Dubai Insider

“IF YOU CAN BUILD A SKI SLOPE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT,
WHY NOT A RAINFOREST TOO?”
Opening page:
Wild Wadi Waterpark
Previous pages from left
to right: Skydive Dubai;
Laguna Waterpark
These pages, clockwise
from left: Dubai Miracle
Garden; X Park Jr.; The Green
Planet; Ski Dubai
With four zones including Cartoon
Network, Marvel, Lost Valley-Dinosaur
Adventure and IMG Boulevard, the
park is a superhero lover’s paradise.
Another top theme park on the
doorstep, Dubai Parks and Resorts
in Jebel Ali has an impressive roster of
rides spread across three theme parks
and a water park.
Nature meets playtime with high
wire action at Aventura Parks, where
you can zip-line through a natural ghaf
tree forest. XPark Jr. is where kids get
to splash in streams, climb trees and
hang out in treehouses to their heart’s
content, as well as explore meandering
paths, cascading fountains and the onsite
petting zoo.
Swap the great outdoors for the
winter wonderland that is Ski Dubai.
This indoor ski resort, which is dusted
with real snow, invites you to don your
woolly hat and gloves and ride the
chairlift up through the faux alpine
setting before racing down the slopes.
If you can build a ski slope in
the middle of the desert, why not a
rainforest too? The Green Planet
puts more than 3,000 animals and
plants on display beneath its tropical
canopy, including birds, butterflies,
frogs, spiders and snakes to ‘edutain’
people about biodiversity, nature and
sustainability. Make sure you check
out the newest additions, including the
adorable slow loris and wallabies.
If you’re looking to score a dizzying
number of Instagram likes, head to
Dubai Miracle Garden – the world’s
largest natural flower garden – and
strike a pose in front of bloom-
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