Top 10 Major Tourist Attractions in Dubai

 

     Dubai is the largest commercial hub of the Middle-East. It's a city with modern architectural marvels. The city is home to a number of world-class dazzling skylines. The city is also home to a large number of multinational luxury chain hotels, resorts, spa's and malls. The city has one of the best infrastructure in the world. It has the best road infrastructure in the world according to a recent survey conducted by the World Economic Forum. If you are planning a visit to Dubai then this 10 places must be on your visit list:

1. The Dubai Mall

    The Dubai Mall is one of the major attractions of  Dubai. It was the largest shopping mall in the world when it was opened back in 2008 and currently it is ranked as the second largest shopping mall in the world in terms of floor area. This mall has an aquarium which is the biggest of it's kind in the world. And amazingly this mall has an indoor ski facility. The mall has about 1200 stores, theaters and some indoor sports facilities. Every major brand of the world have set up their outlets in this mall. So, if you are a brand specific then this mall is the right place for you. This mall alone attracts millions of tourists a year including many Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities. The Dubai Mall also holds the record as the most visited building in the world in 2011, as in that single year, it was visited by a massive 54 million visitors. It hold the record for the next year (2012) by attracting 65 million visitors. You will be surprised to know that the whole New York City had attracted only 52 million visitors whereas Dubai Mall had attracted 65 million visitors in 2012. Too huge. isn't it? This is the kind of popularity Dubai Mall enjoys among the international tourists. 

  Some important information about the Dubai Mall:

    Opening hours - From 10 AM to 11PM/1AM (it varies depending on the Day & the type of the store)

    How to reach the Dubai Mall - You can reach the Dubai Mall by Bus, Car, Taxi, Dubai Mall Coach and by the Dubai Metro. The nearby metro station to Dubai Mall is Burj Khalifa or The Dubai Mall Station, which is connected to the mall by a link bridge and is within a walkable distance.

    Does Dubai Mall has parking space? - Yes, Dubai Mall has parking space. The mall has a parking capacity of 12000 cars.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain are located very next to the Dubai Mall. You can get your ticket to travel to the tallest observation deck of the Burj Khalifa from the Dubai Mall and can have a spectacular view of the dancing water jets (colored in LED lights) of the Dubai Fountain from the Dubai Mall.

2. The Burj Khalifa

     The Burj Khalifa is the current tallest building in the world with a staggering height of 828 meters, which is almost thrice the height of the iconic Eiffel Tower. It's a mixed use building i.e, it is used for office, restaurants and residential purposes. This building has some of best residential apartments which are owned by many renowned personalities across the world. The building has an observation deck at a height of over six hundred meters from which you can have an amazing view of the entire city of Dubai.

   Some important information about the Burj Khalifa:

    Opening Hours - Burj Khalifa remains open for visitors from 9:30 AM to 10 PM. 

    How to reach Burj Khalifa - You can reach Burj Khalifa by Bus, Car, Taxi, Tram and by the Dubai Metro. The nearby metro station to Burj Khalifa is the Burj Khalifa/ The Dubai Mall Station. The Burj Khalifa is located at a walking distance from the metro station.

    How many observation decks are there in the Burj Khalifa - There are two observation decks in the Burj Khalifa. At the Top, Burj Khalifa at 124th & at the 125th floor and At the Top, Burj Khalifa sky situated at the 148th floor.

     How & where to get the tickets to visit the observation decks of the Burj Khalifa - You can book your ticket online to visit the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa from the official website of Burj Khalifa https://www.burjkhalifa.ae and also you can book your ticket from the Dubai Mall.

    Price of Tickets - For At the Top, Burj Khalifa (observation decks located at the 124th & 125th floor) the ticket price is 109 AED

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   For At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY (observation deck located at the 148th floor) including the observation decks at 124th & 125th floors, the ticket price is 359 AED.

    Nearby Tourist Attractions - The Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain are located very next to Burj Khalifa.

3. The Palm Jumeirah Island

     The Palm Jumeirah Island, Dubai is the biggest man made Island in the world. It is sometimes called as the 8th wonder of the world. There are thousands of high standard villas, exotic hotels and restaurants and malls in this Island. Some of the villas of this Island are owned by the most famous celebrities of the world, e.g, the King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan owns a villa here in this Island. They love to spend some quality time in this Island every year. So, if you visit the Island then you might have a chance to meet them.

