DUBAI The City of Gold The City's Best Restaurants, Bars, Shops and Hotels A Pocket Guide of Dubai TABLE OF CONTENTS • The Shining City of Gold: Dubai 3 • When to Visit Dubai 4 • Interesting Facts About Dubai 6 • How to Obtain UAE Visa 11 • Nightlife in Dubai 17 • What to Pack? 20 • Why to Book with Crystal Travel? 21 • Culinary Delights 23 • Shopping In and Around 26 • Safety Tips 30 • Transportation Options 31 • Places to Visit 33 • Things You Should Do 38 • Customs of Dubai 41 • Festivals in Dubai 42 • Flights 47 • Dubai for You 49 A Pocket Guide of Dubai 3 The Shining City of Gold: Dubai A perfect mix of cosmopolitanism with the traditional aspects of local culture, Dubai is a holiday hot spot. With an enticing skyline, perhaps the best in the world, glitzy shopping malls, mammoth aquariums and indoor ski slopes, Dubai promises an extravagant vacation experience to every tourist. Home to some of the most grandeur hotels in the world, you will find almost every leading name in the hospitality industry in this city. Largest, tallest or biggest – Dubai does everything to the extreme. From astonishing skyscrapers and palm- shaped islands to underwater hotels, the city has everything to astound you. Website: crystaltravel.co.uk Ofce Address: 38 Riding House Call Us: 0207 612 0500 Street London W1W 7ES Email:
[email protected] United Kingdom A Pocket Guide of Dubai 4 Dubai, once a traditional coastal village still has its remains in the city. The historic quarter of Al Bastakiya dating back to the 19th century is the oldest residential quarter in Dubai with maze-like streets.