ドバイの観光スポット

ドバイのランドマークは、ペルシア湾に面した船の形をしているホテル、ブルジュ・アル・アラブです。世界でただ一つの7スターホテルで、ジェームズ・ボンドやスーパースターの世界のホテルです。

バーやレストランが立ち並ぶこのホテルは、華麗なスーツを身にまとった客達が想像できないほど贅沢なサービスを受ける世界の中の世界です。

ホテル内に入るのは難しいため、多くの観光客は、海へとせせり出るこのホテルの景色を写真に収めるだけとなってしまいます。ホテルは、一般にも公開されていますが、予約が必要で、見学のためにはかなり高い料金がかかります。

ホテルを訪問したい場合は、ホテル内のバーやレストランで予約をすることをお勧めします。Al Muntaha レストランや隣接するスカイビュー・バーは、この絶景を楽しめる最高の場所です。

ブルジュ・ハリファは、現在地球上で一番高い超高層ビルです。全長828メートル、160階のフロアーを持つこの建物は、階段式のデザインで尖塔は注射の針のようにそそり立っています。

ブルジュ・ハリファは、オフィス、ホテル、ショッピング、エンターテイメントエリア、アパートが建つ大都市ドバイの中心です。 エレベーターで124階まで上ると展望台に着き、ドバイやペルシア湾の絶景が楽しめます。噴水のあるアルブルジュ・ハリファ公園を散策するのもいいでしょう。 世界最大のモール、ドバイモールで心行くまでショッピングできます。モールには、ギャラリー・ラファイエット、マークス&スペンサー、水族館、スケートリンク、Segaテーマパーク、映画館などたくさんの店舗が並んでいます。

Dubai is not a place for small scale structures, and the Dubai Aquarium is no exception. With one of the world’s largest acrylic panel viewing platforms, as well as the world’s largest collection of sand sharks, its largest tank allows for clear visibility of over 33,000 marine animals. The main tank measures 51 meters long and 20 meters deep, bringing the marvel of the ocean to land. At 10 million liters of water in total, it is the largest suspended aquarium in the world.

Visitors can be surrounded by sea life in a massive underwater tunnel, a 270 degree view leading to the underwater zoo. The underwater zoo features several marine habitats, with impressive species such as piranhas, crocodiles, otters, and archerfish. The aquarium also offers a number of immersive experiences from scuba and cage diving to glass bottom boat rides and shark encounters.

Founded by Sheikh Mohammed and opened in 1998, the Centre for Cultural Understanding in Dubai serves to promote awareness of Emirati culture, including food, customs, and religion, with the aim to educate visitors and expats and remove cultural barriers. Situated within the Emirati wind tower house in Dubai's Al Fahidi district, the SMCCU run guided tours of this historic area, including local mosques such as the Jumeirah Mosque.

The center operates under the motto, "Open Doors, Open Minds" and organizes various activities in addition to tours, including lectures and educational programs, cultural awareness events, Arabic classes, and Iftars during Ramadan. It also offers visitors the opportunity to learn about and experience Emirati food by hosting Cultural Breakfasts and Cultural Lunches, where guests are free to ask questions and exchange ideas with locals while sampling authentic Emirati cuisine.

One of the fastest and most convenient ways to get around Dubai is on the Metro. Opened in 2010, the metro features driverless, automated trains with five cars each, including one reserved for women and children.

So far, two lines are operational; the Red Line mostly parallels Sheikh Zayed Road and features 29 stations with a total one-way travel time of an hour and 12 minutes, while the Green Line services 20 stations between the Dubai Airport Free Zone and Dubai Healthcare City with a round-trip time of one hour and 23 minutes. Three more lines are in the works. Both the Dubai Metro and the local bus network use rechargeable Nol Cards to pay for fares. Every metro station has a ticket vending machine with instructions in English and a variety of card categories, including a 10-journey ticket or a day pass for unlimited travel.

ドバイ砂漠自然保護地区は、アラブ首長国連邦の中で最初に指定された国立公園で、国内最大の規模を誇ります。姿を変える砂丘が広がり、砂漠特有の植物が生息するこのエリアは、かつて広大なラクダのファームでした。南アフリカの国立公園に影響を受けたムハンマド・ビン・ラシード・アール・マクトゥ－ムが、ドバイの絶滅の危機に瀕する動物や植物を本来の生息地である砂漠の中で保護することの必要性を感じ、1933年にこのエリアを購入しました。

ドバイ領土全域の5％（225平方km²）に相当するこのエリアは、危険にさらされている砂漠環境と絶滅危惧種を保護するためにドバイ政府によって設立され、ラクダによって踏みつけられ、食い荒らされた木々の代わりに6,000本が植林され、砂漠の生態系を維持させるために砂漠固有の草や低木も植えられました。この自然保護地区の一番の成功は、アラビアオリックスが蘇ったことです。この自然保護区が設立された2003年以前は、アラビアオリックスは絶滅の危機に瀕していましたが、現在は約100頭の生息が確認されています。

The Bedouin people are a desert-dwelling ethnic group found throughout the Arabian peninsula. While rapid modernization throughout the region has led a majority of these former herders and nomadic traders to seek new livelihoods in the cities, it’s still possible for visitors to experience a night in a traditional Bedouin camp.

Located in the dunes of the Dubai Desert far from any signs of permanent human habitation, these camps offer visitors a glimpse into what it might have been like for a Bedouin family trying to survive in the harsh desert landscape. A typical evening will include a barbecue dinner, shared while seated on Arabian rugs, a belly dancer and time to chat over a hookah -- a type of water pipe used to smoke shisha.

The experience could end there, or you can opt to spend the night at this desert camp beneath the stars. To make the most of your time in the desert, combine your Bedouin camp experience with a camel safari or sand boarding excursion.

This tiny traditional village in the Al Hajar Mountains is an impressive replica of Dubai’s old world wonders. Comprised of some 30 buildings, the grounds of Hatta Heritage Village have been attracting travelers in search of authentic UAE since 2001. Visitors can wander through original forts, a mosque built of sticks and mud, experience the vibrant cultural dance and get an up close look at the colorful traditional dress of locals. While a trip to Hatta Heritage Village is worth the trek, travelers agree that adding a swim at nearby Hatta pools in Oman will certainly round out the experience.

Only in Dubai can a hotel be considered a top tourist attraction, and such is the case with the extravagant Atlantis Palm Hotel. The 1,539 room ocean-themed resort occupies the top portion of the crescent of land surrounding the man-made Palm Island, just off the coast of Dubai and included 42 acres (17 hectares) of amusement and entertainment space.

Even if you’re not a guest of the resort, it’s worth while to spend a day enjoying everything it has to offer. In sticking with the theme of the resort, many of the attractions are aquatic in nature. Aquaventure Waterpark houses 42 rides and attractions, including a near vertical body slide. Dolphin Bay brings guests face to face with some of the ocean’s most endearing and intelligent creatures, while The Lost Chambers Aquarium involves a journey through the Lost City of Atlantis, surrounding by thousands of marine animals.