Dubai Diaries: At the Top of Burj Khalifa & The Dancing Fountains


The beautiful view of Dubai City from Burj Khalifa Top

Burj Khalifa- the tallest building of the world is in the campus of Dubai Mall.  Burj Khalifa has more than 160 floors in total which accommodate various corporate offices, luxury hotels & some private residential apartments.You can just walk down from the food court to the entrance of Burj Khalifa. Our friends had pre-booked the tickets for the top (the observatory on the 124th Floor) and we were able to witness both the mesmeric sunset and the glittery night view of the city.

Darling enjoying himself at the Observation Deck of Burj Khalifa.


Tips for Burj:
1)      Choose the 5 p.m. slot, however reach the place around 4:30 p.m. as there is a long queue & it takes around 45 mins to board the super fast elevator to the top.
2)      Carry a light jacket as it gets cold up there.
3)      There is one cafe which is a bit heavy on the pockets, so do carry some snacks for your kids in case you want to stay there for 2-3 hours.
4)      Also the going time is fixed, but there is no limit on the amount of time you want to spend there, so plan accordingly!


City View from 124th Floor of Burj Khalifa

Dubai Mall as seen from the observation deck of Burj Khalifa (Check out the building on the side to get an idea of how massive Dubai Mall is)

The Night View


After the sun has set, starts the majestic Dancing Fountain show at Dubai mall where tall water fountains dance on Arabic music for good 5-7 mins every half an hour. We witnessed the fountains both from the top of Burj & from the promenade at the bottom (I could manage only some photos by my phone here as Viraaj was too cranky by this time). If you are at Dubai Mall, do spare some time for this fountain show.

The fountains captured by Amogh's DSLR from the top of Burj Khalifa

Fountains from promenade captured by my phone :P
Burj night view shot my my I-Phone 5s




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