Top 15 attractions Dubai

One of the most popular resorts, especially in autumn and spring, as well as business and financial hub, Dubai offers visitors not only sandy beaches, year-round sunshine and great opportunities for entertainment and shopping, but in Dubai there that look! From the world's highest skyscrapers to the archaeological park, a conglomerate of artificial islands, to theme parks: water parks, ski complex, parks, flora and fauna! This is truly a paradise for families with children: it is difficult at first to say that is worth a visit to Dubai in the first place, so many amazing and unique attractions!

The best thing - to say that Dubai itself is a big attraction: the sign, and there are amazing places not far from each other at every square meter of land reclaimed from the desert, and in their traditional guise feel the love and respect for the history of the UAE at the same time Arabic scale!

Here we have begun to enumerate for you the most iconic landmarks in Dubai with a photo, as well as tips on what and when to see in Dubai during his travels!

Jumeirah Beach residence

This is a luxurious two-kilometer beach that stretches along the seafront Jumeirah Beach Walk - Jumeirah Beach Residence. Jumeirah Beach Residence - one of the most exclusive areas, located in the city center. The value of the area including the fact that it is almost on the line of the beach, near the sea, and residents of Jumeirah Beach Residence are from the balconies of their apartments enjoy the coast.

On the beach also has something to do. It operates car hire: You can rent a surfboard, kayak, catamaran. If you want more thrills - at your service on a boat ride, "banana", water skiing and parasailing. What is not here, so this water bikes: they are banned for security reasons.

Bazaar "Karama"

In many markets, like anywhere in the East. Attention should be paid Gold Souk "Gold bitches" and Karama market. Local call this area of Karama Souq, "bitches" in Arabic "the market". Karama Market - Bazaar is not in the literal sense. This shopping center from a variety of small shops where you can buy anything you want. If you should look like, you may even find a magic lamp with a genie inside. And if you wish the time, we can restrict the Eastern hookah tobacco, spices, Arab sharp-nosed shoes and other items.

However, it is coming in Karama after the other. It sold cheap professional "copies" of bags and other products from Gucci, Christian Dior, Bulgari and Louis Vuitton. If you potorguetes, throw off the price even lower. In addition to clothing, shoes and souvenirs can be found in Karama electronics, toys, household appliances and household goods.

Before you buy, go over a few points: it is often the price can vary even without bargaining, moreover, many merchants offer sales and promotions.

Aquaventure Water Park

Water park Aquaventure (Akvavenchur) in Dubai on PAlm Jumeirah include the largest water park in Dubai, which is definitely worth a visit. It is situated on 17 acres of land and offers the most incredible entertainment. Take, for example, swimming with sharks, which can be seen by jumping from a 27-meter hill, "Leap of Faith� (The Leap of Faith)! The main thing - do not close your eyes, as will occur around the mass of interest.

Aquaventure water park is located on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah, next to the hotel Atlantis. It is necessary to go a whole day if you want to take part in all the adventures that offers a water park. You can start with rafting on the river 2 km long. And finish - a visit to the 30-meter tower Ziggurat (Ziggurat), in which 3 levels with a variety of slides and tunnels. Moreover, two identical slides is not here! Meantime you can ride on the 600-meter river with cascades, waterfalls and rapids to overcome, to swim with dolphins and even take diving lessons.

For the little ones play area is provided. Breaking buckets with water cannons and water slides and other entertainment will leave no one indifferent. Well, if you want to relax, go on a private beach Aquaventure: 700 meters of clean sand, and limited access to only water park for customers.

Complex Oceana The Palm Jumeirah is located in 3-5 minutes by taxi from the water park.

Tickets to the Aquaventure water park in the range of 50-100 dollars depending on season and day of the week, but this is an adequate price for such a miracle!

Aquarium in Dubai Mall
The world's largest aquarium, which confirms the Guinness Book of Records, and a place in Dubai odnosnachno worth a look in the first place, especially with children! It is the largest shopping center Dubai Mall. The Oceanarium is a huge glass panel, under which the tunnel is routed to the public. The volume of the tank - 10 million liters of water in which swim about 33 thousands of marine animals. Presented more than 140 species, including tiger sharks, stingrays, octopus, crabs, all kinds of fish. Periodically, there are new residents.

To better visualize the volume of the aquarium in Dubai Mall, imagine a three-storey building 50 meters from floor to ceiling filled with water - and it looks something like an aquarium in Dubai Mall. You can not only admire the marine life and be photographed in their background. The most daring can swim among the sharks: Certified divers can dive on their own, while the newcomers - after a brief training course.

Also in the Dubai Mall, you can take a trip on the glass bottom boat, sailing past the admiring inhabitants. Above the aquarium is a zoo that is home to penguins, snakes, reptiles, and the Marine Research Center. On the 2nd floor is a gift shop.

Complex Oceana The Palm Jumeirah is a 10-15 minute taxi ride from the Dubai Mall.

The ski resort "Ski Dubai"
It sounds incredible: in a country where the sun shines all year round, where the heat in the shade can reach 50 degrees - and suddenly the ski resort. I do not whether it is a mirage? No - the true reality.

