Located in the heart the prestigious Downtown Dubai, described as 'The Centre of Now,' is The Dubai Mall, the world's largest and most-visited retail and entertainment destination in the world, which welcomed more than 80 million visitors in each year. With a total of 5.9 million square feet, the mall has 3.77 million square feet of gross leasable space which offers over 1,200 retail outlets including two anchor department stores.
According to The Dubai Mall, it also features world class Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo which consists thousands of aquatic animal life and a 270 degree walkthrough tunnel. It also has an indoor theme park, 22 screen Reel Cinemas megaplex which consist of a total capacity of 2,800 seats and an Olympic sized Dubai Ice Rink.
If You want to stay within the walls of the complex then there is a five star hotel just in the corner. For parking there is not much problem as Dubai Mall has a parking capacity of over 14,000 vehicles.
Dubai Mall is currently having an expansion making it more larger to welcome and accomodate almost 100 million visitors. A 1 million square feet of expansion of the area is underway which will enhance the mall and the city in catering the best of the best for Dubai's tourists.
Loungue at Fashion Avenue VIP lounge where it offers personal shoppers, a limo service and access to porters and mall buggies so you won't have a hard tim walking through the huge shopping complex of the mall. Though to qualify in these privileges you are required to shop for $100,000 AED every month.
In the first floor of the mall, there is the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Experience one of the largest aquatic tanks in the world and see more 33,000 underwater animals which includes sharks and different kinds of rays. They also offer shark diving or cage snorkling if you are looking for a thrilling trip to the mall according to Bravo Tv.
The biggest mall in the world also houses Emirates A380 simulator. You can try to feel what is it like to fly and soar through the sky in the world's largest aircraft.
If you are into dinosaurs, there is a 155 million year old dinosaur in the mall. A Skeleton i meant, the 80 foot Dubai Dino is a rare species discovered in the Quarry in Wyoming which was transferred to Dubai. For more of the latest news and current events around the world stay tuned to Travelers Today.
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