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Outdoor Activities

Wind Surfing
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Great winds make Dubai
an ideal wind-surfing destination.
Most good beach resorts hire out
equipment and also offer wind-
surfing lessons. The Westin Mina
Seyahi hotel (see p113) is particularly
renowned for its facilities.
Fishing
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Join an organized fishing
trip where equipment is provided.
Cook your fish on board or charter
your own boat. Le Meridien Mina
Seyahi Resort in Dubai (see p113)
and the Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi
Skydiving over the Palm Jumeirah (see p116) offer great fishing trips.
Skydiving
Motor Racing
1 5
Dubai Autodrome Kart-drome:
Skydive Dubai: MAP B1;
Al Sufouh Rd, Dubai; 04 377 8888; Emirates Rd, Dubai; MAP B3; 04 367
www.skydivedubai.ae 8700; www.dubaiautodrome.com
For the ultimate Dubai high, strap Adrenaline-junkies can burn rubber
yourself into a parachute and dive driving pro-karts at the Dubai
into the city. Skydive Dubai arrange Autodrome. The Formula 1 standard
tandem jumps over racing circuit has 17 hair-raising
the Palm Jumeirah, turns. Book ahead for
and run a training lessons at the excellent
school in the desert. driving school.
Hot-air
Scuba Diving
2 Racing car, the Autodrome 6
Ballooning
Emirates Diving
Association: MAP K1; Getting a bird’s-eye-
Heritage Village and Diving Village, view of the desert from a hot-air
Al Shindagha; 04 393 9390; balloon is simply sublime. Only by
www.emiratesdiving.com floating way above the dunes can you
A popular local activity, the Emirates fully appreciate the waves of sand and
Diving Association offers information patterns of light and shadow crafted
on diving in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and by the ridges that are impossible to
some of the East Coast towns. see from the ground (see p32).
A hot-air balloon floating
over the desert landscape

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