Dubai & Abu Dhabi

130 Pages·2010·8.12 MB·English

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TOP10
DUBAI
& ABU DHABI
LARA DUNSTON
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SARAH MONAGHAN
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
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Top 10
Design, Editorial and Picture Research,
by Quadrum Solutions, Krishnamai, 33B, Dubai Museum 8
Sir Pochkanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai, India
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Dubai Creek 10
Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd
First American Edition, 2007
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Published in the United States by DK Publishing,
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Jumeirah Mosque 14
Reprinted with revisions 2010
Copyright 2007, 2010 © Dorling Burj Al Arab 16
Kindersley Limited, London
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under Madinat Jumeirah 18
copyright reserved above, no part of this publication
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recording, or otherwise), without the prior written Emirates Palace 22
permission of both the copyright owner and the
above publisher of this book.
A catalog record for this book is available Abu Dhabi Authority for
from the Library of Congress.
ISBNIS: S97N8 1-04-7795-636464-X1 87-8 Culture and Heritage 24
Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of
quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the Desert Escapes 26
editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.
Floors are referred to throughout in Culture & Tradition 30
accordance with British usage; ie the “first
floor” is the floor above ground level.
Audacious Projects 32
Art Galleries 34
Shopping Malls & Souqs 36
Things to Buy 38
The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of
going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices,
gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers
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Best Bars in Dubai 42 s
Travel Information Sources 101
Beach Resorts 44
Arriving in Dubai &
Spas 46 Abu Dhabi 102
Activities for Kids 48 Getting Around 103
Outdoor Activities 50 Banking &
Communications 104
Indoor Activities 52
Things to be Aware of 105
Excursions 54
Things to Avoid 106
Around Town
Useful Information 107
Deira 58 Security & Health 108
Bur Dubai 66 Budget Tips 109
Sheikh Zayed Road 72 Accommodation 110
Jumeirah & New Dubai 78 General Index 118
Abu Dhabi 88 Phrase Book 126
Left A windtower in Bastakiya Right Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
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Dubai & Abu Dhabi’s Highlights
The Arabian emirates of Dubai and Abu ! Dubai Museum
Dhabi, the richest and most powerful of Set in a well-preserved fort, the
the seven city-states that make up the Dubai museum, with its whimsical
0 United Arab Emirates, offer the best of dioramas (below) and fascinating
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The gypsum
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Mosque
Not only is this
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only mosque open This iconic, attention-
to non-Muslims. A grabbing hotel (above) is
guided visit to learn certainly a sight you cannot
about Islam and miss. It’s the world’s
culture is a must tallest, all-suite hotel
(see pp14–15). building (see pp16–17).
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Palace
The jaw-dropping
display of gold lining
the walls (right) and
Swarovski crystals
dripping from the
chandeliers at Abu
Dhabi’s Emirates
Palace hotel make
for an impressive
sight (see pp22–3).
( Abu Dhabi Authority for
Culture and Heritage
Enjoy the tranquil palm-shaded
gardens of Abu Dhabi’s elegant
white fort palace (above) before ) Desert Escapes
taking in the handicraft displays A visit to the UAE is incomplete without
and art shows on Emirati culture a desert experience. Stay at enchanting
at the Authority for Culture and desert resorts Al Maha or Bab Al Shams
Heritage (see pp24–5). or take a fun desert safari (see pp26–7).
To enjoy the highlights at a more relaxed pace, spend a few days 7
in Dubai, a day or two in Abu Dhabi and a day in the desert.
Dubai Museum
A visit to Dubai would be incomplete without a Top 10 Features
tour of this cleverly-planned museum. It offers a 1 Al Fahidi Fort
vivid picture of how Dubai has crammed into a 2 Barasti Windtower House
10 third of a century what most cities achieve in 3 Bedouin Traditions Display
several. Located near the creekside historic 4 Multimedia Presentation
op Bastakiya district, the museum is housed within 5 Old Dubai Souq Dioramas
T and beneath one of the city’s oldest buildings, 6 Islamic School Dioramas
7 Desert at Night Exhibitions
s Al Fahidi Fort. It traces the city’s meteoric
’ 8 Underwater Pearl Diving
i development from small desert settlement to
b Exhibition
a centre of the Arabian world for commerce, 9 Archaeological Finds
h finance and tourism. Visit here to gain a sensory 0 Wooden Dhow
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A Originally built in 1787,
this fort, with its magni-
d ficent watch tower, was
n constructed to defend the
a Emiratis against invasion.
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a serves as a city museum.
b A souvenir area sells
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more fun, and The fort’s courtyard houses
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tower cooling system,
After your visit, common in the region up
retain the flavour of to the 1950s.
historic Dubai with
lunch or coffee in
the shady courtyard
of nearby Basta
Art Café (see p71).
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Presentation
£ Bedouin Traditions A 10-minute film
Display presentation, with
A gallery displays the archive footage, explains
costumes, jewellery, the development of
weapons and tools of the modern Dubai from 1960
Bedouin people. A holo- onward. The film takes
graphic video presentation you through a pictorial
of a tribe performing the tour of Dubai’s trans-
ceremonial sword dance, formation over 40 years,
the Ardah, is hypnotic. decade-by-decade.
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