--- title: "Top 10 Things To Do in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2026 Guide), Wimup" description: "The 10 best things to do in Dubai, mapped and ranked. How many days you need, when to go, where the old city starts and which observation deck is worth the ticket." url: https://wimup.com/city/dubai type: City guide updated: 2026-10-07 publisher: Wimup (https://wimup.com) --- # Top 10 Things To Do in Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Asia · By Wimup Editorial, 15 min read Dubai is two cities on one coastline. South of the Creek the towers, malls and observation decks run to a schedule; north of it the gold and spice souks trade the way they have since Dubai lived off pearling and re-export. The route that works alternates: a morning in Deira, an afternoon on Sheikh Zayed Road, a night in the sand. ## Quick answer The best things to do in Dubai are the Burj Khalifa observation decks, the wind-tower quarter at Al Fahidi with an abra across the Creek, the Museum of the Future and an evening in the desert reserve. Give the city 4 to 5 days, come between November and March rather than in high summer, and book the tall attractions on their own sites before you fly. ## Quick facts - **Best months:** Nov · Dec · Mar - **Ideal length:** 4–5 days - **Budget per day:** $120–220 - **Language:** Arabic & English - **Getting around:** Metro, taxi & abra - **Tourism board:** [Official site](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## The 10 best things to do in Dubai ### 1. Ride to the top of the Burj Khalifa Observation deck · 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai At 828 metres it has been the tallest building in the world since it opened in January 2010, and the decks sit at three heights: levels 124 and 125 as At The Top, level 148 as At The Top SKY. Entry is through the lower ground floor of The Dubai Mall and runs on timed slots. Book on the building's own site rather than through a reseller. - **Time:** 2 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Sunset - **Tip:** Book a timed slot Links: [Website](https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 2. Cross the Creek by abra into old Dubai Historic quarter · Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai The wind-tower lanes of Al Fahidi are the oldest surviving piece of the city, and the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding runs its Emirati meals and open question sessions from a restored house inside them. Walk down to Bur Dubai Abra Station afterwards and cross to Deira: one dirham a passenger, and the boat leaves when it fills. - **Time:** 3 hrs - **Cost:** AED 1 abra - **Best at:** Early morning - **Tip:** Carry coins for the abra Links: [Website](https://cultures.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 3. Walk down through the Museum of the Future Museum · Building 65, Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre 2 A steel torus wrapped in Arabic calligraphy, with no columns holding up the inside and no obvious front door. The floors are separate near-future scenarios rather than galleries, and the building is designed to be walked from the top down. Emirates Towers station on the Red Line connects by footbridge, and tickets go through museumofthefuture.ae. - **Time:** 2 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Weekday morning - **Tip:** Slots sell out, book ahead Links: [Website](https://museumofthefuture.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 4. Spend an evening in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve Nature reserve · Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, off the Dubai to Al Ain road The country’s first national park: 225 square kilometres of protected dune and ghaf, about 4.7 per cent of Dubai’s land area. It carries roughly 400 free-roaming Arabian oryx, the largest herd of its kind in the UAE, and access is limited to operators the reserve licenses. Book through one of those rather than a roadside dune-bashing outfit; ddcr.org lists them. - **Time:** Half day - **Cost:** Tour only - **Best at:** Late afternoon - **Tip:** Use a licensed operator Links: [Website](https://www.ddcr.org/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 5. Give The Dubai Mall an afternoon, then stay for the fountain Landmark · Financial Centre Road, Downtown Dubai The mall anchors Downtown and holds the Dubai Aquarium, whose ten-million-litre tank runs a 270-degree walk-through tunnel under more than 140 marine species. Outside, the Dubai Fountain plays on the lake between the mall and the Burj Khalifa through the evening, and the free spots along the waterfront promenade see it as well as the paid terraces do. - **Time:** 3 hrs - **Cost:** Mall free - **Best at:** After dark - **Tip:** Watch the fountain from the promenade Links: [Website](https://thedubaimall.com/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 6. Bargain through the Gold and Spice souks in Deira Market · Sikkat Al Khail Street, Al Ras, Deira Hundreds of shopfronts under a wooden arcade, with enough in the