By Indira Kasaeva
Published on March 16, 2015

Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai Fashion Week and a launch of a new store every other month — Dubai is city teaming with designer brands, local fashion stores and everything you might think of buying. A true shoppers’ paradise where you can roam from mall to souq, Dubai is the ultimate shopping destination.

At the huge malls you can literally shop till you drop at the hundreds of outlets selling everything from clothes to food. Besides having everything and anything, the malls of Dubai are also a great place for dining and entertainment. Mall of the Emirates is a home to a hotel, an indoor skiing snow park and a cinema, as well as hundreds of stores. Another major mall of the city, the Dubai Mall hosts an Olympic size ice rink, a movie theatre, the largest indoor aquarium and even an underwater zoo.  For modern shopping the numerous malls will satisfy any needs, while if you want something more interesting you can walk around the souqs. There are several souqs to be explored starting from the famous Gold Souq and ending with souqs trading herbs and spices. Embark on an age old shopping tradition for some variety in your shopping experience. Dubai also hosts different markets at different times of the year so keep an eye on the Dubai events calendar.

Mall of the Emirates
Location: Al Barsha 1 – Dubai
Details: +971-4-409 9000

Dubai Mall
Location: Financial Centre Road, Near Souk Al Bahar Bridge, DownTown Dubai
Details: 800 382246255

Perfume Souq
Location: Sikkat al Khali – Dubai

Gold Souq
Location: Khalid Bin Waleed Road, Dubai