The best way for guests to appreciate Dubai’s skyline and artificial islands like the Palm Jumeirah (pictured) is during a seaplane ride.

The Burj Al Arab is an all-duplex hotel where every room has a sea view. It is known as the most luxurious hotel in the world.

Part giant outdoor jewelry store and part gallery of golden artifacts, if you are in need of a dress made of gold (and who isn’t?) this is the place to go.

The colors in this market are beautiful, but the smell is something else: a mix of exotic spices and sacks of rosebuds. The stalls also sell embroidered goods, souvenirs, and clothing, and visitors can cut short the haggling process by offering U.S. dollars.

Dubai has no restrictions on visitors drinking alcohol or eating pork, so guests can drink wine and watch the sunset while chefs grill dinner.

The true star of this circus production is not an acrobat, or wall-of-death motorbike rider, but the theater itself, which features waterfalls and a stage that becomes a pool.

The original inhabitants of the desert nation hunted with falcons. Because the birds are not native to Dubai, each year the nomads would catch and train migrating falcons in the fall and then release them in the spring to return to the north, as they can’t survive the desert’s summer heat. 

A traditional Dubai dish is stuffed camel, but many visitors find camel’s milk gelato from a street stall is a more delicious option under the hot sun.

Your attendees can take their shoes off, relax on floor cushions, and be served traditional coffee and lamb stew while learning about the history and customs of Dubai.