TravelPulse Canada is currently in Dubai with a representative from Visit Dubai and a group of journalists from Canada and the United States for a press trip under the theme: culture, outdoors and sustainable tourism.
The extensive itinerary was divided between the different themes of the trip. Day 1 focused on the outdoors as the group spent the day in the Hatta region, which has a reservoir for water sports, mountains for hiking and a recreation center, among other things.
To learn more, (re)read our article on this day here: https://www.travelpulse.ca/news/destinations/travelpulse-canada-does-dubai-differently
Jameel, Dubai
The second day was themed "Culture". So our small group started the day at the Etihad Museum which tells the story of the founding of the United Arab Emirates and goes back to 1971 to the very place where the agreement was signed. The museum is beautiful, but again, it is an excellent starting point to understand the history of the UAE.
Afterwards, a guided tour of Old Dubai and the Souk allowed us to take a leap back in time, as this district seems to be frozen in time in an ultra-modern and even almost futuristic city.
Dubai Frame
A favorite, the Dubai Frame, a frame-shaped structure that separates "the old city" and the "new city" from where you can admire both sides from the top of the observatory which offers a glass floor at 48 floors. It is superbly done, very interesting and a feat of architecture.
Platinum Heritage Village, Murqquab Desert
Finally, a desert trip with Platinum Heritage allowed us to discover all the beauty of the desert, which is only 45 minutes from the city center. An advantage compared to other regions that are further away from the nearest desert. From Dubai, in less than an hour we are in the Murquab desert, where the company Platinum Heritage offers a complete experience that includes: jeep transport to admire the gazelles, traditional outdoor dinner, dromedary ride, shooting star observation activity and also, the "camping" also allows you to spend the night there. However, there is no electricity in the tents and accommodations, so it is not glamping, but really a night experience in the desert like the Bedouins (but in comfort all the same).
What fascinates us most about Dubai is the variety, the beaches, the desert, the ultra modern city, the old city, the modernity, the tradition, a mixture of all that leaves us speechless.
We had a lot of prejudices, but once there, we can dress as we want, tourists and residents coexist well, tourists are welcome and we met inspiring women who run art galleries, cafes, or are hotel managers, who arrived in Dubai thinking "I'll stay two years" and who ultimately never left. We started the trip very "dressed up" to finally drop the dress code and some prejudices. As long as you are respectful of where you are, you don't have to worry about anything while visiting Dubai.
Jumeirah Dubai
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