Ski Dubai & The Mall of The Emirates

The Mall of the Emirates is huge and it has just about every store you can imagine. With over 600 retail stores and 100 restaurants, it’s the second largest mall in the UAE and the third largest in the world. In addition to the shopping, the Mall of the Emirates offers a unique experience of skiing, bobsledding and zorbing indoors. At the right time of year, it’s possible to be at the Atlantis Resort at The Palm and hang out poolside for the afternoon before heading to Ski Dubai later that night to ski. The actual quality of the skiing isn’t great, as you would expect, but you won’t care because you’ll be having a great time at an indoor winter activity park in the middle of the desert.

The Tips

• Ski Dubai provides warm clothes.

• You may have to purchase a hat and gloves.