Leisure in Dubai

15 / 07 / 2020

When people say that in Dubai you can find everything necessary for quality leisure and even more, do not think that this is an exaggeration. In Dubai, you will find a wide variety of different types of leisure activities, from night safari rides to private beach clubs. The variety of restaurants, shopping centers and attractions is simply unbelievable. Not a single person complained about the standard of living and services in Dubai.

Below we will look at how you to spend free time in Dubai.

1. The use of alcohol;

Prohibition worries people who come from the CIS countries. Such a «dry law» is valid only in Sharjah, where alcohol is not sold at all. As for Dubai, people over the age of 21 can easily purchase alcoholic beverages at various restaurants and bars that have a special alcohol license.

If a resident of Dubai wants to buy alcohol and drink it at home, it is necessary to obtain a privat alcohol license for this. You can apply for it online at 1 of 2 retailers (MMI or A&E). Required documents:

   ● resident visa;

   ● copy of passport;

   ● Emirates ID.

The cost of issuing a license is 270 dirhams ($ 70). Validity - 1 year, if necessary, can easily be extended for another year. The license will contain information on the amount of alcohol that you can purchase, consume or transport. This amount may depend on monthly earnings or other criteria. The cost of alcohol is very high in Dubai due to a tax of 30%.

2. A variety of shopping in Dubai;

Shopping in Dubai is a lifestyle. People come from all over the world to get to the Dubai Trade Festival. The duration of the festival is about a month. Dubai Shopping Festival is known for a large number of discounts and promotions held by events, shows and fireworks. During the month, Dubai offers a variety of leisure activities at the best prices. The lowest prices on the first day, therefore, the number of tourists just rolls over and increases every year.

Special attention in the entertainment sector is given to shopping centers, which themselves are sights. Shopping centers offer visitors not only shopping in hundreds of stores, but also visiting cinemas, cafes, restaurants, beauty salons and even admiring rare fish in a huge aquarium. You may have heard about the world's largest shopping center Dubai Mall, which of course is located in Dubai.

    ● Restaurants and cafes in Dubai

You definitely won’t have problems with the lack of a place where you can eat, because there are thousands of such places in Dubai. Everyone can choose a place that will meet his tastes criteria and preferences. European restaurants with panoramic views of Dubai are very popular.

Adherents of a healthy lifestyle will also not be left out. Since 2020, all restaurants and cafes have been obliged to indicate the calorie content of all served dishes.

   ● Activities in Dubai

Lovers of an active lifestyle will find many ways to have fun in Dubai: snowboarding in the sand, skydiving, zip-line passing between the skyscrapers, etc.

Among the popular sports can be identified kitesurfing, diving, parasailing, jet skiing and others. You can see the world of underwater inhabitants and even see a real shark if try diving.

It’s impossible to get bored in Dubai. It is simply unrealistic to list all types of leisure activities, places and attractions of Dubai. Moreover, every year all this becomes more and more.