Dubai Encounter - Lonely Planet

220 g/db

2nd Edition / September 2009

160 pp colour / 9 maps
Next edition due: September 2011

The Dubai guide gives you twice the city in half the time.

Dubai does the most elaborate excess - skiing in the desert, green in the scorching sun and gold, gold, gold - but also the most simple of pleasures: a beer, a Gulf breeze and a sunset view.

This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge.

Fully indexed street maps plus detailed neighbourhood maps
Take the hassle out of daily planning with themed itineraries
The best of shopping, dining, clubbing and relaxing
Interviews with locals reveal Dubai's secrets