Tips for Dubai, UAE. Your tourist guide n°1

In a few years, Dubai has become essential. This city in the Middle East, where modernity, luxury and tradition mingle, symbolizes the new Arab dream.

In just 150 years, the small Bedouin village of Dubai has transformed into an ultramodern city. How can we imagine that in 1960 the city did not yet have electricity? The discovery of black gold in 1966 enabled its rapid development. As early as the 1970s, concrete buildings began to replace Bedouin tents, but it was not until the early 2000s that this desert state became the playground of imaginative international architects. 

Dubai

Dubai Marina

Welcome to the epicenter of the cosmopolitan part of Dubai!

🔍Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built in 2003 along a 3 km stretch of the Persian Gulf coastline. Yep, it was only a decade ago that it was only a desert far from the city.

Well, times have changed, Dubai Marina has become the vibrant center and the hippest area of the city. 💃🎉

This is the best pedestrian part in Dubai: The Dubai Marina promenade!

I must admit It, It's one of the least pedestrian-friendly cities in the world, but since the marina opened in 2003, this 7km promenade has become the most popular tourist attraction.

📣 Make sure you wear comfortable shoes. This is a great walk to take

🚗How to get there?

Dubai Marina sits on the coast of the Persian Gulf west of Palm Jumeirah. It is 33 km from DXB Airport, about 30 minutes along Sheikh Zayed E11m road, but may take longer in traffic jams.

🚕Taxi / Careem: Careem (which are also yellow taxi cars) is a little cheaper but there is not a big difference in price between Taxi and Careem.

🚈 Dubai Marina Metro
The two most convenient stops are DMCC 1 station and DAMAC Properties Metro, which are also connected to the Dubai Tram.

🚊 Dubai Marina Tram
The Dubai Tram serves the entire Dubai Marina area in a circular loop.

📣If you are planning to take public transport while in Dubai, you are definitely going to need to purchase a transport ticket: a NOL Card which costs less.

💰 The Nol Silver Card costs 25 AED (of which 6AED is the processing price of the card + 19AED travel credit) the price of a metro trip is 3 AED (Zone1), 5AED (Zone2), 7.50 AED (Zone3 )

💁‍♀️ You can buy and top up your Nol Card at the counters and certain ticket machines in all metro stations.

What to do?

👛Shopping at Dubai Marina Mall: Set over four floors just off Pier 7, the Dubai Marina Mall is quite modest by Dubai's lavish standards, but has over 130 outlets, both luxury and small brands. prices, waterfront restaurants, a rooftop food court, supermarket, six-screen reel theaters and a children's play area

-🍽Eat: There is a great choice of restaurants along the promenade. I will discuss this in detail in a future post.

-🚴 Walking or cycling: You can register at BYKY stands and rent the bikes using your cell phone number.

- 🚤 YACHTS AND BOUTE CRUISES
There are a variety of cruises on Dubai Marina Walk: dinner, sunset and sightseeing cruises.

-XLINE Dubai Marina:
The longest urban zip line in the world.
💰650 aed per person, if 2 people: 1200 aed. With the entertainer app -25% = 450 aed with photos and video included.
Book in front of the Virgin megastore in Dubai Mall.

-XLINE Dubai Marina :
La plus longue tyrolienne urbaine au monde.
💰650 aed par personne , si 2 personnes : 1200 aed. Avec l’app entertainer -25% =450 aed avec photos et vidéo inclus.
Réservez devant le mégastore Virgin à Dubai Mall.

📍Pier 7, Dubai Marina

With spectacular views of Dubai Marina, yachts parked below, and twinkling lights as far as the eye can see, Pier 7 is arguably the chicest and trendiest place to eat at Dubai Marina.

7️⃣This emblematic building houses 7 refined restaurants on 7 floors. Each floor has a different kitchen.

📌Located in the heart of Dubai Marina, It is also connected to the Dubai Marina Mall via an air-conditioned walkway.

📣 Always book in advance. If you have an account in the Entertainer App and you are 2 people, you will pay for one main course instead of 2. Which is a great deal!
All restaurants have a terrace with the same view on different floors.

🍽The 7 restaurants:

Atelier M: located on the top floor, this is the most chic and expensive contemporary restaurant. Count more than 200AED per person.

