Location: Al Fahidi
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Dubai is a destination that mixes modern culture with history, adventure with world-class shopping and entertainment. Catch a show at the Dubai Opera, see downtown from atop the Burj Khalifa and spend an afternoon along Dubai Creek exploring the gold, textile and spice souks. If you’re looking for thrills, you can float above the desert dunes in a hot air balloon, climb aboard a high-speed ride at IMG Worlds of Adventure or skydive over the Palm Jumeirah.
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1. Dubai Creek
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4.5 based on 9,770 reviews
Drive along Dubai Creek, the lifeline and pulse of the city, which separates the city from Deira to the north and Bur Dubai to the south.
Reviewed By 128gabis - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai creek has all of it - a fantastic view over Dubai, you can go for a romantic Dhow dinner cruise or walk along the creekside, take an Abra and cross the Creek to the other side and then stroll around the "old" souk or on the other visit the spice souk and gold souk, enjoy passing by the dhows and experience the vibrating life while getting an impression of the past and and and.... It''s always great to experience this Oasis" of "old" and "new" Dubai
2. Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
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4.5 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By eoin1991 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Great tour , had a great talk about Emirati culture then went to Al Farouq Mosque . The village is really quaint . Best food and drink is in the Arabic tea rooms high quality and good value.
3. Meena Bazaar
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4.0 based on 948 reviews
Reviewed By Me_Traveller_2020 - New Delhi, India
A good place to do some shopping for gifts, dry fruit, jewellery the Indian way. There is a lot of bargaining specially at gift shops, ladies bags, dry fruits and other local stuff.
4. Shiva Temple
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4.0 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By NehaAgarwalHaria - Mumbai, India
Very close to the Dubai museum and at a walkable distance from Al Fahidi station, are two temples & a gurudwara. If I am not sure this is the only temple in Dubai. Radha Krishna temple as you enter the lane and the Shiva Temple once you enter the bylanes. The Shiva temple houses the Gurudwara on the top floor. Once you enter the temple street you might tend to forget that you are actually in Dubai. The Shiva temple is a home for many Hindu Gods including Sai Baba, I am a staunch believer of. None of my visits to Dubai are complete without taking the darshan at the temple. Its a place of worship and does not necessarily restrict to someone with Hindu faith. As long as you believe in God and would not hurt the sentiments of the community, please bow your head at this place and may all your wishes come true, as mine did!! Love & Light to all.
5. Grand Bur Dubai Masjid
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Bastakia Quarter
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4.0 based on 952 reviews
A visit to the Bastakiya Quarter includes culturally significant sights, such as Dubai's oldest building (1780s), the Al Fahidi Fort, the Dubai Museum, and the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU).
Reviewed By snakehipsdawn46 - Cheshire, United Kingdom
We visited the old Bastakia Quarter of Dubai on the last full day of our recent visit to the UAE. The taxi from our hotel to the Bastakia was selected for us by a concierge, and cost 30DH. - The return trip, in one of the city's cream and red cabs cost only 13.5DH, which is more indicative of the reasonable cost of taxi transport in the city. The old quarter, though much restored, is a lovely reminder of Dubai's historic origins, and sits quite incongruously amidst a sea of office blocks and skyscrapers. The Quarter comprises roughly 80 early 20th Century sand coloured buildings, built of coral and mud bricks, together with the remains of Dubai city's 18th Century city walls. Although once the home of Persian traders and merchants, the restored quarter is now a mix of museums, galleries, shops and cafes/restaurants. We bought a lovely turquoise ring, at a discounted price, in one of the jewellery shops housed in the narrow streets of the Quarter. We also visited a number of art galleries, where the assistants and managers were all scrupulously kind and attentive, and we even went into a rather old fashioned museum of philately (with excellent air conditioning) where we were surprised to learn how many British stamps were still being used by the UAE postal authorities, long after the time when the sun had finally set on the British empire. The highlight of our visit to the Bastakia Quarter was probably our visit to the Arabian Tea House Cafe & Restaurant, where we both indulged in reasonably priced, and immaculately presented, saffron, chocolate and baklava flavoured camel's milk ice cream. Yum yum! All in all, Bastakia is a rather unique place to visit - peaceful and quiet, and very much an island of history set within a sea of modernity!
