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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:

Notes:

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

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #780 on: December 27, 2018, 02:17:58 AM »
Also, was wondering if I should do my 2 nights in Al Maha vs the Al wadi.

I see though that 2 different bloggers are both saying Al Maha.
Did both on 2 different trips, I can't recommend one over the other, liked both .
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #781 on: December 27, 2018, 03:06:36 AM »
Did both on 2 different trips, I can't recommend one over the other, liked both .
If it wasn't a 1.5 say trip, I would try both:)

Also the $1700 sticker price for the Al Maha vs $600 for the Al whadi makes me feel good lol.


If you have to sum up the pros and cons of each, what would they be?
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #782 on: January 07, 2019, 06:24:26 PM »
Could someone please PM me with contact info for the Chabadniks in Dubai as my husband will be there for a couple of days.  Thank you!

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #783 on: January 11, 2019, 01:38:29 AM »
On my way into MLE im being in AUH for 12 hours or so (overnight) trying to decide between 3 hotels...

Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

The St. Regis Abu Dhabi


Any idea which one?


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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #784 on: January 11, 2019, 01:50:31 AM »
On my way into MLE im being in AUH for 12 hours or so (overnight) trying to decide between 3 hotels...

Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

The St. Regis Abu Dhabi


Any idea which one?


TIA!
From the 3, I only stayed at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, we enjoyed our stay, I can't think of any negatives.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #785 on: January 11, 2019, 01:56:09 AM »
From the 3, I only stayed at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, we enjoyed our stay, I can't think of any negatives.
and what made  you choose that one over the St regis in the city?

Also, did they store kosher food in the freezer for you?
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #786 on: January 13, 2019, 07:55:15 AM »
If anyone has contact information for the Dubai community about staying over for shabbos please pm me.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #787 on: January 20, 2019, 03:37:09 AM »
and what made  you choose that one over the St regis in the city?

Also, did they store kosher food in the freezer for you?
the saadiyat was great, they froze the food too. Though delivered the meal they insisted would come sealed open on a China plate... There went that meal lol. So, don't allow them to heat food for you. They said something about their policy was too open everything or something like that. Unclear why in that case they didn't just bring it back up to me as instructed but whatever. Also got a nice plat elite upgrade to a suite
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #788 on: January 20, 2019, 03:42:28 AM »
Gonna iy"h be at the Al Maha for one day and 2 nights (entitling us to 4 activities) we would do 3/4 Activities so we can either head to Dubai (45 min trip) at around 10 AM, and depart there approx 2:30 (giving us 3.5 hours or so for the mall + burj hotel+fountain show) or we can stay at the al Maha all day, then after the last activity finishes (approximately 6:15pm) then be @dubai 7pm and have a few hours there.

Any idea?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #789 on: January 20, 2019, 07:32:54 AM »
Not going to Abu Dhabi?
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #790 on: January 20, 2019, 08:07:05 AM »
Not going to Abu Dhabi?
did the mosque and St Regis on the way in to the Maldives:)
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #791 on: January 21, 2019, 07:23:36 PM »
Anyone know if there are any basic kosher foods you can buy in Dubai?

My flight got delayed and I missed my connection, I will be in Dubai for 18 hours.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #792 on: February 06, 2019, 05:34:54 PM »
is 2 in half days enough time?  and what's a must to do ?

is it a problem going if me and my wife look Hamish ?

is bringing kosher food like meat a problem or milk  ?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #793 on: February 06, 2019, 07:23:04 PM »
Read my TR
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #794 on: February 06, 2019, 08:24:29 PM »
Read my TR

I think I did but long time ago do u have a link to it ?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #795 on: February 06, 2019, 08:51:06 PM »

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #796 on: February 06, 2019, 09:51:13 PM »
Just read u tr so u say nothing to be afraid of walking in Dubai ?
Is it worse going to the Farrow place if I won't go on the coster?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #797 on: February 06, 2019, 10:29:11 PM »
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« Reply #798 on: February 06, 2019, 11:22:07 PM »
Just read u tr so u say nothing to be afraid of walking in Dubai ?
Is it worse going to the Farrow place if I won't go on the coster?

Correct.
No.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #799 on: February 07, 2019, 10:49:30 AM »
so there is np bringing in milk or meat ? what tour of the desert should I take there is many to chose of ?

if I can find available on Etihad first should I rather take this then business on EK ?
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