The 7 Best Places to Visit in Dubai on Your Honeymoon

Dubai is an excellent destination for couples who want to be immersed in romance in a cosmopolitan city.

With its stunning skyscrapers, spectacular natural attractions, multiculturalism, and a variety of fun and romantic things to do, choosing to have your honeymoon here is an excellent idea.

If you and your spouse have decided to go to the City of Gold for your honeymoon, below are the best places that feature the most romantic and fun things to do in Dubai you simply must include in your itinerary:

1.    Dubai Creek

The Dubai Creek is home to and near many of the city’s most popular attractions, including the Heritage Village, Dubai Museum, Al Bastakiya District, and Gold and Spice Souks. 

Learning about the history and culture of Dubai and shopping are great activities to do with your spouse. As such, include these places on your itinerary.

However, for something more romantic, book a dhow dinner cruise along the Dubai Creek.

Dhow dinner cruises along the creek usually start at sunset. As the vessel gently glides along the water, you will get spectacular views of the city’s skyscrapers and other beautiful structures as the stunning colours of dusk engulf them. You and your spouse will also have superb views of the beautifully lit city once the sun fully sets.

You and your spouse will surely love the buffet or a la carte dinner and a selection of beverages served during the cruise.

2.    Festival Bay

If you want to have another romantic dinner date with your spouse overlooking amazing waterfront views and watching a unique record-holding show, head to Festival Bay, Dubai Festival City Mall’s outdoor dining and entertainment area.

Festival Bay overlooks the Dubai Creek and boasts some of the top restaurants, cafes, and bars in the city, including the Hard Rock Café, the only one of its kind in Dubai.

You and your spouse can have your pick of cuisines and dining experiences here.

While enjoying your meal, you and your loved one can watch IMAGINE, a fascinating and immersive laser, light, and water multisensory extravaganza set to pleasant, feel-good music. The show starts at seven every night and happens every hour until midnight.

When you choose the right spot for your dinner, you and your spouse can indulge in an amazing meal and be mesmerised by the stunning multisensory show at the same time.

3.    BOUNCE-X

On your honeymoon, don’t forget to try something exciting with your spouse. BOUNCE-X is one of the best places to go to for a fun and exhilarating activity.

BOUNCE-X is the UAE’s first and biggest indoor freestyle terrain park. It is a paradise for parkour and freestyling enthusiasts.

The park’s two-floor, 5,000-square-metre space consists of giant trampolines, airbags, half pipes, slides, rails, and trapezes, ninja courses, and other parkour elements.

While here, you and your loved one can learn how to do backflips, backdrops, vaults, straddle jumps, and other freestyle manoeuvres.

If you are already a parkour expert, you will have a great time navigating the more advanced obstacle courses, such as the Infinity Wall, Halfpipe Trampoline, Freerun Area, and Ninja Courses.

4.    Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

Going on a desert safari is one of the best things for couples to do in Dubai.

The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) is the UAE’s first national park. It is a conservation area that’s home to numerous indigenous and introduced animal and plant species.

You and your spouse can enjoy a desert safari aboard a 4×4 or riding a camel or horse for a more traditional Bedouin experience.

While exploring the wilderness, be on the lookout for fascinating mammals, reptiles, insects, spiders, and plants that live in the area. If you’re lucky, you may be able to see an Arabian oryx, Brandt’s hedgehog, caracal, sand fox, and skink.  

The local flora that you could see here include the Ghaf tree, Samur tree, desert hyacinth, shrubby horsetail, and toothbrush tree.

While in the desert, make sure you and your spouse try other fun activities, such as archery, falconry, sandboarding, and dune driving.

To cap off the day, you and your loved one can indulge in a feast of grilled meats, fresh salads, Arabic sweets, and beverages at a Bedouin camp.

You and your spouse can also consider camping in the desert to enjoy unimpeded views of Dubai’s clear skies and glittering stars. When you’re ready to turn in, a glammed-up tent will serve as your temporary home in DDCR.

5.    Jumeirah Beach

Spending a day or two at Dubai’s beautiful beaches is also something you have to do on your honeymoon.

Without a doubt, Jumeirah Beach is Dubai’s most popular, go-to beach. It stretches over seven kilometres of white sand and clear turquoise water.

Jumeirah Beach is lined with several hotels, beach clubs, restaurants, and cafes that are worth visiting. Additionally, you and your spouse can enjoy plenty of water sports and activities here, including jet-skiing, kayaking, parasailing, and swimming.

Jumeirah Beach also has facilities where you and your loved one can treat yourselves to luxurious spa and hammam experiences.

It is also the perfect place to watch the sunset while enjoying a scrumptious dinner and your beverage of choice at one of the restaurants here.

6.    Dubai Miracle Garden

With everyone taking an interest in plants and gardening now, don’t miss the chance to visit the Dubai Miracle Garden, the world’s largest natural flower garden.

The park has more than 150 million flowers of over 120 varieties. You and your loved one will be amazed by the assortment of vibrant and eye-catching plants you will see here.

The Dubai Miracle Garden also has plant sculptures outfitted with twinkling lights, an amphitheatre with an observatory where visitors can enjoy live entertainment and panoramic views of the garden.

New attractions include an area dedicated to Walt Disney, where you can see plant sculptures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, and their other famous cartoon characters.

Another must-visit feature is the Hearts Passage, the perfect romantic Instagrammable spot for lovebirds.

7.    Burj Khalifa

While you’re in Dubai, don’t miss out on the chance to visit the tallest building in the world – Burj Khalifa.

Head to the observation deck of Burj Khalifa on the 124th floor to have excellent birds’ eye views of the Dubai skyline.

Aside from the observation deck, Burj Khalifa also has several restaurants, cafes, pools, hotels, clubs, and even mosques. All these places are worth a visit as well.

If you and your spouse want to relax, spend an hour or two at one of the in-house spas where you can get a couple’s massage and other pampering treatments.

Dubai is an excellent choice for your honeymoon destination. With these places and more, you and your spouse will have a wonderful time and have a great start as a married couple.