Top 5 Dubai Holiday Activities

D ubai may exude a general                                           aura of glitz, glamor and       Wild Wadi                          gob-smacking building                                              projects, but many underestimate      The Wild Wadi water park is part   the simple good fun that can be       of the Jumeirah Beach Resort.      had on a Dubai holiday. Here are      Residents of the Jumeirah Beach    the top five entertaining Dubai       Hotel have unlimited access but    activities.                           anyone can visit for a real Dubai                                        holiday treat.                     Dune Bashing                                                                                                   You’ll feel like a carefree child  Bundle yourself and your friends      as you battle the 1.5 metre wave   into a four-wheel drive and hold      machine, swish through endless     on tight as the driver fearlessly     tunnels and water shoots and – if  speeds you off onto the dusty         you’re feeling brave – mount the   desert dunes for the bumpiest         largest water slide outside North  ride of your life!                    America – all in the brilliant                                           sunshine!                          This is an exciting Dubai                                                excursion, not for the                Additional benefits to this Dubai  faint-hearted, although               excursion include Wild Wadi        thoroughly enjoyed by many            snacks including tasty burgers –   children – it really depends on       made all the more delicious by     your propensity for adventure.        ravenous swimmer’s hunger – and a  Dune bashing can be combined with     host of unusual extras such as     a number of other desert-related      surfing machines and an 18 foot    Dubai activities such as quad         waterfall that goes off every ten  biking, camel rides, barbecue and     minutes to scare the kids! The     belly dancing for a truly             fearful should watch out, though,  fantastic day out.                    for the rather scary ‘tunnel of    doom’.                                exist in Dubai without being the                                         largest, tallest or best of        Champagne Brunch                      something, and Dubai’s Mall of                                           Emirates is no exception. This     Most Dubai residents work hard        mammoth building - the mall takes  from Sunday to Thursday - then        around 6.5 million square feet -   party hard on their treasured         has the title of the largest       days off! Friday brunches, which      shopping mall in the Middle East.  take place all over the city, are                                        a very chilled afternoon out and      The Mall of Emirates is a popular  sociable Dubai luxury holiday         meeting place and is packed with   activity. Most start around 12pm      a huge variety of shops, from      and go on until at least 3pm,         designer gear to local goods to    sometimes into the evening.           your regular high street outlets,                                        as well as a large supermarket     Yalumba restaurant’s indulgent        and plenty of spots to eat, drink  champagne brunch at Dubai’s Le        and take part in yet more          Meridien Hotel is renowned for        extraordinary Dubai activities.    its unlimited Bollinger               The perfect place to shop your     champagne, sushi, lobster, a la       heart out on a Dubai luxury        carte options and sinfully sweet      holiday.                           desserts. This is one of the                                             swankiest Dubai activities and        Ski Dubai                          guests often dress up for an                                             afternoon of glamorous mingling       Ski Dubai offers the               in the sunshine.                      super-surreal experience of                                              skiing in the desert on real snow  Shopping at the Mall of Emirates      and – if you’re brave - charging                                         down the world’s first indoor      It seems as though nothing can        black run slope! This mountain     resort-themed ski centre is           ski area, Ski Dubai is kept at a   massively enjoyable as a special      chilly -1º to -2º. But don’t       Dubai excursion or simply as part     worry – the necessary thermal      of your shopping trip, as Ski         gear is handed out to visitors at  Dubai is actually inside the Mall     the entrance, along with a set of  of Emirates.                          skis or a snowboard. Afterwards                                          head to Ski Dubai’s stylish St     One of the largest indoor ski         Moritz Café to top off this        resorts in the world (no              luxury Dubai holiday experience    surprises there then), with           with après-ski cocktails or a      22,500-square metres of indoor        slap-up meal.                      About the Author Rosella Colella is a Dubai expert for key2holidays, an online tour operator specializing in Dubai luxury holiday activities, as well as a variety of holidays in Australia, Cuba, the Caribbean, Europe, the Far East, the Maldives, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Egypt and Southern Africa. 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