Dubai tours and safaris

Dubai’s tour companies offer a variety of city tours of different duration and at different times of the day. As the city is compact and the roads are good, it is possible to take in most of the city’s major landmarks and sights. These would include the Greek, the souks and traditional markets, dhow-building yards, Sheikh Saeed’s House, the Heritage and Diving Village, Dubai Museum and the stunning golf courses. Specialized shopping tours offer an introduction to select souks and major shopping areas in Dubai and nearby Sharjah. Such tours are especially attractive to visitors with limited time to organize their own shopping expeditions.

An imaginative way of seeing Dubai is to take a tour of the Greek by traditional wooden dhow or cabin cruiser. Most of the major landmarks can be seen from the waterway. Daytime or evening cruises are available with food and beverages on board.

No visit to Dubai would be complete without a trip into the desert. Such excursions, which are the best organized as part of a group tour, offer a taste of the true heartland of Arabia. The majesty and tranquility of the desert can be experienced in a choice of exciting half-day, full-day and overnight safaris. Driving in sand is an adventure in itself, combining the excitement of a roller-coaster ride with the challenge of remaining mobile on the shifting surface. Courses in sand driving are available, with four-wheel-drive vehicles provided along with expert instruction.

Camel, a symbol of Arabia, is also a major tourist attraction. Camel rides are part of some tours and desert safaris. Tour operators and hotels can also arrange camel rides separately. A trip to the camel races, which take place on Thursday and Friday during the winter months, can be one of the most memorable highlights of any visit to Dubai.

Visitors with a head for heights and a weakness for the dramatic can enjoy the excitement of a helicopter tour over the city.

With nearly 400 species of birds observed in the Emirate, Dubai attracts many birdwatchers. Customized bird watching tours range from a day or two to a week or more, and take in full range of landscapes, from parks and golf clubs, to desert, mountain and Greek.

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THE OLD CITY OF BATURIN

If you are looking for the feelings of antiquity, provincial peace and communication with kindly locals, Baturin is the place you need.

Baturin doubly was capital of Levoberezhnaja Ukraine. Today it is the small village arranged in 190 kilometres from Kiev, in picturesque surroundings, which is possible to be contemplated from rather abrupt coast of the river Seym. In Baturin there is a monument to the prominent Ukrainian beekeeper Peter Prokopovich. He first-ever has invented a movable-frame hive.

Inhabitants of Baturin are proud that, their ancestors two centuries lived near the hetmans and their city had the status Magdebourg. From those times the palace of the last hetman Cyril Razumovsky, сreated by the eminent Englishman Cameron, building up half of Petersburg, was saved.

Now the palace is being restored. Further you should be shaded slide for the pointers: a sign even points an oak which hollow was for a letter box for Ivan Mazepy and Motri Kochubey correspondence. Country museum of local lore, history and economy is situated in Vasilj Kochubey’s dwelling, described by Pushkin in "Poltava"

But the main remarkable sight of Baturin is Razumovsky church - tomb. And there is an outlet on a small site from which the view on the river and its inflow is unclosed. To go down to the Seym, you have to descend along the paved cube path.

 You will be pleased with the only unique small restaurant under a simple title “Old Baturin” and surprised not only by the prices, but also by the local cuisine. The masters will make you delicious coffee with the all knack of cookery.

You can get there with your friends by car following the highway to Moscow. The local inhabitants like the visitors from the capital, so that you will get accommodation without any problems.

You will not be able to resist local charm of this town.

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