Sightseeing in Dubai

Dubai in UAE is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world mainly due to the shopping festival that undergoes annually in the year end. Dubai Shopping Festival, a part of all UAE Tours, is has set for the world high standards in the arena of shopping. The festival sees the advent of millions of visitors and numerous traders from neighboring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran apart from UAE itself.

Having started in 1996, the festival today is an epitome of sophisticated shopping. The Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 is also going to be a throbbing affair with hundreds of stalls displaying different items of interest. However, apart from sheer shopping, Sightseeing in Dubai can be really interesting while you are around in this city during the shopping festival.

In Dubai there happens to be a number of places of interest that make Sightseeing in Dubai special. Designed after an Arabian folk tale, the Wild Wadi Water Park has thirty rides to keep the kids and adults equally on their toes.

The museums are an integral part of Sightseeing in Dubai. The Dubai Museum houses the rarest and finest items reminiscent of the ages gone by. Originally the city's oldest building, Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 the present day museum has on display some of the most interesting artifacts like archaeological objects, musical instruments like flutes, drums, bagpipes made of goatskin, lyres and other local instruments. Also, weapons of different types, like spears, daggers, shields made of sharkskin, bows and arrows, swords, pistols and axes are exhibited here.

The Bastakia Quarter featuring a number of ancient wind-tower houses depicting authentic Arabian architecture is an excellent heritage place to visit. Grand Mosque, umeirah Mosque, Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House and the Palm Islands are some of the most visited tourist sites in Dubai.

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