7 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai is one of the most visited cities on earth, famous for its man-made islands, huge skyscrapers and shopping malls. According to the latest Euromonitor rankings, more tourists now go to Dubai than Paris, New York or Tokyo. It is a constantly expanding destination. There are so many things to do in Dubai . New attractions are created every year and records are broken all the time. Anything seems possible. With only three days there, we had to plan our itinerary very carefully. This is what we chose to do.

I’m a big fan of hop-on hop-off buses around the world. So naturally, the City Sightseeing Dubai bus was one of the first activities on my Dubai itinerary. It was a great way to see Dubai’s main attractions in a short period of time and the informative on-board commentary taught us several things about Dubai that we didn’t know. We drove through the old and new parts of Dubai and saw most of Dubai’s most iconic symbols, like the Burj-Al-Arab, The Palm, the Dubai Creek, Jumeirah Mosque and more. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).