#0002 - DUBAI - WHERE EVERY VISIT IS NEW
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So this blog is all about DUBAI!!! As you already knew by heading of the blog. Dubai is always under construction. Dubai always surprise you with something amazing which you didn't expect or visited on your previous visit. That's that make it different from other cities.
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Dubai has always been unique from others, therefor I would like to share some interesting facts and information with you.
The first thing I would like to share with you is Dubai in not a country. Lots of people are always confused about this particular fact. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the country in which there are seven emirates. One of which emirate is Dubai. In short Dubai is also the name of the Emirate (State) that the city of Dubai is the capital of. So if you are referring to the emirate and not just a city then, Dubai is a state. I hope this clears much of your confusion.
Dubai is Larger than Life. Dubai is always about to be referring itself the biggest and best of everything. Dubai has one of the largest indoor malls in the world, one of the biggest aquarium, the biggest automated dancing fountain, the tallest hotel, the tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa), the best hotel in the world (Burj Al Arab), the longest automated rail network, and one of the largest indoor ski slopes... Apart from that Dubai is building another tallest building which is taller than Burj Khalifa. Do you believe that? YES!! You have to as its already been under construction, and its named Dubai Creek Tower.
If you ever get the chance to visit this truly amazing city, Just GO!! Whether you end up liking it or not, it will leave a unique impression and will give amazing new experiences of World which you never seen.
As I earlier mentioned that Dubai is known for luxury, state of the art projects, and a lively nightlife. So here I am showcasing you the best of the World and Dubai which you should visit and explore whenever you visit.
- BURJ KHALIFA
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| View From the Top - Instagram - @mom.wife.woman |
The World's tallest building: Burj Khalifa. You all are already aware of this fact. Burj Khalifa represents the city of Dubai with its unique design and height. Height of Burj Khalifa is 828 m with total 164 floors. It took five years and 22 million man-hours to build Burj Khalifa. 'Burj' means structure or building and 'Khalifa' is the surname of the UAE's king, Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan. It is nothing but an architectural miracle. That is what Dubai represents.
To see Burj Khalifa from the below is as great hell of experience itself, but from the observation floor, you will see how beautifully it built and the city from above is just amazing where you get the feeling that everything in the world is below us if we believe in our self. Burj Khalifa has two observation decks: (Tickets are available online on official website.)
- At the Top - Situated on the 124th and 125th floors
- At the Top Sky - Situated on the 148th floor
- DUBAI MALL
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| Dubai Mall - Source - Burj Khalifa Website |
Dubai Mall is one of the biggest malls in the world & the biggest mall in the Middle East. The mall's total area is equivalent in size to two hundred football pitches. It has 3.77 million sq ft of gross leasable space and more 1200 retail stores, two anchor department stores and more than two hundred food & beverage outlets.
As we know that Dubai is all about luxury & luxury shopping, you will find both the thing under one roof. Dubai Mall is a hub for world's leading luxury brands such as Armani, Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana and many more. Dubai Mall is so big that you can not even see everything in one full day.
In addition, There is a luxury & Premium 5-star Hotel: The Address is situated in Dubai Mall with 244 rooms. YES!! This is Dubai, this is what they do here!
Dubai Mall is situated in Dubai's Downtown area, next to Burj Khalifa. Entrance of At the Top of Burj Khalifa is inside the Dubai Mall. Yeah! There are many things and activity to offer. Here is the List:
- Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
- Kidzania Dubai
- Olympic Size Ice Rink
- Reel Cinemas - Theatre with 22 Screens
- VR Park
- Dubai Fountain Show
There are lots of other things which I obviously did not mention here because then this blog will only about Dubai Mall. So I just provided basic and most popular things about it. At the end, I just hope you end up here!!
- DESERT SAFARI
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When you talk about Desert Safari, Dubai is the place we got in our mind. Dubai has always been a favourite destination when it comes to desert adventure. You are in Dubai and you miss the desert of it then there is something wrong about it. It is like you have dessert on your plate, but you didn't eat it. Desert Safari is unique in Dubai as you can avail many activities during safari such as Camel Safari, Sand Ski, Quad biking, etc. A beautiful landscape which you see during dune bashing, it will blow your mind as it is the experience you never felt before. I suggest you to take evening time for your tour as Desert Safari is available in different slots of timing. In the evening, you are able to catch the bright sun light in the beginning, then the beautiful sunset with beautiful desert landscape and in the night, the silence of the desert with an amazing dinner and shows in desert camps such as Belly Dance, Tanura Dance, Fire & Light Show, etc. You can book it through your travel agent or any local travel agent.
- DHOW CRUISE
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| Dhow Cruise Marina (Image Source: Click Here) |
A Dhow is a traditional wooden vessel that has been refurbished into a floating water restaurant with buffet set up dinner on board as well as a live show. This ship operates in two parts of the city of Dubai. One is at Dubai Creek, which floats between Bur Dubai and Deira where you can enjoy the view of Old and Traditional Dubai along with buffet dinner and live entertainment show, another is at Dubai Marina which floats in Dubai Marina Canal where you can enjoy the view of New and modern Dubai with buffet dinner and live entertainment show. Dhow Cruise operates at night only so you can relax from whole day's activities and enjoy the beautiful view along with Dinner & Entertainment Show.
