What are the 25 best things to do in Dubai 2026? — featuring Island Hopper TV

0:14 on everybody this is Island Hopper TV and today  we're coming to you from Dubai where we're going   to show you the best things to do let's do it  that's right everybody we're going to go all   across this futuristic city showing you the  25 best things to do in Dubai coming to you  

0:27 from the Arabian peninsula here in the Middle  East East first up the Museum of the Future it   actually contains three quotes taken from the  poems of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum who   is the ruler of Dubai and it is written in Arabic  calligraphy as you can see here the ticket price  

0:45 is $40 that comes out to around 145 AED you should  consider booking online in advance all right here   we are now doing a desert Safari tour you can  actually get out here and do a 4x4 tour going   across the dunes you can actually rent these ATVs  and go across the dunes or you can do a camel ride  

1:07 ticket prices vary depending on the tour that you  do but they usually range around 50 to 60 us and   an incredible experience that you can actually  do out here in the desert is a hot air balloon   ride typically these prices start around $215 per  person that's around 800 AED but this is obviously  

1:26 something that you may want to do especially in  the winter months next up here we are at Global   Village this is a seasonal activity as well a lot  of these activities are closed during the summer   months because it's just too hot if you come  out here to the global village you'll see all  

1:40 the continents that you could possibly imagine  different themes really a great place to walk   around beautiful environment in the evening time  and the price is around 25 AED that comes out to   about $7 I personally really enjoyed the Africa  Pavilion this here is the downtown Dubai area  

1:57 which is where Sheikh Zayed road is it's highrise  apartments and complexes they've also got the   big malls this is one of the best areas to stay  in Dubai one of my favorite hotels here is the   Staybridge Suites we actually did a video talking  about the best areas to stay in Dubai I'll put a  

2:13 link Down Below in the description now here we  are at the edge walk this here is in downtown   it's right next to the Sheikh Zayed road here at  Sky views Observatory up here your 219 M tall   that's 718 ft and it is handsfree if you wanted  to do this activity at cost $499 AED that's $135  

2:33 remember you're on the 53rd floor it's quite high  up here they also have a glass slide where you can   slide down which is just as exhilarating really  if you just wanted to go to the top of the sky   view Observatory that's 90 AED for about 25 us now  here we are at the Burj Khalifa This is actually  

2:49 the tallest building in the world you can go up  here for around 149 AED and non prime time but if   you're coming in prime time hours High season  it's going to be around 224 AED if you wanted   to go to the top of the sky that's going to be  about double the price and that's a more premium  

3:05 experience because it offers the world's highest  observation deck really amazing way up here and   they have the Sky Lounge as well which includes  a welcome drink and some sweets the cool thing   about the elevator is this is also the fastest  double-decker elevator in the world traveling  

3:20 at 10 m/ second and next to the Burj Khalifa is  the Dubai Mall this is the second largest mall   in the world in terms of total land area they have  1,200 retail outlets in here two anchor department   stores several different water fountains inside  and outside they also have 200 International  

3:38 dining options for you to experience so wide  variety lots of entertainment and a cool aquarium   that you can actually experience while you're here  and underwater Zoo the price starts at 150 AED   but they have a lot of different upgrades if you  guys wanted to upgrade your experience outside the  

3:56 Dubai Mall is the world's largest dancing Fountain  this here is the Dubai Fountain it extends 900 ft it   costs $270 million to build and it's totally free  to you it does go from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.   every 30 minutes just outside of downtown Dubai is  the Dubai frame this is 150 M of a frame it's an  

4:18 architectural Marvel it is a golden stainless  steel creation the ticket price to go up here   is 50 AED you can actually go up during sunset  that's probably the best time to get great views   now let's talk about the beaches here in Dubai so  they're pretty much year round some of the best  

4:35 beaches to explore are going to be Al Mamzar Beach you can also go to Kite Beach Jumeriah public beach   there's so many different beaches along here the  water is usually warm almost all year round so   that's a good thing and another one of my favorite  areas to stay in Dubai is the Dubai Marina there's  

4:52 a nice prominade walking area that goes all around  the marina and this is really one of my favorite   places probably in Dubai so if you're looking  for the best vibrants I would consider either   the Dubai Marina or downtown Dubai that's really  my opinion another up and coming area that you  

5:08 might want to look at is Business Bay but it's  still developing and the tram actually makes Dubai   Marina very convenient for getting around there is  several different stations nearby here is going to   be JBR this is Jumeriah Beach Residences and this is  another area you can stay at I consider it all a  

5:25 part of Dubai Marina although it's separate this  is possibly the best beach I know we highlighted   beaches previously but this beach right here  has the most water sports and activities and   just really a lot of people hang out here at at  jbr you'll also see skydiving you'll see people  

5:44 just lounging on the beach here great views uh  also they have a prominade area where you can walk   around they have the big hotel right here with the  hole in it called the address also you can see the   Palm Jumeriah from here so you can actually take the  tram to get on the Monorail and explore the four  

