Full of culture and charm, Bur Dubai is where you’ll find the Al Seef and Al Fahidi historic districts. With their mazelike souqs, heritage buildings, beautiful mosques, and abundance of street food vendors, this is the cultural heart of the city. Take an abra (traditional wooden boat) across Dubai Creek, and you’ll be in Deira, home of Dubai’s famous Gold Souk and Spice Souk.
But this is a city of contrasts, and in Bur Dubai, you’ll love getting a first-hand glimpse of both the modest buildings of Old Dubai and the Burj Khalifa (the world’s tallest building) dominating the city’s skyline from the top of the 150-meter-tall Dubai Frame. And if that’s not enough, downtown Dubai, the Burj Khalifa, and the Dubai Mall (the world’s largest mall) are a quick 10-minute taxi ride away.
