Top things to do · United Arab Emirates
Desert, creek and the tallest building on earth in one emirate.
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Open the offersDubai is a Gulf emirate that grew from a creek-side trading port into a city of record-setting towers, with the 828 m Burj Khalifa holding the title of tallest structure since 2010. Luxury hotels cluster on Jumeirah Beach and the Palm, while the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve covers 225 square km of protected dunes about 50 minutes from downtown.
Resort packages include two daily activities such as a wildlife drive, archery or camel trek among the reserve’s roughly 300 oryx; about 50 minutes from the city.
Traditional wooden boat, 1 dirham per person, paid by nol card; links the textile souk with the spice and gold souks.
Timed tickets to the decks of the 828 m tower; book ahead in the December to February peak.
Seven floors on science and technology inside the calligraphy-clad torus opened in February 2022.
Open-door tours twice daily (not Friday), no booking needed, arrive 15 minutes early, modest dress and headscarves required.
Kayaks, water bikes and boats on the dam lake; AED 60 single kayak; no restaurants or washrooms at the launch.
Hides overlook the lagoon; peak December to February, feeding around 10 am and 5 pm.
2,000-seat dhow-shaped hall opened 31 August 2016 with Placido Domingo; backstage tours and a rooftop restaurant facing the Burj.
10-million-litre tank with more than 300 sharks and rays and a 48 m walk-through tunnel; viewing from the mall is free, passes from about AED 199.
The city’s most discreet luxury hotel on its own seahorse-shaped island off Jumeirah, with a marina and yacht club.
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