Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. With a shape like a slanted rectangle, it’s bounded in the north by Sharjah and in the south by Abu Dhabi. The city is rather like an independent city-state and is the most modern and progressive emirate in the UAE, developing at a rapid pace, especially in the tourist and trade sectors.
Overview
Dubai is characterized by a vast landscape of desert which transforms into a futuristic style of skyscrapers along the coastline. The city offers both insights to the old merchant and pearl diving history of the Arabs in Deira and Bur Dubai and the new modern skyscraper business and bustling life in Jumeirah and Jebel Ali. Dubai is sometimes mistakenly thought of as a country; however, it is one of the emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates.
Trip Highlights
- The Dubai Fountain
- Burj Khalifa
- The Dubai Mall
- Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark
- Burj Al Arab
- AURA SKYPOOL
- Dubai Miracle Garden
- Mall of the Emirates
- Dubai Creek
- Global Village