Help on holiday Dubai or ?

dartfordgent

The good half wants to go away for her 50th some place hot by a beach and all inclusive....she has flagged up Dubai and havnt a clue what its like.....is it worth going inclusive or is it not too expensive to eat there also is there anything to do except look at huge buildings and sand.........she also mentioned mexico

so can any one help me come up with some ideas i did mention Tenby but i cannot type what she said.......

CAFCBourne

Dubai main thing going is the weather (beach) and the restaurants i would say. Would not go all inclusive.
Can hire a boat out for a bit of fishing!!
DO a bit skiing if you like, golf.
Friday you can go to a brunch and its all you can eat for 50 durhams very good value

P_Air

[cite]Posted By: dartfordgent[/cite]Is there anything to do except look at huge buildings and sand

Erm, no?! Actually can't say myself as never been, but my girlfriend's sis works in Abu Dabi and all over the middle east and says it expensive to eat/drink out and entertain oneself.

Don't know about Mehico (swine flu, etc), but I went to Cuba last December. Was the best all inclusive holiday I've been on. Stayed near Guardalavaca but did a 2 day tour of Havana. Such a beautiful country, with so much to see and do. Highly recommended!

Goonerhater

Doha mate---you wont believe the night life.

DaveMehmet

[cite]Posted By: P_Air[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: dartfordgent[/cite]Is there anything to do except look at huge buildings and sand

expensive to eat/drink out and entertain oneself.

Surely kleenex can't be that expensive!

Clem_Snide

[cite]Posted By: P_Air[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: dartfordgent[/cite]Is there anything to do except look at huge buildings and sand

Erm, no?! Actually can't say myself as never been, but my girlfriend's sis works in Abu Dabi and all over the middle east and says it expensive to eat/drink out and entertain oneself.

Don't know about Mehico (swine flu, etc), but I went to Cuba last December. Was the best all inclusive holiday I've been on. Stayed near Guardalavaca but did a 2 day tour of Havana. Such a beautiful country, with so much to see and do. Highly recommended!

Agreed.

I'm not a beach holiday person but would recommend Cuba.

Clem_Snide

Oh yeah......my boss has just come cack from the Maldives and said it was stunning.

SoundAsa£

Zabeel own a hotel in Dubai don't they..........find it, book in under a false name, stay for a fortnight, run up a massive bill and do a runner....that way you'll get double the pleasure!

All_Thaid_Up

Dubai is going through a bit of a funny time at the moment. Despite being on the face of it a lot more open than other Gulf states, there has been a major crackdown on anything deemed offensive to muslims.

A case in point a guy wearing a T shirt with a naked Victoria beckham (obviously with bits covered) was thrown in jail and has now been deported. There have been a number of other incidents as well.

A lot of the contruction has been put on hold, including the worlds tallest tower (still impressive) and the 1500 metre indoor ski slope!

Saying that Dubai is great, - the best way to describe it is like Las vegas and Disney land had a baby. The best time to go I would say is either end of January for the sales or March for the Horse racing.

DA9

Sharm El Sheikh, Hilton, Fayrouz, All Inclusive, some good deals at the moment.

Private beach, loads of bars & restaurants on site

Hilton

Algarveaddick

I can recommend Almond Beach Resort in Barbados, and you can go virtually anywhere without fear of upsetting a mad mullah,catching swine flu or being held up at gunpoint.

SoundAsa£

[cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite]I can recommend Almond Beach Resort in Barbados, and you can go virtually anywhere without fear of upsetting a mad mullah,catching swine flu or being held up at gunpoint.

So not much fun then!

Algarveaddick

Well, you could just go to Penge, and get all three...

SoundAsa£

Or Plumstead come to that.

ChicagoAddick

It would say Dubai's beaches are not the best. Very interesting place to go but more of a city break in my mind. I too would avoid all inclusive.

My recommendation would be The Maldives for the ultimate beach, ocean experience.

When's her birthday? Because could narrow your choices.

Algarveaddick

Good point Chicago.

dartfordgent

Ah yea good point. Early sept and bloody typical
the week we have two home games in a row

Medders

Why not do the Maldives and Dubai? For our honeymoon, we did 12 nights in the Maldives and then 4 nights in Dubai - really was great. All Inc for the Maldives and the most stunning beaches. As others have said, Dubai is more a short break type of place. Still in it's development but will be a great place when the construction finishes.

kimbo

We went to Velidhu in the Maldives, stunning and the most relaxing holiday i have ever had. Could definitely recommend

Curb_It

Surely it depends on budget, some of you are suggesting stuff that is way more expensive than 5 nights in dubai.

WSS

Try Bognor

Hornchurch

Early September, this year, will be the middle of Ramadan. In Dubai, this means no drinking, eating or smoking, in public, whilst the sun is up.

Dubai don't really do All-Inclusive, not like they do in the Caribbean. I'd avoid most of the Caribbean in September, too, because of the Hurricane season.

We went to Aruba (Dutch island just off the north coast of Venezuela, where Andy Hunt now lives), in May. Stayed at the Riu Palace through Thomson. I can highly recommend and it's supposed to be outside of the Hurricane belt.

dartfordgent

cheers foe the help................mmm hurricanes.....tooo hot........ looks like bognor....v..maldives.......nothing in it ....