   Some important information about the Palm Jumeirah:

      How to reach the Island - You can reach the Palm Jumeirah Island by Bus, Car, Taxi and by the Palm Jumeirah Monorail. The Island can also be reached by the Dubai Metro. The Dubai Metro doesn't go inside the Island, you will have to get off at the Deira Station and will have to take the Jumeirah Monorail or taxi to go inside the Island.

    Top Attractions in Palm Jumeirah - Atlantis the Palm, a Five Star Luxury Hotel themed on the lost Atlantis City which is connected by Jumeirah Monorail and by roadways also. There are several other Five Star hotels in Palm Jumeirah that makes it the heaven for the luxury seekers/ travellers. Also, you can do boating in the Palm Jumeirah. The splash tour/ speed boat tour that starts from the Dubai Marina also comes in the Palm Jumeirah & stops infront of Atlantis Hotel for photography for a while in 90 minutes duration of travel. Also, you can have a spectacular view of the Dubai Marina from the Palm Jumeirah.

    Best Timings for visit - The Palm Jumeirah is open for 24 hours. Though the best time to visit the Island is between 10AM to 5AM & it would roughly require 4 hours to fully enjoy the Island.

    Nearby Tourist Attractions - Dubai Marina (World's largest man made Marina), Burj-Al-Arab (The only certified Seven Star hotel in the world) and Ain Dubai ( The biggest & the tallest Ferries Wheel in the world) are located very next to the Palm Jumeirah Island. You can enjoy the beauty of the transparent, glitzy and splendid glass buildings located on both sides of the canals in Dubai Marina & also you can have a fine dine-in from multiple world renowned restaurants and hotels in Dubai Marina. 

        If you're interested to know more about Dubai Marina and the things to enjoy there then please visit the following link-

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4. Dubai Miracle Garden

     The Dubai Miracle Garden is the largest flower garden in the world. It covers an area of about 72 thousand square meters and an estimated 45 million flower blooms in this garden. The garden has a spectacular design. Due to it's splendid beauties it has soon become one of the major tourist attractions in Dubai. When you visit the garden then you will definitely confess it that it's really a miracle to have such a large and beautiful garden in the midst of a desert.

              Also, recently the Dubai Miracle Garden has built another miracle, the Dubai Butterfly Garden inside the Dubai Miracle Garden. It is the largest butterfly garden in the world, and it houses 15,000 butterflies of 26 different varieties. It's a very beautiful and romantic place and is suitable to take selfies with the flying butterflies. It's a very recommended place for the tourists visiting with their children's. Because, the child's are very fond of butterflies and would definitely have a great time spending their with the butterflies.

   Some important information about the Dubai Miracle Garden: 

      Location - The Dubai Miracle Garden is located at Al Barsha in Dubai.

      How to reach the Dubai Miracle Garden - You can reach the Garden by Car, Bus, Taxi and by the Dubai Metro. You can take RTA bus no 105 to directly  reach the garden. And also you can reach the garden by taking Dubai Metro. You will have to get down at Mall of the Emirates station & the garden is at a walking distance from the station. If you're not comfortable with this kinda transportation then you can reach the garden by taking Taxi's like UBER and other private taxis or by your personal car.

      Parking Space - Dubai Miracle Garden is well equipped with vast parking spaces. The garden has now a parking space of 60,000 square meters and that accomodate/park around 2000 cars.

     Opening hours - The opening hours of Dubai Miracle Garden is between 9AM to 6PM. 

     Ticket Prices :- Tickets for adults ( 12 years old & above) - 55 AED

      Tickets for Children's ( 3 years to 12 years) - 40 AED

      Tickets for Kid's ( aged below 3 years) - Entry is free.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Dubai Autodrome and Dubai Studio City.

5. Dubai Gold Souk

     The Dubai Gold Souk is one of the largest gold markets in the world. There are hundreds of stores in the Souk from which you can buy different jewellery made from Gold, silver, diamond and other precious stones. The most interesting fact about this Souk is that you can bargain the price of the jewellery here and this is what the main reason behind it's immense popularity among the international visitors.

 Some important information about Dubai Gold Souk: 

      Location - Dubai Gold Souk is located at Al Dhagaya in the Business District of Deira, Dubai.

      How to reach Dubai Gold Souk - You can reach the Dubai Gold Souk by Car, Bus, Taxi, Metro and by Ferries also. The nearest metro station to Dubai Gold Souk is Al Ras station and is a station of the Green Line Dubai Metro. The Dubai Gold Souk is located at a distance of 550 meters from the Al Ras station and it will take merely 7 minutes to reach the Gold Souk by walk. Nearby bus stations are Al Sabkha and Gold Souq and both are located at a walking distance.

