So I am finally going to Dubai for the first time this year in the Fall and figured I would gather all the ideas and research from scouring the web into a single post. Hope you find it useful. I will post my final itinerary and a record or my trip here also. I am sure this won’t be the last post about Dubai so click here to search my blog for Dubai related posts and pages.
Shopping in Dubai
- Deira shopping mall, Gold Souk.
- Mall of the Emirates, Ski Dubai.
- http://www.dubaicityguide.com/shop/ (Includes Souks)
- The biggest are these:
- http://www.malloftheemirates.com/
- http://www.ibnbattutamall.com/
- http://www.burjuman.com/site/index.php
- http://www.waficity.com/
- http://www.deiracitycentre.com/
- www.dubaifestivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=4
- http://www.goldanddiamondpark.com/
- http://www.dubaioutletmall.com/index1.htm
- In general all the shops in the above are open from 10.00 - 22.00 but later on Thursday, Friday and (sometimes) Saturday, usually until midnight.
Activities in Dubai
- Dubai Creek boat ride, Wafi City, Sundowner tour (Arabian adventures).
- Shooting Club at Jebel Ali resort to fire some hand guns at clay pigeons
- Jumeira Beach, afternoon tea at burj-al-arab.
- Seawings seaplane ride, Dubai Creek dinner cruise
- Wild Wadi
- Ballooning: http://www.ballooning.ae/
- Bird Watching:
- Boat trip from the Marina next to Le Royal Meridien in Jumeirah
- City Tour: www.bigbus.co.uk/dub/html/dub_contact.html (note: only some buses have a/c in the lower section of bus)
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve - http://www.ddcr.org/
- There are only 4 tour operators that are licensed to go into the reserve.
- http://www.arabian-adventures.com/
- http://www.alphatoursdubai.com/
- http://www.lama.ae/Static/about_us.html
- http://www.travcotravel.com/main.htm
- Dinner cruise on Bateaux Dubai on Dubai Creek:
- Go-karting / driving lessons / motor sports at the Autodrome:
- www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/index.aspx
- Or at the Emirates Kart Centre nr Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa www.emsf.ae
- Half day excursion
- Perhaps lunch at Hatta Fort in the Hajar Mountains? http://www.jebelali-international.com/
- Visit Jumairah Mosque: dubaicityguide.com/tourism/sightseeing-4.asp
- Note all arms and legs must be covered for the above, that’s both sexes.
- If you enjoy any type of motorsport do not leave Dubai without dropping by Big Red, the massive sand dune on the road from Dubai to Hatta. Most Thursday and Friday afternoons in the winter months (November - March) you can go along and have a go at quad biking.
- Skiing at SkiDubai in Mall of the Emirates (around dh175/person for 2 hours including hire of all equipment except gloves and hats (they even have disposable socks!): http://www.skidubai.com/
- Al Sahra - Jumana, a show with lights, lasers, fireworks in the desert - only during the cooler months. Check website for details http://www.alsahra.com/
- When its time go home, dubaidutyfree.com
- Bahri Bar
- Where to find it: Mina A’ Salam
- Located at the Madinat Jumeirah Resort.
Eating in Dubai
- Flavours on Two at the Towers Rotana Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road
- Al Muna buffet at the Mina A Salam hotel
- Al Iwan buffet or Junsui (asian buffet) at the Burj
- Al qusar buffet, excellent but best on fridays for brunch as its spead over all 3 ground floor resturants.
- The hilton and Sheraton both good buffets but different cusine every night (indian, chinese, seafood, italian, mexican, international etc)
- The waves at mina seyahi is ok and all your drink included
- Blue orange at the westin is good for food selection but found it abit boring and lacking any atmosphere
- Spice island is a great buffet (think its at the radisson down town) as is the market place at JW marriot hotel
- Spice Island is the Renaissance in Deira.
- Definately and without a doubt at the Burj al Arab.. really worth the money.. the amount of food can feed a small African country.. as for the variety.. WOW!
- Dinner cruise on Bateaux Dubai on Dubai Creek:
- Bahri Bar
- Where to find it: Mina A’ Salam
- Located at the Madinat Jumeirah Resort.
Special thanks for bulk of content
- hugedxb from the tripadvisor forums for lots of good material.
- trumpivanka at Yahoo Travel for more ideas
Links and web sites to visit for more info
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g295424-i872-k2144907-First_Timer_Itinerary-Dubai.html
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g295424-i872-k2143681-Jebel_Ali_Shooting_Club-Dubai.html
- http://www.timeoutdubai.com/dubai/
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g295424-i872-k2122628-Hugedxb_s_list_of_things_to_do_in_Dubai-Dubai.html
- http://www.timeoutdubai.com
- http://www.uaeinteract.com
- http://travel.yahoo.com/trip-journal-589460-my_trip_to_dubai
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