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Dubai: Marina, Burj Al Arab, desert sunset
دبي, AE · 5 stops · 88 km (54.4 mi) · about 2 h 2 min driving · 10 spoken stories
From Dubai's gleaming waterfront towers to the red dunes beyond the city, this 2-hour drive takes you through modern architecture, camel country, and wide desert landscape. Start at Marina, pass Burj Al Arab, visit a camel racing track, then finish watching the sun set over the dunes at Al Qudra Lakes.
Photo: Joi Ito, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Dubai Marina to Al Qudra Lakes
The stops
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Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina, also known as Marsa Dubai, is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is built around an artificially constructed canal along a 3-kilometre (2 mi) stretch of the Persian Gulf shoreline. In 2024 it had a population of 70,550.
“Welcome to Dubai Marina, or Marsa Dubai, a whole district built around a man-made canal running along three kilometres of Persian Gulf shoreline.”
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Burj Al Arab
The Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, commonly known as Burj Al Arab, is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.
“And there it is, the Burj Al Arab, one of the tallest hotels in the world, though about thirty-nine percent of that height is empty space rather than rooms.”
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Al lissily camel market Al marmoom
race course · XG25+V5F - Al Ain - Dubai Rd - Margham - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
“This is Al Lisaili, a desert settlement that doubles as the heart of camel racing in Dubai.”
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Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve
Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve is the first unfenced nature conservation reserve in the United Arab Emirates. It is located in the desert area of Saih Al Salam in the Emirate of Dubai and comprises some 10% of the total land area of the emirate, including the extensive man-made desert wetlands, Al Qudra Lakes.
“We are inside the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve now, the first unfenced nature reserve in the United Arab Emirates.”
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Al Qudra Lakes
attraction · Saih Al Dahal Street, Dubai
“Al Qudra Lakes are the payoff at the end of the day.”
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