The most liberal and cosmopolitan emirate of Dubai not only pleases its guests with a stable bright sun and clean water, it strikes incredible architecture, but also offers a lot of opportunities for active recreation and entertainment. The nightlife there is rich and diverse. Equally important is the role of the emirate as a venue for international conferences and exhibitions.
The city itself is divided into five large areas and a few small ones: Bar Dubai, Deira, the coastal Jumeirah district, and new areas of Downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina. For swimming on the coast of Dubai, there are two well-known beach parks, which are used by the rest of most urban hotels - Al Mamzar Park and Jumeirah Beach Park. The coastal waters of the emirate - the place of the embodiment of an ambitious project for the construction of the Palm Islands, as well as the archipelago "Mir."
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How to get to Dubai?
Dubai International Airport accepts many flights from all over the world. Modern air-conditioned buses, intended for tourists and for local residents, follow from the airport on the most popular city routes with stops near more than 80 hotels and hotel suites. Also from the airport to the necessary point in the city can be reached by Dubai Metro.
The city roads of Dubai: D 89 (Al Maktoum Road / Airport Road), D 85 (Baniyas Road), D 75 (Sheikh Rashid Road), D 73 (Al Dhiyafa Road), D 94 (Jumeirah Road) and D 92 (Al Khaleej / Al Wasl Road).
The eastern and western parts of the city are connected by several bridges: Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge, Al Shindagha Tunnel, Business Bay Crossing and Floating Bridge.
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Dubai's climate is
Clearly +23 ° С in the day +18 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +26 ° С in the afternoon +16 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +26 ° С in the afternoon +18 ° С at night ° С water |
| Dubai weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 24 | + 24 | + 27 | + 32 | + 36 | + 38 | + 40 | + 40 | + 38 | + 35 | + 30 | + 26 |
| night | + 13 | + 14 | + 17 | + 20 | + 23 | + 26 | + 28 | + 29 | + 26 | + 22 | + 18 | + 15 |
| of water | + 19 | + 18 | + 23 | + 27 | + 27 | + 27 | + 29 | + 32 | + 27 | + 27 | + 25 | + 24 |
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Transport
An extensive network of roads and the availability of economical public transport ensure free movement around the city.
Dubai Taxi
Taxi is the most common vehicle in Dubai. In the city there are more than 7,000 taxis, regulated by the state. The minimum fare for a city tour is 10 Dhs. When you travel from the airport to anywhere in the emirate, the boarding fee is 20 Dhs. If you are going to the Northern Emirates of Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain and Ajman, the surcharge will be another 20 dirhams.
Ladies taxi: At the initiative of the Dubai Road and Transport Authority, the Dubai taxi company introduced women's taxis with female drivers. Women's taxi is easily recognized by the pink color of the roof, seats and interior. This is an excellent solution for women traveling alone.
Dubai subway
Opened in 2009, the Dubai Metro, thanks to its 52 km Red Line from Rashidiya to Jebel Ali and the Green Line, 23, 9 km from Al Qusais to Jadaf, covers the whole city. The subway is designed to greatly facilitate traffic, it also contributes to economic growth and tourism in Dubai. To increase the number of passengers using public transport daily, buses running to metro stations were launched in 2009.
In addition to the metro, the country has a monorail Palm Jumeirah Monorail (the only one in the Middle East, by the way) that connects the island of Palm Jumeirah with the mainland of Dubai.
Water buses
Water bus - a new way to travel between Dubai and Dubai - $ .From the station of Shindag, tourists can begin a 45-minute journey through Dubai Bay, which ends at Al-Sif station .In addition to the tourist route, water buses offer transportation services, performing 5 routes along the Bay .Admire the panoramic views can be comfortably, because water buses are equipped with air conditioning, equipped with spacious seats, and have entry for wheelchairs .At each water bus station in Dubai, there is a kiosk where they sell snacks, newspapers and magazines, prepaid fare cards .
In addition, the areas of Deira and Bar-Dubai are still connected with the traditional mode of transport: Arab boats "abra."
Water Taxis in Dubai
Since May 2010, new water taxis have started to circulate in Dubai Bay, which will stop at the quays of abra and water buses. In addition, a taxi can be ordered by phone, pre-stipulating the place of waiting and landing. The air-conditioned water taxi has 11 seats, including 2 places for people with disabilities, the seats are equipped with built-in LCD monitors with remote control.
