Dubai is the home of sand, sun and shopping, providing a very rare blend of a buzzing hi-tech metropolis and a mixture of western and traditional Arabic culture. Dubai offers every kind of entertainment and convenience.
You will find everything from famous sporting events, divine dining out to shopping in the souqs. What's more beautiful than sand dunes and miles of white sandy beaches await, so you can soak up the sun all year round! It's hard to believe that Dubai once had very basic amenities, but life has changed dramatically, and we're certain you will be wowed by this desert turned modern metropolis. Dubai really is a city which will dazzle and inspire you time and time again.
Dubai is famed for its amazingly shaped and shamefully luxurious hotels, sultry sand-dunes, wicked water sports and green golf courses. It has also been described as the perfect shopper's paradise. It's all tax-free and you will find an array of designer shops along with traditional Arabian shops. Dubai is also known as the City of Gold , and you will realise why when you visit the Gold Souq where you will find just about every type of gold jewellery on offer!
Entertainment Dubai offers a wide and varied array of entertainment for everyone; from active children and adults to people retiring and just wanting to relax. There's sport, shopping, eating out, relaxing, live music and buzzing nightlife. Dubai has it all! Some well known bands come to Dubai mainly in the cooler winter months and one of the favourites is the Dubai Jazz Festival which runs over one week each February
Dining Often called “The New York of the Middle East”, Dubai offers a world-class dining experience. There are hundreds of high quality restaurants with an amazing array of tastes from all over the world. Well-known chefs have introduced new contemporary restaurants offering a fusion of elegantly presented dishes. It is legal to drink alcohol in Dubai and this has now lead to a burgeoning nightclub and bar scene. So, from beach front to town centre, there are plenty of delights to choose from leaving you spoilt for choice!
Shopping is big news in Dubai . Huge modern air conditioned shopping malls are scattered around the city, offering all the top designer brands, and great prices on electrical goods and jewellery. Speaking of which, if you're looking for something special, then head to the Gold Souk across the Creek where you can pick up some genuine bargains, all complete with authenticity certificates. Dubai has a reputation for the best bargain hunting in the world. Being at the centre of world trade has its' advantages, as does a mere 5% import tax, so the chances are, you'll find it cheaper than anywhere in the world. The Dubai Shopping Festival takes place each February where everything is cut-price and there are many cash prizes to be won in the prize draws which take place weekly throughout the festival.
Sport and fitness is also big business with hundreds of sports clubs and beach clubs as well as hi-tech gyms, fitness classes and top beauty salons and spas. If you don't want to join a club, you don't have to. There are plenty of tennis courts and jogging parks littered around the coast, and most residential complexes offer your own on-site facilities.
If it is the relaxation you crave away from the beach, then you can drive out into the stunning mountains and deserts that surround Dubai and feel the amazing sense of freedom.
For a more adventurous road-trip, try pot holing or mountain climbing.
When living in Dubai you are rarely at a loss for something to do whatever your budget
Watersports Situated on the coast, and with crystal clear warm seas, Dubai caters for all watersports; windsurfing, sailing, jet-skiing, kite-surfing, waterskiing, paragliding and scuba diving. Boats and equipment are available for hire from the many water-front clubs and resorts.
Dubai is also known as one of the best locations in the world for diving. There are accredited scuba diving clubs in main centres and an extensive range of equipment is available for hire. Swimming is possible in the many hotel pools or beaches. There is an abundance of game fish in the Gulf and fully-equipped boats with crew can be hired from the Jebel Ali Hotel marina for deep-sea fishing trips where you can head off to catch Tuna and Sailfish.
Sport is a key feature of life in Dubai and many visitors flock to some of the world's favourite sporting events which include:
* Dubai World Cup each March
* Dubai International Racing Carnival from January to March each year
* World Powerboat championships
* Dubai Tennis championship each February/March
* Dubai Desert Classic Golf Tournament each March
* World Rugby Sevens in October/November of each year
Golf Dubai has been declared the number one golf destination worldwide by the International Golf Tour Operators Association.
Numerous golf tournaments take place at the many first-class courses with more championship courses being built as we speak. The Montgomery Golf Course is known for having the largest green in the world and Dubai is recognised as having some of the best golfing facilities in the world.
Dubai Special Events
* Dubai Shopping Festival each Jan/Feb
* Dubai Jazz Festival each February
* Dubai 2005 Air Show takes place this October
Dubai & Surrounding Area Trips * Evening desert safari tour with traditional BBQ at Arabian Camp
* Dubai Creek Evening Dinner Cruise on a traditional dhow
* Open-top Big Bus City & Beach Tour
* Hatta Fort & Hatta Rock Pools
* Dune Bashing
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