The Mini Rough Guide to Dubai

This mini pocket Dubai travel guidebook is perfect for travellers looking for essential information about Dubai. It provides details on key places and main attractions, along with a selection of itineraries, recommendations for restaurants and top tips on how to make the most of your trip. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility.

In this Dubai guidebook, you will find:

• Curated recommendations of places – expert picks of main attractions, child-friendly activities and relaxing spots, plus where to take the best photos
• What's new, when to go and sustainable travel – all-new features direct you to what you need to know
• Things not to miss in Dubai – Burj Al Arab, Sheikh Zayed Road, The Gold Souk, Al Fahidi, Dubai malls, abras (water taxis), desert safaris, Madinat Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai
• Three unique trip plans – itinerary suggestions for those on a short break, including one for a Perfect day
• Food and drink – recommendations for local specialities and the best dining experiences
• What to do in Dubai – recommendations for entertainment, shopping, sports, children’s activities, events and nightlife
• Practical information – how to get there and around, money, health and medical care, and tourist information
• Overview maps – handy maps on the inside cover flaps show Dubai and around
• Arabic section – basic vocabulary and phrases from the local language
• Striking pictures – inspirational colour photography throughout
• Free download of the eBook – available after purchase of the printed guidebook
• Coverage includes: Shindagha, Bur Dubai, Deira, Umm Hurair, Downtown Dubai, Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Gavin Thomas has spent much of his life trying to be somewhere else and has now visited over sixty countries around the world, from Argentina to New Zealand, his enthusiasm for abroad undimmed despite various life-threatening on-the-road encounters including being chased by wild elephants in Kerala, being shot by bandits in Mexico, and being forced to eat dangerously large quantities of airline catering. Author credits include the Rough Guides to Sri Lanka, Dubai, Oman, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia and Rajasthan.