Eid Al Adha Breaks: How Will You Celebrate it?

Concerts, family-themed entertainment, stand-up comedy, and shopping are set to lure visitors to Dubai for the 17-day Eid Al Adha celebrations beginning September 25. Dubai has started decorating the city and preparing for the celebrations organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). The Eid in Dubai – Eid...

Souks and Deserts of Dubai

HIGHLIGHTS Explore the cosmopolitan city of Dubai Visit modern and historically significant city sites Sunset dinner safari in the sand dunes TOUR DESCRIPTION PROVIDED BY WORLD EXPEDITIONS Dubai is a modern city of compelling contrasts and boundless energy. With a unique combination of guaranteed sunshine all year round, sandy white beaches, welcoming atmosphere, diverse culinary experiences, modern...

Dubai Hot Air Balloon Flight

Glide up, up and away in a hot air balloon over Dubai Desert Conservation Revservation! After traveling from your central Dubai hotel to Margham by minibus, take to the morning skies and glide over the tranquil desert as the sun starts to rise. Gaze in awe at some spectacular desert vistas while enjoying an hour in the air, and then return to ground to celebrate the flight with a refreshing drink...

Dubai Mall

With around 1200 stores, this is not merely a mall – it’s a small city unto itself, with an Olympic-sized ice rink, a huge aquarium, indoor theme parks and 160 food outlets. There’s a strong European label presence here, along with branches of Galeries Lafayette department store from France, Hamley’s toy store from the UK and the first Bloomingdale’s outside the United States. It’s a ginormous,...

Burj Khalifa

Call it impressive or call it preposterous, there’s no denying that the Burj Khalifa is a ground-breaking feat of architecture and engineering. The world’s tallest building pierces the sky at 828m (seven times the height of Big Ben) and opened on 4 January 2010, only six years after excavations began. Up to 13,000 workers toiled day and night, at times putting up a new floor in as little as three...