Dubai had been and still is a city of wonders even though geographically it was not so in the past. It was an arid region majorly with some region comprised of the oasis. However, as the years passed by, the places around Dubai is no more remaining as such. They had altered to a global city with tall skyscrapers, massive malls, exciting amusement park and elevated highways. However, amid these concrete jungles, they had not forgotten about creating soothing green spaces to relax and spend their leisure times. With this same motive, they had been maintaining various greens such as the Creek Park, Barsha Park, Mushrif Park, Umm Suqlem Park and so on. Yet the garden of Safa Park situated in Al Hadiqa Street of Dubai is special for quite many reasons.
Listed below are the intriguing fact that makes the Safa Park of Dubai Park unique and a ‘must-visit’ site.
Flea Market on every first Saturday
It would be quite a rare sight to find a market on the premises of a park. However, Dubai city makes that possible. Safa Park in the south-western region of the city is the prime location of this once in a month Flea Market that is held on every first Saturday of the month. Such a procedure may resemble like Peelamedu Pudur Saturday Market of Coimbatore. Nonetheless, the kinds of stuff sold here are different, as here you are selling things that are unwanted for you and will be useful for somebody else.
Challenging Sports Activities
People who are on tour in the city had got various options to get entertained. So they do not have to mandatorily go behind the exclusive challenging tour packages to experience them in Dubai. The challenging activities that you can be indulged in Safa Park range from boating to bumpy car driving. Apart from these adventures, you may try your skills in the common sports of Football, Long Tennis, Biking and Volleyball. You may pick up any activity that excites you. Furthermore, the restless kids in your travel group can be sent to the Giant Trampoline and Ferries Wheels.
Picturesque landscaping
The entire 64 hectares of this park is very aesthetically set along with lush green grass and cool water bodies. When considering the statistics, more than 80% of Safa Park is spared for its charming green spaces. You could even get to behold an adorable artificial waterfall at one of the corners, which is set as a hill. Very surprisingly, the urban park also does comprise a total of 4 lakes amid again the artificially grown forest. Such a sigh in once a deserted region will look astounding to the visitors.
Special Timing for Women
You don’t have to think that such a special timing set for the women and kids is yet another impact of the so-called ‘male chauvinism existing in Arab Nations’. But they are merely trying to protect their ladies by providing their own space at least once in a week, which is on every Tuesdays. On those days, men will not be permitted to enter the premises of the park. Moreover, the city of Dubai is much liberal in their ways than any other places in the Middle East.
Surprising Bird Visitors
The thickly covered green spaces and soothing atmosphere had been welcoming the bird population to the park to a greater extent. When you are strolling around the walkways, you could get to see diverse kinds of birds such as the kingfishers, parakeets, warblers, geese and wood pigeons. Most of these flying birds had built their nest and had inhabited in the 16000 kinds of bushes and trees. Besides, the cool setting would also tempt the numerous migratory birds to rest in their branches.
The location of historical significance
The areas where now the vast expanse of Safa Park covers was once a settled by yet another expatriate of erstwhile Dubai, most prominently by the immigrants from South Asia. The Dubai government had relocated them to other parts of the city to implement their ideas of creating meaningful green space. Moreover, these South Asian immigrants were working in construction locations as labourers. Amid their tight working schedules, they never used to get free enough time to beautify their surroundings. Instead, it was almost like a dumping place with all the scraps. Also, they were settled here illegally against the code and conducts of the Government.
Dubai Water Canal passes through the park
The part played by the Dubai Canal to make Safa Park greener and a favourite spot for birds is indeed crucial. You would seldom cross over the long canal and their mesmerizing views especially during the night when you are on tour in Dubai. So, while you are strolling in the park, you would get to behold a small part of this artificial canal of Dubai. However, if discussed the major purpose of its existence, they would never serve like the Narmada Water Canal is important to the people of Ahmedabad as the former was profoundly for transportation and commercial needs.
As mentioned before, there are many other marvels both man-made and natural ones waiting for you when you are on vacation in Dubai. So before setting out for such an interesting venture, please do make some space to contact Dubai Tour Trawell. The reputed tour operator based in Dubai would help you to tour in this amazing city very meaningfully, yet without any hassles of travelling to a whole new destination. Moreover, they had set numerous interesting tour packages for you to explore the city at its fullest. Above all that, you could avail these travel deals at the lowest prices than anybody else could offer you.
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