Things to Do in Atlantis The Palm Dubai

One of the best things to see and do in Dubai is to visit Atlantis The Palm, a luxury resort that you will love for its impressive facilities and wide range of entertainment and water sports activities. Among Atlantis The Palm's main attractions is its Aquaventure water park with thrilling slides, slow rivers and water play areas for children. You'll also enjoy swimming with dolphins in Dolphin Bay and visiting the aquarium at The Lost Chambers, where you can see a variety of marine life.

Fancy a thrilling experience? Booking a speedboat ride in Dubai has everything you need: you can either enjoy the adrenaline rush at top speed or relax during the ride.

Whatever the chaos, you'll have a blast watching the city's skyline, beaches and tourist attractions from the water: the routes of these rides can vary according to the type of tour you choose, although almost every experience will give you the chance to see and experience iconic landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa, the Burj Al Arab or the rest of The Palm, among others.

You will also be able to have a photo session during the trip, either for you and the rest of the participants of the activity, or of the landscape that you will be able to enjoy during the ride.

Interesting details

• Price: from 37 euros.
• Timetable: 45 min.

Being a city with many cultures and many types of cuisine found, there is no doubt that among the things you should do in Dubai is to try the different foods and dishes that are made in kitchens all over the city. In this case, Atlantis The Palm is a great place to take a private food tour of Dubai to experience the local food and more.

There are multiple options for good food within the hotel, including The Burger Joint restaurant in the Aquaventure water park, which offers burgers and fast food. In addition to gourmet burgers, you can try different meat, chicken and vegetarian options, as well as fries, onion rings and other typical fast-food sides.

Here is a list of other amazing restaurants you can find at Atlantis The Palm:

• Hakkasan: upscale restaurant that serves Cantonese food and has a Michelin star.
• Bread Street Kitchen and Bar: Owned by chef Gordon Ramsay,Bread Street Kitchen and Bar serves the best of British cuisine.
• Ossiano: Michelin-starred restaurant serving seafood.
• Kaleidoscope: You can enjoy a variety of international dishes, from spicy Indian food to delicate French patisserie.

Interesting details

• Price: to eat at one of these restaurants you will have to pay a minimum of 108 euros per dish per person. The gastronomic tour costs 137 euros and you can sample dozens of dishes.
• Opening hours: the restaurants operate almost all day long because they are there to satisfy the tastes and needs of those staying at the hotel. The gastronomic tour lasts 3 hours.

With tickets to Lost Chambers Aquarium you can explore a variety of marine species and have a great time. Some of the experiences you could have there include the rides and slides at the Aquaventure water park. You will also have the opportunity to meet around 65,000 marine animals at the Lost Chambers Aquarium.

During your tour of the marine park, you will be able to learn many details about life in the deep sea thanks to the various interactive exhibits and educational activities offered in the park.

Another attraction you'll love about The Lost Chambers is the mega glass tunnels where you can get a panoramic view of the marine life and get up close and personal with sharks, lobsters, rays and piranhas.

Details of interest

• Price: 35 euros.
• Opening hours: Monday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00.

One of the attractions that is sure to impress you most about this hotel is its private beach, which is only accessible to those staying at the hotel. On the private beach facilities you will have the chance to relax and enjoy the sun, as well as different types of water activities including water skiing, paddle boarding, windsurfing and much more.

Also, by booking a yacht tour of the Dubai Marina you can see the beach from a different point of view and see how the beach stretches for over 1.4 kilometres and is surrounded by tropical vegetation within the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai.

What's more, something special about this artificial beach is that it was built with more than 7 million cubic metres of sand that came directly from the Persian Gulf.

Interesting details

• Price: from 39 euros.
• Timetable: 2 to 3 hours.

Although not an in-house activity, you can take a tour of the Dubai desert from the Atlantis The Palm Hotel. This is undoubtedly one of the best experiences to have in this country, as it is a desert safari, which you will enjoy on board a 4x4 vehicle and which includes camel riding and sandboarding.

During the 4x4 tour you will have the opportunity to enjoy panoramic views of the desert and the surrounding landscape and to stop at a few places along the way to take pictures of the scenery.

Most of these desert safaris in Dubai include dinner and a tanoura show, as well as optional henna tattoos or water pipes.

Useful details

• Price: from 43 euros.
• Duration: from 4 hours, depending on the activities you choose.

