6 Ways To Visit Dubai On A Budget
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Holidays in the United Arab Emirates are expensive. There is no point in disagreeing with that because in the UAE luxury is the main indicator of the standard of living. The most expensive cars, the most expensive projects, fancy restaurants, and most expensive hotels in the world. But even expensive cities could be visited on a budget. For today’s article, we want to tell you how to travel to one of the most expensive places in the world and keep your savings safe.
1: Choose the Right Time
Emirates is a “package” country, which means that it is cheaper to go here by tour. View tours to Dubai or any other emirate can be on the online aggregators or through a travel agency and you would be surprised. Especially during the Winter season. Winter is considered to be not the best season to visit the Arab Emirates.
But in fact, the weather in December, January and February is very good: dry, sunny and warm.
In the evenings, you can wear a jacket or light windbreaker. This is an ideal time for excursions and walks around the city.
The only problem – the sea is quite cold at this time of the year, the average water temperature is about 75 degrees but at shallow beaches, it warms up to very comfortable temperatures.
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2: Save Your Money Driving Around
In the low season, some services offer good discounts on car rentals. Even addressing to Dubai sports car rental could be less expensive than driving around the place in a cab. And it also allows you to move freely around the city, look at the best places, and seriously cut your expenses.Dubai is a great city, which is larger than New York. But you can get to the main sights using a rental auto or public transport instead of the cabs. Pay special attention to car rental services.
But if you don’t have a driver’s license for some reason – the most popular transport wherever, including Dubai – subway, would be at your service. But it is not a classical subway as you can imagine. First of all, it is an unpiloted vehicle. Secondly, almost all stations are ground-based, so you can safely explore the city during the ride.
3: Choose The Right Place to Stay
Dubai is known for districts like Downtown, Dubai Marina, and Palm Jumeirah. They are at the top of all the rankings, but living in these areas is not available to every tourist. Luxury is a nice choice, but still more relevant to choose affordable and slightly less impressive conditions. So which hotel to choose for your visit?
Stay in the most accessible, but no less comfortable places. Do not pay attention to the ratings – they do not tell much about anything, better look carefully at the reviews of the guests and evaluate the location. Pay attention to less popular neighbourhoods like Al Barsha.
Al Barsha is a conveniently located neighbourhood where you can find budget housing options close to the subway. The Mall of the Emirates, a huge shopping mall, is located in the area. And if you choose to stay at a hotel, some of them offer a free shuttle to the Sufouh Beach that is located nearby.
4: Choose Your Restaurants Carefully
While Dubai has a reputation for being an expensive place to visit, it is possible to stick to a budget, especially when it comes to food. Food prices are not dissimilar to those in the U.K although you will find a huge mark-up if you choose alcoholic beverages.
Not every meal needs to be at a restaurant as there are plenty of street food vendors to choose from.
Square Meal UAE can help you find the best places to eat no matter what your budget.
5: Coupons will make the difference
The Entertainer Book is a treasure for seasoned travellers to save hundreds of dollars. It is a huge book of vouchers with discounts for more than 3000 places around the state: water parks, amusement parks, museums, galleries, sightseeing programs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, spa centres, stores, and souvenir outlets.
It costs around 100 US Dollars, but it will provide you with serious discounts on almost everything.
5: Stay Sober
Officially the country is alcohol-free. Locals have the right to consume alcohol, but only at home or in restaurants. Tourists, on the other hand, are allowed to drink in bars.
However, you can not get into the subway or a cab drunk. The driver will have the right to kick you out or even hand you to the police.
For being drunk in a public place you can be fined or even arrested and deported. It is also illegal to drink or be drunk on the street.
All Combined
Our 5 ways are not the only options to save on your vacation. While planning your trip read reviews and useful materials around the web. You would find a lot of helpful tips from the other travellers, after reading which you can save on vacation, and the trip itself will be calm, safe, and easy.
