A 30-minute jet ski ride on the open water off Dubai, with the city skyline across the bay. You are fitted with a life jacket and given a short safety briefing before you set off - starting and stopping, turning, and how the safety lanyard works - and an instructor is on the water with the group throughout, so no previous experience is needed. You can ride solo or take a passenger. The Gulf here is warm all year and usually calmest in the morning, which is the easiest slot for a first ride; once the instructor is satisfied you are steady on the throttle, the pace is yours. Wear swimwear and bring a change of clothes and a towel, because you will get wet. There is nowhere dry to keep a phone on the ski, so use a waterproof pouch if you want photographs of your own. Minimum age and licence requirements are set by the operator on the day, and riders under the stated age can go as a passenger with an adult.