     Records - Dubai Gold Souk is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for hosting the largest Gold Ring in the world that weighed 64 kgs.

     

     Opening hours - The Gold Souk is open for all the seven days a week. Opening hours are in between 9:30AM to 9:30/10PM. There's one exception - On Fridays, Dubai Gold Souk opens at 4PM & closes at 10PM.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - The most popular tourist attraction near the Dubai Gold Souk is the Dubai Creek. You can take a ride on the ferries and can enjoy the spectacular view of the old Dubai buildings on both the sides from the middle of the canal. 

6. The Global Village

     The Global Village is located on Dubailand near the Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road. The village represents the standard model of different famous countries of the world. From this village you can explore the different architectural styles, cultures of different major countries of the world. This village is the largest of it's kind in the world and it is mainly built to provide leisure, shopping and entertainment to its visitors. It attracts millions of visitors a year.

 Some important information about the Global Village, Dubai:

     Location - The Global Village is located at exit 37, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road, Dubai.

     Opening hours: - On week days ( from Saturday to Wednesday) - From 4 PM to 12AM. For your better information, the last entry to the Global Village is accepted till 11:30AM.

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     On Weekends & Public Holidays ( from Thursday to Friday) - From 4 PM to 1AM. And the last entry time to the Global Village is on or before 12:30AM.

     

     How to reach the Global Village - You can reach the Global Village by car, bus and by taxi's. There are 4 RTA buses by which you can reach the Global Village. The number of the buses are 102, 103, 104 & 106 . To reach the Global Village you can hire taxi's from Uber, Careem and from the Dubai Govt. run low cost taxi's. If you have a personal cars and want to reach there by your cars then there's no problem. There's enough parking lot inside the Global Village.

     Tickets - The entry into the Global Village is free for children's under the age of 3 and peoples aged above 65 years. The entry is also free for the people of determination ( or persons with disability/ specially abled person) along with a companion with him/her. And for the rest of the peoples the entry ticket charge/price is 15 AED.

     Entry Gate - There are two main entry gates to Global Village, Dubai.

    

     Parking - Inside the Global Village there is vast parking space that can accommodate/park upto 23,000 cars. That's too huge? Isn't it? 

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Dubailand, Dubai Sports City, Meydan Imax Theater, Meydan Race Course and Meydan Ranches Golf Club etc.

7. Dubai Museum

     The Dubai Museum was built in 1787 and it is the oldest building still existing in Dubai. The main objective of the museum is to reflect the traditional way of life in the Emirates of Dubai. The galleries of the museum displays the general culture of the land, especially from the 1800s. It includes different artifacts from Asian and African countries that traded with Dubai. It attracts over a million tourists a year.

 Some important information about the Dubai Museum:

     Location - The Dubai Museum is located in Al Fahidi Fort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

     Opening hours - The general timing of the Dubai Museum is from 8:30AM to 8:30PM daily. Albeit, there's an exception, on Fridays, the Dubai Museum opens at 2:30PM and closes at 8:30PM.

     How to reach Dubai Museum - You can reach the Dubai Museum by car, bus, taxi and by Dubai Metro. Nearest bus stations to Dubai Museum are Ghubaiba and Fahidi bus stations. Also, Al Ghubaiba and Fahidi  are the two nearest metro stations to the Dubai Museum. The Dubai Museum is located at a walking distance from this two stations. Also, you can reach the museum by hiring taxi's like UBER, Careem etc.

     Tickets - For the adults ticket price is 3 AED & for the children's under the age of 6 is only 1 AED.

     Parking - There's relatively very few parking space available inside the Dubai Museum. But anyone can park there car in multiple private parking slots in the Bur Dubai area.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Dubai Creek, Grand Bur Dubai Masjid, Coffee Museum and Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood etc. All these tourist spots are located at a walking distance from the Dubai Museum.

8. Dubai Desert Safari

     Dubai desert safari is a thrilling experience for every traveler. You can take a ride on the car over the desert and you can have a candle light dinner there in the middle of the desert. You can also enjoy local Arabian dance by some professional performers. The Dubai Desert Safari is best for those who love thrills and challenge. It also attracts millions of visitors a year.

 Some important information about  Dubai Desert Safari:

     Types of Desert Safaris -  Based on time, luxury & adventure there are different kinds of Desert Safaris - Morning Desert Safari, Evening Desert Safari, Overnight Desert Safari, premium evening Safari, Deluxe overnight safari, Extreme adventure safari and Dune buggy etc. All these different kinds of desert safaris are done at different times of a day with varied exclusivity, luxury and adventure.