🥢ASIA ASIA on the 6th floor. The interior of the restaurant is elegantly decorated. One of the best Asian restaurant and known for hosting popular sushi buffets in Dubai. Count over 150AED per person.
📣I must tell you that sushi in Dubai is a luxury! it's super expensive!

🥙ABD EL WAHAB: a Lebanese restaurant on the 5th floor and also the cheapest. Count around 60AED per person.
THE SCENE BY SIMON RIMMER an English pub-restaurant on the 4th floor

🍹CARGO on the 3rd floor: my favorite bar restaurant with a young atmosphere. The menu includes a mix of Thai, Japanese and Chinese dishes. Count around 150AED per person.

🍱MAMA ZONIA: serves Asian, Caribbean and Peruvian dishes on the 2nd floor. Count around 180AED per person.

💡Other restaurants to eat in Dubai Marina: NANDO’S my favorite! 🤤 MASSIMO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, MEMORY LANE (Indo Chinese), MIR AMIN (Lebanese restaurant), UNDER500 (healthy restaurant), Reem Al Bawad (Lebanese), PF Chang’s (Chinese).

🏨 Accommodation in Dubai Marina

The relatively new area of Dubai Marina and JBR is the most westernized area of the city, practically the only suitably pedestrianized part of the new Dubai and, in my opinion, the best place to stay in Dubai😍

🏖 JBR refers to the beach, the promenade and all the buildings that are on the front line.

🚤 The Marina is right behind, including the tallest skyscrapers 🏙 and the canal.

🥳 Most western expats choose to live here, as it is the youngest and most lively place in the city and well served by public transport (tram and metro)

📣This is an expensive area, in fact one of the most expensive in Dubai, although you can find a few budget options.

🛌 Where to sleep? The Dubai Marina area is best known for its plentiful supply of apartment hotels and Airbnb options, often in penthouses. I highly recommend that you take an Airbnb, a shared room would be more economical (from 💰 300 Moroccan dhs going up to 10,000 dhs).

📣Don't worry, it's not Paris, the rooms are generally super spacious with en-suite bathrooms. You feel limited in a hotel.

🏖The Beach by JBR

And here is the most famous, popular and easily accessible beach: The Beach by JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residence)!

🏖 This lively cosmopolitan area is a veritable seaside resort open to all in a contemporary atmosphere.

Transport:
Easily accessible from any part of Dubai.
🚇 get off at Damac Properties metro station, change to the Tramway 🚃 at Dubai Marina and then get off at Jumeirah Beach Residence 1 station or at Jumeirah Beach Residence 2 station, from there you can walk to the beach.

🍽The Beach JBR is bordered by a multitude of cafes, bars and restaurants. You can find all kinds of cuisine there, from fast food to fine dining.

🤸‍♀️Activities: In addition to shopping and the beach, The beach JBR also offers a cinema, a 600 m long running track, an outdoor gym, a beach volleyball court, play areas for children, water sports activities such as the Fly Board, Jet Ski or the Seabreacher, there is also the Flying Cup; a flying cut that allows you to treat yourself to a snack while enjoying the panoramic view of the beach 40 meters above ground level.

📣 It’s the most crowded beach in Dubai.

The Palm Jumeirah

📍The Palm Jumeirah

This is arguably one of the most talked about projects in the world, along with the Burj Khalifa and the Mall of the Emirates ski slope. The almost man-made island in the shape of a palm tree is the largest man-made archipelago in the world. It adds 120 kilometers to the coast of Dubai, creating many areas for living, recreation and entertainment.

🌴 Dubai is known the world over for its innovations and Palm Jumeirah is a perfect illustration of this. Seen from above, the man-made island looks like a stylized palm tree, constructed from reclaimed land and a series of man-made archipelagos.

🏨 Some of the most luxurious resorts in Dubai including Atlantis, The Palm, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, One & Only The Palm have settled on Palm Jumeirah.

🍹The island has many restaurants and beach clubs that are worth a visit even if you are not staying in one of the establishments, not to mention the must-see The Pointe and its splendid fountain.

