Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Travelling abroad with GITC: Dubai


Great India Tour Company takes you to enchanting travel experiences across the globe. The Dubai tour lets you stay 4 nights and 5 days in this amazing commercial city of Dubai -a wonderful land for shopping and full of traveller’s delights.

Dubai, located in the United Arab Emirates, is known for its shopping wonders and lively tourist attractions. It is the second largest developing city in the world, with its huge construction projects and commercial hot spots. This cosmopolitan city has several malls and streets, where a variety of products of all brands and prices are available to the traveller. Goods include automobiles, fashion accessories, clothes, jewellery and different kinds of household items.

The key attractions of this trip are the Jumeira Mosque, the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Bastakia area, the traditional Dhow Cruise in Arabic boats and delicious Arabian cuisine.

Jumeirah Mosque, the largest mosque in Dubai, is considered to be a fine example of Islamic architecture. Built in the medieval Fatimid tradition, it is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world. Jebel Ali, where the Dubai World Trade Centre is located, has a collection of resorts, recreational facilities, freshwater lakes and shopping malls.

The traveller can catch a glimpse of the oldest parts of the city by a visit to the Bastakia Quarter. Built in the late nineteenth century, this part inhabited the rich Persian merchants, who traded in pearls and textiles. These traders built their homes here because of tax-free trading and the nearness of the Dubai Creek.

The traveller enjoys a romantic evening during the traditional Dhow Cruise in Arabic boats. Some of the dhows are over 100 years old and are still used by small traders to transport goods to other places such as Kuwait and Oman. As the Arabic boat glides along the waterfront of the Dubai Creek, the traveller is offered a variety of delicious food in the form of a buffet and onboard barbecue and exposed to the Arabian spirit of adventure and sights and sounds of the glittering Dubai City.