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shopping
DUBAI
Sheikh, shop & roll in Dubai
The modern metropolis of Dubai is a melting pot of expats and locals, all soaking up the sunshine, driving around in fast cars and shopping. The shopping in Dubai is well known for being some of the best in the world, and the tax-free lifestyle isn’t to be laughed at either. Let’s take a look at how one goes about shopping ’til they drop in this desert city of dreams.
As the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination and one of the annual Dubai Shopping Festival’s strategic partners, The Dubai Mall is a gargantuan labyrinth of shops (1200 stores), two anchor department stores and over 160 food and beverage outlets. There’s also an aquarium, should you feel like scuba diving with the resident sharks, an ice rink and a movie theatre inside, plus a light and water show around the fountains outside every night. There’s really no need to look anywhere else, although of course there’s a multitude of options to help you mix things up.
One of which is the oh-so-fancy Souk Madinat Jumeirah, to the west of the city centre and close to the man-made Palm Jumeira island. If you haven’t already you’ll fall in love with Dubai as you cruise on a manmade lake in a traditional wooden boat (known as an abra) – and that’s before you’ve had the chance to sink your boat with all your shopping. It offers shoppers a traditional Arabian souk experience, complete with wind towers, narrow waterways and pretty lantern-lit hallways. A maze of specially selected shops and over 40 restaurants and bars entertain crowds both day and night.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Dubai Mall
Sunday to Wednesday 10am-10pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am-midnight
The Souk
Daily 10am-11pm
Mall of the Emirates
Sunday to Wednesday 10am-10pm, Thursday to Saturday10am-midnight
Gold and Spice Souk
Daily 9am-10pm
12 WINTER 2013