windows to explain why Dubai was called the City of Gold long before the skyline arrived. The Spice Souk is two streets over, smaller, and better for saffron and frankincense. Gold is sold by weight against the daily rate plus a making charge, so the making charge is what you negotiate. - **Time:** 2 hrs - **Cost:** Free to walk - **Best at:** Evening - **Tip:** Gold is priced by weight ### 7. Take the measure of Palm Jumeirah from The View Observation deck · Level 52, The Palm Tower, Palm Jumeirah The Palm only reads as a palm from above, which is the whole argument for the deck on level 52 of The Palm Tower, 240 metres up with a 360-degree terrace. The monorail runs the trunk from Gateway Station out to Atlantis, and the boardwalk along the outer crescent costs nothing and is usually empty. - **Time:** 1.5 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Late afternoon - **Tip:** Pair it with the monorail Links: [Website](https://www.theviewpalm.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 8. Take the tour inside Jumeirah Mosque Religious site · Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 1 One of the few mosques in Dubai open to non-Muslims, and the visit runs as a guided session by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding under its motto, open doors and open minds. Questions are the point of the hour rather than an afterthought, and nothing is treated as too sensitive to ask. Dress modestly. - **Time:** 1.5 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Morning - **Tip:** Dress modestly Links: [Website](https://cultures.ae/program/jumeirah-mosque-visit/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 9. Look both ways from the Dubai Frame Landmark · Zabeel Park, Gate 4, Zabeel A 150-metre gilded rectangle placed so that old Dubai fills one side of it and the Sheikh Zayed Road skyline the other, which is the entire idea and it works. The sky bridge across the top carries a panel of glass floor. Al Jafiliya on the Red Line is the nearest station, and Zabeel Park around it is worth the extra half hour. - **Time:** 1.5 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Golden hour - **Tip:** Enter at Zabeel Park gate 4 Links: [Website](https://www.dubaiframe.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ### 10. Trace the city’s own story at Al Shindagha Museum Museum · Al Shindagha, Bur Dubai, on the Creek A run of restored coral and gypsum houses along the water, run by Dubai Culture as the largest open-air heritage museum in the country. The pavilions split by subject rather than by date: the Creek and the birth of the city, perfume, jewellery, healthcare, poetry, and the Al Maktoum residence. Start at the visitor centre or it reads as a street of closed doors. - **Time:** 2.5 hrs - **Cost:** Ticketed - **Best at:** Late afternoon - **Tip:** Start at the visitor centre Links: [Website](https://alshindagha.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Best restaurants in Dubai Six kitchens that explain the city, from a Bur Dubai kebab counter to three Michelin stars. 1. **Orfali Bros** (Levantine · Bib Gourmand · Wasl 51, Jumeirah): Three brothers from Aleppo cooking Levantine food like a laboratory. The Michelin Guide gives it a Bib Gourmand and it sits near the top of every regional list. [Website](https://orfalibros.com/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **Trèsind Studio** (Indian · Three Michelin stars · Palm Jumeirah): A tasting menu that runs India region by region across twenty seats. In 2025 it became the first Indian restaurant anywhere to hold three Michelin stars. [Website](https://guide.michelin.com/en/dubai-emirate/dubai/restaurant/tresind-studio?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 3. **Al Fanar Al Seef** (Emirati · Al Seef): Emirati cooking served inside a reconstruction of a 1960s Dubai house: machboos, jasheed, and luqaimat under date syrup. The Al Seef branch sits on the Creek. [Website](https://www.alfanarrestaurant.com/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Arabian Tea House** (Emirati · Café · Al Fahidi): A courtyard of white wicker and lemon mint under the wind towers of Al Fahidi. The Emirati breakfast tray is the order, and it is enough for two. [Website](https://arabianteahouse.net/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 5. **Ravi Restaurant** (Pakistani · Al Satwa): A Satwa institution: Pakistani curries, naan straight off the tandoor, plastic chairs and no ceremony whatsoever. Open late, and busiest after midnight. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/ravi-restaurant?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 6. **Al Ustad Special Kabab** (Persian · Bur Dubai): Persian kebabs off the grill in Meena Bazaar, in a room papered floor to ceiling with photographs of everyone who has ever eaten here. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/al-ustad-special-kabab?