"Ski Dubai" - the only indoor ski resort in the Middle East, the world's third-largest indoor ski resorts. Ski Dubai is located in a shopping center Mall of Emirates, Al Barsha in the area. The total area 22.5 thousand square meters. m, while in the "Ski Dubai" can be up to 1,500 guests. Once here, you forget that outside of the desert and the sun above your head - in the winter sky is cloudy. This effect is achieved by the original design of the roof height of 85 m thickness of the artificial snow cover reaches 70 cm

On an artificial resort you can do the same as in the present. Skiing - 4 tracks of varying difficulty, a snowboard or toboggan - for them also includes the track. From entertainment to children in Ski Dubai is sledging and skiing, snow cave, where you can play hide and seek. Ticket price includes sports equipment, warm clothing, the ability to use the rope tows. On the territory there are 2 cafes.

Dubai Outlet Mall (Dubai Outlet Mall)

Tired of the markets and bored by the usual shopping malls, you can go to Dubai Outlet Mall. Dubai Outlet Mall is located outside the city, but many of the hotels in Deira, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Marina to a Free buses. Learn them easily on the red-white-blue color.

Inside the Dubai Outlet Mall is located more than 200 shops of various brands: Adidas, Diesel, Burberry, Women Secret, Pierre Cardin and many others. There are always sales, and discounts on things is very important. Stores are located by category: clothing, shoes, underwear and swimwear, accessories and jewelry, cosmetics and perfumes, etc. Represented in almost all categories of goods.

Tired of shopping, you need to go in the restaurant area, which shows a variety of international cuisine. In Dubai Outlet Mall can be reached with the children: it provides for children's play area with swings, a skating rink, a dry swimming pool filled with balls. There is a leisure center for the whole family �Chuck E. Cheese `s�.

Dubai Mall

The largest mall in the Middle East and the nearest neighbor of 162-storey tower Burj Khalifa (Burj Khalifa). Its area is striking: more than 1.2 million sq.m. - Is 50 football fields. This is a true paradise for shopaholics: more than 1,200 stores, the world's largest "Gold Bazaar� (Gold Souk) - 220 stores, "Fashion Island" - 70 stores Versace, Burberry, Roberto Cavalli, Galliano, Hermès and other brands. There is even the first in the Middle East department store "Galeries Lafayette".

After shopping it's time to eat, relax and go for impressions. Expect your hand - in fact in all of Dubai Mall attractions and restaurants are built on a grand scale. The Oceanarium is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, a children's educational and entertainment center Kidzaniya (KidZania) covers an area of 8000 square meters, almost as much devoted to the theme park SEGA. The complex has 22 cinema screen, and the ice rink - just an Olympic-sized. Even the multi-storey parking is designed for 14,000 seats. Sweet tooth in Dubai Mall will especially enjoy - because there is the world's largest candy store. And do not forget to climb the 124 floor of the tower Burj Khalifa: it offers a stunning view over the whole of Dubai.

Liner "Queen Elizabeth II�

Now a luxurious floating hotel 5 *, on the wharf near the Palm Jumeirah. Among the attractions he was due to their size and passengers: a giant airliner carrying more than 40 years of royalty, heads of states and governments of rich tourists. He was considered one of the most high-speed cruise ships. In total the ship made 25 voyages around the world, crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times. His last cruise was sailing across the Atlantic in 2008.

Liner "Queen Elizabeth II� was built in the 60s of last century. Its length is 294 meters, width of 32 meters. In 2005 �Queen Elizabeth II� was in the center of the scandal: members of the team, sorting out the whiskey, staged a brawl, broke the expensive furniture, tapestry thrown over the side with a portrait of the queen. The story ended rather well: the tapestry was found by a miracle, furniture repaired, and almost the entire team was fired.

After completion of the period of sea service, "Queen Elizabeth II� has become a hotel in 2000. Inside the ship was made redevelopment, designed the theater, restaurants, swimming pools and sports centers.

Shop Candylicious

Who has not dreamed of rivers of milk, milk and honey, and candy trees! Here it is, the land of paradise with gingerbread houses and candy roads. Naturally, as a huge - 930 meters Even sweets are caught completely grown-up sizes: for example, giant striped candies and pound lollipop. Absolutely do not go here hudeyuschego: to resist the fresh cakes for every taste possible.

In Candylicious collected candy from around the world: Turkish walnut cakes, Japanese Hello Kitty chocolate, chocolate with peppers and corn in Mexico, 50 species of Italian ice cream. Presented Russia - chocolate "caviar." Also found in the store singing chocolate tree decorated with candy and caramel. All kinds of sweets can try for free. But the pictures in Kendilishs prohibited.

Burj Khalifa

The modern Tower of Babel - a nickname Burj Khalifa was immediately after opening. And immediately got into the Guinness Book of Records, not only because of his height - 828 meters and 163 floors. It is in the Burj Dubai are the highest floor of the restaurant at 122, the highest night club at 144, the highest mosque in the 158 level.

The name of the skyscraper is translated as "The Tower Khalifa." Originally it was called "Burj Dubai", but the ruler of Dubai at the opening of a skyscraper has renamed it, dedicating the building of UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al-Nahyan. Burj Dubai is the centerpiece of downtown. There are offices, shopping and entertainment centers, hotels and even apartments. The first 37 floors is a hotel, followed by technical floors, multiple viewing platforms, flats (up to 108 floors), and then offices. On the floor of the 124 is the highest observation deck overlooking the Dubai and neighboring emirates, even.

Most upper floors are reserved for communications services and equipment. The building is set 65 lifts, which are the high-speed in the world.

The tower offers stunning views, especially in the evening and night

Al Mamzar Park

The peninsula stretches titled Al Mamzar Park, an area of 99 hectares. The main difference from the other - a lot of beaches that are literally everywhere. On the left are the beaches, go to the Persian Gulf, on the right - the beach, overlooking the strait between Dubai and Sharjah. Everywhere there are changing rooms, toilets and showers, umbrellas, lifeguards are on duty constantly. Near the beach number 5 set up a barbecue area with grills and tables. If you are tired of the sea, you can go swim in the pool with fresh water.

The green part of the park occupies 55 hectares on which there was a place thousands of trees and shrubs. Everywhere, broken flower beds. Here you can leisurely stroll along the shady lanes, rest on benches or in cafes, and you can rent a bike and go go all over the tracks. For the game of football, basketball and volleyball within the designated area, there was a place for skateboarders and skaters. Many playgrounds.

In the middle of the park are pop playground, video arcade, restaurants and cafes. And if you want to see the entire park at once, go to the 8-meter high tower with spectacular views. Wednesday - Women's Day, Al Mamzar Park is open only to women and children under 8 years old.

Wonderland Amusement Park

In the Wonderland have to go in the morning and all day long. In the Middle East, he is famous as the largest amusement park. This is a city of attractions, water and land. As in any city, there are some areas: the Main Street (Main Street), Amusement Park (Theme park) and the Water Park (Splashland).

On Main Street you can walk to Lake Mist, enjoying live music along the way, tricks and jokes of clowns. Here is the building of family entertainment center, where there are cafes, attractions, video game rooms and even a banquet hall for the children. At Misty Lake is better to come in the evening, when here comes a unique Water Mist Show: Stream movies on the screen of the water.

Amusement park is designed for older children. Dozens of carousels, roller coasters, boats and trucks, paintball, go-karting - it is impossible to list them all. But there is still a water park, where you can explore water sports - roller coaster, fast descents and unhurried rafting Lazy River, swimming pools - including those for water sports games.

Singing Dubai Fountain

There will be a mistake to say that most of the modern man-made wonders of the world is concentrated in the UAE. Musical Fountain Dubai - even one such miracle. It is located near the tower Burj Dubai. The height of the fountain jets 150 meters, it is about the 50th floor. Particularly impressive is the fountain in the evening: it is illuminated by 50 colored spotlights and 6000 bulbs. The vertical beam of light visible at a distance of 30 km. - If nothing is obscured.

Through special arrangements, performed by a different jet fountain "dance", depending on the song. And the music here sounds very different - Arabic, classical, pop, songs from movies. At the same time in the air can take off 83,000 liters of water - an impressive sight.

Dubai singing fountain consists of five circles and two central arcs. Its length - 300 meters. Dancing Fountain begins in 18 hours, but it's better to come later, when it was finally dark. It is best viewed from above, from about the third floor of the shopping center "Dubai Mall". Be prepared for the fact that together with you will enjoy the spectacle of thousands of people.

Palm Jumeirah

Another incredible project of the Arab - Bulk artificial islands, the sand from the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Conceived three islands have been completely built and operated until only one, Palm Jumeirah, with a diameter more than 5 km. Two other islands, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira. Currently working in these areas are suspended.

From the air, Palm Jumeirah presents a huge palm tree, which depart from the trunk of 17 leaves. Along the "leaves" stretch hotels, shops, villas and restaurants. To protect from the waves of the Persian Gulf poured into a crescent-shaped breakwater. On the "crescent" construct hotels of international hotel chains. 17 branches of the crown represent separate living areas, built up with villas of different types.

"Barrel" - the central part of the Palm Jumeirah, where the houses to luxury apartments in the complex, including Oceana The Palm Jumeirah, parks, restaurants and shopping centers. Each apartment complex has its own infrastructure, fitness center, shops, playgrounds, parking, beauty salons. To get on an artificial island can be on a monorail, or a bridge.

Beach Jumeirah Open Beach

The main convenience of the beach Jumeirah Open Beach - free of charge, and the main "highlight" - views from him: "Sail", a symbol of Dubai, the tower "Burj Al Arab," Skyscrapers and Tower Khalifa. The beach itself is located near the hotel Jumeirah Beach & SPA.

The beach of Jumeirah Open Beach is 2 km. Along it are changing rooms and showers, barbecue tables and seats. For athletes paved bike and jogging paths. There is a small children's playground, cafe and sports equipment rental. On Monday, input only for women and children under the age of 8 years.