ALSO TRY
ROCK CLIMBING
Rock climbing expe ri ences can be found in a number of locations close to Dubai, from easy routes for
beg inners right through to severe and extreme grades. Tere is also a climbing wall at the Pharaoh’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.
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UP, UP AND AWAY! Another increasingly popular activity with adventure seekers is hot air ballooning. Balloon Adventures Emirates offers group packages including a Dubai hotel pick-up and drop-off service, with balloon fl ights departing daily from Al Ain, 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 experience. Skydive Dubai can arrange tandem jumps for fi rst-timers, with drops usually taking place offshore, providing amazing views of Palm, Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina and surrounding coastline. Full training and safety advice is provided and each jump is made with a fully qualifi ed skydiver.
Balloon Adventures Emirates +971 4 2854949
ballooning.ae
Skydive Dubai +971 50 1533222
skydivedubai.ae
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Tours around the moun- tain enclave of Hatta offer a different sort of excursion. A series of interesting routes take cyclists through dry river beds (wadis), remote villages and small farms.
BURNING RUBBER For adrenaline enthusiasts, Dubai Autodrome offers a number of thrilling driving experiences that give team members the chance to get behind the wheel of an Audi sports car. The Autodrome’s team of professional drivers provides briefi ngs on safety and driving techniques, after which team members don racing suits and strap themselves in for the drive of their lives. All driving sessions last 20
minutes and are followed by a driver debrief and Q&A session with instructors to get the most out of the day. For a truly memorable F1-style experience, team members can also take a single-seater race car for a spin on the track. Capable of a four-second zero- to 100-kilometre-per-hour sprint and equipped with a sequential manual gearbox, the single-seater allows amateur drivers to live out their F1 fantasies, if only for 20 minutes.
4 Hot air ballooning 5 Event at Dubai Autodrome 6 Seawings
Dubai Autodrome +971 4 3678700
dubaiautodrome.com
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FLYING HIGH
Since the opening of Burj Khalifa in 2010, helicopter tours of the Downtown area have become immensely popular with visitors keen to absorb a new perspective on the world’s tallest tower. Many nearby buildings boast helicopter pads, making a quick fl y over the city a relatively simple prospect. For a truly unique experi-
ence, DMCs can book a helicopter tour departing from the helipad atop Burj Al Arab. The loca- tion is world-renowned – Tiger Woods has famously teed off to celebrate the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the past and Roger Federer and Andre Agassi hit a few tennis balls on the helipad to help publicise the Dubai Tennis Championship in 2005. Helidubai is the only commer-
cial helicopter operator permitted to land on the helipad. The company also operates aerial tours departing daily from the Atlantis The Palm, Dubai. 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
helidubai.com
Seawings +971 4 8832999
seawings.ae
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