📣A project never finished
Due to the financial and real estate crisis which hit Dubai very hard, the construction of the houses on the palm tree was initially delayed, before coming to a complete stop. Today, entire branches of the palm tree are empty.
Despite a sharp drop in prices (there are villas on the palm tree for quite acceptable prices), Dubai is currently sorely lacking in people to populate all these housing.

🔍The other palm trees and Dubai World
Two other palm trees, even larger than the one in Jumeirah, were to be created in Dubai. Jebel Ali is now a sandbar that is gradually crumbling, while Dubai World has never left the sea.

🏖 West Palm Beach

🏖 West Palm Beach is without a doubt one of the hippest places in Dubai Palm Jumeirah right now.

📍You will find it on the trunk of Dubai's Palm Jumeirah - a long stretch of sand with a 1.6 km promenade with a view of the best views of the Dubai Marina towers in the background.

🌊 Adventure enthusiasts will be delighted with the range of water sports offered here, namely kayaking, virtual reality diving, stand-up paddle, electric hydrofoil, waterbike, catamaran trips and even more.

🍽If you're feeling hungry, opt for one of the many beachfront restaurants including Koko Bay, Jones The Grocer, Aprons and Hammers, Lucky Fish, Señor Pico, Orange Chameleon.

🏨 The Palm West Beach also gives you access to eight five-star hotels: the Fairmont The Palm, the Five Palm Jumeirah (I will discuss this in detail in a future post), the SOHO Palm Jumeirah, the Adagio Aparthotels, the Byblos, the Hilton Palm Jumeirah, and the One Palm.

FIVE Palm Jumeirah

Dubbed the hottest hotel in Palm Jumeirah, FIVE Palm Jumeirah is a hotel that dares to be different, that captures glamor and ambiance.

🛏Situated in a breathtaking setting overlooking the towers of Dubai Marina and the Arabian Gulf, this hotel offers 470 luxurious rooms and suites with ocean or city views.

🎉The resort is a party and foodie hotspot with an array of restaurants, bars and a nightclub, making it a must-see destination for vacationers and residents of Dubai.

📣I do not recommend this hotel to families with children due to the festive atmosphere and the layout of this hotel.

🌅 You can admire the breathtaking Dubai Marina district and its skyscrapers but also the wonderful sunset every evening from the famous lounge The Penthouse.

🍹Bars and restaurants:
3 restaurants, 3 cafes, 5 bars and lounges and two clubs.
Quattro Passi for Italian, Maiden Shanghai for Chinese and a brasserie open all day at BLVD On One.
Late night entertainment continues at the Beach Club, Elevate or The Penthouse located on the hotel's rooftop.

🏖 Beach by FIVE a private beach with deckchairs, cabanas, Jacuzzis and a breathtaking glass-enclosed swimming pool topped with a magnificent chandelier giving you the perfect Instagram photo and the best pool beach parties.

💰 Access to the private beach is free even for non-residents. From 1200aed / double room.

🏖The Pointe

If you are looking for a more family-friendly entertainment complex than West Palm Beach in Palm Jumeirah, the Pointe is the place!

🗓The Pointe opened in December 2018, offering the best views of Atlantis The Palm.

🔍It has a 1.5km promenade with more than 100 restaurants, bars and shops by the sea.

📍The Pointe is located at the top of the man-made trunk of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, opposite the world famous resort Atlantis The Palm. It's a soft W shape that hugs the coastline with a huge dancing water fountain

⛲️ The Palm Fountain became the largest fountain in the world when it opened on October 22, 2020, offering choreographed dancing water shows every night of the week. It is also the only multi-colored fountain in Dubai.

🕰There are five shows every night, from 7 p.m. to midnight.

🚗The best way to get to The Pointe is by car as there are 1,600 parking spaces. You can also take a taxi, Uber or Careem. A Palm Monorail station will soon open at The Pointe.
Restaurants

🍽Restaurants: There's it all, Chuan, who is a past winner of Time Out Dubai's Best Chinese Restaurant, as well as Hook & Cook and Samakjé fish restaurants. There is also the Indian fusion restaurant and bar A Cappella, Instagram’s favorite Brunch & Cake and the best Lebanese restaurant Al Safadi.

