Posted by Adam in Holidays on June 13th, 2008. No Comments »
When people think about Middle East, do they see it only as a place filled with desert, mountains and sand dunes? This article is about having a marvellous holiday trip at one of the seven emirates in UAE called Dubai which is the star attraction of the Middle East. Dubai is an emirate known for its shopping, malls, resorts, islands apart from its desert, mountains and sand dunes. It is also the only place in the Middle East which is flexible about the dress.
For those who don’t know much about the well-known attractive spots in Dubai and want to visit it for a vacation, these are a list of the top 10 tourist attractions:
It is one of the world’s best hotels that is also a 7-star resort which is in the shape of a sail. Over here, one can get a magnificent view of the city of Dubai and water. It’s truly a luxury hotel that offers facilities like suites, restaurant, bar, pool, fitness centre and spa, meeting facilities and for various other events which one can visit while staying or dining there during the holidays.
These are a group of three artificial islands that is in the shape of a palm which are located just outside the city of Dubai. They are the world’s largest man-made islands also known as the Eighth Wonder of the World. These islands have facilities for resorts, shopping malls, hotels, villas, cinemas and other entertainment that one can visit while enjoying a vacation.
These are group of about 250-300 artificial islands covering a range of nine kilometres in length that is in the shape of global map. These islands offer facilities for homes, resorts, estates and communities which are helpful when one wants to stay on the island for a holiday as well.
Ski Dubai is the only place in the world which offers people visiting Dubai for a holiday to ski in the middle of summer. It is a part of the Mall of Emirates and one of the world’s best and largest indoor ski resorts that offers skiing, snowboarding or just playing in the snow that makes anyone laugh or smile like a kid.
It is currently the largest shopping mall in the Middle East and one of the world’s largest. It consists of a range of shopping, entertainment and leisure facilities that people all around the world visiting Dubai are provided with during a vacation. Ski Dubai is its star attraction. Magic Planet is another attraction within the Mall of Emirates that is the largest indoor entertainment centre in UAE. The Mall of Emirates also has Dubai Community Arts and Centre, Cinestar Cinemas, over 70 restaurants and coffee shops as well as about 500 retailers.
Dubai’s beaches are some of the world’s best to visit alone or with family. They portray such a wonderful view all around with a beautiful picture of the ocean, various activities all around. The public is offered facilities that include playgrounds, barbecue sites, food kiosks, picnic areas and swimming pools.
Dubai today would be known for its cosmopolitan status but its heart and root is in the mountains and sand dunes that surround the Middle East. While on a vacation trip, one can experience the desert or sand dunes with the help of camels in the middle of the night or one can travel in an automobile through the endless sand dunes, desert, mountains that portray the magnificent natural beauty of Dubai.
Dubai is very well known around the world for its golf courses which one can see when touring around Dubai. It has two fabulous courses famous for their design and facilities known as Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club and The Emirates Golf Club. The Emirates Golf Club attracts all the major golf players around the world for the European PGA Desert Classic.
Wild Wadi Water Park is an entertaining water park that one can visit with family or alone during vacation. It is an outdoor water park where one can swim and splash each other while feeling the cool wave of water. It brings about enjoyment and excitement amongst all groups during holidays where one can have fun on one of the world’s largest water slides. Additionally, it also has gift shops, restaurants and snack stands.
The Gold Souk is one of the exciting spots to be visited while travelling around Dubai. It consists of about 300 jewellery shops which together form the world’s biggest gold market. The gold at these places can be bought cheaply or can be won for raffle draws during the Shopping Festival time.
Please note that all this advice is free and should be taken at one’s own will after visiting the top tourist attraction sites of Dubai that can be found under Google.