     How to reach there - Almost all the desert safari organisers provide pick up and drop facility from your hotel and the price is included in the package.

     Timings - For Morning Desert Safari, timing is from 8:30AM to 11:30AM. For the Evening Desert Safari, the timing is from 4 PM to 10 PM & for the Overnight Desert Safari, the timing is from 4 PM to 9AM.

     Estimated expense per day - For all the different kinds of Desert Safaris in Dubai, the price range is in between 100 AED to 1500 AED.

     Accomodations/ Hotels nearby - Grand Millennium Business Bay Hotel, Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai, Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, The Oberoi, Dubai etc.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - The Dubai Mall, The Dubai Fountain and the Burj Khalifa etc.

9. The Burj Al-Arab

     The Burj Al-Arab is the only seven star hotel in the world. It stands on it's indigenous Island. This is the most photographed building in the world and it is mostly famous for it's spectacular beauty. The hotel gives royal treatments to its clients. That is why it has become the ideal spot for the business tycoons and famous celebrities for their holiday stay and partying. It costs slightly over 1000 dollars a night for a normal standard suite. The expensive suite in the Burj-Al-Arab is the Royal Suite. The cost of a royal suite per night is a massive 24000 US dollars. Oh my God! That's too high right? Well, it's a very normal price for the multi-millionaires & the billionaires who visits/stays in this luxury Hotel. And so, if you have enough money in the bank and you wanna enjoy real royalty then this is the right place for you.

  Some important information about the Burj-Al-Arab, Dubai:

     Location - The ultra luxury only certified Seven Star hotel in the world, 'Burj-Al-Arab' is located on its private Island reclaimed from the Persian Gulf. It is located 280 offshore and is connected to the mainland by a concrete bridge. It has its own private beach too. The opulent hotel is located opposite Jumeirah Al Naseem Hotel.

     How to reach Burj-Al-Arab - Actually, whoever books a suite in this hotel are escorted by a lavish Rolls Royce car or by a helicopter. The king of opulence, 'Burj-Al-Arab' is equipped with a private helipad on its top. Though, you can go on a tea tour one any one of the restaurants in the the Burj-Al-Arab & that will cost you just 190 AED and you will get a chance to click selfies with this Iconic Tower & Hotel.That's an impressive idea right?

     Opening hours - The Burj-Al-Arab is open for 24/7.

     Parking - There's enough parking spaces in the Burj-Al-Arab.

  

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Jumeirah beach, Palm Jumeirah Island, Dubai Marina and Ain Dubai etc.

10. Atlantis the Palm Hotel

     The Atlantis the Palm Hotel is another major attraction in Dubai. It was opened on September 24, 2008 and the opening ceremony of the hotel was a star studded event. The event was attended by stars from all over the world including both Hollywood and Bollywood movie stars. Australian singer Kylie Minogue's performance was a major highlight of the event. The event was attended by bollywood biggies like Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukherjee, Farhan Akhtar etc. Hollywood stars, popstars and athletes who were present in the opening ceremony are Robert DeNiro, Janet Jackson, Michael Jordan etc. The King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan was the first guest of the most expensive exclusive suite of the hotel that is suspended between the hotels two towers which cost a hopping 18 lakh Indian rupees per night. It is mostly famous for its Aqua-adventure Park and the under water hotel rooms. The devastated city of Atlantis is replicated by the side of the underground hotel rooms of the Atlantis which is filled with water and different sea fishes to give visitors the exact impression of the drowned city of Atlantis. Many live shows are been organised in the hotel every year. Also, the Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's movie, 'Happy New Year' was shot in this hotel. He is now declared as the biggest movie star in the world and is the most famous movie star in the Middle East.

 Some important information about Atlantis the Palm Hotel, Dubai:

     Location - The luxury Five Star hotel, Atlantis the Palm is located on the largest inhabited artificial Island, Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. It is located at the at the apex of the Palm Jumeirah. Atlantis the Palm hotel is connected with the mainland by Monorail system & underwater canal roadways.

     Opening hours - Atlantis the Palm is open for 24/7 a week.

     How to reach Atlantis the Palm Hotel - You can reach Atlantis the Palm hotel by car, taxi and by the Palm Jumeirah Monorail. You can hire Uber, Careem and other private & govt taxi's to reach the hotel. You can take monorail from the Gateway Station which is located in the mainland and get down at Atlantis Aquaventure Station to reach the Atlantis the Palm hotel.

     Parking - There's enough parking spaces in Atlantis the Palm hotel.

     Nearby Tourist Attractions - Nakheel Mall, Dubai Marina and Ain Dubai etc.