Best Spots in the UAE to Spend Your Winter Holidays
With ultra-modern economic infrastructures, unparalleled lifestyle, and a safe living environment, the UAE is deemed one of the best livable and popular destinations for many expats and their families. The winter months are the coolest and most anticipated times of the year to live and for holidaying in the UAE. During this season, every resident and visitor looks forward to outdoor activities like night camping and picnics, musical events, beach walks, food fiestas, and shopping festivals.
Apart from all the hustle and bustle of city life, Dubai also has a lot to offer to people who love to spend peaceful and quality time with their families. There are many picnic and barbeque spots within the city and on the outskirts to enjoy a night camp, unwind by the beach, or view the most amazing sunrise.
5 Main Spots to Chill and Relax
Visit different parks in Dubai
Dubai has the perfect recreational parks for the best barbeque picnics spots, namely – Mushrif Park, Zabeel Park, Safa Park, Creek Park, Al Mamzar Beach Park, etc. A visit to these locations is a must if you would like to spend some quiet leisurely time with your family and friends. You must carry mats, picnic baskets, and sports equipment to have a delightful day.
Visit the Beaches
The UAE is a land of exotic and stunning golden beaches to unwind, swim, or watch the sunrise or sunset. During the winter, beaches are the best spots for water sports (dubai-watersports) and soaking in the warm water. You can also stay at those hotels and resorts that have beach views, pools with ocean views, relaxing spas, and many other entertaining activities (jumeirah).
Trip to the Deserts
The UAE is home to many stunning and picturesque golden deserts and the winter months adds extra perk in terms of fun activities like staying at a desert resort and enjoying desert safaris, wildlife tours, quad biking, sandboarding, hot-air balloon rides, etc. Residents love to go to the deserts for night-time barbeques, camping, and watching the sunrise. (Dubai-tourism)
Road trips and Scenic drives
In the colder months in the UAE, all you need is your car, some good music, and good company to enjoy spectacular road trips. Residents plan weekend getaways from the cities to these cooler and higher mountainous regions for picnics and camping. Some of the popular road trip destinations in the UAE are:
- Jebel Al Jais, Ras Al Khaimah
- Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain
- Khor Fakkan, Fujairah
- Liwa Oasis
- Khasab, Musandam
- Hatta Dam
- Umm Al Quwain mangroves
Spend a Day at the Global Village
With winter emerging in Dubai, the Global Village is the first spot that opens to residents and visitors. This half-market-half-theme park runs from late October to early April. Global Village represents a medley of multicultural-themed pavilions and cuisines and is considered the most anticipated recreational winter spot in the UAE.
Night times are the best to visit this amusement park because of the various neon and rainbow lights lifting the spirits of all the pavilions. The most popular things to see are – the floating market, the wheel of the world, the Athens slingshot, Ripley’s Believe it or not Museum, street-food stands, and the different global dance performances.
Global Village provides easy parking spaces, with a capacity to house at least 15,000 vehicles. You can walk around the park easily, and there are a few picnic spots within the park to relax and unwind with your family and friends. globalvillage
Dubai in Winter
Although Dubai is a great place to live and visit all year round, the winter months are the best times to enjoy all the outdoor activities and events throughout the UAE. Favorable weather and a wide array of festivals like the New Year’s celebrations, the Dubai Shopping festivals, etc. are the main reasons why this nation is so popular among tourists during the winter season.