Dubai is one of the 7 Emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The City is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.
Today Dubai is a global cosmopolitan city rich in history, heritage and culture, and offers the best beach, city, and desert experiences. Tourism plays a major role and the majority of tourists visit the Dubai for shopping - also known as the "Shopping Capital of the Middle East". Dubai is also very popular to experience other ancient and modern attractions and is well known for its "Souks Districts".
As from 2007, Dubai was the 8th most visited city in the world.
It is a great idea to experience Dubai as a second destination when flying via Dubai to your main destination - i.e. the Maldives.
This is exactly what we have done.
Our flight from the Maldives to Dubai was only 4 hours. Upon our arrival we obtained our visas, went for the eye scan and through customs. We were then transferred to our hotel by a luxurious private car through a concrete jungle of the most modern and interesting skyscraper jungle. Each building looks different, but maintains a modern and sophisticated image. We have chosen to stay in the new part of Dubai in the Holiday Inn Al Barsha. This gave us easy access to the tourist attractions in the new part of Dubai like the Burj Al Arab, Atlantis - The Palm, The Mall of the Emirates, Burj al Arab etc.
Our hotel was great. This hotel is really a 4* hotel which has a 5* feel to it and we really liked the location. Check-in was quick and efficient. As we only stayed in Dubai for two nights, we had quite a lot to do in this little time span. We decided to rest out a bit and take the city by storm that later afternoon.
We stopped for sundowners at a beach pub-restaurant in the Dubai Marina area, after which we enjoyed a sumptuous meal at a great Lebanese Restaurant! The following day we had booked a city sightseeing tour. The tour was really great to see all the most popular tourist attractions close-up.
Later that afternoon, we had booked the excursion which was the highlight of our whole Dubai experience – a Dune Dinner Desert Safari. This experience totally exceeded our expectations. More on our experience hre in the next blog!
For more information on these spectacular islands in the Maldives, visit Travel Expeditions.
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