Dubai Travel: Equip Yourself with the Knowledge

The common view of people about the various Arab states, including Dubai, is that these desert lands have nothing to offer as a tourist destination. But, the view is in the process of change as Dubai is seen as the most advanced face of the United Arab Emirates.

The ruling family of Dubai, Maktoum, considered the idea of booming the industry of trade and tourism due to lack of oil reserves as compared to the neighboring states. The idea gave path to the large amount of investments to build a new face of the region.

The great efforts of the people of Dubai resulted in the construction of some world famous structures like the huge islands known as The Palms, the famous Burj Al Arab hotel and The World, which is a group of over 300 islands. However, there are traces of old days of Dubai in the form of souks, mosques and area of Bastakiya.

The Guide for the Tourists

The following information is a good source of guidance for the tourists visiting Dubai for the first time.

The top tourist spots include Dubai Museum, Jumeirah Mosque and many more places. Dubai Museum is the complete guide to the history of social lives of the Emirates. The area surrounding the museum has been transformed from a village to a metropolitan look. Jumeirah Mosque is one of those rare mosques in the region, which is open for the people of all the religions.

There is a ski center known as Dubai Ski Center that provides a large snow made slope helping you to beat the heat outside. It is located in the Mall of the Emirates. The Wild Wadi is a world famous water park that has a large number of options of simple and some advanced water rides. Bastakiya presents the picture of olden days of Dubai. It has houses made up of stones of sand color. It has been recently repaired and many art galleries and small restaurants are opened here.

There are a number of hotels that provides all type of luxury that you can imagine of. The top hotels include Bruj Al Arab. It is the first seven star hotel of the world and possesses a huge atrium and a helipad as well. The other famous hotel is Emirates Towers Hotel in the heart of the city. It is well preferred by the travelers with business motives. The hotel provides the modern day facilities with beautiful views of the city.

Al Maha Desert Resort is also a spa that is set up in the middle of the desert. The main attraction is the personal pools attached to each room of the hotel. Raffles is in the shape of a pyramid and is very near to the airport. Thus, one can easily go for shopping and enjoy the nightlife. It has “Raffles Sky Garden”, depicting the basic elements of the human life that are earth, air, water and fire.

There is Orient Guest House is constructed in the district of Bastakiya. It has the famous café and the rooms are designed to give an Arabian feel. Apart from hotels, there are some restaurants like Café Chic that serves the very delicious French cuisine. The waterfront restaurant, Legends Steakhouse has the provision for delicious food and beautiful views. Palm Grill is famous for streaks and other food items like seafood and Oriental fusion items.