Dubai

It’s fun. It’s fast. And sometimes 5D! State-of-the-art thrill-rides bring all your favourite characters to life at IMG Worlds of Adventure. Enjoy multi-sensory adventures with characters from Cartoon Network and Marvel Comics heroes. Then there’s the hair-raising Lost Valley with 70 animatronic, life-sized dinosaurs. With non-stop entertainment from live stage shows to movies, it’s a full day of thrills for the whole family.

Each year from October to April, entertainment hub Global Village welcomes visitors. Many come for the thrilling funfair rides, some for the food, some for the nightly cultural entertainment, and some for the authentic shopping. Here you'll find around 70 countries showcasing their local products – honey from Yemen, exquisite carpets from Iran and Afghanistan, Argan oil from Morocco, engraved necklaces from Spain and dried fruit from Thailand.

Get lost in a one-of-a-kind world of wonderment at Dubai Miracle Garden. Located in Al Barsha South, the park is home to the region's biggest flower garden with more than 45 million blooming flowers across 72,000 square metres, all showcased in a variety of immense sculptures and designs. Feast your eyes on blooming pyramids, stars, igloos, and hearts. Marvel at the record-breaking wall of flowers, or take a stroll under a ceiling of colourful umbrellas. Bursting with vibrant displays, the park feels more like an immersive art exhibit than a tourist attraction. You'll leave knowing you've truly witnessed a miracle: a mega garden in the middle of a desert.

Most of the rides and slides at Legoland Water Park allow tweens to race each other or go in groups. The Duplo Splash Safari caters to toddlers while a few single slides provide thrills for the braver big kids. Children can also exercise their brains with ‘Build-A-Boat’, where they can construct any kind of boat imaginable and test it against the current to see how well it fares, and even customise rafts with big, soft Lego bricks before sailing down the lazy river.