Also very close to the Atlantis Hotel is the Burj Khalifa, which is one of Dubai's most iconic buildings, but also holds the record as the tallest building in the world, standing at approximately 828 metres. What is most striking about this impressive tower is its mix of Islamic and modern architectural styles, in addition to its impressive height.

I recommend buying your tickets to the Burj Khalifa in advance, and remember that you can get there from the Atlantis The Palm hotel in just a few minutes.

With a total of some 163 floors and an observatory on levels 124 and 125, a visit to this special place in the centre of Dubai is definitely not to be missed.

Interesting details

• Price: from 40 euros.
• Opening hours: You can go and enjoy the observatories of this building during the day or at night, although the opening hours may change according to the season of the year.

In addition to all the fun you can experience at the Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, one spectacle you definitely can't miss is the panoramic views of the city's skyline. A good place to do this is the Skyview Bar, a cocktail bar located on the 27th floor of the Burj Al Arab. The most impressive thing about this place is that it is 200 metres high, so the panoramic views of the city will be breathtaking.

Although not located inside the Atlantis The Palm, the views from this bar allow you to see The Palm in all its splendour. You can get from the Atlantis to the Burj Al Arab very easily, even on foot.

Inside the Skyview Bar you can sample a wide range of signature cocktails, fine wines and premium spirits. You will also have the opportunity to sample an exquisite selection of international cuisine snacks and desserts. For other beverages, you can choose the afternoon tea option, which is popular with visitors.

Interesting details

• Price: the minimum consumption to be inside the Skyview Bar is 70 euros per person during the night. Dishes may vary in price according to their preparation and ingredients.
• Opening hours: Monday to Thursday and Saturdays and Sundays between 15:00 and midnight. On Fridays it is open between 19:00 and 2:00.

One of the things you should do if you go to the Atlantis The Palm hotel with children is to take them to enjoy the different attractions inside. The best thing about this is that there are specific areas for children to enjoy the fun of the hotel as well. The play areas are divided by age, with some for children and others for teenagers.

Among the plans for children you can find:

• Creativity zones, where children up to 12 years old, have the opportunity to give free rein to their imagination with different drawing and painting activities.
• Play area, where there is a wide variety of games and toys for children of all ages.
• Video games room, where you can take the children to play with xboxes, play stations and the latest generation of computers.
• Underwater cinema/theatre, where they will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with marine animals, watch films adapted for them and learn incredible facts about the ocean.
• Daily marine educational programmes.
• The Zone, a place just for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, where they can go to meet, interact, play and dance, without adults or children.

Details of interest

• Price: The prices of the different activities may vary according to the type of activity you choose.
• Timetable: Timetables vary according to the type of activity the children or young people are going to do. Generally activities for children and young people take place in the morning and afternoon.

If you want to spend time enjoying the relaxation and spa services offered by the hotel, I recommend visiting ShuiQi Spa, which is one of the largest and most popular spas in the UAE. The spa attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world not only for its facilities, but also for its wide variety of relaxation and wellness treatments.

Hydrotherapy baths, steam baths, saunas and relaxation pools are some of the services you can enjoy within the spa. You can also enjoy massages, facials, body therapies and wraps. Best of all, all treatments are carried out with high quality natural and organic products.

If fitness is your thing, you can also go and enjoy the exclusive gymnasium offered by the spa. There you can find different multi-purpose machines to work out while enjoying the panoramic ocean views, an incredible experience.

Interesting details

• Price: prices vary according to the type of treatment you want to have and its duration.
• Opening hours: The spa opens according to the season of the year.

Aquaventure is one of Dubai's largest and most popular water parks, offering a wide range of water attractions, including more than 30 water slides, fast-flowing rivers, a beach and swimming pools.

Your day ticket includes the dark and twisting Aquaconda water tunnel, but you can also ride a float and ride the rapids of a river. If you want more extreme fun, I recommend climbing the Ziggurat and jumping from over 27 metres at the Leap of Faith.

My recommendation, especially if you are travelling with children, is to book your tickets for Aquaventure in advance, because they also include unlimited access to the Surf's Up wave attraction, tickets to The Lost Chambers aquarium and a shark talk and feeding session, so you will have to plan your day if you want to make the most of this great attraction.

Details of interest

• Price: 85 euros per person.
• Opening hours: Monday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00.