PREPARATIONS TRIP TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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The preparations for this trip to United Arab Emirates They started a few months ago, after deciding that the option of making this getaway during a long stopover on the way to an Asian country, never just fit us. So we decided that it was best to look for dates to start organizing the trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Rub 'al Khali, to which in the end we will dedicate 9 days, including a couple of days at the end, that we will spend in the desert, to know a little more thoroughly than they say, is the largest sand desert in the world.

The first thing we raised were the dates, since something very important to value in a trip to United Arab Emirates They are the high temperatures that are at some times of the year. In this case, we discard the summer months completely and opt for the second half of October, at which time temperatures tend to be more stable and do not usually exceed 35-40 degrees in any of the places we want to know.
Keep in mind that the best time to travel to United Arab Emirates It is between the months of October to March, the rest of the months being the most complicated due to the high temperatures, which, from what we have read, can exceed 50 degrees in some parts of the country.

Travel to United Arab Emirates

With the time already decided, the next point was to look for flights to Dubai in the Skyscanner search engine, with whom in the end we found a flight with a stopover in London, which adapted perfectly to the schedules we wanted, returning from Abu Dhabi, not having to make the way back again and that perfectly suited the planned route.

Dubai route on the trip to United Arab Emirates

Our arrival in Dubai will be at 11 o'clock at night, so in order not to lengthen the procedures too much, we have decided to make the transfer to the hotel with a private transfer and thus try to be as soon as possible resting, for the next day, really start the trip to United Arab Emirates, with the visits we have planned in the city.
This time we will stay in an AirBnb apartment, located very close to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world with 828 meters, with incredible views of the city.
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At this point we have to say that in most places we saw that they were not advising to be more than 2-3 days in the city, but after valuing all the places we wanted to see, we decided that we had to spend at least 4 full days in Dubai to to know its main places in a comfortable and quiet way, especially considering that we do not know if the temperatures will be very high and will make us go at a slower pace than usual.

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With this already decided, the first day in Dubai we will dedicate it to know some of its most symbolic places such as the Dubai Mall, the largest shopping center in the world, see the Burj Khalifa outside, stroll through Safa Park and spend the rest of the Tomorrow at Umm Suqeim beach, from where you have incredible views of Burj Al-Arab, the only hotel in the world with 7 stars.

Burj Al-Arab

The afternoon of this day trip to United Arab Emirates We will start it at 4pm. We have the entrance to go up to the Burj Khalifa viewpoint, one of the essentials in Dubai. Although our intention was to climb in the morning, we read that it was best to do it 1 hour and a half before sunset, in order to enjoy the views of day, sunset and dusk, so we did not think about it and decided that that would be the option Perfect to fully enjoy this place that we believe, will exceed all our expectations.
In our case we have booked this Entrance to the Burj Khalifa online, since in addition to being much cheaper than doing it there, it allows us to secure the place at the time we want.

After the experience, the idea is to visit the Souq Madinat, a souk that is very close and how could it be otherwise, take the opportunity to see the night show of fountains that takes place every day at the Burj Khalifa.
Remember that we will explain all this in detail in the Travel to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Rub 'al Khali guide.

Burj Khalifa

The second day in Dubai of trip to United Arab Emirates we will dedicate it to know the Bur Dubai and Deira neighborhoods, which will take us to the old dubai, visiting the Gold Souk (Souk of the Spices), the Spice Souk, Heritage House, the Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Al-Ahmadiya School, Souk Deaira Creek and the Dubai Museum and then crossing in a traditional boat the Dubai Creek, a natural estuary that enters the land approximately 10 kilometers, and reach Bur Dubai where we will visit the Al Bastakiya area, the Al Bastakiya Mosque and Al Fahidi Street and some of the souks in the neighborhood.
If we have time, we hope so, before returning to the apartment, we will visit Jumeira Mosque and approach the Dubai Frame or Marco Dubai, one of the last attractions that have been inaugurated in the city and for what we have read, it's a real wonder.

Dubai Creek

The trip to United Arab Emirates Continue with the third day in Dubai where we will take advantage of the morning to get closer to Kite Beach, one of the most famous beaches in the city and then to Mall of the Emirates, another very famous shopping center, especially for its ski slope inside.
In the afternoon at 3 we will start an activity that we really wanted, for the good opinions we have read about it and that it is none other than an excursion to the desert to watch the sunset and enjoy dinner with a show.
We have booked the Desert Safari option with dinner and show, of about 6: 30h, which includes dune bashing on the red dunes, sunset in the dunes, dinner and show, as well as optional activities such as sandboarding.

Desert Excursion

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The fourth and last day in Dubai of this trip to United Arab Emirates we will dedicate it to know another of the most famous and iconic areas of the city, which is none other than Palm Jumeirah, where we will approach the Atlantis Hotel, one of the most famous hotels in the world, and then go to The Observatory to eat From where we have read, the views of the Palm are incredible.
The afternoon will be spent in the area of Dubai Marina and JBR, from where we will say goodbye to a city that we are safe, will end up surprising us.

Dubai Marina

Abu Dhabi and the Rub'al Khali Desert, the next stage in the United Arab Emirates

The next stage of this trip to United Arab Emirates It will take us to Abu Dhabi, another city that we didn't want to miss on this tour. To get there, we choose to rent a car in Dubai with which we will also do the next stage of the trip.
The journey from Dubai to Abu Dhabi will take us just over an hour, so we plan to arrive soon in the city, leave the luggage again in the apartment that we have booked through AirBnb, and depending on how we see the traffic, move around the city in the car or directly choose to take a taxi.
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The visits that we have planned in the city will be the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, where we will go during the day and night to be able to see it also illuminated, the Louvre, the Emirates Palace Hotel, which they say is the most expensive hotel in the world in its construction, the Qasar al Watan, Heritage Village, the Abu Dhabi Theater, the Marina Mall to end the day in the Corniche area, which we have read, is one of the liveliest in the city.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque

After this intense day, the trip to United Arab Emirates It will take us to one of the places we most wanted to know, the Rub'al Khali Desert, which they say is the largest expanse of sand in the world, where we will spend a couple of days staying at the impressive Anantara Qasr at the Sarab Desert Resort, One of the most spectacular hotels in the world, located in the middle of the desert, where we hope to disconnect and relax before returning to Abu Dhabi, where the flight will be waiting for us to return home.