United Arab Emirates travel guide

Before you go to United Arab Emirates

Dubai The Gulf's hypermodern marvel — a city that rose from desert sands to become one of the world's most visited destinations. The Burj Khalifa…
Abu Dhabi The UAE's capital and cultural counterweight to Dubai — a city of sweeping Corniche boulevards, world-class museums and grand mosques. Home…
Sharjah The UAE's cultural capital — just 15 minutes from Dubai yet a world apart in character. Sharjah earned UNESCO's Arab Culture Capital…
Ras Al Khaimah The UAE's adventure emirate — where the Hajar Mountains meet pristine desert and the world's longest zipline, Jais Flight, runs at 1,934 m.…
Fujairah The UAE's east-coast gem — the only emirate with coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman, nestled between the Hajar Mountains and turquoise…
Ajman The UAE's smallest emirate packs in a fine corniche, a fascinating fort-turned-museum and an authentically local vibe most tourists skip.…
Umm Al Quwain The UAE's quietest emirate — a nostalgic throwback where old fishing dhows bob by a crumbling fort, flamingos wade in shallow lagoons and…