The Mall of the Emirates is an elegant, refined setting, with over 600 stores and numerous eateries where you can enjoy a truly international gourmet experience.
From the outside, you’ll be surprised to see that one area of the building appears to resemble a huge slide. When you enter the mall, it soon becomes clear why: there’s an actual 400-meter long ski run inside!
The Mall of the Emirates is home to Ski Dubai, a large indoor ski area that replicates winter landscapes and temperatures, where you can hire everything you need to practice a number of activities.
Why not take the chance to spend a day doing something a bit different? Imagine telling your friends you’ve been skiing right next to the desert!
The thrill-seekers among you might like to try the electrifying descents on sleds, skis or snowboards, enjoy an adrenalin-pumping ride on the zipline suspended 16 meters above ground, or roll around inside a huge zorb ball.
If you prefer something a little less daring, you can visit the ice cave, have a fun snowball fight and meet some of the Mall’s cutest guests: who could resist a close encounter with a penguin?
And when you feel like taking a rest, why not warm up with a hot chocolate in a mountain chalet? You’ll find a perfect replica of one at the Après bar and restaurant, which looks onto the ski runs.
There really is no end to the fun you can have at the Mall of Emirates, which also boasts a theater, 14 movie theaters and a fun park for the whole family.
The Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre is one of the most important of its kind on the United Arab Emirates cultural scene. On two floors, covering an area of about 7000 square meters, it includes a theater, a library and an exhibition hall.
Magic Planet, on the other hand, is a fun park suitable for everyone, with 12 bowling lanes, hundreds of video games, billiard tables, trampolines and much more.
Let me leave you with an interesting fact. Notices in the mall will remind you of something that might come as a surprise to Western tourists: out of respect for the local customs, kissing in public is forbidden.
