{"id":91932,"date":"2015-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/20-dubai-photos\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:37","slug":"20-dubai-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/20-dubai-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Is Now In The UAE: 20 Exclusive Dubai Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expats make up over 88% of the population in the UAE. Not to be outdone by other nations, we\u00a0also have a growing presence in the sandbox\u00a0&#8211; according to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africans_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0South African\u00a0expat population\u00a0in the United Arab Emirates is estimated at between 40 000 and 100 000 as of 2008. Time Out magazine estimated that 50 000 South Africans resided in Dubai alone as of 2009. The influx of South Africans has been so large that Independent Online once referred to\u00a0the UAE\u00a0&#8220;South Africa&#8217;s 10th province&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/exclusive-dubai-travel-expose\/\">Dubai By Design: The Road To Destination Domination Is Under Construction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/dubai-sevens-rugby-2014\/\">Don&#8217;t Streak At The Dubai Sevens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dubai&#8217;s world class physical infrastructure has already established it as a major player in terms of trade, tourism and as the leading conference and exhibition venue in this part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Jonty\u00a0from Travelstart recently returned from a trip to Dubai. We asked him about it but he prefers to let his lens do the talking in this series of 20 Dubai photos.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking down on The Dubai Mall and The Dubai Fountain from &#8216;At The Top&#8217;, at Burj Khalifa<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37122\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/At-The-Top-\u2013-Burj-Khalifa.jpg\" alt=\"At The Top \u2013 Burj Khalifa\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Dubai Aquarium located on the Ground Level of The Dubai Mall, is one of the largest suspended aquariums in the world.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37120\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Aquarium-Dubai-Mall.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium Dubai Mall\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>If you do just one thing in Dubai, go see The Fountains at night<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37136\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Dubai-Fountain.jpg\" alt=\"The Dubai Fountain\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A juice seller at the Spice Souk in Deira, Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37134\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Spice-Souk-Juice-Seller.jpg\" alt=\"Spice Souk Juice Seller\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>In the Old City, you can cross Dubai Creek on a traditional Abra for 1AED<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37125\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dubai-Creek-Abra.jpg\" alt=\"Dubai Creek Abra\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dubai Museum is located inside\u00a0Al Fahidi Fort. Built in 1787, it is the oldest existing building in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37118\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Al-Fahidi-Fort.jpg\" alt=\"Al Fahidi Fort\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Outside a Mosque in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37131\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mosque-in-Dubai.jpg\" alt=\"Mosque in Dubai\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Atlantis, The Palm on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is one of the world&#8217;s most illustrious hotels<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37123\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Atlantis-The-Palm.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantis The Palm\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Aquaventure Vs. Wild Wadi\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/dubai-water-parks-aquaventure-vs-wild-wadi\/\">Aquaventure at Atlantis, The Palm<\/a> is the standout attraction. It&#8217;s a 42 acre\u00a0water park with twelve slides and a 2.3km\u00a0river ride with cascades, tidal waves and rapids.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37121\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Aquaventure-Water-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Aquaventure Water Park\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The \u2018Shark Attack\u2019 Ride at Aquaventure Water Park.\u00a0Slide\u00a0down into the Tower of Neptune&#8217;s mysterious core, before emerging in the middle of a shark-filled lagoon &#8230; only in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37133\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Shark-Attack-Ride-Aquaventure.jpg\" alt=\"Shark Attack Ride  Aquaventure\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I want Dubai to be a place where everybody from all over the world meets each other, don&#8217;t think of fighting or hate, just love it, enjoy their sport, and that&#8217;s it &#8211; Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a title=\"Wild Wadi Vs. Aquaventure\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/dubai-water-parks-aquaventure-vs-wild-wadi\/\">Wild Wadi Water Park<\/a> adjacent to Jumeirah Beach Hotel is\u00a0the only themed amusement park in the UAE situated on Jumeirah Beach road in front of Burj Al Arab<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37137\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Wild-Wadi-Water-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Wadi Water Park\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The colourful Dubai Miracle Garden is one of the <a title=\"New Attractions in Dubai\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/top-10-new-dubai-attractions\/\">city&#8217;s most recent attractions<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37128\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Dubai Miracle Garden\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Inside the lobby looking up at\u00a0the 7-Star Burj Al Arab &#8211; the most luxurious hotel in the world<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37124\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Burj-Al-Arab.jpg\" alt=\"Burj Al Arab\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Inside the\u00a0Royal Suite at Burj Al Arab &#8230; we don&#8217;t know the price tag<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37132\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Royal-Suite-Burj-Al-Arab.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Suite Burj Al Arab\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Al Mahara Restaurant at Burj Al Arab offers the best seafood dining experience in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37119\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Al-Mahara-Restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"Al Mahara Restaurant\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Camel rides at Marina Beach in Dubai are a thing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37130\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Marina-Beach-Camel-Rides.jpg\" alt=\"Marina Beach Camel Rides\" width=\"935\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Standup Paddleboarding (SUP) is big in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37135\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Stand-Up-Paddleboarding-Dubai.jpg\" alt=\"Stand Up Paddleboarding Dubai\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dubai Marina District is a\u00a0high-rise residential area popular with expats<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37126\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dubai-Marina-District.jpg\" alt=\"Dubai Marina District\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dubai Marina by night<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37127\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dubai-Marina.jpg\" alt=\"Dubai Marina\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Jumeirah Beach Hotel\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/the-sensational-features-in-this-dubai-hotel-will-blow-your-mind\/\">Jumeirah Beach Hotel<\/a>\u00a0offers another &#8220;mini-world&#8221; in Dubai where it&#8217;s all about entertainment and luxury on another level<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37129\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Jumeirah-Beach-Hotel.jpg\" alt=\"Jumeirah Beach Hotel\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Get some more <a title=\"Dubai Travel\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/exclusive-dubai-travel-expose\/\">Dubai travel inspiration<\/a> or <a title=\"Dubai Flights Search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/dubai\/flights\">search the latest flight prices to Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All Dubai photos by Jonty Medcalf, Travelstart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expats make up over 88% of the population in the UAE. Not to be outdone by other nations, we\u00a0also have a growing presence in the sandbox\u00a0&#8211; according to Wikipedia,\u00a0the\u00a0South African\u00a0expat population\u00a0in the United Arab Emirates is estimated at between 40 000 and 100 000 as of 2008. Time Out magazine estimated that 50 000 South Africans resided in Dubai alone as of 2009. 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