Tour company with Abu Dhabi trips as well as the usual desert safari options

Nice green area, pool, beach and tennis courts

Land, sea and air excursions in Dubai

Huge range of fishing trips and excursion ideas for seafaring Middle East residents.

Fishing charters organised from Le Meridien Mina Seyahi hotel

Accredited National Geographic PADI dive centre organises dive trips and beginner's lessons

This upmarket beach club is popular with families, as there are so many activities to choose from

The UAE's biggest climbing wall has 50ft of mixed ability surface to scale

Hardcore fitness regimes for the most motivated enthusiasts in Dubai

Paintball games in a well-deigned arena near the Wonderland park in Oud Metha

Private and group taekwondo classes on Sheikh Zayed Road

Facilities include a 350m (120ft) stretch, four floodlit tennis courts, a grass soccer pitch, two squash courts, pitch and putt golf and a comprehensively equipped gym

Multinational football team with regular training and league fixtures

PADI and advanced diving trips organised from a Karama office

Luxury yacht charters for the Arabian Gulf and around the world

Seaplane flights offering stunning views of Dubai's coastal developments and city skyline

Watersports specialist with a variety of wet and wild activities next to the Burj Al Arab

Falconry lessons and exhibitions at a specially constructed falcon camp near Al Ain

Legendary sports and social club with a particular emphasis on rugby

As well as two swimming pools, two floodlit tennis courts and two squash courts, the club has a gym packed with the usual array of bikes, steppers, rowing machines and treadmills

Attractive yacht charters from the Festival City marina

Dubai's world famous indoor ski slope has mixed snowsports facilities