Whether it’s a first date, a third one or a 200th, it can be tough to know where to go for a date sometimes – particularly if you aren’t the type to sit at a high-end resto and each expensive meals.

So we’ve got a few places you can go for a date that aren’t just the same old, same old.

1. Ski Dubai

Now this kind of hinges on whether you can both ski, but it’s some great respite from the boiling heat and everyone is happy in the snow!

Plus if you don’t ski, you can get a lesson together.

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You can have good chats as you go up the lift, and go for apres ski drink at Apres in MOE, which is a winning day if you ask us.

See ski-dxb.com

2. Theme parks

Global Village, IMG Worlds and Ferrari World are all cracking ideas for a date – you’ll be happy and upbeat and you don’t have to be in a bikini like you would for a waterpark.

Plus it’s a great way to break the ice because you’ll be laughing/crying/screaming the whole time.

3. Laughter Factory

With tickets only AED150, it’s an affordable night out, and is great fun.

With some of the best comedians around coming to perform, it’s entertaining and chilled out.

Just don’t sit in the front row!

See thelaughterfactory.com

4. A dune safari

We all know em, and send our visiting guests on them, and they’re actually A LOT of fun.

Dune bashing, tanoura dancing, quad bike riding – it’s a winning night, but just make sure you like the person you’re going with, otherwise you’ll be stuck with them in the middle of nowhere for a long while!

Check Arabian-Adventures.com

5. Glow-in-the-dark mini-golf

Glow-in-the-dark anything is always fun. And mini-golf is a total hoot – particularly for a first date as it helps break the ice.

Go to Tee and Putt Dubai at WAFI, and then go for drinks after at one of the restaurants in the Pyramids. A hoot!

See teeandputt.com