All that Dubai has to offer

I was very fortunate to travel to Dubai with Emirates Airlines and Dubai Tourism. We travelling in Business Class which was an amazing experience and definitely something to look at for that special occasion. We regularly receive special fares for upgrades to Business Class or Premium Economy with various airlines.

Transfer from Dubai airport to our Hotel on the Palm took approximately 30 minutes.

We stopped off at Atlantis the Palm followed by an afternoon exploring the Aquaventure water park. This is a great day out for adults and children where you can do as much or as little as you like. Swim with dolphins, for those brave enough try out the Leap of Faith water slide, for the little ones lazy river and the other great attraction is its access to the beach.

Shopping at Dubai Mall in a day is not enough! This size of this amazing Mall is so impressive it is more than a shopping mall it has every type of shop imaginable, restaurants, a huge indoor ice rink, cinemas, Sega Republic, KidZania and the famous Dubai Aquarium. Comfortable shoes are a must.

After the Mall make sure you head out to the fountains where you will be greeted with an amazing display of dancing water, you can take it all in for free or plenty of cafes to get a drink and a bite to eat. Check out times of the display.

One of the highlights for me was a visit to the World’s highest restaurant at Burj Khalifa where we had afternoon tea which was a very special experience with the most amazing views, in peak season it is advisable to pre-book and I can do that for you.

We spent time getting to know the many areas of Dubai by taking in a city tour starting from the old town where you will find Dubai Museum which is the oldest building in Dubai and dates back to 1797 (not very old). We then continued to the Souks, Old Marina, The Creek, Jumierah Beach area, the famous hotel Burj Al Arab and much more.

One afternoon we were picked up in 4 x 4 jeeps for Desert Safari followed by a visit to an Arabian Style camp where we had a barbeque dinner, this is fun evening out for all ages.

Of the four nights we spent in Dubai two of them were in the Sofitel The Palm which is a beautiful 5 star property that only opened its doors in July and the last two in the Kempinski which was equally as lovely. We also visited the One & Only Royal Mirage, Atlantis The Palm, Armani, Address downtown, Fairmont the Palm and Vida and last but not least the very opulent Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.

Dubai was a city that I sent my clients to mainly as a stopover package but having seen first-hand what this amazing city has to offer, I would easily recommend as a one stop destination and look forward to visiting again on my own family holiday or even a ladies long weekend away!!!