Dubai Holidays Collection 2017 - 2018

Dubai • Areas of Dubai

Downtown Dubai

The Palm Jumeirah

Gold Souk

Dubai Opera

Deira Wander one of the city’s oldest districts, dating to around 1841. Once just a sleepy waterside village, Deira soon took over the original settlement of Bur Dubai in scale and is still a cornucopia of ethnicities mixed with tourists. Check out the souks, where gold is among the cheapest in the world. You can cross the Dubai Creek between Deira and Bur Dubai in an ‘abra’ (water taxi) for just AED2. Bur Dubai Sitting on the south side of Dubai Creek, the oldest part of the city dates to the 1900s, with sandy coloured buildings, museums and minarets. Here you’ll see Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood with its charming car-free, narrow streets and houses topped with wind towers, or barajeel. You can find out more about Dubai’s history with a look inside the Dubai Museum or browse the rainbow of fabrics, clothes and slippers in the Textile Souk.

Sheikh Zayed Road Named after the much-revered first president of UAE, this is where life has spread out to from the Creek, and has been the epicentre of development, amassing a collection of skyscrapers each more audacious than the next, such as Jumeirah Emirates Towers. Technically, it’s just part of the highway running across the whole of UAE, but it’s also where you’ll find most of the city’s hotels, restaurants and shops. The Palm Jumeirah This ambitious artificial archipelago, created using land reclamation, was one of many projects that put Dubai on the map, with its crescent-like ‘fronds’ extending out from a ‘trunk’ that runs the length of the central section – all the way from the mainland up to Atlantis, The Palm. The 5.4-km Palm Jumeirah Monorail also runs from the Gateway Towers at the base to Atlantis. The Palm is home to many thousands of private homes, and numerous hotels by some of the world’s leading brands, such as Fairmont, Sofitel, Jumeirah, One&Only, Waldorf Astoria and Anantara.

Downtown Dubai The anchor of this district is Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, opened in 2010, boasting a staggering 828 metres to its name. Inside the Burj is the first-ever Armani hotel, while other attention-grabbing attractions of this area are The Dubai Mall and Dubai Fountain. While Dubai Opera, the iconic Dhow-shaped building is the centre for culture and performing arts in Dubai and is the recent addition to Downtown Dubai. Business Bay Similar in nature to Manhattan, New York, Business Bay is set within a network of roads and pathways and offers spectacular views of Burj Khalifa and the new Dubai Water Canal. Bay Avenue Mall within Business Bay offers an outdoor promenade with a variety of al fresco dining options, from where some of the best views of Burj Khalifa can be enjoyed. Looking ahead Business Bay will comprise of separate areas called The Marina, The Park and The Pier, all of which will include an events arena, floating restaurants, five palm- tree-lined marinas and UAE’s first ‘water homes’.

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