🍹Bars: Bars at The Pointe include A Cappella and Kyo, as well as nightlife spots Phantom House and Chalet Berezka.

🌅 If you are looking for sunsets with sea view, you have come to the right place.

🏨 Atlantis The Palm Hotel

Posed like a fairytale castle like a crown of the famous artificial island The Palm Jumeirah, l 'hotel Atlantis The Palm seems to have sprung from a dream!

🚗It can be accessed either by car or by a monorail which is placed delicately between the hotel and the nautical park.

📣There is another Atlantis in the Bahamas from the same owner: the famous South African Sol Kerzner.

🍽Restaurants at Atlantis Dubai:
Foodies will love this hotel. Nowhere else in the world will you find so many celebrity chefs, award-winning restaurants and quirky brunches in one place.

-Nobu, the sublime Japanese-Peruvian cuisine by famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa
-Bread Street Kitchen & Bar by Gordon Ramsay Offering modern British specialties, known for its brunches.
-Ronda Locatelli with a menu selected by the famous MasterChef Italian Giorgio Locatelli.
-Hakkasan known for the Peking duck and the Hakkatini cocktail infused with orange zest.
-WHITE Outdoor terrace restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine
-Ossiano Underwater restaurant 🤩
-Ayamna Lebanese restaurant hosted by a resident DJ and an oriental dancer
-Seafire Steakhouse and Bar serve their own breed of cattle.
-Wavehouse surrounded by games, bowling and overlooking a wave machine
-Kaleidoscope buffet varied, family and friendly
-Saffron themed evenings every day offering the best brunches

🤸‍♀️Sport & Relaxation
• 2 freshwater swimming pools (heated), children's pool
• ‘Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark’ the largest aqua park in the Middle East. Adult: € 62.15 (AED 285). Child: € 48 (AED 220) 💰
• Dolphin Bay, a dolphinarium
• The lost chambers aquarium
• Free sunbeds and umbrellas at the pool and at the beach
• Free towel service
• Free: fitness
• Paying: tennis, Spa center, windsurfing, canoeing, miniclub (4-12 years), teensclub (13-17 years)

🛏 1539 rooms from 4000dhs per night depending on the season 💰

Downtown Dubaï

📍Dubai Mall

And here is the biggest shopping center in the world: the Dubai Mall!

🏙It opened in 2008 and it is much more than a classic shopping center:
• It occupies more than a million square kilometers!
• There are more than 1150 different shops…
• It is home to an Olympic ice rink, the Dubai Ice Rink, the famous Dubai Aquarium and the Underwater Zoo
• More than 50 million people go there each year…
• And finally the famous biggest fountain of the world which is the city's most popular attraction.

⛲️ Dubai Fountain Show
If the Dubai Fountain were a simple fountain, it would already be impressive. And yet, a grandiose spectacle, a mixture of plays of light from various jets of water and all set to music, has been added to this fountain.

🎶 Several styles of music can be used: classical, international or Arabic music.

🕰The Dubai Fountain show takes place several times a day:
• afternoon show (every day except Friday): 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• afternoon show, Friday : 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
• in the evening, whatever the day of the week, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., show every 30 minutes.

🌙 I recommend attending the show in the evening with the illuminated buildings and the light show of the water jets.

💃Where to best enjoy the Dubai Fountain Show:
• from the walk around the fountain basin for free
• from the Dubai Fountain Boardwalk, a floating platform with a charge of AED 20.
• from an abra (traditional wooden boat) with the Dubai Fountain Lake Ride
• From a terrace cafe restaurant at the Dubai Mall or the famous Souk Al Bahar restaurant.

🍽 Restaurants

I present to you my two favorite restaurants that I have tried in Dubai Mall.

📍Logma

If you are passing through Dubai, you should definitely try a local dining experience and Logma is the perfect restaurant.
It is Khaliji cuisine revisited in a modern way in a lovely colorful setting with a breathtaking view overlooking the fountain of Dubai.

🍚I tried two succulent dishes:
LOGMA CHICKEN RICE at 💰 64 AED: Aromatic rice dish made with whole spices, chicken, star anise, bay leaves, cloves and pods of cardamom, served with a raita sauce
and MACHBOUS CHICKEN at 💰 64 AED: chicken marinated in Khaleeji spices, cooked with yellow rice and served with a raita sauce.

