2012 Holidays to Dubai – Get Soaked in the Festive Feel

Renowned for its exciting and stimulating festivals, Dubai has made a benchmark in the world of tourism. The city shines like a glittering star and lures the hearts of the travellers with its blissful festivals that arouse the senses and delight the soul.

Read below to know about the top festivals in Dubai in the year 2012:

Dubai Shopping Festival

The Dubai Shopping Festival of the city is heaven for shopping lovers looking for excellent bargain deals. Around two millions travellers book holiday packages to Dubai to explore this vivacious festival. With endless range of trendy apparels, glittering ornaments, multihued stalls, large discounts and pleasurable amusement activities, the Dubai Shopping Festival is no doubt a great hit among the travellers on luxury holidays to Dubai . In the year 2012, this vivacious event has been scheduled from January 5th to February 5th and is anticipated to be as exciting and simulating as it was in the past years.

Bride Show Dubai

The leading wedding carnival of Dubai, the Bride Show Dubai has been planned from 4 - 7 April this year. With the aim of meeting the tastes of the modern brides, the event features over 300 exhibitors offering the traditional and modern wedding outfits, cosmetics, ornaments, wedding venue choices and honeymoon locations. The show is a perfect platform for budding brands to outstretch their horizons in the world of fashion. In the year 2011, the Bride Show Dubai was a great hit and attracted over 35,000 visitors seeking the new trends in the fashion world. Some of the brands partaking in the Bride Show Dubai 2012 are Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone, Estée Lauder, M.A.C Cosmetics, Dar Sara Fashion, Dar Al Mansoury, The Dress Boutique (La Sposa Barcelona), La Sirene Beauty Salon and Silkor Laser Medical Centre.

Dubai World cup

Dubai World cup is an annual horse-racing event that entices the heart of every traveller on holidays to Dubai. The Dubai World cup is the world's richest and most loved horse race and has a price fund of six million US dollars. The event is as exciting as a rollercoaster ride and offers great fun with a stroke of luxury. With endless fun, joyful feel, maddening crowds and extreme excitement level, the Dubai World Cup is no doubt a feast for every adventure enthusiast. This year, the Dubai World Cup will be held on March 31 at the wonderful Meydan Racecourse.
 Source: http://www.awayholidays.co.uk/holiday-guide/top-festivals-that-make-travellers-plan-holidays-to-dubai/

Booked your holidays to Dubai - Include these in your itinerary

If you have booked your flights to Dubai then this piece will surely help you compile a list of things to see and do in the Emirate.

If Dubai is the place you intend to visit on your next holidays and all the necessary visa arrangements have been made then we suggest you include the following activities in your itinerary to make your holiday a memorable and fun-filled experience.

   

Sightseeing

The best way to explore the city state of Dubai is to join a sightseeing tour that takes visitors to a tour of both flanks of the central business district-the Deira on the North and Bur Dubai on the South. Both sides of the creek are connected by tunnels and bridges and boast of swanky shopping malls, hotels, apartments and villas. Another interesting way to explore the beauty of the creek is to get on board an ‘abra’-small  water taxis that  criss-cross  the Creek .One can also get tickets  for dhow cruises  that  take visitors on a  fascinating hour-long trip past  many of the city’s  historic landmarks.  An even better way to explore the skyline of Dubai is to go for a helicopter ride that takes tourists on a whirlwind tour of the city past the Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Palm and the Dubai Creek.

Desert Safari

The high point of your Dubai holidays would be a Desert Safari tour that takes visitors through the hot sands of the Arabian Desert on board on a 4WD. Conquering sand dunes at break neck speed will send an adrenalin rush through your spine that will be simply inimitable. Most desert safari tours conclude before sunset and as evening descends, tourists can entertain themselves with enticing belly dancing performances and dig their teeth into some delicious barbecue preparations.

Adventure Sports

Tourists who book Holidaysto Dubai often do so to experience the thrill of a Balloon Safari that takes them over vast stretches of the Arabian Desert on a hot-air balloon. Such a gravity-defying experience is sure to change the way you perceive adventure travel.

Shopping  

As a tourist, you have the option of joining a shopping tour of the city offered by your travel agent who would have booked your Holidays to Dubai. Most shopping tours begin with a halt at the ‘City Centre’ and include a trip to ‘Bur Dubai’ where the famous ‘Gold Market’ beckons shoppers with exciting deals and bargains. If you are looking for branded products then a trip to the ‘Dubai Mall’, the largest mall in the Emirate will be your best bet. No shopping tour of Dubai is complete without a trip to its famous spice souqs where the fascinating aroma of spices and herbs will entice you.

Dubai as most visitors confess is a great place to visit; it’s not only safe as compared to other holiday destinations in the Gulf but also offers a lot of freedom and enjoyment to visitors.

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign

This famous quote rightly sums up the intimate experience Dubai offers those who come to explore its fascinating urban landscape. Famous as a shopper’s paradise, the ‘City of Gold’ pampers visitors by offering them a collage of experiences they would not encounter anywhere else. Dubai’s status as a mecca for shopaholics is re-affirmed with the Dubai Shopping festival, a month long shopping and entertainment extravaganza that draws millions of tourists each year. Brands, big and small from all corners of the world converge under one roof to provide shoppers with a never before retail experience.

Surprising as it may sound, there are innumerable luxury holiday deals offered during this festival that offer economical air tickets and even include airport transfers, sightseeing and accommodation. Sightseeing tours of Dubai let you explore the city in all its glory and witness the glitz and glamour of this exciting city. Popular travel portals offer exciting holiday packages to travellers planning to attend the Dubai Shopping festival.

Check out some of the online offers floating on the web if a luxury holiday in Dubai is what you are looking for. Due to cut throat competition in the market, travel agencies compete aggressively to offer luxury holiday packages to visitors planning a holiday in Dubai. These economical holiday packages give you the maximum bang for the buck and allow you to shop and splurge to your heart’s content. Do make a trip to the Gold Market, famous the world over for offering the finest selection of jewellery and gem stones. On your next Dubai holiday plan a stay in any of star class hotels that are famous the world over for offering their guests the ultimate in luxury and comfort. Do take time out to visit the heritage site of Bastakia in Bur Dubai that will surely take you back in time.

Want to do something exciting? Set off on a desert safari on board a 4WD and indulge in some dune bashing. Conquering sand dunes at a roller coaster speed will provide just the right kind of thrill and excitement that you desire. Finish your stint with the desert before the sunset and you get a chance to capture on film the beauty of the setting sun. Sumptuous barbecue delicacies and belly dancing performances await you as you   conclude your desert safari tour. Select any of the luxury holiday deals on offer and visit Dubai on your next holiday. You are sure to come back with fond memories of the city and its people. See you there!