{"id":357,"date":"2015-01-14T00:07:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T00:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/the-family-guide-to-dubai\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:52:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:52:07","slug":"the-family-guide-to-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/the-family-guide-to-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai for Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love answering questions about\u00a0Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow was it?\u201d Remarkable.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you like Dubai?\u201d Yes, I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was your favourite experience?\u201d Sunset Safari.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is Dubai like for families?\u201d I\u2019ll tell you.<\/p>\n

Perhaps better known for luxury hotels and sensational shopping, I was surprised at the wide range of family friendly activities available in Dubai, the capital of United Arab Emirates. In one day, you can easily travel from the desert to the beach to the snow. There\u2019s a ski field in a mall, a children\u2019s mini world, palm trees covered in lights and slides surrounded by sharks! It\u2019s the sort of place to squeeze in many amazing experiences in a few days.<\/p>\n

Let me pick out some of the best of Dubai for families.<\/p>\n

1. The Malls<\/h2>\n

The Dubai Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dubai Mall is big. No, it\u2019s huge. By some measures, it is the world\u2019s largest shopping and entertainment destination, welcoming more than 100 million visitors a year. Apart from the excellent shopping, there\u2019s plenty to keep the children entertained, and one of my top picks to visit in the mall with the kids is KidZania.<\/p>\n

KidZania:<\/strong>\u00a0KidZania is like a mini city, especially for kids. That\u2019s the best way to describe it. The award winning educational entertainment facility is a place where children can choose from 80 different jobs \u2013 from surgeons to chefs; firefighters to photographers. From these jobs, children earn a \u2018wage\u2019 and spend their hard earned \u201cmoney\u201d on various activities in their own miniature shop or racing cars round KidZania\u2019s own track.<\/p>\n

Idea: Provide paper and pens for the kids to draw their own mini city scene after their KidZania experience.<\/p>\n

Ice Skating Rink:\u00a0<\/strong>The Dubai Ice Skating Rink is located inside the Dubai Mall and hosts many different events and activities all year round.<\/p>\n

Idea: The Dubai Mall sits next to Burj Khalifa Lake and in the evenings you can watch The Dubai Fountain. The choreographed, free fountain show is set to music and lights; shows are at 20-minute intervals from 6pm. Absolutely beautiful!<\/p>\n

Aquarium and Underwater Zoo:\u00a0<\/strong>One of the centerpieces of the Dubai Mall is the Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. The Aquarium holds the world\u2019s largest tanks (51m x 20m x 11m) with a viewing panel more than 30m wide, 85 species and over 33,000 animals in total as well as a brilliant walk-through tunnel.\u00a0The Underwater Zoo section\u2019s different marine environments include rain forests, rocky shores and a Penguin colony.<\/p>\n

Idea: Try a counting game and see how many sharks you can see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love answering questions about\u00a0Dubai. \u201cHow was it?\u201d Remarkable. \u201cDid you like Dubai?\u201d Yes, I did. \u201cWhat was your favourite experience?\u201d Sunset Safari. \u201cWhat is Dubai like for families?\u201d I\u2019ll tell you. Perhaps better known for luxury hotels and sensational shopping, I was surprised at the wide range of family friendly activities available in Dubai,… Continue reading Dubai for Families<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23,5,2,4],"tags":[62,59,10],"authors":[],"class_list":["post-357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-asia","category-destination","category-experiences","category-explore","tag-dubai","tag-family","tag-tips","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDubai for Families | Expedia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/the-family-guide-to-dubai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dubai for Families | Expedia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I love answering questions about\u00a0Dubai. \u201cHow was it?\u201d Remarkable. \u201cDid you like Dubai?\u201d Yes, I did. \u201cWhat was your favourite experience?\u201d Sunset Safari. \u201cWhat is Dubai like for families?\u201d I\u2019ll tell you. 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