Sports in Dubai

Dubai might be in the middle of the desert, but its irrigation systems have produced some incredible golf courses (and even if you don’t want to play the club houses are brilliant places for lunch).Horse racing is huge, with equally great facilities for the crowds and major races like the Dubai Cup around March attracting the best competitors in the world. Sailing, marathons, international tennis tournaments and camel racing pop up throughout the year, while out in the desert you can go dune bashing in jeeps, try sand-surfing on the steeper slopes or watch a sunset from a hot air balloon.