylic glass.

Burj Khalifa - The world tallest structure known as Burj Khalifa stands tall in Dubai at 828 meters. Burj Khalifa holds features like Dubai Fountain, Observation Deck and Burj Khalifa Park. It also has the highest restaurant, mosque, night club and swimming pool.

Desert Safari - Best way to explore sand dunes and watching sun set with lots of other activities like camel riding, belly dancing, henna paintings, shisha, Arabic coffee, dates, traditional costumes, BBQ with a beautiful view of sand dunes.

Dubai Festival Shopping - The biggest discount season which lasts for a month and provide delightment to all kind of people around the world. Fabulous discounts on luxury items.

Ski Dubai - Is the first of its kind in Middle East and offers amazing snow setting experience for skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing. There is something for everyone from beginners to professional snow sports enthusiast.

Wild Wadi Water Theme Park -It is one of the top attractions in Dubai where you can spend one whole day with your friends and family members. This theme park is located on the Jumeirah Beach which is very close to Burj Al Arab. Lots of option available like falcon fury, tunnel of doom, rushing rapid, tumble falls and the thunder rapids.

Gold Souk (Gold Market) - Dubai is famous for gold jewellery. Around 300 retail shops are located inside Gold Souk. Designs can be traditional and modern as well. You should know how to bargain and get discount in Gold Souk.

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo is Gunnies World Record holder for the ‘World’s Largest Acrylic Panel’. Dubai Aquariums holds more than 400 sharks and stink rays, it is a new home for more than 33,000 living animals (140 different Species).

Dubai Aquarium has the world largest viewing panel which is 32.8 meters wide and 8.3 meters high with 270-degree walk-through tunnel experience, Glass Bottom Boat Rides, Cage Snorkeling Experience. Dubai Aquarium is built inside the Dubai Mall which is the world’s largest mall with more than 600 retailers.

You can also have the experience and close encounter with aquatic animals in a snorkeling cage. Inside the Aquarium you will find sharks, stink rays, piranhas, sawfish, cat fish, otters, Penguins, jelly fish, lizards, snakes, shell fish, lobster, crocodiles, water rats, sea jellies and clown fish.

Things to do in Dubai

Dubai is most popular tourist and business hub in Middle East. Dubai is filled with tradition, culture and modern arts. Visitors all around the world come down to Dubai to watch high sky scrapers, mosques, historical places, monuments and buildings.

Dubai is a complete man made city with lots of options to choose from sand safari, sand skiing, city tours, amazing hotels and life style. Dubai is famous for its tourism activities which include lovely beaches with silver sands, night clubs, bars, 7 star hotels and resorts, amusement parks and festivals.

Getting Dubai tourist visa is very easy process. Citizens from 33 countries listed on its website does not require visa prior and can be issued at the airport. Nationals from GCC country can travel without visa on producing GCC country passport at the airport. Rest can apply through online website: http://www.emirates.com.

City Attractions:

Burj Al Arab

World’s only 7 star hotel stands at 321 meters on the Arabian Gulf. Burj Al Arab was built on artificial land and connected through a bridge to mainland. However the hotel is rated as 5 star but always described as 7 star because its unique design, facilities, rooms, suites, fountains and restaurants. It also has a large sea water aquarium made of acrylic glass.

Burj Khalifa

The world tallest structure known as Burj Khalifa stands tall in Dubai at 828 meters. Burj Khalifa holds features like Dubai Fountain, Observation Deck and Burj Khalifa Park. It also has the highest restaurant, mosque, night club and swimming pool.

Dubai Sports City

It was constructed to possible bid for 2016 Olympic Games. Sports city is set on 50,00,000 sq feet and world class sporting venues and academics and includes hotels, residential, commercial, schools and medical facilities.

Stadium was build for cricket, hockey and football.

It’s a city built inside a city with unique design and style

Jumeirah Beach

Beautiful beach covered with silver sand. Jumeriah is famous for its costly restaurants, hotels, bungalows. Palm islands is located on Jumeirah beach which a manmade island in the shape of a Palm Tree.

Atlantis – The Palm situated at the Palm Jumeriah has a wide range of amenities like Water Park and dolphinarium which attracts lot of visitors around the world.

Desert Safari

Best way to explore sand dunes and watching sun set with lots of other activities like camel riding, belly dancing, henna paintings, shisha, Arabic coffee, dates, traditional costumes, BBQ with a beautiful view of sand dunes.