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Best rooftop bars in Dubai Dubai serves alcohol in licensed venues, and most of the good ones are fifty floors up. 1. **CÉ LA VI Dubai** (Rooftop bar · Level 54 · Downtown Dubai): Fifty-four floors above Downtown at Address Sky View, with the Burj Khalifa filling the window. Modern Asian dining below, sky bar and club above. [Website](https://www.celavi.com/en/dubai/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **ZETA Seventy Seven** (Rooftop bar · Level 77 · Jumeirah Beach Residence): Level 77 of Address Beach Resort, which puts the Ain Dubai wheel and the whole Marina skyline below the rail rather than in front of it. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/zeta-seventy-seven?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 3. **attiko** (Rooftop bar · Level 31 · Dubai Marina): A pan-Asian rooftop lounge on level 31 of W Dubai at Mina Seyahi, looking down the length of the Marina. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/attiko?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Neos** (Cocktail bar · Level 63 · Downtown Dubai): The sixty-third floor of Address Downtown, close enough to the Burj Khalifa that you look across it rather than up at it. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/neos?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 5. **AURA Skypool** (Pool bar · Level 50 · Palm Jumeirah): A 360-degree infinity pool on level 50 of The Palm Tower, with a bar attached and the Palm laid out underneath it. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/aura-skypool-dubai?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Best beaches in Dubai Five public stretches of coast, all free to walk unless the entry note says otherwise. 1. **Kite Beach** (Public beach · Free · Umm Suqeim): Kitesurfers offshore, a running track behind the sand and a line of beach kitchens in between, with the Burj Al Arab closing the view. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/kite-beach?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **The Beach, JBR** (Public beach · Free · Jumeirah Beach Residence): The most built-up stretch in the city: low-rise shops and restaurants opening straight onto the sand, with parasailing and watersports off it. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/beach-jbr?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 3. **Sunset Beach** (Public beach · Free · Umm Suqeim): Also called Umm Suqeim Beach, and the classic vantage point on the Burj Al Arab as the light goes. Surfable when a swell runs. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/sunset-beach?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Al Mamzar Beach Park** (Beach park · Entry charge · Al Mamzar, Deira): Five separate beaches inside one park on the Sharjah border, with swimming pools, bike paths, picnic lawns and chalets to rent. There is a small entry charge. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/al-mamzar-beach-park?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 5. **Palm West Beach** (Public beach · Free · Palm Jumeirah): A boardwalk beach along the west side of the Palm trunk, with the Marina towers across the water and a run of cafés behind the sand. ## Best souks & malls in Dubai Six places to spend money, from a covered textile arcade to a mall with a ski slope in it. 1. **Mall of the Emirates** (Mall · Ski Dubai · Al Barsha 1): More than 560 shops, and a ski slope: Ski Dubai puts real snow, a black run and a colony of penguins under the same roof. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/mall-of-the-emirates?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **Souk Madinat Jumeirah** (Souk · Waterways · Umm Suqeim 3): A modern souk built around canals, with abras running between the restaurants and the Burj Al Arab standing across the water. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/souk-madinat?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 3. **Souk Al Seef** (Souk · Creekside · Al Seef): A waterfront stretch on the Bur Dubai bank that runs from wind-tower shopfronts at one end to a glass-and-steel promenade at the other. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/al-seef?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Global Village** (Seasonal park · Oct to May · Dubailand): Pavilions for 90 cultures, plus funfair rides and a stage programme, open for one season a year. Season 30 ran from 15 October 2025 to 10 May 2026. [Website](https://www.globalvillage.ae/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 5. **Ibn Battuta Mall** (Mall · Themed courts · Jebel Ali): Six courts themed on the regions the fourteenth-century traveller crossed, from Andalusia to China. Worth walking even if you buy nothing. 6. **Bur Dubai Souk** (Souk · Textiles · Bur Dubai): The covered arcade on the Bur Dubai bank, stacked with fabric by the metre. It runs from the abra station up towards Al Fahidi, so it pairs with the crossing. ## Best museums & galleries in Dubai Four collections worth the detour, two of them in converted houses and warehouses. 1. **Etihad Museum** (Museum · National history · Jumeirah 1): Built into the ground beside Union House, where the federation was signed in 1971. The exhibition runs the documents, the founding rulers and the years either side. [Website](https://etihadmuseum.