The future lies before our eyes when we arrived at this dazzling city created in the desert of the Middle East. Dubai is such a young and cosmopolitan, modern and overwhelming, capital of eastern consumption and the most amazing luxury city.

It considered the gateway to the Middle East is also a city characterized by the mystique of the Arab world and its history.

Everything is possible in Dubai. From building the most massive artificial islands in the world to the highest building in the world. With urbanization projects and unique comfort that talk about cars driven sensors and even create a whole heated city, Dubai is one of the corners of the world forced to visit.

THE IMPERDIBLES

1- Stroll along the Sheikh Zayed Road: Avenue located in the business district of Dubai where you will see the highest and futuristic skyscrapers you can imagine. Area in which there is the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, opened in 2010, with 828 meters height. At The Top, the observatory is on the 124th floor and offers a 360 ° view of the entire city. (book in advance)

2- Visit the seven-star hotel Burj Al Arab: Your shaped candle is a true icon of the city and is the world's most expensive hotel, only seven stars located within the Palm Jumeirah artificial island. You may admire him as a guest or away from its exclusive restaurant. (book in advance)

3- Make a cruise 4 × 4 and experience the magic of the desert: Take dunes up to 120 meters high in the heart of Dubai desert and live an evening to admire the spectacle of the sun falling between the arenas where then be invited to walk camel and enjoy a typical dinner served under the starlight, Arab rugs and cushions, to the sound of authentic Arabic music and belly dancing.

4- lost in the Arab markets: This is the door to welcome East and Muslim culture. Spice Market, on the coast of Deira, on the river Zara offers overflowing pockets of spices, loose tea infusions and magic, with secret recipes from the sheiks. A short stroll away is the dazzling gold market, which offered real gems in over two hundred stores. Both places invite tempting bargain.

5- Make shopping in the world's largest mall: With morethan 1,200 stores offering the leading brands on the planet in many different areas, the Dubai Emirates Mall confirms that Dubai is the shopping capital of the Middle East and the second in the world, after the United States. Where you will find the tennis world's largest indoor ski and a huge aquarium where you can dive up.

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