| Soak yourself in this Dubai experience, where you | | | | absorbed here. |
| get to shop at souks. "Souk" means market in | | | | One effective way to shop is to bargain - and |
| Arabic terms and going to one of these Arabic | | | | bargain good! Get a good buy of your selected |
| markets is a must, to complete your Dubai | | | | items by offering 50 percent of the quoted price. |
| vacation. | | | | If not, there is always the idea of negotiating for |
| This vivacious and pulsating bazaar-like has | | | | a reasonable price or you can even barter! |
| numerous open-fronted shops and all you have to | | | | All in all, take in the rich, open-air atmosphere filled |
| do is walk along this stretch slowly and admire all | | | | with a variety of modern and traditional items. |
| the gems that are being laid out for your eyes. | | | | You can even attempt to do business traditionally |
| Satisfy yourself with a variety of things as there | | | | with the merchants - barter your goods with |
| are different kinds of souks - Gold Souk, Spice | | | | theirs! Take your time to explore the souks as |
| Souk, Perfume Souk and Covered Souk. All these | | | | this maze can seem never-ending and getting lost |
| souks can be found at Deira - east of the Dubai | | | | within this myriad of souks is part of the |
| creek and Bur Dubai. | | | | adventure. |
| Having being named the "City of Gold", the Gold | | | | HOW TO GET THERE |
| Souk is the spot for all jewelry and gold lovers. | | | | The souks are situated on both sides of the |
| You can find all kinds of jewelry right here - rings, | | | | Creek's banks, mainly in Deira. You can get there |
| bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings and so on | | | | by hopping on to a water taxi. You can also enjoy |
| - all in yellow, red and white gold. There are even | | | | the seaview as you take your ride. Or you can |
| craftsmen who can specially design your piece of | | | | always flag for a cab and the taxi driver can bring |
| jewelry to suit your preference. With their | | | | you to your preferred souk at a reasonable price. |
| creative experience of being able to amend the | | | | Alternatively, you can always go local and take |
| composition of alloys in the gold, everyone will get | | | | the public transport - bus numbers 5, 16, 19 as |
| out of the market with jewellery in hand. | | | | well as 20. These buses take you to all of the |
| Even better, the gold prices here are known to | | | | souks on both sides of the Creek throughout the |
| be one of the lowest in the world because of the | | | | day. |
| cheap gold prices. The sales tax is also being | | | | |