Dubai Cuisine and Restaurants
Dreaming of delicious food? Then Dubai is the place where your dream will become a reality. The whole world is represented in the epicurean culture of the emirate. Arabic, Indian, Chinese, Thai, French, Japanese, Filipino, Indonesian, Australian, American and British cuisines, as well as a unique "fusion" united, creating a delightful culinary kaleidoscope. The world's most famous chefs from Gordon Ramzi to Nobu Matsuhisa opened their restaurants in Dubai, confirming the city's gastronomic powers.
The traditional Al Hadheerah restaurant, located at the Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa, boasts a neighborhood with the recently opened Heritage Museum. This award-winning traditional restaurant in the desert has long been known for its themed Arabic nights, and the new open-air museum seems to revive ancient Arabia with its idyllic surroundings, which serves as an additional incentive to visit this unique place.
The Shahrzad restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Dubai offers delicately flavored Iranian dishes in an exotic atmosphere that evokes memories of ancient Middle Eastern fairy tales. The restaurant is known for its impressive open kitchen with a "tanur" oven, where baked hot steaming bread. Hit the menu - kebab e-lari (tender lamb's tenderloin in yogurt and marinade with black pepper) and mahi poultry (fried in a frying pan steak from hamura with spinach).
In numerous European restaurants in Dubai, serve everything - from Portuguese cutlet rissoles and schnitzels to delicious fried steaks.
Certified by the Academy of Italian Cuisine, the restaurant Bussola (Westin Mina Seyahi) offers some of the best in Dubai Italian meals. In the menu, beef carpaccio, risotto with herbs and pesto sauce, tiramisu and many other colorful dishes.
Beef Wellington, smoked haddock pie, rump steak and a variety of modern British dishes. Offering authentic British cuisine in a beautiful setting, the Rivington Grill (Souk Al Bahar) restaurant is known for its seasonal cuisine, as chefs work with fresh ingredients that are specific to certain times of the year.
The owner of three Michelin stars, the Chief Ganier brings together unexpected ingredients to create a rich menu of modern French cuisine. Including mouth-watering "multi-sensory hits", the refreshment at the Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire (InterContinental Hotel - DFC) teases taste buds with its special style.
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- Go up the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa tower and look around the emirate from a bird's eye view.
- Enjoy luxury goods in the largest gold market.
- Take the descent from the Ziggurat tower in a glass pipe passing through a pool with sharks in the Aquaventure water park.
- Admire the musical "dancing" Dubai fountain.
- Dine in the sand dunes of the award-winning al-Hadhira restaurant.
- Have fun at any of the many vibrant Dubai festivals.
Beaches of Dubai
On the coast of Dubai, there are two famous beach parks, which are used by holidaymakers of most urban hotels: Al Mamzar Park and Jumeirah Beach Park. The entrance ticket to the beach costs 5 DHS per person, use of a sunbed - 10 DHS. Beach parks have a full infrastructure: a small park area, restaurants and bars. In the complex Al Mamzar Park there is also a swimming pool (entrance is worth an additional 10 DHS), which is very convenient when the bay is very excited and swimming is not safe.
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Dubai Hotels - $
Most hotels in Dubai are urban. As a rule, each such hotel several times a day provides its guests with a free transfer to the main shopping centers and to the beach. Most of the emirate's housing stock falls on hotels 4 and 5 "stars."
Some hotels in Dubai may request a deposit in case of additional costs, which are not included in the price. The size of the deposit is 200-1000 USD, you can pay by cash or by "credit card". The deposit is returned on the day of departure, minus the amount spent (if any).
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| Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina from 18 419 rubles Dubai Al Sufouh Road | Fairmont Dubai from 12 738 rubles Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road | Fairmont The Palm from 26 799 rubles Dubai Palm Jumeirah |
| Manzil Downtown Dubai from 18 419 rubles Dubai Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai | Emirates Grand Hotel from 9 352 rubles Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road | Hawthorn Hotel & Suites by Wyndham JBR from 9 973 rubles Dubai Jumeirah Beach Residence |
| Centro Barsha - by Rotana from 5 364 rubles Dubai Road 329, Al Barsha 1 | Reflections Hotel from 3,838 rubles Dubai Al Jadaf 1, Bur Dubai | Citymax Hotel Al Barsha from 5 447 rubles Dubai Al Barsha |
| Ibis Mall Of The Emirates from 5 967 rubles Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Barsha, near Mall of Emirates | Ibis Al Rigga from 4 945 rubles Dubai Al Rigga Road | Royal Falcon Hotel from 3 487 rubles Dubai Salahuddin Street |
Dubai Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
The city's business card is the tallest building in the world - the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower. The tower at the level of the 124th floor houses the highest observation deck in the world At the Top, and two levels below - the world's highest restaurant "Atmosphere". At the foot of the tower is the world's tallest dancing Dubai fountain, 150 meters high.
