Dubai City Holidays
Middle Eastern delights for all the family
Dubai is a sheikdom in the north east of the United Arab Emirates, dominated by world-famous Dubai City. Dubai City itself is a unique metropolis built around a creek on the Persian Gulf, and its commerce and culture sums up why UAE is considered the most liberal part of the Middle East. Here you and your family will discover vast modern shopping centres and futuristic skyscrapers, alongside Mediaeval houses and traditional souqs and mosques. Surrounding Dubai City are wild deserts, windswept sand dunes and the spectacular Hajar Mountains. Major sporting events are hosted around Dubai City from horse racing to power-boating. Golf fanatics will be spoilt for choice here.
Thriving city, beach resorts and top quality accommodation
Dubai City is divided by Dubai Creek where the vibrant waterfront has become a major tourist attraction, and is a must for evening entertainment. Visitors enjoy taking a water taxi ride across the water to Deira’s Shindagha quarter, famous for its shops selling textiles and electrical goods. Close to Dubai City’s hub there are also newly-built luxury beach resorts, offering great quality accommodation to suit a family or group holiday. As well as countless modern family entertainment parks and shopping centres, Dubai City boasts historical attractions. Don’t miss the traditional Bastakiya district, the Dubai Museum, found below the 180-year old Al Fahidi Fort in the old quarter Bur Dubai, and Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum‘s House, a shining example of old-style Middle Eastern architecture. Meanwhile the stunning Jumairah Mosque epitomises modern Islamic architecture. This beautiful building is subtly lit at night, and is a worthy landmark of Dubai City.
A global shopping destination
Dubai City is the ultimate Middle Eastern retail haven and attracts serious shoppers from all over the world. The huge indoor shopping malls sell everything from great value western fashions to haute couture, jewellery to electronics, rugs to racing cars. Wafi City and the BurJuman Mall are vast fashion and cosmetic emporiums, while the Souk Madinat Jumeirah has been built in the style of a traditional marketplace and sells textiles, jewellery, antiques and artworks.
Dubai Weather
The weather in Dubai City has low rainfall but hight temperatures and a great deal of sunshine. There can sometimes be sudden storms or winds and erratic rainfall so its the weather her can be difficult to predict. January and February are the coolest months, with the average maximum temperatures around 24°, dropping to a comfortable 14° at night. The winter weather in Dubai sees rain, it is normally in short storms. Highs can still reach 30º and sea temperatures are still extremely warm. Winter sun holidays in Dubai average eight hours sun a day. Dubai beach holidays at any time of year can be guaranteed sunshine.
