Dubai Lifestyle
Eating
In Dubai visitors are spoilt for choice. You can sample its superb food and beverage facilities - cuisine literally from around the world - and its vibrant, cosmopolitan, sophisticated night-life - the opportunities for entertainment and enjoyment are endless.Few places in the world offer such an enormous choice of excellent food. With a discerning multinational population, the region is a diner's delight.
You'll find a whole range of cuisines, including Polynesian, Tex-Mex, Japanese and French as well as traditional Middle Eastern dishes, such as the shawarma, the kibbe, hommous, kofta, warak enab, umm ali, ouzi and mezze. Apart from the wide range of styles of cooking, there is an equally large choice of types of restaurants - from the extremely sophisticated to the street-corner stalls.
Shopping
Shopping adds an exciting dimension to Dubai with an international reputation for excellence, variety and competitive prices.- Dubai 's tax free open market means bargains galore even at the award-winning Duty Free complex.
- A wide range of modern, air-conditioned malls and the traditional souks offer many bargains especially during the annual month-long Dubai Shopping Festival.
- A visit to Dubai - known as 'The City of Gold' - would not be complete without a shopping spree at the famed gold souk.
Sport Activities
Sport is a key feature of life in Dubai and many visitors flock to some of the world's favourite sporting events which include:- Dubai World Cup the richest horserace in the world.
- World powerboat championships
- Dubai tennis championship
- Numerous International golf tournaments
- World rugby sevens
Golf:
For a nation dominated by so much desert, Dubai somewhat surprisingly has a number of top-quality grass golf courses. Emirates Golf Club , was the Middle East 's first championship grass course, when it opened. Rounds are available for non-members at off-peak times. Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club , Al is currently host to the Dubai Desert PGA Classic and welcomes guests on a pay-and-play basis. Dubai Golf and Racing Club boasts a Scottish-style links floodlit grass course with green fees for non-members. The Montgomerie , designed by renowned Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie, opened in 2002 and non members are welcome. It is important for golfing visitors to note that all golf courses in Dubai are spike-free.Tennis:
There are a number of tennis clubs that are open to the public. The Aviation Club has public courts, as does the Dubai Tennis Academy , Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Many of Dubai 's hotels also offer tennis facilities.Watersports:
Situated on the coast, and with crystal clear warm seas, Dubai caters for all watersports; windsurfing, sailing, jet-skiing, kite-surfing, waterskiing, paragliding and scuba diving. Boats and equipment are available for hire from the many water-front clubs and resorts.Dubai is also known as one of the best locations in the world for diving. There are accredited scuba diving clubs in main centres and an extensive range of equipment is available for hire. Swimming is possible in the many hotel pools or beaches. There is an abundance of game fish in the Gulf and fully-equipped boats with crew can be hired from the Jebel Ali Hotel marina for deep-sea fishing trips where you can head off to catch Tuna and Sailfish.
Situated on the coast, and with crystal clear warm seas, Dubai caters for all watersports; windsurfing, sailing, jet-skiing, kite-surfing, waterskiing, paragliding and scuba diving. Boats and equipment are available for hire from the many water-front clubs and resorts.
Dubai is also known as one of the best locations in the world for diving. There are accredited scuba diving clubs in main centres and an extensive range of equipment is available for hire. Swimming is possible in the many hotel pools or beaches. There is an abundance of game fish in the Gulf and fully-equipped boats with crew can be hired from the Jebel Ali Hotel marina for deep-sea fishing trips where you can head off to catch Tuna and Sailfish.