I would love to share my kind of recommendation to visit Dubai's amazing places. There are many attractions in Dubai, but what I am gonna show you is my favourite and must visit place for you guys. I will also share lists of activities which I am not able to share with full of description as it will take more than 2-3 blogs to share all of it & it will bore you a bit.
# The Walk Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Residence:
Getty Images: Emad aljumah
Shop, Dine and Walk with pleasure alongside waterfront street known as The Walk Jumeirah Beach Residence. With having beach pleasures, you are about to enjoy retail shopping cravings with choice of fashion, home and handcraft shops. At the end of the day, you will leave this place with memory of amazing beach activity, ultimate international and Local shops & local hand picked window shopping experience, a dinner alongside your bae by one of the best view of beach & waterfront restaurants.
# La Mer Beach
La Mer Beach - Instagram: @backspinfpv
La Mer Beach is located in Jumeirah 1 District in Dubai. La Mer is a beach district, just like The walk, but with more stunning views of the sea and offers lots of amazing experiences. The beach offers state of the art French design, lined with palm trees, arts and there are lots of dining and leisure activities available for you that simply take your breath away. You can feel the amazing aura of the place with amazing architectural charm. You can visit this place with your family as well as loved ones, as place has lots to offer everyone. If you are opting for relaxation and full day enjoyment with your loved once to enjoy the sun, stretching on the golden sands and enjoy dining with one of the great restaurants. La Mer is perfect spot for you if you are looking for the purpose of relaxation and enjoyment.
Jumeirah Beach is also must visit as it is on the shore of Burj Al Arab. There are many other beaches like Marina Beach, Al Mamzar Beach, few private beaches etc. These beaches are also worth the visit if you have extra time. Other beaches are just as normal, it's good to explore if you are resident or regular visitor to explore new spots.
# Global Village
Global Village is showcasing more than 70 countries' culture. Global Village claims to be the world's largest tourism, leisure, shopping and entertainment project. Whole World in one place. Global Village brings together travellers and visitor from all over the world to showcase how every country is different from one another and shows the harmony of people from different country. Global Village is worth visiting, its the combination of culture, entertainment and shopping of all over the world. Kindly note that Global village is not open all year. It opens for public when the weather is pleasant in Dubai. (Most of the time it's open by October, PS. Winter). Ticket price is just 15 AED. They change their theme every season so it'll be worth visiting every time.
# Miracle Garden
Miracle Garden - Source: Click Here
Every year from Mid-November to Mid-May, a 72,000 sqm space full of colourful flowers and scents of it comes to life of Dubai. It was launched on Valentine Day's of the year 2013, and set in the heart of Dubai. This incredible experience is one of Dubai's signature architectural miracles - The Miracle Garden. Seeing the garden with more than 150 million flowers blooming is the experience which you never felt before. Trees, Flowers and scents are just freshening up your aura of life. You will never experience that it is all artificial. YES!! Its ARTIFICIAL MIRACLE!!! Just as Global Village, Miracle Garden also reinvents itself every year with a whole new concept and design.
# Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi
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The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi - Capital of United Arab Emirates. The largest mosque in the country and the only one that captures the unique interaction between Islam and world culture. This establishment is launched by the late president of the country, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to build the mosque for the purpose of uniting the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with historical and modern architectural art. There are so much information available on Wikipedia and Abu Dhabi Tourism board's website. You can go through that for more info.
Everyone can visit the mosque and its for sure worth visiting. You will feel a very amazing aura of peace in it and you will get to know the one of the best architectural masterpiece.
There are so many spots which are worth visiting if I show you every one of them in detail than it will cost you so much time and also it will make blog so much bigger, which already is. So I will just put a list of these spots with link for information.
# Aqua Venture & Lost Chamber (available in Atlantis the Palm)
The above list is as per my knowledge, so if I forget some of the places than please do share your knowledge on my email or in the comments section.
Apart from the list, Dubai is also famous for its local cultural areas: Bur Dubai & Deira, where you can explore the local and traditional Dubai. Window Shopping, Local & Asian foods available at every corner. If you are not fan of big brand and mall shopping then i'ts best for you to shop here. As here you can bargain!! Yes, its the local Bazaar type of scene here.
Old Souq - Instagram: @nativa_girl
World famous Golf Souq is also located here in Deira Area. You'll feel poor around here as you will not able to see the huge amount of gold in one place. If you are nit into shopping than also it is must visit to check out amazing area and atmosphere in local Dubai. Apart from Gold Souq, there are many other local and flea markets are available in Deira and Bur Dubai like Spice Market, Textile Market, Ripe Market, Perfume Souq, Meena Bazar, Naif Souq, etc.