🍨 And for dessert: PISTACHIO MAFROUKEH at 38AED 💰

📍Hurricane’s Grill

Hurricane's Grill is a family-style Australian steakhouse, with South African and Portuguese influences on its menu.

🍔 Appreciated for its steaks, ribs and of course their big burger.

📣I advise you to go there when you are hungry, otherwise you will have a hard time finishing the plate 😛

📍Burj Khalifa

And here is the tallest tower on the planet!

This tower that crowns the Dubai skyline has broken multiple records: in addition to being the tallest building ever, rising to 828 meters, its 162 floors are connected by elevators at unprecedented speed (10 m / s).

🔭Belvederes of the Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa has two belvederes that offer surprising views:

On the 124th floor, located 442 meters high, you will find the one that was until then the only belvedere of the Khalifa Tower.

The recently inaugurated second belvedere has become a real eye-catcher since it became the highest in the world (in front of the Canton Tower in Guangzhou). Located 555 meters high, the belvedere is on the 148th floor.

🎫 You should know that tickets usually run out early. It is therefore recommended to buy the ticket online on its official website as soon as possible.

🌅 The best time to go up there and the most popular is the sunset. If you can't buy tickets for this hour, be aware that the view is better day than night.

📣The Burj Khalifa is visible 95 kilometers away.

Restaurant At.mosphere à Burj Khalifa

Enter the world's tallest restaurant at the 442-meter-high Burj Khalifa for a unique dining experience.

📍Located at the Burj Khalifa, the beautifully decorated At.mosphere restaurant located on the 124th floor offers a unique view of Dubai and the Persian Gulf. From this view, we realize that Dubai embodies the dream of modernity in the middle of the desert.

📞Best way to book is by phone: +971 4 888 3828.

📣I went there for breakfast. Everyone recommended this to me and I was really not disappointed. It’s a once in a lifetime experience.

🍹Drinks are expensive, but still cheaper than a ticket to the Burj Khalifa Observation Deck (prices start from $ 40), and you get pretty much the same view.

🍲When you arrive at the At.Mosphere restaurant, you can choose between breakfast, snack, light lunch or fine dinner.

📣The best tables in the restaurant have a view of the Dubai Fountain.

🍽Its menu offers revisited basics including oysters and caviar, foie gras and truffles, beef tagines or chocolate desserts. The restaurant offers an exceptional dining experience at a price of 200 euros. A "Lunch" formula is also available for 100 euros. It includes a starter and a main course or a main course and a dessert. A “starter, main course and dessert” version costs 130 euros for lunch.

Other beaches

🏖La Mer Dubai

A new seaside and urban destination in the city, La Mer is open in 2018 and offers open spaces around walks lined with palm trees and decorated with murals in one of the most trendy and chic surroundings of Dubai.

📍Located right in the middle of the city on the waterfront between Pearl Jumeirah island and Daria Island, the Dubai Sea district offers breathtaking views of the skyscrapers of downtown Dubai including Burj Khalifa and the Persian Gulf of Dubai on the other side.

🤸‍♂️What to do ?

1. Sunbathe in the golden sands of the beach. Access is free. Otherwise you can rent deckchairs.
2. Go shopping. Several authentic shops are at your disposal.
3. Water activities: Meet at Hawa Hawa for an inflatable playground or at the Laguna Waterpark with its various water slides Full Day Pass - AED 99 (Online), AED 125 (At the door) 💰
4. Watch a movie at Roxy Cinema from 68.25 AED per person💰
5. Finally, eat in one of La Mer's many restaurants or cafes on North Island and South Island. You have endless choices. And the majority are available on the Entertainer app.

🏨Where to stay at La Mer?

Make the most of iconic Dubai Sea by staying at Rove La Mer located along the sunny shores.

🚌How to get there?
-No metro.
-RTA buses 8, 9 and 88 stop at several places near La Mer and along Jumeirah Beach Road.
-The best way is the car, like everywhere in Dubai.

🏖Kite Beach

Kite Beach is one of Dubai's most popular beaches, perfect for sun seekers, foodies and sports enthusiasts.

