The Middle East continues to pose an enigma for most travellers across the globe. Its vibrant heritage of arts, religion and culture offer a fantastic balance to amazing inventions in landscape and architecture. Dubai is one destination which has all of this besides great shopping opportunities and is bound to appeal to travellers of varied interests.

Dubai is dotted with super fashionable shopping malls like the Diera City Centre and The Pyramids. These malls are famous for stocking gold, precious metals and jewellery at much reduced prices than in Europe or USA. Moreover travellers can look for bargain deals in electronics, perfumes and gadgets at duty-free rates at these shopping destinations.

Among other attractions of Dubai are lavish 5-star hotels, vibrant restaurants, bars and clubs. However because of Islamic restrictions, alcohol is served only in hotels even though the city has several other hot-spots which are bound to appeal a wide variety of tastes.

For those inclined towards culture, Dubai offers some of the finest examples of Middle Eastern art and history. Some of the must-sees in this category are the Dubai Museum, the Bastaqiya quarter, the Jumeira Mosque as well as the Dubai Heritage and Diving Village accompanied by the Dune dinner.