Meet your jet-ski instructor at the water sports center at Dubai’s Umm Suqeim marina, and put on the supplied life jacket. Then, board a Kawasaki STX-15F or Sea-Doo Spark Jet Ski, and get a safety briefing and operating instructions. Your Jet Ski takes a maximum of two people, and you’ll be free to ride at your preferred speed. When you’re ready, set out behind your instructor onto the Persian Gulf. As your confidence increases, open the throttle wider and zip across the waves toward the Burj Al Arab. Marvel at the size of the sail-shaped hotel, built on its own artificial offshore island, and slow down to take photos. Then, peel away and accelerate across the water as you take a circular route back to base, admiring the panoramic views of Dubai’s skyscrapers as you go. Your experience finishes back at the original starting point.