Dubai Attractions: Dubai Museum, Historical Ethnographic Village and Pearl Fishing Village, Sheikh Said House, Golden Market and Spice Market. Dubai is famous for its many mosques, among which the Jumeira Mosque and the Great Mosque with a 70-meter minaret next to the Old Market are especially interesting. Markets and bazaars in the city set.
Also interesting are the ancient Arab buildings of the Bastakiya district, the old quarters of Deira, the ancient wind towers in the Shindaga area, the modern wind towers of the Government House, the Burj-Nahar watchtower. The city's business card is a 39-storeyed building of the Dubai International Trade Center, in which representative offices of the largest companies are opened, a remarkable observation deck and the largest trade exhibitions in the country are held.
The city is also decorated with numerous parks - Jumeirah and Al-Mumzar on the ocean, Mushrif, Creek-Side and Safa. Each of them has its own entertainment complex.
The city's business card (at least until the beginning of 2010) is a 39-story building of the Dubai International Trade Center, which has representative offices of the world's largest companies, a remarkable observation deck and the largest trade exhibitions in the country.
Nightlife in Dubai is very diverse. The club "Carters" and the disco "Planetarium" in the "Pyramids" complex are also very popular, as well as the "Scarlett" disco on the last floors of the hotel "Emirates Towers".
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Active rest is
Waterpark "Wild-Wadi" (24 water attractions) next to the Jumeirah Beach hotel is considered the best theme park in the country..In addition, Wild Wadi now offers visitors a new service - Fish Spa (fish therapy) - procedure for the health and beauty of the legs..A gentle and safe foot massage and peeling is carried out with the help of small toothless fishes of Garra rufa .And also: entertainment complexes "Magic Planet" and "Zone of Meetings", which pleases with a lot of attractions and sports facilities, including - for children .Dubai Entertainment Park is still under construction, but a small part of it is already open for visitors, which includes the Butch Harmon Golf School, Dubai Autodrome, Dubai Mall Mall and Dubai Sports City .In addition, there are many other water activities in Dubai, for example, pearl from the bottom of the Persian Gulf or shark feeding .A separate mention is deserved by a dancing fountain in Dubai .
In Dubai, there are enough other sports grounds: there are tennis courts, a golf club, a yacht club, football fields, ice grounds, bowling clubs and dive centers (mainly in hotels). Dubai golf clubs attract even the most sophisticated, and the greenery of the fields contrasts perfectly with the surrounding sand dunes. The most famous golf clubs are the Emirates Golf Club in Jumeirah and the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on the shore of Creek Bay.
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Events
Throughout the year in Dubai, there are many exhibitions and festivals. One of the most popular - the Dubai Shopping Festival - is held in January-February: all month large shopping centers offer buyers a substantial discount, which sometimes reach 60-70%. In summer the festival "Dubai - summer surprises" is held for the city's guests. Dubai is a recognized venue for major international events.
Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens
The only international rugby competitions in the Middle East are held annually in December at the impressive specialized Sevenz Stadium.
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
The first fully female European tour, ever held in the Middle East. Organized by Golf in Dubai, this tournament has become a notable event in the UAE Golf calendar, which annually represents the world's leading players.
Passes in December at the Emirates Golf Club.
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
The annual professional golf tournament, the stage of the European tour and the first of its kind in the Middle East. Organized by Golf in Dubai, these prestigious competitions attract world-class players such as Tiger Woods, Paul Casey and many others.
Passes in January - February, at the Emirates Golf Club.
Tennis Championships Dubai Duty Free € $
The two-week tennis tournament, organized by Dubai Duty Free, attracts many fans and world famous tennis players.
It is held in February - March, at the Aviation Club.
Dubai World Cup
The most expensive races in the world, the Dubai World Cup includes 7 races with various prize funds. Last year, the World Cup was attended by more than 100,000 race enthusiasts.
It is held annually on the last Saturday of March at the Meydan Racecourse.
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