10 Best Beaches in Dubai
Looking for Best beaches in Dubai to spend good time with friends and family? Check out this top 10 list which are clean, provide private space and beautiful. Hotels run several beaches in Dubai, and only their guests can access them. Nevertheless, tourists can enjoy several beaches for free or for a nominal charge. All of them feature clean sand, Lifeguards, changing rooms, and showers. Among them, the Al Mamzar Park and Jumeirah Beach are recipients of the blue flag beach status.
1) Burj Beach
This broad and long expanse of beach that leads to the Burj Al Arab is popular among tourists and residents. This beach also has several facilities that include volleyball nets. Football is a popular sport here.
Another distinguishing feature of this beach is Dubai’s ‘Stonehenge’ with pillars placed on its sandy expanse. It makes a great photo shooting spot. Other features include a running track and kiosks. How about the astounding Burj Al Arab floating on the water? There is scope for excellent snaps with an archetypal Dubai feel.
2) JBR Beach
‘The Beach’ at JBR lies on the shoreline beside Jumeirah Beach Resort and is free. Over the years this beach has developed a tourist appeal. Its clean facilities include showers and green spaces where visitors can together and indulge in sports like rugby.
The place features many restaurants with an excellent sea view and a hip atmosphere for enjoying a quick bite or a proper lunch. This beach also has several “posers,” particularly during the weekends! They are quite a spectacle for tourists! Events are hosted quite often on this beach and include motoring and sporting events.
3) Jumeirah Beach Park
A key reason for the enormous popularity of this public beach park is its location on Beach Road. Being a recipient of the blue flag beach status, it’s amongst the city’s top beaches. This park features an expanse of golden sand, grassy spaces, and palm trees. Cafes serving snacks and drinks are at both ends of the beach. Visitors also have access to toilets and showers. A lifeguard patrols the area until sunset.
The Dubai Canal Project has enhanced the appeal of this Beach Park with a fantastic sight of the Gate Towers Mall.
People who want to enter must pay around 5 DHS.
4) Al Mamzar Beach Park
This large and beautiful beach is a recipient of the blue flag beach status. Five beaches that lie in coves border the Mamzar Beach Park. Together they make this beach an excellent place for travellers and residents. All five beaches have sheltered spaces with showers and changing rooms. Chalets that have a barbecue area are rented out regularly.
Those who don’t wish to get into the sea have access to a couple of large swimming pools. Umbrellas and sun loungers can be rented, and the places have cafés and grocery stores. Lifeguards also patrol the area, and they have flag warning systems. Those who walk into the beach have to pay just 5dhs, and 40 DHS is charged for each car.
5) Jumeirah Open Beach
This beach lies after Palm Strip Mall and is free. This place is not known for its facilities and has showers and toilets. However, at a short distance are the small malls of Beach Road, and they have several cafés. Also know whether there is any fees for Plam Jumeirah Beach.
A jogging track covers the expanse of this beach, and beefcakes exercising is a common sight here. The place has a large crowd during the weekends.
6) Ghantoot Beach
This expanse of beach is owned by Golden Tulip Hotel and costs 100 Dhs. Thus, visitors have access to the hotel facilities, pool, and bars and cafés. People can also access volleyball nets and enjoy barbeques. A water-sports club offers wake-boarding, Jet water skiing, banana boating, and more activities. It’s the perfect retreat from hectic city life and visitors can stay overnight at the resort after a day of enjoyment.
7) Kite Beach
Kitesurfers assemble here, and tourists can watch them or join the action. Earlier people would drive into the beach and enjoy barbeques. Though this has been stopped the beach remains a prime traveller attraction with excellent sights of the Burj Al Arab. This clean beach is magnificent for long walks.
8) Jebel Ali Beach
This expanse of the open beach lies beside the Jebel Ali Beach Resort. This beach is becoming smaller with waterfront construction. This beach that kite surfers frequent makes an excellent camping spot. However, visitors need permission from the Dubai municipality.
9) 4×4 Beach
This peculiar name comes from the drivers who regularly stop their vehicle here and enjoy the sight. This giant expanse that lies next to Jumeirah Beach Park offers a charming bay view.
10) Royal Lebanon Beach Club
The cost of 200 Dhs for entering this beach on the island of Lebanon is worth every penny! The highlights of this beach club are a restaurant, eight private chalets, two beach areas, and a swimming pool. A ferry will carry the visitors to this island!
11) Sufouh Beach
Hiding in the middle of “The Palm” and the “Burj Al Arab” the “Secret Beach” of the Emirates the Al Sufouh Beach is also called “Black Palace Beach”. When you get tired of having fun in the buzzing city of Dubai, this beach near the royal palace of Al Sufouhwill helps calm your temptation. The least crowded sandy beach has a tranquil environment in which you can spend some quality time with your family. One of the reasons you should definitely visit this place is to witness the beauty of the sunset in the Emeriti sky and the dazzling skyline of Dubai in the evening.
12) Mercato Beach
Despite being in close proximity to the JBR and the Jumeirah Beach, the Mercato Beach is a pleasantly relaxing place and is quite vacant. Despite having an amazing view, it has a handful of tourists because of its limited number of amusements present in the beach. Though you can find a beach library there which is very rare for a beachy place to have. Both entrances to the beach and reading books are free.
13) Aquaventure Beach
Aquaventure beach is one of the most famous tourist spots in Dubai which remains filled even in the off-seasons. All credit goes to the Aquaventure Waterpark of the beach. After draining all your energy in the waterpark, relax sitting on the beach and witness the wonderful Emeriti skyscrapers on the skyline sneaking over the deep blue ocean. To make this trip memorable, do not forget to go scuba diving.
14) Royal Island Beach
Located on the Persian Gulf on the southeast coast. The Royal Island Beach or the Lebanon Island of the United Arab Emirates, the man-made island, is certainly one of the most popular tourist hotspots in the region. Among the many empty islands of the coast, the Royal Island Beach has succeeded to grab all the attention. Beginning from resorts to fascinating sports the island has everything you need for spending a delightful vacation.
15) Marina Beach
Surrounded by the skyscrapers of the Emirates, Marina Beach is one of the most iconic beaches of Dubai one can never get enough of. The dazzling place is filled with light and luxurious yachts waiting to take you on board. From having open dining areas, high-spirited cafeterias to shopping malls, it has everything loaded for the entertainment of visitors. The cruise for sight-seeing deserves special mention though.
Conclusion
Beaches are a great attraction in Dubai, particularly during the colder months. The good news is that visitors can choose from numerous sandy stretches. A point to note is that though Dubai beaches seem calm, they’re notorious for powerful currents.