Dubai - Best Places of Interest

Theme parks are a mecca for adrenaline junkies looking to get their blood pumping and thrill seekers looking for their next big thrill.

Some of the most popular theme parks that are already open include Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Alton Towers Resort in England. However, every theme park is different, from the food they provide to the rides they offer, meaning you will never have the same experience twice.

There are a number of theme parks opening around the world very soon, only adding to the already vast collection around the world, meaning thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies have a few more places to add to their already lengthy bucket lists:

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Dubai Parks and Resorts, UAE

Hotel Transylvania, Thrilling Theme parks

Opening in October this year, Dubai Parks and Resorts is made up of three theme parks, one water park, one entertainment park and a stunning hotel where visitors can rest their heads after a long day filled with fun.

Legoland Dubai, Thrilling theme parks — Image credit-legoland.com

The three theme parks include motion gate™ DUBAI, Bollywood PARKS™ DUBAI and LEGOLAND® DUBAI, and the one water park being LEGOLAND® WATER PARK, each of which takes on their own theme and have a number of roller coasters, water slides, and something for the smaller members of the family.

Located in Dubai, this theme park is the place for those looking for a fun day out filled with adventure with their family or their friends.

For those interested in visiting all of the parks, we know how pricey it can get. However, Dubai Parks and Resorts offers a great deal where you can purchase a theme park pass and visit each park as many times are you want!

Disney’s Star Wars Land, USA

Disney's Star Wars- Thrilling Theme Park

Opening as the Disneyland Resort in both Anaheim, California, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, Star Wars Land – as you can tell by the name – is going to be home to all things Star Wars.

The new land will be made up of 14 acres and will immerse visitors into the Star Wars universe through a number of far-out attractions, amazing entertainment and scary thrill rides.

It has been said that the land will be crawling with inhabitants from out of this world, some that will include: humanoids, aliens, and droids, all of which will make the whole experience feel authentic.

Fantasy Island, Singapore

This has to be one of the coolest theme parks to open yet, simply because it will be the world’s largest eco-park!

The eco-park will be located 16-kilomertre from Singapore, and visitors will get there via a short boat ride, with Fantasy Island spreading out across 328-hectares of tropical island and will include an Avatar Habitat, Rainforest Paradise, Simba Adventure, Mangrove Safari Rides, Riau Jungle Explorer, Aqua Adventure and Deep Ocean Wonder – all amazing activities perfect for the whole family to enjoy together in the outdoors.

Plan your next holiday to an amazing theme park, and enjoy an action-packed holiday with your friends or family that you will remember for years to come.

*/Ibtisaam is a self-diagnosed wanderlust with a healthy obsession for travelling the globe. You can find her ticking off her bucket list of places to go when she is not on the lookout for the comfiest hotel suites from Dubai all the way to Buenos Aires. /*

If you are a shopaholic, then you would not want to miss this. You can purchase your desired products from electronics to cars, gold and pieces of jewellery, funky and traditional clothes, carpets and households, all these at competitive prices. There are special offers, enticing discounts for shoppers. Raffle draws give an opportunity to win exciting prizes like high-end luxury cars and heaps of gold daily. So, where is this happening? Well, it is at Dubai Shopping Festival.

www.godubai.com — Dubai shopping festival
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Dubai is located in UAE (United Arab Emirates). It is a dynamic international business centre and also for tourists who would like to escape to this destination. It has a seven-star hotel, a series of 200 man-made islands in the shape of the countries of the world and also has the world’s tallest building.

Artificial Archipelagos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Shopping Festival begins with the marvellous display of fireworks that light up the Dubai skies. With the onset of January, many international tourists throng this destination. It is a well-organised event with celebrities from across the globe grace the occasion. With street performers, musicians and other entertainers, Dubai comes alive. There are other activities for the whole family like music concerts, fashion shows, children’s events and much more.

Image source — Dubai Lamcy Plaza Mercato Shopping mall

If you are looking for bargains, then Dubai has some of the best malls. Dubai Mall which is the largest has leading designers from around the world who have their stores here. There are over 1000 shops. Mercato is a Renaissance-themed shopping mall where you could get classic European styles and lovely ambience. The shopping extravaganza lasts for the entire month. It is the perfect excuse to loosen your purse strings. You can enjoy tax-free shopping. There are weekly prizes organised by the malls and retailers.

The souks of Dubai are the major hub of activity with Gold Souk being most renowned with brightly lit shops filled with shining gold jewellery from necklaces, bracelets and bangles. The Spice Souk is a market place busy and bursting with aromatic spices.

You can plan your trip in a way that enables you to roam around and have fun with adventurous activities like the balloon rides, desert safaris and watersports. You could also have a sightseeing tour of the most renowned destinations of Dubai like Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa and Desert Safari. While in Dubai you have the option to explore Dubai by car, bus, foot or metro. Emirates airlines have an offer on City Sightseeing. You get an open-top City Sightseeing bus tour. You could choose from 4 major routes. For further details check out this link–

So, if the above excites you then you may want to apply for UAE visas. The following links shall assist you

Have a happy and safe journey and enjoy the shopping spree in Dubai.