Event CalenderDubai Tourist Attractions
Dubai has many tourist attractions and shopping in Dubai is one of the major attractions. Be it amazing skycrapers, world-famous amusement parks, shopping malls including well known gold souks, or thrilling adventure activities, Dubai tourist attractions are unique in every sense. Dubai shopping festival is another popular attractions for millions of tourists who come especially for bargained shopping from countries across the world.
Top rated Dubai tourist attractions
Dubai has a wide range of tourist attractions promising something for every taste. Some of the must see tourist places in Dubai include the recently opened Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world, the world-renowned Burj Al Arab Hotel, Bur Dubai Museum, Jumeirah Beach, Grand Mosque Dubai, Dubai Creek, Dubai Mall, Ski Dubai, Wild Wadi Theme Park. For adventure lover tourists, there are a number of activities like exciting desert safaris, wadi bashing, abra (water) ride, and helicopter sight seeing of Dubai. Other not to miss tourist sites in Dubai are the beautiful Palm Island, Sheikh Zayed Road, Deira City Center, the famous gold, spice, and electronics souks (markets), Dubai Festival City, Dubai Zoo, and Dubai parks.
Dubai is an open port with low import duties, which results in prices of some of the top brands really low then anywhere else in the world. The duty-free low prices and bargain offers are what attract tourist for shopping in Dubai.
Shopping Capital of the Middle East
Rightly called the Shopping Capital of the Middle East, Dubai has many designer shopping malls and souks are stuffed with products like gold, jewelry, high fashion, electronics, carpets, handicrafts, cars, furnishing and sporting equipments.
Dubai Shopping Festival
There is no place in the world to find these products at unbeatable prices. It is truly a duty free shopper's paradise that gives you more for your money. Dubai's numerous shopping malls cater to every consumer need. In Dubai they celebrate a Shopping film Festival, where along with the attractive bargains you can also win prizes and gifts.
Shopping in consist of jewelry like earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, bangles, chains and pendants; spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, incense, dried fruit and nuts; perfumes like designer perfumes or Arabic perfumes; carpets and rugs and local traditional items like copper coffeepots, metal food platters, carved wooden or leather stuffed camels, woolen camel bags and glass water pipes. Dont forget for staying in Burj Al Arab Hotel.
Duty free Shops in Dubai
Besides the shopping and souks, shopping in Dubai can be done at the Duty free Shops. Opened in 1983 by the Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai Duty Free Shops has won several international awards. Among the largest duty free operations in the world, these shops comprises of gold, electronic gadgets, cosmetics, textiles, toys, gifts, books, accessories, caviar and chocolates.
Among the largest duty free operations in the world, these shops comprises of gold, electronic gadgets, cosmetics, textiles, toys, gifts, books, accessories, caviar and chocolates.
Dubai Shopping Hours
Shopping hours in Dubai are from 9 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon and then again from 4 in the evening till 9 at night. Most of the supermarkets stay open all day from Saturday to Thursday. All shops close for Friday prayers from 11.30 in the morning to 1.30 in the afternoon. Dubai Shopping malls are generally open on Friday evenings until late.
