We visited Dubai a couple of months back. It was a short vacation, we stayed there for five days and four nights. We pre-planned it well ahead to get the most out of the trip. During our visit we stayed at Auris Boutique Hotel, it was a 10 minute walk from the Emirates mall. Here is a complete guide to visit Dubai in 5 Days.
DAY 1:
We arrived in Dubai at 1 PM, had our lunch and visited Dubai glow garden around 6 PM.
Dubai Garden Glow: It is open from 4 PM to 11 PM. The garden glow, Dinosaur and Ice park are located in the Dubai Glow Garden.You can spend around 2-3 hours here. They also have small food courts and few souvenir shops here. Entry fee – 60 AED.
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| Ice Park |
Dubai Marina: Best time to visit it is evening. To take a complete walk around the marina, you would require around one hour. Many restaurants were available around the walkway. It is one of the best places to have dinner and wind up the day.
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| Dubai Marina |
DAY 2:
Burj Kalifa: It is the tallest building in the world, the entry is through Dubai Mall. We reached the place around 11 AM and got our tickets from a travel agent at our hotel at a discounted price. You can spend around two hours here.
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| Burj Kalifa Night View |
Dubai Mall Aquarium and Underwater Zoo: (10 AM to 10 PM) They have crocodile and shark feeding show. We did get time to check out crocodile feeding, but we missed out on shark feeding. According to me, this place is a bit overrated; I like Bangkok ocean world better than this one. Ticket cost is around 100 AED per head.
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| Dubai Mall Aquarium and Zoo |
Dubai Mall Fountain Show: They have beautiful light and fountain show (10 minutes) from 6 PM to 11 PM for every 30 minutes. Reach the place around 20 minutes early to grab a seat.
Gold Souk: From Dubai mall, we took a taxi to the Gold Souk, had a glance at the showrooms. We did not buy anything as we were not sure about the price and purity.
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| Gold Souk |
DAY 3:
Miracle Garden: (10 AM to 8 PM ) As it is quite hot in Dubai, it is advisable to visit this place after 4 PM. They have food courts all over the place, and you are not allowed to take your food or drinks inside the garden. This place has many Instagram spots, and it is advisable to spend around 3 hours here to get the most out of it.
If you like butterflies, you can visit the Butterfly park which is located adjacent to miracle garden, as I have already visited the Butterfly garden in Malaysia I skipped this one.
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| Miracle Garden |
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| Miracle Garden |
Global Village: Global village is 15 minutes drive from Miracle garden. It is open from 4 PM to 1 AM. They have a boat ride and fun-filled rides for kids as well as adults. It is quite a big place, and you need more than 4 hours to take a good look at it. Bargaining is a must at this place. Entrance fee: 15 AED
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| Global village |
Day 4:
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Masque: It takes around two and a half hours to reach Abu Dhabi. You need to wear pardha to gain access to the mosque. You can visit it from 9 AM to 10 PM. Entrance is free, and Fridays there is no entry for non-Muslims. If you are into architecture you could check out this place otherwise you could replace it with some Dubai amusement park visit.
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| Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Masque |
Jumeirah Beach: On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at Jumeirah beach. The Palm Jumeirah hotel is visible from this beach. It is an excellent place to hang out with kids without burning a hole in the pocket.
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| Jumeirah Beach |
Day 5:
We finished packing, checked out from the hotel room and spent the remaining time at LULU mall. They had some good discounts on perfumes and their in-store clothing. If you are visiting Dubai for honeymoon you can add few more places other than these in your itinerary.
TIPS:
* Dubai is an expensive place, be prepared to spend 40-60 AED per meal (Single person)
* Taxi is very easy to find throughout Dubai.
* Carrefour and LULU mall are budget-friendly places to shop and eat in Dubai.
* You can buy perfume and clothing from International brands at a better price in India than in Dubai. I was surprised to see that the cost of makeup and dresses were exorbitantly high in Dubai. In short, it is not the best place for shopping.
