Summer Shopping in Dubai
So, if you are planning on transit in Dubai, I recommend you change that into a one or two-day stopover to experience Summer shopping in Dubai.
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Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall. |
For shopping, you would go into shopping shock as the number of brands found here is beyond your imagination. There are over 1200 retail shops, with a special concourse area for luxury brands.
Places of interest around the Dubai Mall include Burj Khalifa, Kidzania Dubai, SEGA Republic, Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, Dubai Fountain, a luxury hotel, a massive cinema, 120 restaurants and cafes.
Overall, I recommend you take your time to explore the Dubai Mall as it is so huge that you may even get lost here. However, the mall planning is excellent, as information counters are found throughout the mall.
Website: The Dubai Mall
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Mall of the Emirates is one of the top shopping places in Dubai. |
Mall of the Emirates
Another mega mall in Dubai is called Mall of the Emirates, where you will find 630 retail outlets, over 100 restaurants and cafes, 80 luxury stores and 250 flagship stores. In total, a whopping 2.4 million square feet is available in retail space.
This three-storey massive shopping complex combines Arabic and Mediterranean elements and is well laid out plus beautifully designed. For those who indulge in serious shopping, this mall is one of the highly recommended places to do so.
As I explored the mall, I could not help but notice that in one section, they had an area, especially for designer kids’ clothes.
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Branded Kids Shopping in Dubai. |
Anchor stores include the Apple Store, Marks & Spencer, Carrefour, Debenhams and a few others. While the spouse is shopping, you can bring the kids to Ski World Dubai, housed in the mall. A massive snow park is available for you to experience winter here.
Food and Beverages are exciting, with selections of the best cafes and restaurant chains in the world.
Website: Mall of the Emirates
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Outlet Village in Dubai is one of the best places to shop in summer. |
Dubai Outlet Village
For the serious shopper, the Dubai Outlet Village is the place to be. Imagine international designer brands at a 50% discount!
I recommend this place because there is no other factory outlet in Dubai; hence, you are getting the best of over 100 international brands, ranging from high-end designers to world-famous brands, in one place.
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Variety of branded shoes on sale at the Outlet Village Dubai. |
Food outlets are equally impressive, with local and international cafes and restaurants available at the Outlet Village.
The outlet mall is located near IMG Worlds theme park; therefore, a great combination is for the wife to shop here while the husband and kids explore the theme park.
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One of the massive branded shoe stores at Dubai Outlet Village. |
Souk Al Bahar
Known as and Arabic-style shopping mall, this souk offers many traditional and local products. If you want a local souvenir, this is the place to shop.
To get to this souk, you need to follow the lakeside and find the bridge that connects Souk Al Bahar. My tip is to have dinner at Thiptara, a Thai restaurant with a fantastic view of the Dubai Fountain.
Where: Lakeside of Dubai Fountain
Website: Souk Al Bahar
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Dubai’s famous duty-free shopping at the airport. |
Dubai Airport Duty-Free Shopping (DDF)
Nothing else comes to mind but shopping when you are at Dubai Airport. The duty-free shopping here is one of the best places to shop worldwide, and you cannot ignore this.
However, you should know that at Dubai Airport Terminal 3, you will find the largest and most modern duty-free shopping facilities here.
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Selection of champagnes on sale at the Dubai airport duty-free. |
Perfumes are the most sold items here at the Dubai Duty-Free, and you can see the latest fragrances from any brand in the world being sold here.
One of the highlights of the Dubai Duty-Free Shopping is the lottery that they run, where you purchase a ticket, and you could be the winner of a luxury car or even a million dollars.
Where: Dubai Airport
Website: Dubai Duty-Free Shopping
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View of Dubai’s Downtown area from The Address Hotel at Dubai Mall. |
The shopping places mentioned above were personally visited by me; therefore, this article is based on an authentic experience.
If you plan to visit next summer, I also wrote another story on places to visit in Dubai during the Summer. The article features all the many things to do indoors for any kind of traveller, even if you have kids.
I look forward to returning to Dubai in the Winter season to see how different the shopping scene is. Another area of interest for me is the fascinating Jumeirah area of Dubai.
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