Ramadan Brings Out the Religious Fervour of Dubai

Ramadan is one of the best times to behold the unique colours of Dubai and immerse into its cultural flavour that remain cloaked on usual days. The holy month is celebrated in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is confirmed by the sighting of moon. Ramadan dates depend on the cycle of the moon.

Ramadan 2012 is beginning from 20th July and will go on till 18th August 2012. The fasting month will transform Dubai to a sacred land where you can feel the heavenly aura at every corner and witness how the cosmopolitan ideas coalesce with religious and cultural beliefs. However, most of the restaurants and shops remain close during day and public eating will be illegal during the holy month. During Iftar (evening meal when Muslims break their fast), the grandeur of Dubai comes alive and drenches the city with eternal ecstasy!

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The Rewards of Visiting Dubai during Ramadan

Ramadan is one of the best times for planning luxury holidays to Dubai. This is a holy month and an off season month in terms of travel. Most hotels and airlines offer ample discounts that give new meaning to the phrase luxury Dubai holidays. In case, you have plans of visiting Dubai during Ramadan, take a look at some of the matters associated with the occasion.

§                     Prepare to shop till you drop on your Ramadan 2011 trip to Dubai. During Ramadan most of the souks, shopping malls, and other shopping areas are flooded with unbelievable discounts. Most malls stay open for longer hours in the night and during the day, there is a delightful absence of overbearing crowds.

§                     Holidays to Dubai during Ramadan will travellers a chance to sample indescribably delicious Arabian cuisines and puff away on Shisha pipes at the evening in some Iftar parties.

§                     Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah would be good places for spending Dubai holidays as both the areas are pretty close to quite a few famous shopping malls. Excellent restaurants hosting tempting Iftar buffets are also located close by.

§                     If you want to search for good Dubai deals, make a recce of the travel agents which specialise in selling Dubai holidays.  They are plentiful.

§                     A word of advice at the end. Ramadan is a very holy month when Muslims observe day long fasts and even abstain from smoking, drinking anything, and sex. It is downright rude, not to mention illegal to eat, chew gum, or smoke in public during the daytime.