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attractions: adventure dubai 2012


FLYING HIGH Since the opening of Burj Khalifa


in 2010, helicopter tours of the downtown area have become immensely popular with visitors keen to get a new perspective on the world's tallest tower. Many nearby buildings boast helicopter pads, making a quick fly over the city a relatively simple prospect. Most helicopter rides offer capacity for four people, making it an ideal incentive or after con- ference reward for team mem- bers. For a truly unique experi- ence, DMCs can book a helicopter tour departing the helipad atop the Burj Al Arab. The location is world-renowned – Tiger Woods has famously teed off to celeb- rate the Dubai Desert Classic in the past, and Roger Federer and Andre Agassi hit a few balls on the helipad to help publicise the Dubai Tennis Championship in 2005. Helidubai is the only commercial helicopter operator permitted to land on the helipad. The company also operates aerial tours depa- rting daily from the Atlantis, The Palm Jumeirah. A ride in a seaplane is another popular aerial pursuit. Seaplane operator Seawings offers a 40- minute 'dock to dock' excursion providing views of iconic landmarks including Palm Jumeirah, Burj Khalifa, The World Islands, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Creek and Port Rashid.


HELIDUBAI


+971 4 2244033 www.helidubai.com


SEAWINGS


+971 4 8832999 www.seawings.ae


UP, UP AND AWAY! Another increasingly popular


activity with adventure seekers is hot air ballooning. Balloon Adventures Emirates offers group packages including Dubai hotel pick-up and drop off, with flights departing daily from Al Ain, which is around an hour's drive from Dubai.


Flights typically last an hour and offer spectacular views of the surrounding desert and


mountains. For the more daring, a 3,000-metre sky dive over the coast is a thrilling experi- ence. Skydive Dubai can arrange tandem jumps for first-timers, with drops usually taking place offshore, providing amazing views of The Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina and


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surrounding coastline. Full training and safety advice is provided, and each jump is made with a fully-qualified skydiver.


BALLOON ADVENTURES +971 4 2854949 www.ballooning.ae


SKYDIVE DUBAI +971 50 1533222 www.skydivedubai.ae


BURNING RUBBER For adrenaline junkies, Dubai


Autodrome offers a number of thrilling driving experiences. Team members can get behind the wheel of a range of Audi sports cars, ranging from the 2.0 turbo- charged TTS to the V8 S5 coupe and the awesome R8 V10 supercar. The Autodrome's team of pro- fessional drivers provide briefings on safety and driving techniques, after which team members don their racing suits and strap them- selves in for the drive of their lives. All driving sessions last 20 min- utes and are followed by a driver debrief and Q&A session with instructors. For a truly memo- rable F1-style experience, team members can also take a single- seater race car for a spin on the track. Capable of a four second 0-100km/h sprint and equipped with a sequential manual gearbox, the single-seater allows ama- teur drivers to live out their F1 fantasies, if only for 20 minutes!


DUBAI AUTODROME +971 4 3678700


www.dubaiautodrome.com


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ROCK CLIMBING: Rock climbing experiences can be found in a number of locations close to Dubai, from easy routes for beginners right through to severe and extreme grades. There is a climbing wall at the Pharoah's Club, with climbs of varying degrees of difficulty. It comprises a set of walls for climbing routes and bouldering, as well as crash mats for safety during low-level climbs, with ropes in place on all routes.


CYCLING: Tours around the mountain enclave of Hatta offer a different sort of excursion, a series of interesting routes take the cyclist through dry river beds (wadis), remote villages and small farms.


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