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Along the souk’s pleasant waterfront
promenade there is also a host of
eateries, from upscale restaurants
to cafés and lounge bars. This is
the perfect spot for a stroll before
you attempt the shopping madness
of the Dubai Mall, which is just a
few minutes’ walk away.
Meydan Stable Tour
7
MAP D2 • Meydan Racecourse
• 04 381 3405 • Open Sep–Apr
• www.stabletours.meydan.ae
The tour of this world-class facility
includes the chance to observe
thoroughbred training in action.
Flamingos at Ras Al Khor Sanctuary The morning tour starts at 7am
with a trackside breakfast, after
Ras Al Khor Wildlife
5 which you are given a behind-the-
Sanctuary
scenes look at the saddling paddock,
MAP E2 • Ras Al Khor • 04 606 6822 jockeys’ lounge, parade ring and the
• Open 9am–4pm Sat–Thu • Free glamorous VIP suites that play
entry to the hides; groups of more host to royals and celebrities.
than 10 require permits
The Palace
Pink flamingos, waders and other 8
birds can be viewed on a marshy MAP C6 • Downtown Burj
reserve at the inner end of Dubai Khalifa • 04 428 7888 • www.the
Creek. This urban reserve has two address.com
hides: Flamingo and Mangrove. Tucked away behind Souk al
Both are fitted out with teles copes, Bahar is the opulent Palace hotel.
binoculars and picture panels. The hotel’s exquisite Arabian-style
façade and palm-lined ornamental
Souk Al Bahar
6 pool are sights in their own right,
made all the more memorable by
MAP C6 • Sheikh Zayed Rd
• Open 10am–10pm Sat–Thu, the hotel’s incongruous juxtaposition
2–10pm Fri • www.soukalbahar.ae with the futuristic Burj Khalifa (see
Next to the futuristic Burj Khalifa is a pp12–13) rising directly behind. The
slice of old, albeit newly built, Arabia. hotel’s Thiptara restaurant (see p75)
Souk Al Bahar is an Arabesque offers fine Thai dining and peerless
shopping mall with over 100 retail views of the Dubai Fountain.
outlets including independent
boutiques, souvenir shops
and antique stores.
Exterior of
the Palace

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