Dubai Travel Tips
Dubai has grown rapidly into a futuristic landscape of skyscrapers, man-made islands, shopping malls and beach resorts. With Emirates flying to over 161 destinations it can easily be a great stopover destination for your next holiday.
Dubai makes their own rain. In the UAE, cloud seeding is being conducted by the weather authorities to create artificial rain.
Burj Khalifa is tallest building in the world being 830m high
Dubai’s Artificial Palm Islands Use Enough Sand to Fill 2.5 Empire State Buildings
Camel racing is a very popular sport in Dubai, similar to what football is to the USA and hockey to Canada. Given the camel’s size, only children can participate in racing them. There has been a problem in the past with having children illegally trafficked into the country to race camels. The rest of the world eventually caught on to the issue and has since put a stop to it for the most part. Now, child-sized robots are being built and are racing the camels
When is the best time to travel to Dubai?
Best time to travel to Dubai is during their winter (our summer) from November to April
Do South Africans need a visa to go to Dubai?
Yes, all South African passport holders require a visa which My Travel Guy can assist you with
In Dubai the Currency used is the Arab Emirate Dirham and when eating at restaurants it is customary to tip 10%
Where to eat in Dubai?
THE LEMONGRASS has been Voted Best Thai Restaurant By Time Out Dubai
AL DAWAAR Situated on the 25th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and is a Revolving Restaurant boasts the best views in the city
QD’S -For shisha and cocktails
Zaroob Restaurant
Boardwalk Restaurant at the Dubai Creek.
Things to do in Dubai
Visit Global Village which is huge family entertainment and cultural attraction allows you to visit the entire world concentrated into one place.
Visit the world’s largest natural flower garden at Dubai Miracle Garden
Zipline at the Dubai Marina, one of the steepest and fastest ziplines around the
world, measuring one kilometer, with an incline of 16 degrees and an average speed of 80km/h
Sky Dive over the Palms
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