Joanna James
Dubai Travel Tips The city of modern architecture, sprawling golden deserts and mind-blowing extravagance — the Gulf state of Dubai hardly needs any introduction. However, catching up on these pointers would help make the most of your trip to the city of gold a blissful time away in the exotic peninsula.
The scorching heat of Dubai is no unknown fact and is what decides the best time to visit for most tourists to the Gulf city. November through February can be considered as the most ideal time of the year, or rather the peak season, where Dubai sees its winter and the weather is quite pleasant, in Middle Eastern terms of course. However, this also comes with thronging crowds and exorbitant prices. April to mid-September is what many consider the least ideal period to visit, where Dubai's infamous heat gets supposedly somewhat unbearable, but, as you may have already guessed, both crowds and prices are noticeably low. September through October is what's considered the shoulder season — a middle ground of everything — the weather, crowds, and prices.
Conservative clothing is one of the first things that comes to your mind when prepping for a trip to the Middle East, but unlike its neighbours in the region and even its motherland, the UAE, Dubai is very much liberal and gives more leeway to tourists. However, the culture in Dubai is quite family-friendly and value-rich, therefore, as responsible tourists, it is advisable to dress modestly and respect local culture and values.
It is crucial to make yourself aware of the bizarre weekends in Dubai that fall on Fridays and Saturdays before you make plans for your trip to the exotic Gulf city. While the rest of the world follows a Monday to Friday workweek, Dubai has its workweek starting on Sunday and the weekend falling on Friday and Saturday. So, it is brunch Friday instead of brunch Sunday and Sunday blues instead of Monday blues in fascinating Dubai.
Unlike many other Middle Eastern nations where you could get arrested for simply interlocking your hands on the street, Dubai is pretty liberal, but that doesn't mean you could go all westy western in front of Burj Khalifa. Nothing more than holding hands and a low-key peck on the cheek should keep you from getting into trouble.
It is no unknown fact that the Middle East aren't fans of firewater and Dubai in the UAE is no exception, but not so excessively as many other Islamic nations do. Indulging in licensed bars, restaurants, or a luxury hotel in Dubai the likes of Anantara Downtown Dubai Hotel, is perfectly fine, but seeing inebriated in public could get you arrested.
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