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All most all major Dubai hotels boast well equipped sports centres, where holiday-makers will find floodlit all-weather tennis, squash and badminton courts, swimming pools, snooker, table-tennis and fully equipped health and fitness centres at their disposal as part of their accommodation package. |
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Dubai is the pioneer of golf in the Middle
East with three championship standard grass courses open to visiting
Golfers. Emirates Golf Club, the venue for the annual Desert Classic
PGA tournament, has two 18 hole courses and a floodlit driving
range, and is also spread over 7100 yards attracting many players
of international caliber.
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The 6800 yards Creek Golf and Yacht club has
been carved out of 180 acres of once flat and barren land. The
white concrete Sails of the golf club house, arch gracefully to
a height of 35 mt has become one of the major landmarks of Dubai.
This Golf Course offers flood light facilities for the night time
players. Bookings may be made via leading hotels and tour operators.
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The popular golf clubs are:
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Emirates Golf Club Tel
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Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
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Dubai Golf and Racing Club
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Dubai offer considerable attractions and variety
for scuba-divers, both novice and expert.
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With minimal tidal flow, the Gulf is safe
for beginners. The weather is seldom a negative factor, visibility
is good and the marine life rich. Dubai’s diving clubs and centres
are well equipped to cater for visitors, hiring out a comprehensive
range of equipment, offering courses with internationally-qualified
instructors, and supervised shore and boat dives.
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Water Sports and Deep sea fishing centres are
well equipped to cater to visitors, hiring out a comprehensive
range of equipment, offering courses with internationally qualified
instructors, and supervised shore and boat dives. Lasers and a
limited range of other boats, as well as windsurfer's and jet
skis, are available for hire, with instruction if necessary from
specialised clubs and the hotel linked marinas.
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Fully equipped boats with crew can also be
hired for Deep sea fishing. There are a number of Water Sports
Centre that provide the required services like the :
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Dubai Diving and Water Sports Centre
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Scuba International Dubai Sports Diving Club
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Scuba Tec Diving Centre
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Dubai Water Sports Association
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Sports Diving Club
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Dubai International Marine Club
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This is a unique sporting experience, people
may like to try their hand at sand-skiing. Trips to the desert
dunes can be organised by leading tour operators.
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Moto-cross biking in Dubai is a thrill ride
over bumpy, twisted terrain. The tracks are first-class but the
ride is not, so dressing properly is essential. Riding in the
desert and through the mountains is a great ride that is highlighted
with beautiful scenery.
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Horses and riding are part of the local tradition,
upheld today by several active riding centres including the Dubai
Equestrian Centre, The Jebel Ali Equestrian Centre and Jebel Ali
Hotel Riding Stables. Rides through the desert are organised regularly.
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Planes may be hired from emirates flying school
at Dubai International Airport. However, visitors who wish to
fly are required to have a PPL or must be accompanied by an instructor.
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Dubai has the Middle East’s first fully equipped
indoor Go-Kart facility, Formula one as well as an outdoor track
beside the Jebel Ali hotel.
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Mountaineering around Dubai is great during
the cooler months from November to April. To the North of Dubai
the Ru'us Al Jibal Mountains have peaks at over 2000 meters. The
terrain is eroded due to the harsh desert climate. Trips vary
between short easy walks, and all day treks on major routes.
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Note that no mountain rescue services exist
so anyone heading out should be reasonably experienced.
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One must visit the camel race to experience
Dubai fully. This would definitely be the most memorable experience.
The camel races which takes place on Thursday's and Fridays during
the winter months. At the track on the edge of the city, visitors
can view the exciting proceedings from the grand stand, wander
around the paddocks, and buy camel accessories, including blankets,
rugs and beads from the nearby market.
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People on one of the overnight safaris may
be lucky enough to see an early morning race at a remote desert
track where spectators follow each event in a mad melee of four
wheel drive vehicles.
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The Jebel Ali Shooting Club, approximately
35 minutes’ drive from the city centre, offers pistol, skeet and
trap shooting as well as a laser shooting simulator. The floodlit
facility also provides tuition at its shooting academy.
The Hatta Fort Hotel has supervised clay-pigeon shooting and archery ranges, open to visitors and non-residents. |
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Bird Watching in Dubai has been attracting
limited numbers of bird-watching tourists, mainly from Europe,
for a number of years through specialist tour operators.
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The most spectacular are the many greater flamingos
which have made the area their permanent home.
In particular, the Khor Dubai Wildlife Sanctuary, a large, shallow lagoon at the inland end of the Creek, has become a haven for migrating shore birds, with as many as 27,000 birds being counted there at one time during the autumn migration. |
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