The Dubai Mall is one of the world’s largest shopping Malls and is located in the heart of the prestigious Downtown It is the most-visited retail and entertainment destination and offers world-class dining, entertainment and leisure attractions.
The Dubai Mall has over 1,300 retail outlets. You can get almost anything here! The shops looks attractive and the mall is a shopper’s paradise. It is a Fashion Avenue for more than 200 of the covetable luxury brands(Every brand you can think of!). There will be a lot of walking so wear comfy shoes. You can spend an entire day here without even realizing!
Food Court
The food court is huge and the mall has over 200 food and beverage outlets. Cleanliness is well maintained.Being foodies, we tried many new foods and they tasted delicious!(Ofcourse, forgot to take most of the pics as we are busy eating 😆) There are hundreds of options to choose from, you will definitely get confused what to choose!
Dubai Aquarium
The Dubai Mall features the world-class Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, featuring thousands of aquatic animals and a 270-degree walk through tunnel.
The view from outside is beautiful and if you wish to go inside, you can purchase the tickets directly in the mall or online( starts from 65 AED). Some of my friends suggested to skip this if we have already visited the under water aquarium in Singapore. So we didn’t choose to go in.
The Dubai Aquarium Official store front is beautiful with glass entrance filled with colorful fish!
Other family components include KidZania, an innovative children’s ‘edutainment’ concept; the Reel Cinemas megaplex; and the Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink!
The Souk
The Souk is an elegantly designed precinct featuring jewelry shops, accessory outlets, traditional Arab clothing brands, handicraft stores, cafés and restaurants. It’s just like entering into a traditional Arab world! The interior looks beautiful.
Dubai Dino
Located in the heart of the soul, you can view the \”Dubai Dino\”. The display is the original skeleton of a Long-necked, whip-tailed sauropod that is over 155 million years old! As heavy as five elephants, these lizard-footed sauropods were vegetarians.
This dinosaur skeleton was discovered in 2008 at the Dana Quarry in Wyoming,USA and air-freighted to Dubai.No comparable exhibit, with nearly all bones completing the skeleton, exists elsewhere! The skeleton is 80ft(24.4metres) Long and 25ft(7.6 metres) high,a sprightly young adult.
Dubai Creek tower model:
Dubai Creek Tower is an observation tower under construction located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at a preliminary cost of AED 3.67 billion and is expected to be completed in 2021 at the earliest. Upon completion, it will become the tallest tower in the world!
The mall is enormous and it takes almost one full day to enjoy all the activities in the mall! There is something for everyone.
Opening hours:
10 am to 12 am
How to get there:
By Metro:
Getting to The Dubai Mall using The Dubai Metro is easy. The nearest metro station is the Burj Khalifa/The Dubai Mall Station that is within a walk-able distance from The Dubai Mall by using the Metro Link Bridge.
By Bus:
There are two buses that service The Dubai Mall every 16 minutes: route 27 from the Deira Gold Souk station and route 29 from Ghubaiba bus station.The buses arrive and depart from the tourist drop-off area located in front of the Grand Drive Entrance, Lower Ground Floor of The Dubai Mall.
* Some hotels provide shuttle buses to various Malls.(Better check with your hotel staff in advance)
By Car or Taxi:
It is the easiest but costly.
Address & Location:
Financial centre road, along Sheik Zayed road, next to Burj Khalifa tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Tips:
- Spend at least half day;one full day is recommended.
- There will be a lot of walking, so wear comfy shoes.
- Plan for Dubai Aquarium, Dubai Fountain Show & Burj Khalifa on the same day as all of them are near by.
- Stroller friendly mall.