🪁 If you are passionate about water sports and want to test your skills on one of the most beautiful free beaches in Dubai, Kite Beach is the place to be.

📍Located right next to the Jumeirah district. A few years ago, before the arrival of skyscrapers, even before the construction of the twelve lane highway, there was only Jumeirah.

🏄‍♀️ Introduce yourself to kitesurfing, wakeboarding or stand up paddle boarding. Unless you want to stay on dry land, in this case, take part in a volleyball game, the atmosphere is always welcoming and you will make many friends.

🏃‍♀️ Want to walk or run along the coastline? The 14 km Kite Beach track lends itself wonderfully to this.
You will have a breathtaking view of the majestic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.

🍽You will also find something to eat in snacks or from food trucks, this is the opportunity to go to the popular SALT to order mini burgers and a lotus shake!

🚌 Bus lines 88 and 93 only.
No metro.
Taxi or car are the best way.

🏖Al Mamzar Beach

Dubai has no shortage of tourist attractions, but if you want to plan a quiet beach / picnic day, then Al Mamzar Beach Park is the place to be.

📍Al Mamzar Beach is located on the outskirts of Dubai in the northeast and stretches to the border with the city of Sharjah.

👩🏻 Mondays and Wednesdays are for women only, boys under 4 years old will be allowed. (all staff are women)

🏖 You are entitled to 5 beautiful white sand beaches

🕰 Hours:
- Sunday to Wednesday: 8 am to 10 pm
- Thursday to Saturday and public holidays: 8 am to 11 pm.

🅿️ FREE outdoor parking for 618 cars.
Indoor parking for 620 cars at 30 AED 💰

💰 Entry: AED 5 per person.
FREE entry for children under 2 years old.

⛱ Deckchairs and parasols
- Deckchair AED 15 💰
- Sunshade AED 10 💰

🏊‍♀️ - Large swimming pool divided into 3 swimming pools for children and adults
- Adults 10 AED 💰
- Children AED 5 💰

🍖 Barbecue
28 sites equipped with barbecue, parasols and benches, facing beach number 5.

🏨 Chalet rental: this park offers 15 fabulously designed and fully air-conditioned bungalows. Large chalets are 200AED / 12 people. The smallest are 150AED.

🏖Barasti

If you are looking for the ultimate hangout for the festive youth of Dubai where you can meet people in a relaxed setting, Barasti is the place!

📣 This is Dubai's most popular free private beach with very affordable value for money!

⚽️ Boasting an expansive outdoor seating area and the best live sports big screen in Dubai, this is simply the place in Dubai to watch sports games with an unbeatable atmosphere.

📍The Barasti is located on Al Sufouh road in the Dubai Marina district and offers spectacular views from both sides, with a stark contrast between the sparkling blue of the Arabian Sea and the towering skyscrapers of Dubai.

🗓The Barasti opens from morning until very late at night because once night falls, the beach turns into an open-air dancefloor.

🎶 Often there is a live band playing old classics alongside the sand stage. On the other side we have resident DJs with a more energetic vibe.

🏖 The beach consists of a swimming pool, a beach, two bars, a shisha lounge and a restaurant.

💰 Free entry and no need to reserve. The deckchairs are free.

Other beach clubs

Most of Dubai's private beaches are attached to the city's luxury hotels and resorts, and all require paid access.

In addition to Barasti which is the best value for money plan, here are some of the best private beaches in Dubai:

🏖White beach - Atlantis Dubai's hottest beach club, with a gorgeous infinity pool. 200aed including sunbed, towel, parasol and a 100aed credit to spend on site.
🏖Summersalt Beach Club at Jumeirah Al Naseem resort
🏖Zero Gravity - known for its famous festivals and party atmosphere. From 160aed
🏖Azure Beach Club in JBR
🏖Cove Beach
🏖Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
🏖Club Vista Mare
🏖Nikki Beach Dubai
👍The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
🏖Azure Beach at JBR
🏖One & Only The Palm Dubai for more peace

Other activities

📍Global Village

Global Village Dubai is a very exotic theme park.
In one place, you can go around the world and discover replicas of famous monuments such as the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, Big Ben or the Empire State Building but also the Burj Khalifa!

