Dubai Tour – Complete Visitor’s Guide

Introduction:

It is said that there are over four hundred sharks and rays in it. Either can see the aquarium from the outside without paying for a ticket or you can pay for the ticket and go into the tunnels to see the shark. The third option is more exciting, you can get inside a cage and go in the water, and from that cage, you can see the sharks but the sharks cannot enter the cage. There is also a fourth option which is way more exciting and perhaps the most dangerous one as well is to go scuba diving in the aquarium and can go anywhere in the aquarium and the sharks can go all around you and may even touch you.

Dubai underwater aquarium details:

The Dubai aquarium is fifty-one meters long and 20 meters wide, 11 meters high, and has a forty-eight meter walk through a tunnel in the middle. You can also observe the aquarium for free from three different levels of the shopping center in Dubai Mall. You can also swim in the tank and dive with sharks and rays and also you can watch the divers feeding the aquatic animals. The Dubai Mall is the world’s largest destination for retail and leisure. The Dubai Mall is located in Burj Khalifa which has numerous parts. The aquarium and the underwater zoo feature thousands of aquatic animals and a two-hundred-seventy-degree walkthrough tunnel. The ticket price for Dubai Aquarium and the underwater zoo is AED 145 (2756.18 rupees) which includes the Dubai Aquarium Tunnel, underwater zoo, a behind-the-scenes tour where they feed the animals, Under the water or in the aquarium observatory, Submerslide Simulator, and Aquarium Glass bottom boat.

Details about More interesting places to explore in Dubai:

The beauty of the underwater zoo. The underwater zoo is located on the next level above the gigantic fish tank which features not just various aquatic environments like the rainforests but also some of the UAE’s night creatures. They have a total of 33000 fish from 300 different species. The rocks and corals inside the aquarium are artificial. The Dubai aquarium holds 10 million litres of seawater. They use tankers to bring the water from the sea. You can also witness some behind-the-scenes activities like fish feeding. You can also get to see gentoo penguins. If you focus on the underwater zoo it also has a large collection of terrestrial animals such as reptiles and birds making this entire experience an awesome diverse attraction for all sorts of visitors and explorers who visit in Dubai.

The complete guide of Dubai tour:

The ultimate experience in our opinion was the best of everything you got to see it all you got to see the Dubai aquarium and the underwater zoo. The observatory platform is a little bit of the behind-the-scenes with a quick tour to get to ride on a glass bottom boat as said earlier and you get to go inside of the penguin cove where you get to learn more about the penguins. Everything here in Dubai it’s very worth it as the aquarium is very cool. There you can also see bats. In the penguin cove, it is not allowed to take a camera or phone. Once you leave the cove you can actually go to the glass on the other side and you can see them and slightly interact with them. Ticket sales are provided by the staff standing in front of the entrance of the aquarium.

If you visit the underwater zoo you can learn what animals inhabit our rivers and oceans. There you will see many marine animals. As we all know that the Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the entire world based on total area. It is over 12 million square feet which is equal to more than many soccer fields. If you focus on the underwater zoo it also has a large collection of terrestrial animals such as reptiles and birds making this entire experience an awesome diverse attraction for all sorts of visitors. So when you are visiting the aquarium there are a few different options of different packages that you can book including different things, you can choose the ultimate experience which will be 400 AED which comes out to about 108 US dollars but then after taxes and everything you need to pay around 120 dollars per person.

Visa process:

In an overall experience, Dubai’s visa process is the quickest and simplest. Indians have to apply for an E visa. You are eligible for a visa on arrival only if you have a US visit visa or UK or Europe resident visa. There are 2 ways to apply for UAE’s visa. You can either do it on your own or via a travel agent. And if you do it via agent as it is more convenient as they only ask for 2 documents. One is a scanned copy of a passport which is valid for at least 6 months. Second is the passport copy. Along with E visa, you need to get COVID insurance too, they usually process an e visa within 48 hrs.

Flight details:

On average, the round-trip flight ticket for Dubai from Mumbai costs around 22k per head. And the cheapest airline is Indigo. Dubai has 2 airports one is Dubai International Airport and second is Sharjah Airport. There’s this misconception that flights to Sharjah airport are cheap but hardly there is a difference of 2 k. If you are staying in downtown Dubai or Bur Dubai then you will end up spending the same amount in cabs. We would suggest that you book a flight to Dubai International Airport. Dubai standard time is 1 hr 30 mins behind India and flight duration from Mumbai to Dubai is 3 to 3.5 hrs depending on the particular city of India you are booking from. If you are flying by Emirates then we suggest you book the tickets through its website. You will not only get the best deal on flight tickets but skyward membership points too which you can redeem in your future trips.

Best season to travel to Dubai:

People can usually travel to Dubai the year around. But weather wise the ideal period is November to March due to pleasant weather. But if you want to travel on a budget then we would recommend that you go there in the end of October or the beginning of March or April you plan and which could be called as Shoulder months. The weather will be mildly hot and humid but bearable during these months. You will also get deals during these months.

How many days to consider for a Dubai trip?

Ideally, if you want to cover each and everything thing in Dubai then at least you need 7 days. But if you want to cover only the important interests and main attractions of Dubai then you need 5 days and that will be enough. And if you want to cover Abu Dhabi too then we would recommend a trip of at least 10 days.