Gold Souq - Instagram: @fmconciergedubai
Spice Market - Instagram: @fmconciergedubai
Dubai is also famous for its night life. City looks amazing at night as well. Just like so many other cities which never sleeps, Dubai is also one of them. You can enjoy nightly amazing city whole night. As you know Dubai is one of the safest city in the world. Dubai Police is also always available for you to help of any kind. As there is no worry about safety in Dubai unless you are the one who is breaking the law. There are so many clubs and Hookah Bar available for you to enjoy. Apart from that there are many spots where you can just drive, walk or sit like Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Skyline, Dubai Marina, Canal Road, Jumeirah Area etc. There are lots to do.
So here I am concluding my second blog with tons of information about Dubai. I tried my best to provide you the latest information. There are still lots of information I have available, but I think it'll be best to gather it by yourself during your visit to Dubai. If you found any of the negligence in information which I provided, please let me know in the email.
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# The Walk Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Residence:
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| Getty Images: Emad aljumah |
# La Mer Beach
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| La Mer Beach - Instagram: @backspinfpv |
Jumeirah Beach is also must visit as it is on the shore of Burj Al Arab. There are many other beaches like Marina Beach, Al Mamzar Beach, few private beaches etc. These beaches are also worth the visit if you have extra time. Other beaches are just as normal, it's good to explore if you are resident or regular visitor to explore new spots.
# Global Village
Global Village is showcasing more than 70 countries' culture. Global Village claims to be the world's largest tourism, leisure, shopping and entertainment project. Whole World in one place. Global Village brings together travellers and visitor from all over the world to showcase how every country is different from one another and shows the harmony of people from different country. Global Village is worth visiting, its the combination of culture, entertainment and shopping of all over the world. Kindly note that Global village is not open all year. It opens for public when the weather is pleasant in Dubai. (Most of the time it's open by October, PS. Winter). Ticket price is just 15 AED. They change their theme every season so it'll be worth visiting every time.
# Miracle Garden
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| Miracle Garden - Source: Click Here |
Every year from Mid-November to Mid-May, a 72,000 sqm space full of colourful flowers and scents of it comes to life of Dubai. It was launched on Valentine Day's of the year 2013, and set in the heart of Dubai. This incredible experience is one of Dubai's signature architectural miracles - The Miracle Garden. Seeing the garden with more than 150 million flowers blooming is the experience which you never felt before. Trees, Flowers and scents are just freshening up your aura of life. You will never experience that it is all artificial. YES!! Its ARTIFICIAL MIRACLE!!! Just as Global Village, Miracle Garden also reinvents itself every year with a whole new concept and design.
# Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi
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| Instagram: @dipu.divakaran |
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is located in Abu Dhabi - Capital of United Arab Emirates. The largest mosque in the country and the only one that captures the unique interaction between Islam and world culture. This establishment is launched by the late president of the country, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to build the mosque for the purpose of uniting the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with historical and modern architectural art. There are so much information available on Wikipedia and Abu Dhabi Tourism board's website. You can go through that for more info.
Everyone can visit the mosque and its for sure worth visiting. You will feel a very amazing aura of peace in it and you will get to know the one of the best architectural masterpiece.
There are so many spots which are worth visiting if I show you every one of them in detail than it will cost you so much time and also it will make blog so much bigger, which already is. So I will just put a list of these spots with link for information.
# Aqua Venture & Lost Chamber (available in Atlantis the Palm)
The above list is as per my knowledge, so if I forget some of the places than please do share your knowledge on my email or in the comments section.
Apart from the list, Dubai is also famous for its local cultural areas: Bur Dubai & Deira, where you can explore the local and traditional Dubai. Window Shopping, Local & Asian foods available at every corner. If you are not fan of big brand and mall shopping then i'ts best for you to shop here. As here you can bargain!! Yes, its the local Bazaar type of scene here.
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| Old Souq - Instagram: @nativa_girl |
World famous Golf Souq is also located here in Deira Area. You'll feel poor around here as you will not able to see the huge amount of gold in one place. If you are nit into shopping than also it is must visit to check out amazing area and atmosphere in local Dubai. Apart from Gold Souq, there are many other local and flea markets are available in Deira and Bur Dubai like Spice Market, Textile Market, Ripe Market, Perfume Souq, Meena Bazar, Naif Souq, etc.
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| Gold Souq - Instagram: @fmconciergedubai |
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| Spice Market - Instagram: @fmconciergedubai |
Dubai is also famous for its night life. City looks amazing at night as well. Just like so many other cities which never sleeps, Dubai is also one of them. You can enjoy nightly amazing city whole night. As you know Dubai is one of the safest city in the world. Dubai Police is also always available for you to help of any kind. As there is no worry about safety in Dubai unless you are the one who is breaking the law. There are so many clubs and Hookah Bar available for you to enjoy. Apart from that there are many spots where you can just drive, walk or sit like Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Skyline, Dubai Marina, Canal Road, Jumeirah Area etc. There are lots to do.
Would be happy to receive some suggestions for my upcoming blogs.
Do Share my work with others.
You can also Follow me on my Insagram page for updates and travellers' photos.
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Thank You.
Hasan
Here is the Link of My Instagram: @world_4_travel_
Hasan
Thank you for appreciation. ❤️ I will surely look in to the parks you're are suggesting in Sharjah.
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