📜When it was founded in 1997, there were only a few kiosks along the Dubai Creek, but after that the project gradually developed.

🕰It is open from October to April.

🚗It is 25 minutes from the center of Dubai, it is possible to get there with your own vehicle (free parking), by taxi or by bus (106 Mall of Emirates, 103 Ittihad Metro station or 102 Rashidiya metro station)

🌍
Spread over some 25 magnificent pavilions, more than 75 countries offer their local products. The park is a large heritage village divided into 25 large pavilions representing 78 countries. The smells and smells are just amazing!

💰 15aed per person over 3 years old.

🎶 In the evening, in the “Kaleidoscope” area, many shows are organized on specially equipped stages: dance, magic, acrobatics, stunts, speed, juggling with LEDs.

🏞The park also has an artificial river on which you can stroll aboard abras and discover a floating market.

🎢A Carnival area with more than 40 rides 🎠

🏛You can also visit a museum of curiosities, the“ Ripley’s Believe It Or Not ”. It houses in its 6 thematic galleries heaps of oddities (natural, scientific, artistic…) and animal or exotic exhibitions. There are also visual illusions and a maze of mirrors. Allow an hour to go around it.

🎭 In a Roman amphitheater, every Friday around 9 pm, a celebrity comes to do the show.
Finally, on Friday and Saturday, at 9 pm, fireworks are launched.

📍Dubai Miracle Garden

💐An enchanting floral universe awaits you at the Dubai Miracle Garden, the largest natural flower garden in the world and located in the middle of the desert 😅.
The garden was inaugurated on Valentine's Day in 2013.

🌼Every year, from November to May, the Dubai Miracle Garden opens its doors to visitors.

🏰 You will notably discover the large flowered castle, the flower clock or the giant teddy bear. As part of the agreement with the Walt Disney Company, you will also discover the giant structure of Mickey which measures 18m high!

🦋 Extend the floral experience by visiting the Dubai Butterfly Garden! The garden is actually a huge greenhouse located right next to the Miracle

✈️ Don't miss the floral re-creation of a Guinness World Record-winning Airbus A380 superjumbo. The garden partnered with Emirates Airline for the centerpiece covered with over 500,000 fresh flowers and natural plants.

🩰 The magnificent "floating woman" erected with exotic flowers is a must-have.

The Dubai Miracle Garden has so far made 3 Guinness World Records:
🏅In 2013, the Dubai Miracle Garden was declared as the largest vertical garden in the world.
🏅Currently; the Airbus A380 superjumbo in the garden is listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest flower structure in the world.
🏅Mickey Mouse's 18-meter topiary, which weighs nearly 35 tons, is the tallest topiary sculpture supported to the world.

💰 Entrance fee to be taken only on site:
55 aed / adult
40aed / child from 2 to 12 years old
Free for children under 2 years old.

🚌 To get there, you can take the 105 bus from the Mall of Emirates, the trip takes 15 to 20 minutes and will cost you around 5aed / person.

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📍Madinat Jumeirah

Madinat Jumeirah is a sort of Arab tourist village within Dubai itself with five star hotels, pretty souks, a nearby Wild Wadi water park and some of the most exclusive private beaches.

🏨 In this "city within the city" you will find several large hotels including the Jumeirah Al Qasr, the Jumeirah Mina A'Salam and the Jumeirah Al Naseem as well as the many traditional vacation homes of the Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf complex and the impressive seven buildings of Jumeirah Malakiya Villas.

📣You have free access to Wild Wadi if you stay in one of these hotels or at the Burj Al Arab or Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.

🌊 Wild Wadi is the first water park built in Dubai and the most popular.
💰Adults: 299 AED (81.40 US $).
Children under 1.10 meters: 249 AED (67.70 US $).

🛍The Souk Madinat Jumeirah is a must-see in Dubai. It has more than 70 shops where you can find many souvenirs of the city as well as bars and restaurants which are particularly pleasant at night thanks to the illuminated canals.

📸You can even get excellent views of the Burj Al Arab from a few restaurant terraces.

