Dubai is known for doing everything on a big scale, and New Year's Eve is no different. Every year lakhs of people come to Downtown Dubai just to see the fireworks on Burj Khalifa at midnight. Since majority of the people want to watch it from a good place, how to get Burj Khalifa New Year tickets is a very common question that they usually ask.

1. Free Viewing Areas vs Paid Tickets

Let me tell you that you can watch the show for free also from the public areas around Downtown and Dubai Mall. But the crowd is very heavy and people start reaching there from afternoon itself. When the area gets full, police closes the entry and after that nobody is allowed inside. Now if you are going with kids or parents, standing at one place for 8 to 9 hours is not easy. This is where Burj Park tickets comes into the picture. Emaar makes a ticketed area in Burj Park which is right in front of the tower, with seating, food stalls and kids activities. Last year the adult ticket was starting from around AED 580 and went up to almost AED 1,000 depending on the category, and kids below five was free. For this year the rates are not announced yet but normally the sale starts in October.

2. Book as Early as Possible

The tickets are limited and they gets sold out many weeks before December. Early bird offers are also there, so if you book in October itself you can save good amount. Also you have to collect the entry badge few days before, usually between 26th and 30th December.

3. Restaurants, Hotels and Cruise Options

Suppose you don't want to sit in the park, then there are other options also. Restaurants on Dubai Mall promenade and hotels like Address Downtown have New Year dinner packages with direct view of Burj Khalifa, but the price is higher and these also gets booked early. Dhow cruise or yacht party is another option if you want to avoid the Downtown rush, only the view is from some distance.

4. How to Reach and Come Back

My suggestion is to not take your car on that day because most of the roads around Downtown are closed from evening. Dubai Metro runs non stop on New Year's Eve (last year it was running for 43 hours), so going by metro to Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station or nearby station does the job. Wear comfortable shoes and keep water with you because after midnight everybody leaves together.

At the end of the day, if you want your Burj Khalifa New Year tickets booked without last minute tension, better to speak with XYZ Tourism.