Skiing
in one of the warmest countries in the world? Bring it on.... Indoors
of course! The United Arab Emirates have developed the world's first
largest indoor ski resort ever made and nobody goes over the top like
the developers in this part of the world. Encompassing over 6.5 million
square feet over 3 levels, and including over 420 specialty stores.
This resort, puts all others on ice. Ski Dubai is the first indoor ski
dome that captures mountain spirit through changing terrain, multiple
direction slopes and varying slope gradients with a
constant supply of over 6,000 tons of real snow at any one
time. The entertainment goes beyond the ski fields with the world's
largest indoor theme park, with state of the art rides, plus a 500 seat
theatre and cultural centre, so wether you ski or not, this over
the top resort has got you covered. Opens next month at the Mall of the
Emirates, Dubai
It's
Disneyland in the desert, without a mouse in the house. Introducing
'Dubailand', the greatest show on earth. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al
Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai, recently unveiled the 5 billion dollar,
180 million square feet project, announcing it as the largest
entertainment and tourism attraction on earth. Divided into six themed
worlds and comprising over 200 individual projects, The themed world's
Dubailand offers are; Downtown, eco tourism world, retail world,
attractions world, sports world, and themed leisure/vacation world. The
mind boggling experiences range from walking with dinosaurs through to
floating through space. From a topographic view Dubailand looks like a
small country, and despite the fact that its surrounded by vast
stretches of desert, Dubailand is taking the mickey out of Disney and
any other themed park facilities worldwide. www.dubailand.ae