Dubai Festival Shopping

The biggest discount season which lasts for a month and provide delightment to all kind of people around the world. Fabulous discounts on luxury items.

Ski Dubai

Is the first of its kind in Middle East and offers amazing snow setting experience for skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing. There is something for everyone from beginners to professional snow sports enthusiast.

Dubai Museum

Is built in Al Fahidi Fort which is the oldest building in Dubai. Museum includes artifacts from Africa and Asian countries that traded in Dubai. The Museum gives us a glimpse of traditional Arab houses, creeks, mosques, markets, desert and marine life.

There is a military museum which has a collection of copper, alabaster and pottery found in graves which are 4,000 years old.

Wild Wadi Water Theme Park

It is one of the top attractions in Dubai where you can spend one whole day with your friends and family members. This theme park is located on the Jumeirah Beach which is very close to Burj Al Arab. Lots of option available like falcon fury, tunnel of doom, rushing rapid, tumble falls and the thunder rapids.

Lots of options and you will never know what you missed on

Gold Souk (Gold Market)

Dubai is famous for gold jewellery. Around 300 retail shops are located inside Gold Souk.

Designs can be traditional and modern as well. You should know how to bargain and get discount in Gold Souk.

Things to do:

Water Sports
Desert Safari
Skiing
Car Racing
Shopping
Site seeing of beautiful man made sculptures, buildings, mosques and monuments.

Places nearby to visit:

Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Fujairah

Famous for:

Sky scrapers, Mosque and Monuments
Beaches
Desert Safari
Shopping – Gold, Electronics, Apparels and handicrafts
Romantic and Adventure getaway

Suggestions:

Dubai climate is very hot and humid. Dubai is also very expensive to stay. Although Dubai provides a variety of accommodations types to suit all budgets. Better book a package deal from travel dealers beforehand.

Burj Khalifa Fountain

Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the world plays music with fountain shows every 30 minutes in front of the tower. At a cost of 800 million UAE Dinars, this was designed by California based company called WET Design was earlier named as Burj Dubai. Burj Khalifa was delayed twice and finally inaugurated on May 2009.

Burj Khalifa fountain can shoot water up to a height of 150 meters. It is illuminated by 6600 lights and 50 colored projectors, accompanied by classical Arabic, English and Hindi music. Music Performance takes place at every 30 minutes from 6pm to 10pm on weekdays and from 6pm to 10pm on weekends (weekends are Friday and Saturday).

Watch the Burj Khalifa Fountain yourself and get amazed with its beauty.

Dubai Desert Safari

Dubai Desert Safari is most popular tour in Dubai or the enter UAE. During desert safari you will experience the ancient as well the modern tradition culture of Arab world. This was my first experience and sitting in the Toyota Land Cruiser was an amazing experience.

Toyota Land Cruiser is the best and perfect car to experience the pleasure of dune bashing or sand bashing. You will be on the edge of the seat and thrilled during your entire 45 minutes of the tour.

Desert Safari is an lifetime experience and includes Dune Bashing, Sunset Photography, Camel Riding, Shisha/Hookah smoking, BBQ, Arabian Sweets, Heena Painting, Arabic Coffee, Traditional Costumes, Belly Dancing and Bar with unlimited soft drinks.

Dubai Duty Free Lottery

 

The Car promotion at Dubai Duty Free was first introduced in 1989 and offers 1,000 ticket holders the chance to win a luxury car, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls Royce or Ferrari.

Over 1,390 travelers, from 68 different countries, have driven away with a luxury car following their purchase of a 500 AED (US$139) ticket in the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Car Promotion.

Emirates - Your Friendly Airways

I have travelled through Emirates airlines quite a few times but recently realized that Emirates has maximum number of flights from India and even cheaper than National carrier Indian Airlines. Emirates provide great service, crew is very friendly, food is great, and seats are more comfortable than British and American Airways. Air America sucks big time.

All my travels to Kuwait, Dubai, Cyprus, London and India were through Emirates Airways and all were good experience without any complains. I found economy class to be better and spacious compare to other aircrafts were extra leg space is available.

I have heard a lot of complains like baggage stolen, things missing, flight delayed but never experienced the same during my travels. Crossing my fingers and hoping I don’t get to see any of that.

Dubai was always a part of my travel wish list and got a chance last year to experience the sea, sand and shopping. Dubai Duty Free gives you a chance to shop until you drop; everything is available at the Airport from Ferrari to gold jewelry, chocolates to modern gadgets.

Dubai offers you the best service, all the best to Emirates and hope they keep providing the great service.