Burj Khalifa Tower

Major attractions in and around Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa Park

Designed by leading architects SWA Group, Burj Khalifa, the design of the park draws inspiration by the core design concepts of Burj Khalifa, based on Hymenocallis, the desert flower.

The park has six water features, palm-lined walkways, gardens and flowering trees. The Burj Khalifa water room is located at the centre of the park and the base, which includes a series of pools and water jet fountains. All railing, benches and signs depict images of Burj Khalifa and Hymenocallis flower.

The plants and shrubbery at the Park will be watered by the condensation collection system that the buildings use from the cooling system. Hot and humid air outside, when combined with the tower’s cooling requirements, result in considerable amount of condensation of moisture from the air. The water is stored at the basement car park, and provides nearly 15mn gallons of supplemental water annually, equivalent to 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The park area also includes two tennis courts, a wading pool and children play ground.

The Dubai Mall

The Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall based on total area and is the fifth largest in terms of gross leasable area. Being a part of the Burj Khalifa complex, it offers 1200 shops. The mall is accessible via the Doha Street, which is rebuilt as double-decker road.

Among the featured attractions within the mall are the world’s largest Gold Souk with more than 220 retailers, the Fashion Catwalk atrium, Fashio Island (Avenue), Galeries Lafayette department store, Osais Fountain Waterfall, Waterfront Atrium, SEGA indoor theme park, SEGA Republic, KidZania, a 22-screen Cineplex which is the largest in Dubai, indoor and outdoor streetscape with retractable roof, gold and jewelry outlets, a supermarket, organic food mart, and more. The mall also includes a 250-room luxury hotel, 120 restaurants & cafes, and 22 cinema screens, and more than 14,000 parking spaces with valet services and a car locator system.

The mall has also bagged several awards, including Retail Future Project Award, Best Retail Development Scheme award, Best use of Lighting in a Retail Environment, Best Art Direction / Graphic Design, Silver award for Best 4-colour, and more.

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Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

Strategically located at the centre of The Dubai Mall, the Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre of the mall is one of the largest indoor aquariums of its kind in the world. Operated by Oceanis Australia Group, it has even officially entered the Guinness World Record for being the World's 'Largest Acrylic Panel' (32.88m long x 8.3mhigh), as the acrylic viewing panel here, is larger than Japan's Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

Through the 270-degree glass walkthrough tunnel, visitors get to view one of the most diverse collections of aquatic life worldwide. The Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo actually illuminates the various marvels of ocean floor, and showcases more than 33,000 aquatic animals, representing more than 220 species, including sharks and stingrays.

Dubai Ice Rink

The Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink multi-purpose venue of the mall uses refrigeration plant technology, and can host at least 2000 guests, apart from more than 1800 pairs of skates imported from leading manufacturers in Italy to suit adults and children of all ages and sizes. The Dubai Ice Rink ensures that the consistency of Ice bed is maintained at all times.

The Dubai Ice Rink offers variety of offerings including Disco Sessions, Public Skating Sessions, Learn-to-Skate packages, Birthday Party Packages and exclusive venue hire for corporate functions. Also housing a giant 20m x 10m LED screen, an in-house café and The Skate shop for any skating accessories, the Dubai Ice Rink is a hotspot destination for one and all.

SEGA Republic

The SEGA Republic is the region's first indoor theme park, located inside The Dubai Mall. Spanning 76,000 square feet, the park features major attractions including sonic hopper, spin gear, freefall experience, heart-pounding spin coaster, 150 or more amusement games all spread across five themed zones namely the Adventure Zone, Speed Zone, Sports Zone, Redemption Zone, and Cyberpop Zone. There are the action packed motion-simulated sports games, classic carnival games, prize-winning redemption games, all offering fun and excitement for all.

Developed by Emaar Retail, in association with SEGA Corporation, a Japan-based firm, SEGA Republic offers visitors a thrilling and unforgettable experience. Located on Level 2 (Floor 2), between Reel Cinemas and Kidzania, the SEGA Republic is open from 10am to 1am daily. For more details about SEGA Republic, visit www.segarepublic.com or call +971 (4) 4488484.

KidZania

KidZania is an award-winning "edu-tainment" concept that offers children the ultimate in role-playing experiences. Children aged 4 to 15 get to enjoy their dream world in this mini-city, spanning 80,000 sq ft with real streets, shops, building, wherein children get to actually live out their dreams of choosing from more than 70 professions including a race car driver, a pilot, policeman, fireman, surgeon and more. It is basically a kid-size replica of real city.

KidZania is basically a Mexican theme park concept which was first introduced in Mexico City in 1999. In Dubai, Kidzania is located on level 2, next to SEGA Republic within the Dubai Mall. It is open Sunday to Wednesday from 9am to 10pm, and from 9am to midnight on Thursday, and from 10am to midnight on Friday and Saturday. Parking is available in the building P2 and on the Reel Dubai Cinema level car park.

Reel Cinemas

With more than 22 screens, Reel Cinemas at The Dubai Mall, is one of the largest Cineplexes in Dubai, showing a range of movies from latest international blockbusters to 3D digital titles and acclaimed arthouse films.

Being one of the largest THX-certified Cineplex in the UAE, visitors get to choose from a range of blockbuster movies, and experience the next dimension of movie entertainment in awe-inspiring 3D critically acclaimed art-films at The Picturehouse, the first arthouse cinema in the region. Reel Cinemas at the Dubai Mall also offers the Platinum Movie Suites, wherein visitors could indulge themselves in the luxurious recliner seats.