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **Alserkal Avenue** (Arts district · Free · Al Quoz 1): Warehouses in an industrial block turned into the city’s contemporary art district, anchored by seventeen galleries. Al Safa on the Red Line is closest. [Website](https://alserkal.online/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 3. **Jameel Arts Centre** (Museum · Contemporary art · Jaddaf Waterfront): An independent contemporary art institution on the Creek between the Business Bay and Garhoud bridges, with a sculpture garden and a research library. [Website](https://jameelartscentre.org/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Coffee Museum** (Museum · Small · Al Fahidi): A wind-tower house given over to the history of coffee, from Ethiopian roasting pans to the Emirati dallah, with a working roastery on site. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/coffee-museum?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Best desert escapes in Dubai Three ways to reach sand, water and mountains without leaving the emirate. 1. **Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve** (Reserve · Free access · Al Qudra): The largest unfenced nature reserve in the country, south of the city off Al Qudra Road, with camel tracks, a long cycling route and lakes cut into the sand. [Website](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/marmoom-reserve?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **Al Qudra Lakes and Love Lake** (Lakes · Free · Al Qudra): Man-made lakes inside Al Marmoom that pull in flamingos and swans, ringed by a cycling loop and by barbecue spots that fill up on winter weekends. 3. **Hatta** (Mountain exclave · 90 min · Hajar mountains): Dubai’s mountain exclave in the Hajar range near the Omani border: a dam you can kayak, marked hiking trails and the adventure centre at Hatta Wadi Hub. [Website](https://www.visithatta.com/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Best day trips in Dubai Five places within a couple of hours of the city, each one a different case for the UAE. 1. **Abu Dhabi** (Capital · E11 · 90 min south): Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is free to enter and open daily, and Louvre Abu Dhabi sits under Jean Nouvel’s perforated dome on Saadiyat Island. [Website](https://visitabudhabi.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 2. **Sharjah** (Emirate · Museums · 30 min north): The next emirate up the coast, and the cultural one: the Heart of Sharjah restoration, the Art Foundation spaces and the Blue Souk. No alcohol is served. 3. **Al Ain** (Oasis city · UNESCO · 90 min inland): The garden city on the Omani border. Al Ain Oasis runs 147,000 date palms on a falaj system that still works, and the road up Jebel Hafit climbs high. [Website](https://visitabudhabi.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) 4. **Jebel Jais** (Mountain · Ras Al Khaimah · 2 hrs north): The highest mountain in the UAE, reached by a switchback road to a viewing deck, with a Guinness-listed zip line running off the ridge. 5. **Fujairah and the east coast** (Gulf of Oman · Diving · 2 hrs east): Across the Hajar mountains to the Gulf of Oman, where Al Bidyah holds the oldest known mosque in the country and the diving off Dibba is the best in the UAE. ## Festivals & annual events in Dubai (2026) - **Dubai Shopping Festival** (Dec–Jan): The city’s oldest festival: citywide sales, concerts, raffles and nightly fireworks over the Creek and the Marina. - **Emirates Airline Festival of Literature** (Jan): A week of authors, translators and workshops. The 2026 edition ran 21 to 27 January at InterContinental Dubai Festival City. - **Dubai Marathon** (Feb): A flat, fast course along Jumeirah, and one of the quickest road marathons anywhere. The 25th edition ran on 1 February 2026. - **Dubai World Cup** (Mar): The last Saturday of March at Meydan, on the richest race card in the world. Dress codes are enforced and the grandstand is vast. - **Art Dubai** (Apr): The region's main art fair, at Madinat Jumeirah. The twentieth edition ran in April 2026 with previews on the two days before. - **Ramadan and Eid al Fitr** (Moves yearly): The dates shift by roughly eleven days a year. Daytime eating is restricted, and the iftar tables are the reason to come. - **Global Village season** (Oct–May): Ninety cultures in pavilions out at Dubailand, open for a single long season each winter and shut for the summer. - **UAE National Day** (2 Dec): The federation was declared on 2 December 1971. Flags on every car, fireworks over the Creek, and a holiday either side. ## Must-try dishes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Machboos**: Spiced rice cooked with chicken, lamb or hammour and sharpened with dried lime. - **Harees**: Wheat and meat cooked down for hours into a smooth savoury porridge. - **Balaleet**: Sweet saffron vermicelli under a plain omelette. Breakfast, and an argument about whether