Geography: Dubai is the most important member of the United Arab Emirates. Weather and the best season to travel: The best season to travel to Dubai if you are a tourist is January-February, although November-December are good ones too, because the weather is between 14ยบC and 25ยบC . Language: Although the official language in Dubai is Arabian, most of the population speaks English.
Transport in Dubai
Subway
The Subway is fast, clean, automatic and also the cheapest means of transport to go around Dubai.
Waterbus
The Waterbus is a luxurious means of transport and one of the best ways to enjoy a tour around Dubai.
Taxi
Taxis are cheaper than the waterbus and more expensive than the subway, you may need them to go around the city.
Lady Taxi
Lady Taxis are exclusively for women, they are pink and are driven by women and they are a bit more expensive than normal taxis.
What to do in Dubai?
Safari Desert
In Dubai Desert you have the chance to live different experiences: - the most typical is a tour through the dessert by jeep; - for people who are more adventurous, they can choose between renting a quad or go sandboarding in the dunes; - and for people who want a quieter activity, they can ride a camel through the dessert.
Aquatic Parks For people who enjoy water activities, they have two options: the Wild Wadi Waterpark and the Aquaventure Waterpark. The First one is the oldest park in the city, and because of that, the activities there are cheaper. This Park is located between two of the most important hotels in Dubai: The Burj Al Arab and The Jumeirah Beach. The other option is the newest and the most expensive park in Dubai, because it was built inside of one of the newest and most luxuries hotels, The Atlantis Hotel. In this park there are attractions which aren’t in other aquatic parks, for example there are waterslides that instead of going down, like typical slides, in this ones the water pulls you up. Also there’s an enormous tube that finalizes crossing an aquarium inside.
Wild Wadi Waterpark
Aquaventure Waterpark
Beaches
If you want to sunbathe, enjoy the sea, or just have some relaxing time, you should go to the Dubai beaches. There are options for all budgets and you can choose between private or public beaches. The most important public beaches are Jumeirah Beach: that is near the hotel with the same name; other public beach is called Open Beach, which is the nearest to the Historical Centre of Dubai; and the last one, Al Mamzam Beach, that is located to the North of Deira, this one is very quiet because it doesn’t have direct access to the open sea.
Dubai Mall
Is one of the most important malls in Dubai because is close to the Burj Dubai, the highest building in the world and is in front of the lake and the fountain of Dubai.
Mall of The Emirates
If you want to go skiing you should go to the Mall of the Emirates where the biggest indoor ski slope in the world is. There you can also take ski and snowboard courses all the year.
Dubai Fountain
One of the places you should visit is The Dubai Fountain, the biggest in the world, which is above The Burj Dubai Lake. It was built by the same architect that made Las Vegas Fountain.
Gastronomy In Dubai, tourists are able to try the local dishes, some of the most typical are: Shawarma, Falåfel and Baklava. Besides the local food you can find a great variety of foreign dishes, like European and African. Maybe you think that eating in Dubai can be very expensive, but actually it’s available for all budgets.
Shawarma
Falรกfel
Baklava
Dubai Fountain Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6-jgoqC4FQ