Dubai
Holidays to Dubai
Breathtaking hotels and malls - shoppers paradise
Dubai once a small fishing town is now competing in every sense with the top world cities booming with tourists. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with its pristine, largest and out of this world malls – spotless beaches and extravagant hotels.
Dubai is home to the tallest building in the world, breaking all records at over 828 metres high - the magnificent Burj Khalifa.
Holidays to Dubai can be spent basking on the white powdered sandy beaches or you can indulge in a shopping trip at the famous gold souks or designer shops - this is truly a shopper’s paradise. It boasts futuristic architecture at breathtaking heights, a seven-star hotel (only one of its kind in the world), the Burj al Arab, a ski slope and exquisite cuisine - it must be Dubai!
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The Maldives is not a cultural or nightlife hotspot. The pace is very laid back. It's more your diving and watersport, lazing about on the beach kind of holiday, with some very up market activities at your fingertips if you so desire.
Diving - if you love your diving, whether it's open water or coral reef based, here's where to go. The warm seas and relatively calm swells make it an easy, yet spectacular, place to dive. There aren't wrecks, but there are hundreds of thousands of fish of every hue and it's an underwater photographer's paradise because of the complete lack of pollution in the water.
Watersports - surprisingly perhaps, the islands are a surf mecca too. The southwest monsoon brings in big swells from June to September and the best breaks are in North and South Male Atoll. The beauty of having all year temperatures in the 30s is that all other watersports like canoeing, windsurfing, parasailing and jet skiing are easy to take part in. No freezing your bones off on a windswept beach!
Excursions - do take the time to visit a village on your resort atoll. The local villages have a charming custom of starting work early and finishing in the afternoon then taking bowls of curry and what not down to the beach areas to gossip while the children play. The other thing to do is organise a fishing boat which will take you to a deserted island, catch some fish on the way and then cook the catch over hot embers. Fresh fish caught 30 minutes ago while you watch the sun set - now that's magic!
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Dubai attractions
In times gone by, there may have been little to see in the city of Dubai, but now holidays in Dubai have changed as the city continues to build and forge new attractions, thus making Dubai a holiday of a lifetime.
Attractions range from the fun-filled Wild Wadi theme park, an Arabian-themed water park ideal for family holidays, to the Mall of the Emirates, described as ‘the world’s first shopping resort’ with 7,000 parking spaces.
In the Mall of the Emirates, you can find the likes of Harvey Nichols, Marc Jacobs and even an indoor ski slope, Ski Dubai. For those seeking cheap holidays to Dubai, there is little in the usual way of sightseeing although a few impressive historical pockets can be found such as Bastakia, a painstakingly preserved and pedestrianised area where the alley houses are lined with wind towers, the air conditioning of the pre-electricity world.
You could take a traditional wooden abra boat for a ride along the water and admire the shores.
Dubai’s obsession in changing to a world leader in tourism has resulted in a shoreline of waterfront hotels, glistening pools and tax-free shopping malls, making holidays to Dubai even cheaper.
Planned attractions include an underwater city called Hydropolis, the tallest tower in the entire world and the world’s largest indoor ski slope (not something most would expect from a holiday to Dubai)!
Holidays in Dubai would be incomplete for nature lovers without a visit to the five-acre tropical forest where a number of exotic birds can be viewed.
Whilst in Dubai, you might consider taking a desert tour – a half or full day safari to take a traditional Arabic campsite meal whilst watching Arabian festivities. Alternatively, you could relax by the deep gorges of Hatta Pools for a picnic and to swim by the waterfalls.
Dubai holidays do not need to be all tourism and shopping, as Dubai also offers a more cultural side. Several new and impressive theatres and performance venues have sprung up to cater to the newfound cultural aspect.
Jumeirah Mosque is the only mosque open to non-Muslims and can be found on Jumeirah Beach Road
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