Must Do Adventure Activities in Dubai

Holidaying in Dubai is always related with grand scale shopping, family visits to the city’s stunning cluster of manmade marvels and its contrasting quarters of ancient Dubai or to spend some refreshing time relaxing at some of the world’s most lavish retreats. But Dubai holds much more than the extravagant architectures and exquisite resorts. Determined to leave no stones unturned when it comes to alluring travellers of all age, Dubai has become Middle East’s most sought after destination for adventure sports with a series of thrilling and innovative activities laid out for the young and dare-spirited souls to give them an adventurous holiday of their life. Here are some of the activities which should be on your bucket list when you are on your adventure trip to Dubai.

1. Drive a race car at Dubai Autodrome

If you ever wished how exciting it would be to drive a race car, make it come true at the Dubai Autodrome. Get behind the wheel of a racing car and show off your driving skills on a real race car circuit that too in a choice of quality branded race cars. The Dubai Autodrome is a motor sport complex having state of the art driving circuits where you can test drive world class cars right from an Audi or Mclaren to a single seater race car. It’s an ideal place to experience a thrilling ride as well as witness some of the world’s best sports events.

2. Swim with the sharks at Aquaventure Water Park

How would you like to go for a swim with one of the dangerous predators in oceanic life? If this sounds exciting to you, gear up for an adventure that gets you up close to sharks. Head to Aquaventure water park at The Atlantis the Palm, where you get to come face to face with several sharks at the Shark Safari adventure. It’s absolutely fine if you don’t know how to swim as the shark safari is designed in such a way that you can effortlessly breathe and walk underwater while exploring these marine marvels. At the Lost Chambers, you have further options to push your limits and go scuba diving and if you don’t know how to, you can even sign up for certified diving course.

3. Experience the thrill of Skydiving.

Celebrate your triumph on fear when you embrace it with a sky diving experience plus you get an awesome view of the city from the bird’s eye view. Hurl yourself out of a plane and plunge down into a freefall towards the ground before you open your parachute and take in a spectacular aerial view of Dubai. The best option for first timers is the tandem skydive which requires no previous experience and an expert guide will always be with you throughout your jump.

4. Defy gravity at I Fly Dubai and In Flight Dubai

If you are not comfortable to jump of a plane and not keen on doing the outdoor skydiving, but want to feel the exact thrilling experience of a free fall in the air, then I Fly Dubai and In Flight Dubai is the place to be. Another feather in Dubai’s innovative marvels, I Fly Dubai and In Flight Dubai both gives you indoor skydiving experience. You simply suit up and enter a high-tech vertical glass wind tunnel that blows you up and down into the tunnel and gives you a freefalling skydiving like experience- A not to miss thrill while visiting Dubai.

5. Take a leap of faith with a bungee jumping experience

No longer do you have to travel to Europe or to New Zealand to fulfil your wish of bungee jumping as now Dubai has comes up with Middle East’s first ever bungee jumping arena. Feel the excitement as you step on to a high raised platform and the adrenaline rush as you leap and plunge down to the ground with a harness wrapped on you and elastic cord strapped to your leg to break your fall. An ultimate thrilling sport that is a definite must do for all adventure seekers visiting Dubai. 6. Have an adventure of a lifetime with Desert Safari. A visit to Dubai is never complete without a trip to its magnificent deserts. Zoom into the arid desert where the adventure awaits. Choose a Hummer Desert Safari which conveniently takes on off beaten tracks, deep into the desert over the breathtaking sand dunes for a rollercoaster dune bashing experience. Once in the middle of the desert, you can have your heart’s content with a variety of desert adventures like quad biking, sand boarding, and sand skiing.

7. Take some time out for Water sport adventure

Cool off some heat and head to the waters for an exciting day filled with water sport activities. Dubai’s most pleasant season runs from October to April and is also the best time to take a dip into the Arabian waters. Hardcore adventurers who are looking for heart thumping activities can choose from surfing, fly boarding and jet skiing. For those who would like to take it slow and enjoy the waters can opt for parasailing, scuba diving and sailing.

8. Try Snow skiing throughout the year at Ski Dubai

You can wish for any kind of adventure in Dubai including some great skiing activities. A great way to cool off in the desert city, Ski Dubai offers an indoor complex filled with snow throughout the year and number of slides, slopes rides, chair lifts to fulfil your longing for an adventurous day in snow with plenty of skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing activities.

9. Get up close with a falcon on a Falconry experience

Venture on a desert ride where you can enjoy a spectacular falcon training session and demonstrations on how falcons are trained and get an insight into the ancient art of hunting with falcons. The thrilling part comes later when you get to spend time on an interactive session with trained falcon and even perch it up on your wrist and try some of the training techniques.

10. Enjoy the desert morning soaring in a Hot Air Balloon

Ever wondered how the morning desert looks like? What better way to see the morning sun rise over the beautiful desert than on a hot air balloon ride. Far away from the rushes of the city, the cool and calm desert drenched in the serene rays of the rising sun, plays a mesmerizing mirage of hues in gold and crimson that shift through the desert sand as you glide over the charming desert in a hot air balloon. An early morning tour into the tranquil desert with the thrill of riding in a gigantic balloon over the desert is an experience worth looking forward to when you visit Dubai.

It all comes to what you want to experience – whether you are craving for an adventure sports on water, air or on the ground, Dubai has all the exhilarating elements needed for a holiday driven by excitement. So next time when you are looking for an adventure, Dubai is certainly the place to be.