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Dubai Travel Diary: Marina Dhow cruise

Searching for how to spend an evening in Dubai? Looking out for an unforgettable scenic cruise in the evening? Check out this article about the awesome cruise experience in Marina Dhow cruise. Read about the dhow, the history of the dhow cruise, the spectacular view of the Dubai Marina amidst live music and wonderful buffet dinner in a traditional Arabian Dhow. You may kindle an interest to take this cruise while in Dubai.

Are you planning a holiday or already on a holiday in Dubai? Wondering whether to take a marina dhow cruise? Then you are on the right page, since this article describes the details of the show cruise and our experience of this Dhow Cruise Dubai.



What is a Dhow?

The word dhow is commonly used in the Middle East to describe a traditional wooden vessel which was used for trading in the olden days with Iran and for pearl diving. They have been an icon of sea transportation in the history of the gulf. Dhows come in many sizes depending on the purpose for which they are used. With modernization dhows have been replaced with modern vessels. But to keep in touch with the history, dhows have been used nowadays for tourism and dhow cruise dinners.


Evolution of Dhow Cruise Dinners

You may wonder how the concept of dhow cruise dinners evolved. It all started with a few entrepreneurs who began converting dhows into floating restaurants which could also provide dinner cruises in the Dubai creek. With tourism booming in Dubai, this idea spread and soon enough from only a handful of dhows in the 90s, now there are about 30 dhows in the Dubai Creek and about 8 in the Dubai Marina. Along with the dinner, you will find a variety of entertainment on board like live music, tanura dance etc.


The Tanura dance is a Turkish dance, typically performed by a male dancer who spins in a flowing, decorated and lighted dress. The spins are fast, but the entire dance sequence is a very enthralling performance. Alexandra was one of the first dhows to begin operation in 2009 in the Dubai Marina. The dhow cruises operate in both the Dubai creek and the Dubai Marina. In this article I have described only Marina dhow cruise from my dubai visit visa extension procedure.


The Tanura dance is a Turkish dance, typically performed by a male dancer who spins in a flowing, decorated and lighted dress. The spins are fast, but the entire dance sequence is a very enthralling performance. Alexandra was one of the first dhows to begin operation in 2009 in the Dubai Marina. The dhow cruises operate in both the Dubai creek and the Dubai Marina. In this article I have described only Marina dhow cruise from my experience.

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