🚣‍♂️ The main activity in Madinat Jumeirah: taking an abra (traditional Arab boat) ride on the inland canals. The price is high around 85aed per person. 💰

📣The architecture of Madinat Jumeirah is of Moroccan inspiration. 🇲🇦 ❤️😍

Hatta, Dubai

Sunny in Dubai is a golden opportunity to do outdoor activities and discover the country instead of hiding from the heat in malls.

🚗Spending a day in Hatta is very doable by car from Dubai. It is a border town of Oman about a 1.5 hour drive from Dubai. In the heart of the arid Hajar mountains, the city, full of flowers, is known for its very pretty historic village, the Heritage Village, which can be visited.

🤸‍♀️Activities:

❣️Visit of the historic village: the Heritage Village.
❣️Visit of Hatta Fort: Built in 1896, it is one of the most important architectural monuments in the UAE
❣️Hiking or hiking Mountain biking (Hatta Mountain Bike Trail Center.)
❣️Hatta Hill Park, for a picnic break a few kilometers from the dam towards the city.
❣️Hatta Dam lake / dam (1990): reservation on site only
- Single kayak / pers - 60 AED💰
- Double kayak / - 150 AED 💰

❣️Hatta Wadi Hub :

They offer all kinds of new adventures in the heart of nature, equally exhilarating for young and old: archery, climbing, tree climbing, free fall, climbing wall, trampolines, zip line, mountain biking and kayaking ... Check the site for prices.

🏨 Accommodation

- JA Hatta Fort Hotel: swimming pool, spa, gym, tennis courts and mini-golf.
- The SEDR Trailers Resort: for a luxury campsite on the shores of Lake Hatta, these comfortable caravans can welcome a family with two children.
- The Damani Lodges Resort: near the Wadi Hub, these luxurious cabins on the side of a hill.
- The Hatta Caravan Park offers caravans for rent, equipped barbecue area, for a weekend outdoors.

🍽Restaurants:

–Restaurants at JA Hatta Fort Hotel
- Restaurants at Hatta Wadi Hub: Hatta Wild Cafe and Doner Race Sandwich Food Truck.
- Tanoor Laam Restaurant for an authentic local meal, close to JA Hatta Fort Hotel.

Tips for Dubai

Visa and ticket for Moroccans

As much as a girl under 30 and single, we have been told that we do not give the Visa for single Moroccan girls! I can say that is wrong! In any case, not for me.

I took the post with Emirates Airlines at 6600 Moroccan dhs 💰. Then I applied for the visa with them online here at 900dhs 💰 Moroccan. And bam I received my Visa after two days (it can be up to a week)

It is true that at first glance, we are a little afraid to take the ticket and not have a Visa. But normally it is done automatically. Once you have your ticket with Emirates we give you the Visa. The information filled in for Visa application is very basic and applies to all nationalities without any discrimination.

But I don't know how it goes if you take your ticket with another airline.

Rent a car

Traveling to Dubai without breaking the bank is now possible

The App Entertainer

My secret to this trip is the Entertainer app, which saved my life and allowed me to do lots of activities and eat in lots of restaurants at half price!

The Entertainer is an institution in Dubai . You benefit (except public holidays) from vouchers on the principle of "1 bought equals 1 offered" in five main categories. To take advantage of it, all you need to do is download the app to your phone and purchase the package that suits you best.

The Entertainer is an institution in Dubai . You benefit (except public holidays) from vouchers on the principle of "1 bought equals 1 offered" in five main categories. To take advantage of it, all you need to do is download the app to your phone and purchase the package that suits you best.

Otherwise, here are the different 2021 packages:

• The general: Dubai or Abu Dhabi Classic 2021 is 495 AED HT and has a mix of restaurants, activities, beauty / fitness as well as a selection of brunch. You also have access to the "home delivery" service.
• Dubai Gourmet 2021 (495 AED) is specially designed for gourmets with 450 fine dining vouchers in particular.

You have the option of supplementing them with the pack: Cheers, Body or Fitness & Adrenaline for 95 AED HT / unit.

• Finally, the UAE Bundle 2021 offer (945 AED HT), allows you to have all The Entertainer offers in all the Emirates

Look for coupons or good deals on the internet

Lots of bundled platforms to pay less like Groupon , COBONE , GREAT DEALS and THE DISCOUNTER

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