6:03 or five different stations it's now four used to  be five stations and you can go all the way out   to the end that's where the Atlantis Hotel is but  now they've built a second Atlantis which is an   impressive Hotel going all the way to the end of  that Palm Jumeriah is really awesome and then there's  

6:20 a high-end shopping area called the madet here it  is free to enter But if you wanted to stay at one   of the hotels or the accommodation here it does  get quite pricey it is next to the Burj Al Arab    but this is a nice area to go around especially  if you can do one of those Gondola boat rides  

6:36 around the canals and speaking of boat rides here  we are at Dubai Creek you can actually take one   of these Water Taxis across the actual Creek it  works with your Metro card or you can actually   ride it for as little as one AED that's like 35  to 40 cents uh but it's really a fun experience  

6:54 takes about 2 minutes you get great views of the  Dubai Creek area this is really the old Dubai   area all around here and you're going to get  a lot of history I would say when you come to   Dubai don't skip this area and be sure to visit  some of the sus here you can see the spice souk  

7:10 they also have the gold souk and these are all  markets I usually recommend coming here around   like 10 or 11 in the morning and expect to spend  about 2 hours walking around here obviously in   the summertime it's going to be quite hot but if  you're showing up here in the shoulder Seasons or  

7:27 in the winter it's really a great experience don't  don't want to miss it I did one time come here in   the summer and it was just way too hot to really  enjoy any of the sus but that's how Dubai is and   across the creek is going to be Al faiti this is  an old Dubai neighborhood that has been kind of  

7:45 renovated and rebuilt uh but again this is the old  Dubai and walking around here it's good for people   who want to just take some pictures it doesn't get  too crowded also I would say this is a nice area   to explore in the late afternoon also I highly  recommend going over to Abu Dhabi they've got  

8:02 a lot going on out here in including the mosque  they also have this beautiful Museum they have   Ferrari World if you haven't been to Ferrari World  this is one of the best theme parks for those of   you who like Fast exhilarating roller coasters  they have one of the fastest roller coasters in  

8:19 the world here and yeah it's quite amazing so  coming on out here to Abu Dhabi you could do a   day trip from Dubai it probably takes about an  hour and a half to two hours to get here going   in each Direction so you could leave at 8:00 in  the morning and then go back at say 8:00 p.m.  

8:34 you could take the taxi which is more expensive  but faster or you could take the bus which is   cheaper now here we are riding the Dubai Metro  so you have the Montreal which goes out to the   Palm Jumeriah then you have the tram which goes around  the Dubai Marina only and then you have the actual  

8:50 train which goes all up and down the line here in  Dubai now there is a silver card and then there's   a gold card the gold card comes with VIP access  now let's talk about Adventure Sports so when you   come to Dubai you got lots of different options  you got the paramotors you've got paragliding  

9:10 you've got other different types of water sports  but the big one of them all is skydiving so if   you're coming to Dubai do skydiving you can also  consider doing some ziplining but the skydiving   oh my goodness that is like the ultimate you  get those pictures of you skydiving into Dubai  

9:27 with the Palm Jumeriah right below really spectacular  skydiving prices are about 2500 AED that's about   $680 and here we are now at the Dubai Miracle  Garden here and ticket prices are around 100   AED per person it is a bit cheaper for kids but  here you're going to see the big Dubai Emirates  

9:49 uh airplane also many different flowers and lots  of vegetation very Lush here and definitely a   place to check out especially if you have kids  it is a bit further out out of town but it's   worth the trip to come out here I would expect to  spend around 2 to 3 hours just walking around the  

10:05 miracle garden and as you would imagine it is a  seasonal activity so it does close uh during the   summer months because it's so hot in Dubai the  flowers would never be able to survive but it   opens around late October and goes until around  end of April into may but yeah definitely coming  

10:23 out here and exploring around the beautiful Dubai  Miracle Garden cuz it truly is a miracle to have   this much flowers in Dubai all right now from the  miracle Garden we're actually going to head back   towards the city center and this here is the Green  Planet in Dubai uh it is multiple levels the entry  

10:43 price to get in here is 175 AED that's about  47 us uh while you're here you can expect to   see a variety of different animals thankfully  they're indoors because this makes it a yearr   round experience that you can have even if it's  hot out side you can still come to this indoor  

11:01 Zoo type environment and you can get really close  to the animals so close you can take a picture I   wouldn't really touch them I've seen people  touch them the birds the animals but I don't   think you're allowed to in most cases now here we  are at Expo 2020 so it's got the name Expo 2020  

11:18 because that's when the exhibition was held but  it's still open they have a big concert area here   and they have some really amazing uh designs  of architecture featuring several different   countries and and continents it's kind of  like Global Village but for the future right  

11:36 and speaking of the future in Dubai there are  a couple different Mega projects going on like   the Al Habtoor Tower which is scheduled to be  open in 2026 Dubai Creek Tower which is going   to be even taller than Burj Khalifa also Dubai  is scheduled to double in size by the year 2040  

11:52 adding more green and recreational spaces so yeah  that's Dubai for you if you guys enjoyed this one   watch the best best areas to visit and stay  in Dubai and make sure you pick the best place