Dubai’s best indoor activities to beat the heat this summer
With the temperature expected to reach 48 degrees in the coming day, Dubai’s best indoor activities and attractions are set to delight visitors with the ‘coolest’ ways to tackle the heat this summer.
Adventure Zone
Check out Adventure Zone, an indoor adventure sports centre that is an ideal destination for active kids of all ages and abilities, with a host of activities including indoor football, high ropes, a trampoline park, a zipline, skate park and themed fun climbing walls on offer, all supervised by certified instructors.
GO: Visit https://adventurezone.ae for more information.
Air Maniax
Visit Air Maniax, an epic indoor inflatable park, housing several distinct arenas and assault courses, including mini areas for toddlers. With more than 15,000 sq ft packed with adrenaline-fuelled fun, Air Maniax also features an assault course with a points-based system that brings to life your own ninja warrior experience!
GO: Visit www.airmaniax.com for more information.
Bounce-X
Pay a visit to Bounce, the biggest indoor trampoline park in Dubai, comprised of wall-to-wall trampolines, airbags and an adventure challenge course. Bounce-X is the world’s first freestyle terrain park, providing the ultimate indoor adrenaline playground with parkour courses and freestyle features. For junior jumpers, there’s a dedicated area with their own purpose-built trampoline area and climbing boxes.
GO: Visit https://bounce.ae for more information.
Dubai Frame
Dubai Frame is an iconic structure that ‘frames’ impressive views of Old and New Dubai while serving as a metaphorical bridge connecting the emirate’s rich past with its magnificent present. Offering spectacular panoramic views across the city, Dubai Frame celebrates the story of Dubai, from its early establishment to its ambitious plans for future development. On the Sky deck, guests will experience uninterrupted views of Dubai from all sides, “Old Dubai” to the north and “New Dubai” to the south.
Visit www.dubaiframe.ae for more information.
Dubai Ice Rink
Check out The Dubai Mall’s Olympic-sized skating rink and cool down as you have an enjoyable afternoon with the family, or sharpen your ice skating skills by taking a class in the Skating Academy.
GO: Visit www.dubaiicerink.com for more information.
IMG World of Adventures
Head over to IMG World of Adventures, Dubai’s largest indoor theme park and the ultimate destination to spend the day with the family. Explore the five themed adventure zones, including Marvel, the Lost Valley, Cartoon Network, IMG Boulevard and Novo Cinemas for an action-packed day of thrills, laughter and fun while witnessing much-loved characters come to life, including The Powerpuff Girls and the Avengers.
GO: Visit www.imgworlds.com for more information.
Indoor Kartdome
Channel your inner Lewis Hamilton at Dubai Motor City’s Indoor Kartdome. Satisfy your need for speed at this thrilling attraction, which boasts a 620m track with 17 turns and can host up to 10 drivers on the track at any time.
GO: Visit https://dubaiautodrome.ae for more information.
Kidzania
Visit Kidzania, an indoor playground and a vast indoor educational theme park located in the Dubai Mall. Aimed at children aged four to sixteen years, KidZania features realistic setups where kids can learn about more than 70 different real-world professions in an interactive city. From hosting their own entertainment show and learning to create pizzas to developing money management skills whilst running their own shop, the opportunities for fun and education are endless.
GO: Visit https://dubai.kidzania.com for more information.
La Perle
Enjoy an unforgettable performance at La Perle, an immersive live performance and the first permanent show in the region. Located in Al Habtoor City, the show takes place in a unique purpose-built aqua theatre that holds 2.7 million litres of water. Get set for an evening packed with inspiring stunts, stunning artistic displays, special effects and dazzling imagery.
GO: Visit www.laperle.com for more information.
LEGOLAND Dubai
Located at Dubai Parks & Resorts, LEGOLAND Dubai is ideal for children aged two to twelve years of age. A central feature of LEGOLAND Dubai is MINILAND, an indoor air-conditioned attraction, with more than 20 million LEGO bricks creating this unique interactive area. Featuring iconic landmarks from across the Middle East, such as the world’s tallest LEGO model of the iconic Burj Khalifa, guests can even build their own city at a 10m long play table.
GO: Visit www.legoland.com for more information.
