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Residential Areas

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• Al Safa & Al Wasl
• Arabian Ranches
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• Oud Metha & Um Hurair
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• Umm Suqeim

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Health

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• Counselling & Therapy
• Support Groups

Education

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Transportation

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• Driving in Dubai
• Vehicle Leasing
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• Traffic Fines & Offences
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Exploring

Activities

Sports & Activities

• Sports & Activities
• Aerobics & Fitness Classes
• Aqua Aerobics
• Archery
• Art Classes
• Ballet Classes
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beauty Training
• Belly Dancing
• Birdwatching
• Bowling
• Bridge
• Camel Rides
• Camping
• Canoeing
• Caving
• Chess
• Climbing
• Cookery Classes
• Crab Hunting
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Dance Classes
• Desert Driving Courses
• Dhow Charters
• Diving
• Drama Groups
• Dune Buggy Driving
• Environmental Groups
• Fencing
• Fishing
• Flower Arranging
• Flying
• Football
• Gaelic Games
• Gardening
• Golf
• Gymnastics/Trampolining
• Hashing
• Hiking
• Hockey
• Horse Riding
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• Ice Skating
• Jetskiing
• Karting
• Kayaking
• Kitesurfing
• Language Schools
• Libraries
• Martial Arts
• Mini Golf
• Mother & Toddler Activities
• Motocross
• Motorcycling
• Motorsports
• Mountain Biking
• Music Lessons
• Netball
• Orchestras & Bands
• Paintballing
• Parasailing
• Photography
• Polo
• Quad Bikes
• Rollerblading & Rollerskating
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Running
• Sailing
• Salsa Dancing
• Sand Boarding/Skiing
• Scouts & Guides
• Scrabble
• Scrapbooking
• Shooting
• Singing
• Skiing & Snowboarding
• Skydiving
• Snooker
• Snorkelling
• Social Groups
• Softball
• Speedboating
• Squash
• Summer Camps & Courses
• Surfing
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Thai Boxing
• Triathlon
• Wadi & Dune Bashing
• Wakeboarding
• Waterskiing
• Watersports

Leisure Facilities

• Leisure Facilities
• Beach Clubs
• Health Clubs
• Sports Centres
• Sports Clubs

Well-Being

• Well-Being
• Beauty Salons
• Hairdressers
• Health Spas
• Massage
• Meditation
• Pilates
• Reiki
• Stress Management
• Tai Chi
• Yoga

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General Information » Essential Info » Dubai Tourist Info Abroad

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) operates 14 offices overseas, which promote Dubai to both travellers and businesses. They also participate in travel fairs and exhibitions as well as conducting orientation workshops for travel agents in various countries interested in Dubai.

www.dubaitourism.co.ae



This excerpt was taken from

Dubai Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides