Ski Dubai is really fun. If I remember well it's around 40usd for 2 hours...one small advise...they rent everything except the gloves...bring your own, or if not, do as one of my friend did...he brought a pair of extra socks that he used as gloves for 2 hours.
The 2 main water parks are great. Wadi have 2 wakeboard pool, really fun, but you may have to queue...Atlantis one is the newest version, and is bigger than Wadi. If they had the wakeboard pool, it would be better...still i would vote for Atlantis...be careful, this is not a cheap one.
Lunch at Burj Al Arab...went there twice, once for a corporate drink and diner...dnier was less than average...average service too. Went also for a lunch in the top restaurant...well, nice, price are really high...there are way better ways to spend your money I think, would not do it again.
4x4 and BBQ, did it last time nearly two years ago. Sunset in the dunes is always amazing. Go for it, the food was ok, but for the price, I think the total experience was pretty good, and the ride in the 4x4 is really fun.
Everything is "touristy" or "fake" in Dubai, it's like vegas...but tha again, skiing for 2 hours while you arrive in shorts is really fun. Few years back I did the karting also...they have a huge outside racetrack for karting...was a corporate event, so no idea of the price. The souk did not leave me a great souvenir...Istanbul and Cairo will always be ahead.
For cameras, etc, never ever buy anything in an airport, the intown prices are always better in countries that do not or have low VAT...don't forget, space in an airport is expensive, so somebody has to pay the rent of the shops! Wine and cigars on the other way arer seriously competitive, but that may not be waht you are looking for. And yes, Dubai itself is a shopper paradise...and I used to live in Hong Kong...
Hope this help,
Peter
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