Dubai Shopping Festival

Ahead of closing one of the Dubai packages, be sure you are booking in the right season. The winters, between November and March, are the best to visit Dubai as the temperatures are bearable and pleasant in the evenings, hovering between 17 and 30 degree Celsius. You can easily venture outdoors in this season, and explore the city, its waterfront locations, beaches, and places to sightseeing. A significant event in the Dubai-calender is Dubai Design Week which kicks off in November. December brings in socialites and celebrities from all over the world as it is time for the Dubai International Film Festival. December is also rugby season in Dubai, with 16 international rugby teams competing with each other in an event of a massive scale. The New Year’s celebrations go on for most of January with discounts being announced and shops loaded with an assortment of merchandise. The New Year’s celebrations are followed by the Dubai Shopping Festival, a mega event attended by around 2 million people from all over the world, taking advantage of the huge discounts on a range of products from gadgets to cosmetics. There are art shows and Jazz festivals too that take place in this window, making it the busiest time of the year.

There are ample Dubai tour packages and all of them comprise a trip to Burj Khalifa. The 160-storied Burj Khalifa at 2716 feet dominates Dubai’s skyline and is easily its most iconic feature. It is at the heart of Dubai and serves as a reference point to all other sites around it. Dubai’s most photographed monument, Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and also the tallest free-standing building in the world, ostensibly making it the building to have the highest number of stories in the world. Its outdoor observation deck is the highest in the world and offers a breathtaking view of the entire Emirate. Its elevators travel the longest distance in the world. The building has multiple uses. It has some fine dining restaurants, a hotel – the Armani Hotel, the only other one in the world after Milan, office space, residential apartments and most important observation decks. The tower is surrounded by massive Dubai fountains that are about as big as two football pitches. You can even sail on the Dubai fountain in the traditional abra boats.

As you book one of the Dubai holiday packages, you need to ensure that you have enough time for shopping on your hands. No avid shopper in Dubai leaves without shopping for some gold. The main reason for it being Dubai’s status as a tax-free region. In addition to that Dubai’s gold is known for its purity, price and designs, providing you with authentic, certified gold. You can find an array of gold here, from gold, white gold, and rose gold to green gold, with all the alloys of gold rendered into stunning designs. The best place to buy gold in Dubai is the Dubai Gold Souk housing more than 350 jewellery traders, each with their unique designs. Head to Gold and Diamond Park if apart from gold you are also interested in chic platinum, silver and gemstone jewellery. Joyalukkas is another famous gold jewellery brand, with its outlets spread across the whole of Dubai. Damiani and Atlas Jewellery are among the other places from where you can buy gold in Dubai.

The best time to book a Dubai tour package is between October to March because of the ideal weather for a city tour, visit to theme parks, shopping in the markets of Old Dubai and other attractions. The annual Dubai Shopping Festival is held from December to January which lures tourists from across the globe. These months are also the peak tourist season in Dubai which means it could be expensive to travel but with the right tour package, you can live your Dubai dream within your preferred budget. Dubai packages from Delhi start at Rs 35,000 including flights and stay.