it is dessert. - **Luqaimat**: Yeast dumplings fried until the shell crackles, then drowned in date syrup and sesame. Order them at the end. - **Chebab**: The Emirati pancake: batter loosened with saffron, cardamom and date syrup, folded around cream cheese. - **Madrouba**: Rice cooked past the point of holding its shape into a thick, buttery mash with chicken and spice. - **Karak chai**: Strong black tea boiled with evaporated milk, sugar and cardamom, sold from cafeteria windows. - **Shawarma**: Not Emirati, but unavoidable: meat off the vertical spit with garlic sauce and chips in flatbread. ## Dubai transport & airports - **Dubai International Airport** (DXB): The main airport, fifteen minutes from Deira and on the Red Line at Terminals 1 and 3. It handled 95.2 million passengers in 2025, a world record for international traffic. [Website](https://dubaiairports.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - **Al Maktoum International** (DWC): Dubai’s second airport, out at Dubai South beside Expo City, used by a smaller set of carriers. A phase-two expansion is under way to take it far past DXB. [Website](https://dwc.dubaiairports.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - **Metro, tram and buses** (RTA): Two driverless metro lines plus Route 2020, around 90 km of track and the longest driverless network in the world, with a tram through the Marina. One nol card covers it. [Website](https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/nol/choose-nol?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - **Taxis and abras** (TAXI): Cream RTA taxis are metered and everywhere, and the hailing apps call the same cars. The wooden abras across the Creek cost one dirham a passenger, which makes them the cheapest ride in the city. [Website](https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/marine/about-marine?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) ## Dubai at a glance - **Country:** United Arab Emirates - **Region:** Emirate of Dubai - **Population:** 4.58M · Dubai emirate, 2025 - **Founded:** Al Maktoum rule since 1833 - **Nickname:** City of Gold - **Language:** Arabic · English widely spoken - **Currency:** UAE dirham (AED) - **Time zone:** GST · UTC+4 - **Calling code:** +971 4 - **Airports:** DXB · DWC - **Power:** 230V · Type G - **Emergency:** 999 ## Interesting facts - Dubai International handled 95.2 million passengers in 2025, the highest international traffic any airport has recorded in a year. - The Burj Khalifa has held the record for the world’s tallest building since it opened in January 2010, at 828 metres. - Dubai Metro is the longest driverless metro network in the world, around 90 km of track, and it opened on 9 September 2009. - The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve covers 225 square kilometres, about 4.7 per cent of the emirate, and carries some 400 oryx. - The abra across Dubai Creek still costs one dirham a passenger, and the boat leaves when its twenty seats are full. ## Watch [Best of Dubai](https://wimup.com/watch/dubai.md), 12:12 ## Dubai travel FAQ ### How many days do you need in Dubai? Four to five. Two cover Downtown and the Creek, a third buys the beaches and Palm Jumeirah, a fourth a desert evening, and a fifth Abu Dhabi or Hatta. Three is enough if you skip the day trips entirely. ### When is the best time to visit Dubai? November to March. Daytime temperatures are comfortable, the outdoor season is running, and Global Village, Miracle Garden and the beach clubs are all open. July and August are extreme, and the compensation is that hotel rates fall. ### Do you need to book Burj Khalifa tickets in advance? Yes for anything near sunset. Entry runs on timed slots and the late-afternoon ones go first. Book on burjkhalifa.ae, the building’s own site, rather than through a reseller. ### What should you wear in Dubai? Whatever you like on the beach and inside hotels. In malls, souks and government buildings, cover shoulders and knees. A mosque visit means arms and legs covered, and hair covered for women. ### How do you get around Dubai? Metro and taxi. Two driverless lines plus Route 2020 reach Downtown, the Marina and both airport terminals; taxis are metered and cheap by European standards; and the abras cross the Creek for one dirham. A single nol card pays for every public option. ## Nearby guides - [Abu Dhabi](https://wimup.com/city/abu-dhabi.md): Day trip · 10 picks - [Muscat](https://wimup.com/city/muscat.md): Oman · 10 picks - [Kuwait City](https://wimup.com/city/kuwait-city.md): Kuwait · 10 picks - [All of Asia →](https://wimup.com/asia): 71 cities Part of the [United Arab Emirates guide](https://wimup.com/country/united-arab-emirates.md) · [Asia](https://wimup.com/asia.md) ## Sources - [Dubai tourism board](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Ride to the top of the Burj Khalifa (official site)](https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Cross the Creek by abra into old Dubai (official site)](https://cultures.