Doing some shopping is inevitable while visiting Dubai, UAE. The city is full of shopping opportunities whether you like browsing luxury brands or looking for cheap deals at local markets.
Dubai’s shopping malls are especially worth the visit as they provide world-class entertainment and dining opportunities on top of the shopping experience. Find out the best of them below.
Dubai Mall
Located in Downtown Dubai, the Dubai Mall holds the title of the biggest shopping mall in the world by land area. It has more than 1,200 shops and sees 100 million visitors each year. Besides shopping, tourists come here to enjoy the mall’s impressive architecture, astonishing interior design, and numerous entertainment options like an aquarium, zoo, and amusement park.
Mall of the Emirates
The desert isn’t usually considered a place where you can enjoy winter sports, but the Mall of the Emirates changed that thanks to its Ski Dubai. This impressive winter park has five ski slopes and a 279 ft-tall mountain for winter sports enthusiasts to conquer. On top of that, the Mall of the Emirates has 630 stores ranging from luxury brands to outlets and electronic shops.
Ibn Battuta Mall
Ibn Battuta Mall is a thematic shopping mall that is inspired by legendary explorer Ibn Battuta. It has six courts, each one being inspired by one of the regions that Ibn Battuta visited during his travels: Andalusia, China, Egypt, India, Persia, and Tunisia. The mall has 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and a number of entertainment options.
