need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

We’ll be there early July iA and have chosen this for our stay :

ibis Deira City Centre hotel: Book a hotel in DUBAI

economical and in the main city apparently.

I searched online for recommended places to visit but most of them seem not too exciting for a visit with a 5y and a 2y old boy,both extremely restless and demanding :bummer: I am not too adventurous right now and looking forward to a relaxing trip rather than visiting 10 places in a day all day long with aching body at night ! Please advise accordingly (and dont forget I need some time to shop too :D)

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

:welcome:
hotel is nice :slight_smile:
its hot here very very hot, outdoor is difficult, only malls or beach in the evening since u l b coming wth babies so no dessert safari but u can enjoy in water amusement park, burj khalifa top, yummy arabic n lebanese cuisine :yummy:, shopping nice time v r soon having dubai summer surprize so u may get many special offers,
all the best enjoy :slight_smile:

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It's going to be pretty hot but Ski Dubai, Underwater Park at The Dubai Mall. Trying to think of other places your kids might like, would they like to go swimming with dolphins? They would love Candilicious!

The Dubai Mall
Mirdif City Center
Mall of the Emirates

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My favi festival center :D

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

thanksss ! Gina, was candilicious for kids or myself ??? :D

skidubai=they wont allow the younger one and either of us will have to stay out and take the elder one in ! (happened with my sister last year)

so far,

  1. An (water) amusement park(which one ? not too expensive..suitable for kids & a molvee hubby :D )
  2. 1 or 2 malls(dubai mall+underwater aquarium/mirdiff city centre/mall of emirates/deira city centre)
  3. lebanese/arabic cuisine (need recommended places for these..maybe a cruise dinner)
  4. A ferry drive maybe ?

and ?

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

i dont like cruise dinner bc it gets cold very quick, go for wild wadi, well no water amusement park for maulvi huby :rolleyes:, i think leave deira city center n chose bw mirdi n mall of emirates n mirdif n they both r almost same.
i love mercato its small n beautiful n its near jumeriah beach :smiley:
n festival center i like tht mall :naak:

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

candilicious is basically candy shop full of candys n chocolates basiclaly it is made very colourful n attractive n its just opposite the dubai mall's aquarium, n visit sheikh zayed mosque in abu dhabi :)

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^good idea.. thanks ! molvee hubby ki tau .... he will have plenty of time for tauba muaafi during the umrah following this trip iA :D

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

actually its summers n even in malls u can have some beach view :rotato:

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

The underwarter zoo at The Dubai Mall is great, Candilicious for everyone!

Hallab in Garhoud and at The Dubai Mall has great Lebanese food and so does Karam Beirut at The Dubai Mall. You should go to Festival City as well they have something or the other going-on for kids. If you tell me what you want to shop for I could give you a better idea Inshallah.

P.S. Keep me on speed-dial when you are in town.

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:hugz: I surely will Gina. thanksss :slight_smile: please PM me your number.

I am keeping notes !! keep them coming :slight_smile:

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

If you can leave the kids with your husband to babysit, take a cab to the Meena Bazaar area which is an old souk full of material and you can find really nice bargains and Indian sari's outfits as well as trinkets etc.

I don't know if there are any animated 3D movies playing at that time, but the kids might enjoy that. JBR The Walk, open beach is a nice place. The Atlantis is a must see, don't know if you'd like to go to their water-park 'Aquaventure'.

Madinat Jumeirah is also a 'must-see', for juice and sheesha Khan Murjan at Wafi is really nice...they have the best sheesha in Dubai.

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Hey welcome proto… tu sab ne sab bata diya !! mere lye koi jagah nahi chourii :bummer:
mmm how about new majaza water front in sharjah.. its so awesome … sharjah gold souq area ( ladies dont come out easly from there :smiley: ) , qanat al qasba( sharjah ) .. spending a night out in fujaira / hatta weather is not that bad at night !!
so many nice restaurant in dubai marina walk and in sharjah/dubai highway (for fast food)

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qant ul qasba is also yes, kids will enjoy there

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hmmm....I think we should plan a 3 day transit on our way back from umrah as well :D 3 din may kya kya kuch karayngay !!

Re: need help planning a 3-days 2-nights stay in dubai

^ I like the way you think! Umrah se wapsi pe we leave the kids with my sister and go clubbing bhangra