2.5 miles south east of the city is situated the Dubai International airport which manages about 6000 flights in a week operating from the airport to about 220 destinations around the world. The previous year about 51 million passengers were reported using this terminal. Dubai International airport is the 4th busiest international airport in the world and 8th busiest cargo airport. The airport is very famous for its shopping facility as it has the world’s largest duty free shops in the world. It is situated at about 4km south of the city in the district of Al Garhoud. More than 130 airlines fly into this airport and hence it is easy to reach here from almost anywhere in this world.
Dubai has a lot of interesting sights to see and if you have a transport it becomes easier. You can hire a car from the airport itself and can visit Al Ahmadiya School which was the first school established in UAE and now has been converted into a museum. The next place that you can visit using the rental car at the airport is the District of Bastakiya where many of the old houses have been restored to the same glory as before. If you do not have phobia of heights and can dare to go up the World’s tallest building then you should visit the Burj Khalifa and can look down to see this beautiful city and all this can be accessed easily using a hired car.
It is advised that you pre-book your car to get the best deal on rental cars. Booking early also gives you the liberty to choose from wide number of cars to select from. To get the best deal on the Car Hire the best way is to book for them online. There are a number of car hire websites which allow you to check out their offers and deals and also has the option of you comparing the price of the other hired car providers. To book the car beforehand you will just need to fill a form which is available online and then they will give you a voucher receipt which you will need to produce at the car provider’s counter on arrival. You can also avail the car on arrival but you may miss out on various offers and deals that you would have got on pre-booking them.
Take up a hired car from the airport and you can visit many places like that of Spice market and Gold Souk to get a glimpse of the past and above all you can also do some bargaining. Dubai Marina is another place where you can go in your hired car and enjoy the skyline and shops as well as a stroll there can lead you to weekend pen market. So do not wait until you reach here; book for a car hire online in advance and enjoy your holiday to Dubai.