We have compiled a selection for those who are planning a trip to the UAE for the first time or are looking for new interesting locations in the Emirates. Watch, read, save, and travel prepared!
Shopping Center Dubai Mall
In recent years, many people associate trips to the UAE with active shopping.The shopping center is located on an area of more than a million square meters, so it has earned the title of the largest in the world. On the territory of the complex there are more than a thousand boutiques, one hundred and fifty restaurants, an ice arena and an aquarium. Entering the shopping center early in the morning and leaving late at night is the dream of all shopaholics in the world.
Burj Khalifa
This building is located next to the largest shopping center on the planet and is also included in the list of the most exciting buildings. The Burj Khalifa received its title not for its width, but for the height of the structure - 829.8 meters.
The skyscraper in the shape of a stalagmite was built in 2010, since then its floors have turned into a real city within a city: on the territory of the building there are living spaces, offices, establishments, shops, and observation decks. You can admire the city from a great height on three floors: 124, 125 and 148.
Burj Al Arab
This building also stands out for its shape - a sail. The main functionality of the building is the hotel business. Heads of state, world celebrities and other media personalities stay in this hotel. The hotel has a 7-star status, so the cost of services here is not suitable for everyone, but everyone can get here in the format of a tourist excursion for an hour and a half.
Emirates Towers
We continue to admire the buildings of Dubai and go to the origins of local architecture. The Emirati towers were the first in a series of future skyscraper developments, they were erected in 2000. Against the background of their followers, they look more modest - 54 and 56 floors, but at the same time they are not inferior in beauty and originality of forms.
Dubai Aquarium
Let's move on to another scale - one of the world's largest aquariums, which is located on the first floor of the largest shopping center on the planet. The aquarium has a viewing angle of 270 degrees and lighting that imitates different parts of the day. More than 30,000 marine inhabitants live and delight tourists in it. You can look at the aquarium not only from the outside, but also from the inside. For this, the shopping center has special services: swimming with sharks and boat trips with a transparent bottom.
Dubai Miracle Garden Park
Dubai's records know no bounds - it is home to the world's largest garden with live plants. Its work schedule is from September to May. The number of flowers in it reaches 50 million, and they all grow not just chaotically, they are lined up in skillful compositions: there are classic flower beds and reduced copies of popular sights of the world.
Inside the flower garden there is a separate area with butterflies. There are about 15 thousand representatives of winged birds here.
IMG Worlds of Adventure amusement park
We continue our walk through the local parks and go to the place whose creators drew inspiration from comic book and cartoon characters during the implementation of the project. This place is a real treasure trove for family vacations. Modern attractions, mechanized prototypes of full-length dinosaurs, walking trails, photo zones, cafes and shops - choose what you want.
Aquaventure Waterpark
Another type of park recreation is a visit to the water park, which was built on the artificially created island of Palm Jumeirah. This complex is considered the largest in the Emirates, its area is 17 hectares.
The water park includes dozens of technological attractions, slot machines and a sandy beach. One of the most popular attractions is a jump from the height of a nine-story building on a pipe with transparent walls, through which you can see sharks and rays swimming around.
Ain Dubai Ferris Wheel
Another world record holder for height is the Dubai Eye Ferris wheel. Its height is 250 meters, and the maximum number of people is 1750 people at a time. One lap on such a wheel takes about forty minutes.
The wheel is located on another artificial island, Bluewater. In the center of the structure there is an eighty-meter screen with an LED effect.
Dancing fountains
Life in the Emirates is so beautiful that even the fountains here are ready to dance. Dancing fountains are located near the Burj Khalifa and are open daily from six to eleven in the evening.
The maximum height that water jets reach is one hundred and fifty meters. The jets move not just straight, but rhythmically, to the music.
Deep Dive Dubai Pool
Let's not go far from the water topic and move to the deepest diving pool on the planet: it opened in 2021, and its depth is sixty meters. To make it more interesting for divers to dive, a model of the sunken city was installed at the bottom of the pool. Throughout the city, you can swim, study buildings and at the same time improve your diving skills.
Palm Islands
This place is visible even from space, and it took more than ten years and seven billion dollars to build the islands in total. Two of the three islands are made in the shape of date palms with a crescent moon at the end, and the third island is built in the shape of a palm. The Palm Islands are unofficially called the eighth wonder of the world.
There are luxury hotels, white sand beaches, shopping centers, yacht clubs, restaurants, amusement parks, and other establishments on the territory.
Jumeirah Mosque
The mosque welcomes guests of all religious views, so it has long been a cultural attraction. The main condition for entering the mosque is closed clothing.
Museum of the Future
The building received its first guests only at the beginning of 2022. Since then, it has already managed to win the interest and admiration of thousands of tourists. The building is unique in its structure, as it does not have internal supports.
Among the museum exhibits are the most important inventions of mankind throughout history: from the latest technologies to the most ancient. A separate part in the exhibition space is occupied by exhibits that describe scientific prospects for the next fifty years.
Bastakiya District
If you want to escape from modern technology, then take a look at the historical district, where buildings from the XIX century have been preserved. Here, the streets are saturated with traditional culture and history of the Emirates. On the territory of the district is the famous fortress of Al-Fhidi, the oldest in the city. Inside the fortress today there is the Dubai Museum.
