The most popular, or at least some of the most popular, are tourist tours to Dubai. This delightful emirate will offer all tourists and travelers a variety of entertainment for every taste: sunny beaches, shopping, archaeological parks, where all guests will see excavations from the Iron Age, huge modern skyscrapers, artificial islands, and of course many amusement and recreation parks – ski, aquatic, with flora and fauna. For that matter, Dubai is one big attraction. Here you will find many interesting places that are arranged on square meters reclaimed from the sultry desert and which you can enjoy using buggy rental dubai You can talk a lot about their comfort, but their main feature is that the arrangement of all these places is done with great love for their country and its history,
Where to see old Dubai
The history of the transformation of Dubai into a huge mega-modern metropolis began with the existence of a small inconspicuous village on the coast of the Persian Gulf, in which the main business of the population was the extraction and sale of pearls. Many of the buildings in the city are considered the eighth wonder of the world by the perfection of their architecture.
Many exhibitions at the Dubai National Museum are dedicated to the history of the country. Various artifacts are exhibited here, which also relate to the history of the entire federation, not only for this emirate. The entrance to the museum is Fort Al Fahidi, whose courtyard is filled with the traditional huts of the locals made of reed. The network of dungeons of this fort is equipped with the most modern technology – here all guests can listen to an interactive tour of Dubai in ancient times, during the Middle Ages and today. The main focus of the tour is a recreated copy of the pearl market, everything is very detailed, including its real sounds and lights.
In order to get the opportunity to look at ancient Dubai, you need to go to the Bastakiya area. This area is one of the few places that have survived to this day in their original form. There is no useful information here, but you can easily spend a whole day with the ancient buildings of this area, and still breathe in the old Arabian air! There is another well-preserved quarter from ancient times, it is located in Deira – this is a suburb of Dubai.
There is an interesting open-air museum complex – an ethnographic village. It is located in the Shindaga area and is called the Heritage Village. This museum tells about the culture, life and traditions of the inhabitants of the emirates. Also in the Shindaga area you can visit the historic house of Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.
Dubai is also famous for a large number of mosques. The Jumeirah Mosque attracts special attention.It is considered the largest in the country, built in the architectural style of the Arab religion and decorated with a lot of calligraphic writing. Due to the fact that the Center for Intercultural Communication under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammed is located here, the Jumeirah Mosque is open to all those who do not profess Islam. The staff at this center provide good excursions in the surrounding areas. It will also be interesting to pay attention to the mosque of the Rashid hospital and the large mosque, which has a minaret with a height of 70 m – this is near the old market. By the way, there are many old markets in Dubai, the most popular among tourists are, of course, the Spice Souk and the Gold Souk. Old and modern wind towers in the emirate also deserve due attention (near markets,
A sightseeing tour of Dubai on the open Big Bus is very helpful. A ticket for such a bus works during the day, since the bus has a route with twenty stops, you can get out and walk, and then take the same bus and go further along the route.
Where to see modern Dubai
After walking around the old Dubai, you can visit the modern one.
The first thing you will see in the modern emirate is skyscrapers. The famous sailing task (Burj Al Arab hotel) can be seen from almost all parts of the city, then the Dubay International Trade Center with 39 floors and a good observation deck, and of course the tallest building in the world – the Burj Khalifa tower (828 m), built in 2010 year. It houses the highest observation deck in the world with a height of 124 floors = 452 meters – At the Top, and the world’s tallest restaurant (122 floor) Atmosphere.
The artificial islands of The Palm Jumeirah with the beautiful Atlantis hotel, a slightly less successful copy of The Palm Djebel Ali, The World with islands piled in the form of a map of the whole world (250 islands), can also be called favorite attractions of all tourists.
You should definitely watch the fountain show, they are located opposite the Burj Al Arab. This large water complex stretches for 280 m, and the highest water jet is 150 meters high. The fountain show can be viewed from 18:00 every half hour until 22:00, this whole extravaganza of jets is accompanied by the sounds of European, classical or Arabic music.
There is an interesting entertainment for children – the zoo, it is considered the best in the entire Middle East, and for parents, the Wonderland amusement park, which is one of the largest in Asia, is suitable. Wild Wadi Water Park features all 24 water attractions and has also won the title of the best theme park in the country.
And to top it off, be sure to visit the shopping malls of Dubai – why not an attraction? Large mirrored buildings in the style of metropolitan architecture, inside which there are millions of products for every taste.
