Do the same old weekend getaway spots around your city make you yawn? Do you wish to spend your upcoming long weekend with your family in a different way? How about Dubai? It’s here that you’ll see everything around you in glitz, glam and colour. From fulfilling your very own Arabian Nights fantasies, shopping like there’s no tomorrow, or just lazing on a clean beach, you can never tire of Dubai! Worried about what to do with as little as a weekend here? Fret not, we’ll tell you!
City tours are best done on foot, but there’s another way for the lazy among us to explore the city. That’s right! The hop on-hop off bus tour with Big Bus Company will give you an excellent overview of Dubai’s past and present. Visit iconic buildings, beaches, cultural centres and shopping malls. There’s even an on-board commentary that helps you with the smallest of details, which you might have missed out on had you been on your own.
Have money to spend? Come here! The Mall of the Emirates has everything that you could possibly name and want (and not want)! This mall also offers a ski experience at Ski Dubai (one of the first ski resorts in the Middle East). Take your kids along and you can even swim with the penguins here.
You can’t come to Dubai and not go on a dhow cruise. Hop aboard the old-fashioned wooden boat and marvel at the illuminated architecture as you sail down Dubai creek. And, while you’re are at it, gorge on the delectable fare spread out for you at the buffet.
Once you’re tired of shopping (if ever!), take yourself to the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, home to an abundance of sea creatures like giant fish, penguins, crocodiles, etc. Hang out with a bunch of creepy-crawly snakes, say hello to ray shark SHARK RAYS? and guess what? You can even be a mermaid and capture a souvenir photo to take back home!
Seemingly straight out of an Oriental fable book, the spice souk offers a variety of dry fruits, coffee pots, daggers, and an array of antique jewellery to shop from. Take back a souvenir to help you and your loved ones cherish your weekend getaway here!
Lastly, visit the Burj Khalifa, to know how the sky is REALLY the limit here!