Madame Tussauds Dubai
Madame Tussauds Dubai brings 60 life-like figures of global stars to the city, including 16 brand new wax figures from the Middle East region. Bring the whole family for a tour on the greatest figures of Hollywood, Bollywood and the Arab world and grab selfies with the lookalikes of Tom Cruise, Kylie Jenner, Shah Rukh Khan and more. While you’re there, be sure to wander through The Wharf, Bluewaters’ new indoor section, so children can stock up on some summer treats at Candylicious or grab soft serve at Be Your Café.
GO: Call 058 592 7856 for more information.
Museum of Illusions
Don’t let your eyes deceive you as you venture through ten eccentric exhibits. Serve your head on a platter, walk like a bat on the ceiling of a room or sit on a giant chair – there are all kinds of mind-boggling pictures to take and optical illusions to see. The Museum of Illusions is a stark contrast to its address in Al Seef, a lively destination that echoes the UAE’s rich heritage. Fill your camera up with unforgettable memories and venture to the wider district for a dose of historical charm and culinary treasures, where you’ll find no shortage of Instagrammable moments.
GO: Call 04 357 3999 for more information.
Museum Of The Future
The Museum of the Future is the first museum of its kind, built to transform the very perception of the future as we know. In a single journey, visitors will wander from a galactic experience, exhibiting the future of humanity in outer space, to the future wonders of ecology. The journey begins in the depths of our solar system, paying tribute to the inspiring Emirates Mars Mission project that saw the Hope Probe successfully enter Mars’ orbit last year.
GO: Visit https://museumofthefuture.ae for more information.
Ski Dubai
There is fun for all in-store at the region’s first indoor snow slope, Ski Dubai. Visitors can not only hone their ski skills at five different runs of varying difficulty levels but also enjoy plenty of other fun-filled activities, including snowboarding and tobogganing. In addition, visitors can try zip-lining or even experience a penguin encounter.
GO: Visit www.skidxb.com for more information.
TEP Factor
Put your fitness and quick thinking to the test at TEPFactor. Housed in the caves of JBR, this is a team experience which makes it perfect for families. Put your best foot forward as you tackle 21 challenges and four categories for some high-stakes, high-adrenaline fun like climbing through an obstacle of ropes, crossing a rotating cylinder and scaling up a wall. All you need is a team of two to six players – but if you really want to up the ante, turn it into a massive play date with up to 18 teams in one go. Parents and children or family versus family, there are so many ways you can enjoy the experience without it losing its fun factor.
GO: Call 056 404 0802 for more information.
The Green Planet
Pay a visit to The Green Planet, an incredible bio-dome home to a tropical rainforest housing more than 3,000 plants, birds and animals. Young minds will be enthralled with an up-close and personal sloth encounter as the sleepy mammal roams free amongst the flora. Other unusual experiences at The Green Planet include camping overnight in the rainforest, snorkelling with piranhas or even being a zookeeper for the day.
GO: Visit www.thegreenplanetdubai.ae for more information.
Theatre of Digital Art
The Theater of Digital Art at Souk Madinat Jumeirah is a multi-media experience that combines music, visual effects, and the latest surround sound technology for a truly immersive experience. They always have an exciting calendar of activities planned, from immersive interactive shows that play at the theatre for weeks as well as pop-up art workshops for children, multisensory meditation sessions for adults and music nights for all. Be sure to visit their calendar to see what’s happening.
GO: Visit www.toda.ae for more information.
Top Golf
For a fun-filled evening, head to sports and entertainment destination, Top Golf, located in the Emirates Golf Club, for an engaging golfing experience. With stunning views across the Dubai skyline, guests of all levels, skills and age groups can book a private climate-controlled booth complete with high tech balls, in which to practice their swing, whilst dining on light bites.
GO: Visit https://topgolfdubai.ae for more information.
TR88HOUSE
The new kid on the block at Bluewaters, TE88HOUSE presents a 65,000 square-foot indoor playground that offers hours of entertainment for the whole family. Treehouses perched on 12-metre-high treetops, a nine-hole miniature golf course set amid a bioluminescent rainforest, laser tag in equally wild and psychedelic surroundings, and a trampoline park complete with climbing walls, a ninja course, gravity-defying slack line and a bouncing court for the ultimate thrill-seekers. For toddlers a sprawling soft-play area provides ample stimulation with a ball pit, slides, swings and ropes. Once all the energy is burned out, take a break to refuel for round two at any one of TE88HOUSE’s six restaurants.
GO; Call 04 355 8888 for more information.
