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There are no issues with:

  • Having Jewish items
  • Looking Jewish
  • Bringing in food or alcohol
  • Having Israeli stamps in your passport.

List of TR's:
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/maldives-trip-notes-part-2-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Sam28 TR
UAE- Abu Dhabi and Dubai TR with lots of links for attractions and food etc (maybe s/o would copy+paste from there to here)

Kosher Food/ Restaurants:
for up to date and more info see https://chabad.ae/kosher/

TLV Restaurant - Location in the H hotel  - For reservations: Call: +97142435711  / WhatsApp: +971522209155
The Kosher Place - Location Jumeriah Creekside Hotel - For reservations, please WhatsApp +972559453118
Mul hayam
Armani Kaf - Location Armani Hotel - Reservation online or email Restaurant.Reservations@armanihotels.com (sometimes it wont show available online but over email they'll confirm)
King David Kitchen kingdavidkitchen.com
Kosher coffee Bibi


Synagogue:
PM Dan for contact info.

Things to Do:

Sites to find deals:
  Groupon.ae
  Greatdeals.ae
  getyourguide.com
  klook.com
  tiqets.com

 - Miracle Garden (need 1-2 hours) - https://www.dubaimiraclegarden.com/
 - Global Village  (Need 3-4 hours - opens at 4pm ) - https://www.globalvillage.ae/en/home-page
 - Xline - zip thru the marina (need max 1 hour from checkin till land back) - Book online in advance to secure a spot - http://xline.xdubai.com/
 - Desert Adventure - (need 6 hours - from 3pm -9pm) - Includes Quad Biking, Dune Bashing, Camel rides, BBQ dinner in a camp site while watching Cultural shows  - https://www.desertadventures.com/  - There is a Kosher catered tour that is highly recommended , every tuesday , Whatsapp +972 58-551-1911 for reservations , full Kosher BBQ and "kosher" cultural shows
- 3 Main Malls - Mall in Marina (Basic) , Mall of Emirates (huge mall - Has indoor ski) , Mall of Dubai (downtown -even bigger mall has aquarium inside and is a very high end shopping mall)
 - Gold / Perfume / Spice Souk - Marketplace in Deira area (need half a day minimum for this)
 - Burj Khalifa - View points from above - Buy tickets online in advance for best price - https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/index.aspx  - best to go in evening time before sunset  - Theres also a VIP option to skip the lines
 - Dubai Sky Dive
 - Helicopter ride - recommended is the 22 min flight option
 - Hot Air balloon - https://www.ballooning.ae/ - check the deal sites sometimes have a buy 2 get 1  - Early AM in the desert
 - Dubai Creek Boat ride ( need 2.5hrs - Board 8pm - duration 830pm to 1030pm)
- Dubai Gold frame 
- night boat ride along the intercostal
 - Fountain Show on the boardwalk downtown - from 6pm every 30 min (buy a ticket online/walkup to be closer to water but you can still see it without that or if you are eating at Armani Kaf, you can see from the terrace
- Yacht + jet ski rentals
- Dubai Aquarium / underwater zoo
- Yellow Boat (inflatable motor boat) Sightseeing Cruise
- The view at the palm - theviewpalm.ae
- Legoland
- Inside burj al arab insideburjalarab.com


Hotels:

Getting Around:

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« Last edited by hakohen on August 20, 2023, 04:53:22 AM »

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2013, 02:54:50 PM »
Can't get the full story

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2013, 09:12:24 PM »
Had nothing to do with him being Jewish. I know some people involved in the case

I actually had a Dental emergency while in Dubai and found out the hard way that Pain-Killers are illegal there.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2013, 09:14:09 PM »
Had nothing to do with him being Jewish. I know some people involved in the case

I actually had a Dental emergency while in Dubai and found out the hard way that Pain-Killers are illegal there.
Muslims don't take Tylenol?!

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2013, 09:14:47 PM »
Muslims don't take Tylenol?!

Tylenol is not a pain killer where I come from

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2013, 09:15:59 PM »
Tylenol is not a pain killer where I come from
You mean like morphine?  Ecstasy?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2013, 09:17:17 PM »
You mean like morphine?

Yup. And Codine. B'h someone I was with had an ample supply.


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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2013, 09:20:12 PM »
Dubai is safe enough  of a country that the ruler drives around himself in a Mercedes jeep with just one security guard. People see him out alone all the time

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2013, 09:36:58 PM »
Dubai is safe enough  of a country that the ruler drives around himself in a Mercedes jeep with just one security guard. People see him out alone all the time
That's cause if anyone even picks up a hand against him they will never be seen again.  :)

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2013, 06:12:30 AM »
I now understand the Prof. Karabus case at no stage has been to with or even thought to be relating to religion or Israel, just a messed up legal system...

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2013, 10:00:17 AM »
For those who seemed to take interest in this story... Please keep Karabus in mind for the next few days after a recent breakthrough might bring this case come to an end soon: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/courts/toddlers-cancer-death-not-manslaughter-says-uae-medical-panel

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Abu Dhabi and Dubai
« Reply #30 on: March 20, 2013, 08:38:28 PM »
Has anyone gone there? was there any problems with being jewish? Having an israeli stamp on your passport?

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Re: Abu Dhabi and Dubai
« Reply #31 on: March 20, 2013, 08:43:02 PM »
There's a thread which was just started here about your question.

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Re: Abu Dhabi and Dubai
« Reply #32 on: March 20, 2013, 08:50:46 PM »
Link?

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Re: Abu Dhabi and Dubai
« Reply #33 on: March 20, 2013, 09:18:30 PM »
Look down about fifteen threads from this one and you will see it.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #34 on: March 28, 2013, 03:53:31 PM »
Anyone have some more info? Any adventurous activities? dessert stuff?

So far only thing set in stone is the skiing... would like to find another thing or two to do as I'm there for a long time..

anyone ever try to order kosher food in the F lounge?

Are taxis best mode of transportation?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #36 on: March 28, 2013, 05:24:55 PM »
Wow.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html
Ive heard the parking lot in DXB is full of expensive cars, since credit is very easy to get but theres debtors prison. So people who lost their job and couldnt pay back loans just left their cars in the airport on the way out.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #37 on: March 28, 2013, 05:29:51 PM »
Wow.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html

This hasn't been posted before?

I feel like it has.

In any event, it gives a new perspective on DXB.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #38 on: March 28, 2013, 05:30:22 PM »
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #39 on: April 19, 2013, 02:55:23 PM »
I Was in Dubai several Months ago for Shabos, KTM- Big Stopover in AUH-JFK Etihad First Class Suites using AA 90K, AUH Arrivals I was a bit nervous after seeing that our cousins were in full control of Passport control Emigration, all luggage is inspected right after Passport Control which meant my Tefilin and siddur were scanned and no questions asked, my first name in my passport if fully Jewish.

  I stayed at a 5 star Ibn Battuta Hotel which I found on Priceline, I did walk around Dubai with baseball cap, Dubai reminded me kind of Las Vegas with out the Casinos. if anyone has questions about the UAE or Dubai feel free to ask. I did wear my yarmulka on both of my Etihad Flights KTM-AUH-JFK,  KTM-AUH the Arab flight attendent gave me stairs but the European and Asian flight attendants seemed to know passengers like me. the Personal Chef on AUH-JFK was from Bondi Beach, Australia.

 Also when people in the shops or Taxis asked me  where I'm from I said, I'm from Canada did not want to say I'm from the USA.