You can have an absolutely have a brilliant time in Dubai without putting your hand in your pocket. Here are just 5 ideas...
1. New to Dubai Festival City is the cutting-edge multimedia attraction Imagine. Using the power of light, water and fire, combined with giant aqua screens, 30 fountains and surround sound it’s a pretty awesome experience.The daily shows are scheduled to run throughout the year with the main show running each night on the hour.
2. For something a bit more energetic, get your bike out and get down to the Nad Al Sheba Cycle Track - it’s the perfect place for all ages to ride. There’s a track specifically for the kids with street signs, speed bumps and roundabouts to teach them about road safety. And with views of the Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai you won’t get tired of the view even if your legs are exhausted!
3. The new beach track that runs the length of the beach from Jumeirah to Umm Suqeim is also a great place to ride or run if the kids prefer to scoot alongside you. And you can always throw yourselves in the sea afterwards to cool down!
4. You can also enjoy the breeze along Dubai Water Canal, the 3.2km long waterway that winds its way from the Creek in Old Dubai through Business Bay and straight into the Arabian Gulf. Take a picnic and watch the world go by, you can even charge your mobile at one of the stations along the way!
5. Did you know that Dubai isn’t just a tourist hotspot? It’s also the destination of choice for tens of thousands of migrating birds. The Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary has three bird reserves and an amazing number of flamingos that steal the show in winter. Look closer among the mass of pink feathers and you can also spot grey herons, great egrets, reef herons, cormorants, black-winged stilts, sandpipers, osprey and many more.