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Walk down through the Museum of the Future (official site)](https://museumofthefuture.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Spend an evening in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (official site)](https://www.ddcr.org/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Give The Dubai Mall an afternoon, then stay for the fountain (official site)](https://thedubaimall.com/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Take the measure of Palm Jumeirah from The View (official site)](https://www.theviewpalm.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Take the tour inside Jumeirah Mosque (official site)](https://cultures.ae/program/jumeirah-mosque-visit/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Look both ways from the Dubai Frame (official site)](https://www.dubaiframe.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Trace the city’s own story at Al Shindagha Museum (official site)](https://alshindagha.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Orfali Bros (official site)](https://orfalibros.com/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Trèsind Studio (official site)](https://guide.michelin.com/en/dubai-emirate/dubai/restaurant/tresind-studio?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Al Fanar Al Seef (official site)](https://www.alfanarrestaurant.com/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Arabian Tea House (official site)](https://arabianteahouse.net/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Ravi Restaurant (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/ravi-restaurant?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Al Ustad Special Kabab (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/al-ustad-special-kabab?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [CÉ LA VI Dubai (official site)](https://www.celavi.com/en/dubai/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [ZETA Seventy Seven (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/zeta-seventy-seven?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [attiko (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/attiko?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Neos (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/restaurants/neos?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [AURA Skypool (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/aura-skypool-dubai?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Kite Beach (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/kite-beach?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [The Beach, JBR (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/beach-jbr?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Sunset Beach (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/sunset-beach?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Al Mamzar Beach Park (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/al-mamzar-beach-park?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Mall of the Emirates (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/mall-of-the-emirates?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Souk Madinat Jumeirah (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/souk-madinat?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Souk Al Seef (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/al-seef?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Global Village (official site)](https://www.globalvillage.ae/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Etihad Museum (official site)](https://etihadmuseum.dubaiculture.gov.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Alserkal Avenue (official site)](https://alserkal.online/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Jameel Arts Centre (official site)](https://jameelartscentre.org/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Coffee Museum (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/coffee-museum?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve (official site)](https://www.visitdubai.com/en/places-to-visit/marmoom-reserve?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Hatta (official site)](https://www.visithatta.com/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Abu Dhabi (official site)](https://visitabudhabi.ae/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Dubai International Airport (official site)](https://dubaiairports.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Al Maktoum International (official site)](https://dwc.dubaiairports.ae/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Metro, tram and buses (official site)](https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/nol/choose-nol?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - [Taxis and abras (official site)](https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/marine/about-marine?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) - Rankings are Wimup editorial picks. Prices, durations and budgets are editorial estimates, not live quotes; check the official site before you go.