Dubai is one of the few cities in the world that has undergone such a rapid transformation - from a humble beginning as a pearl-diving centre - to one of the fastest growing cities on earth. Dubai today is a tourism, trade and logistics hub and has earned itself the reputation of being the ‘gateway between the east and the west.’ It is also considered as the dynamic nucleus of the Arabian Gulf region.

The Dubai shopping scene offers something for everyone. Apart from competitively priced electronic products, watches, cameras and other international items, popular traditional gifts include Arabic coffee pots; silver and brass swords and "khunjars" (Arabic curved daggers); prayer beads; soapstone figures; coasters and other items decorated with lapis lazuli, turquoise, malachite and other semi-precious stones; marble goblets; silver antique jewellery from Oman and Yemen, as well as locally made items; brass and silver work; silver and wooden dhows; Persian carpets and cotton dhurries (oblong floor coverings) and a multitude of other ethnic items.

While Dubai is a city of endless experiences, there are some experiences that cannot be experienced in any other city. And the memories of these experiences you will always remain with you.

• Where else, will you be able to Ski on snow or ice skate in a desert?
• See a polo match where you ride camels instead of horses?
• Stay in the world’s most expensive suite in the worlds only 7 star hotel?
• Dive down to see a car barge complete with various vehicles and a tug boat and vessels that have been lying upright in 22 metres of water in the Arabian Gulf and the Sheikh Mohammed Barge that was deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef?

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