Hospitality has been the tradition of the Emirates for centuries. Today, Dubai extends this welcome to holiday makers as well as business visitors, offering facilities of the highest international standards combined with the charm and adventure of Arabia – an exceptional blend of modern city and timeless desert.
With a perfect winter climate, top class hotels, superb facilities for a variety of sports and leisure activities and excellent shopping, Dubai has something to offer everyone. Moreover, the emirate is friendly, safe and virtually crime-free.
Sunshine, shopping, great beaches, beautiful turquoise sea, sports and safety – five of the key ingredients that have earned Dubai a growing reputation as one of the world's most attractive and rapidly developing leisure destinations.
An ingenious piece of architecture, world famous as the symbol of Dubai, The Burj Al Arab stands tall and proud climbing out of the Arabian Sea on a man made island of grace and pure fantasy. A truly wonderful sight that that every person should witness at least once in their life time.
Just off the wonderful beach of Jumeirah you will find one of the finest outdoor water parks with a heated/cooled wave pool, multiple water slides and two artificial surfing machines. In addition, the park has the largest water slide outside of North America.
Another feature of the park is an 18 m (59 ft) waterfall that goes off every ten minutes, just one of the many attractions awaiting you on your visit to Dubai.
Al Fahidi Fort, which houses the Dubai Museum, was built around 1787, and once guarded the landward approaches to the town.Renovated in 1971 for use as a museum, its colourful life size dioramas vividly depict everyday life in the days before the discovery of oil. Galleries recreate scenes from the Creek, traditional Arab houses, mosques, the souk, date farms and desert and marine life.
Burj Khalifa Dubai is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, and the tower is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy on 4 January 2010.
The building is part of the 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) flagship development called "Downtown Burj Dubai" at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district.
