Umm Al Quwain: a practical visitor guide
Umm Al Quwain in a day: the national museum in Al Ali Fort, mangroves and Al Sinniyah Island, plus Dreamland Aqua Park…
Guides
Things to Do
Guides to attractions, seasonal events and days out across the UAE, written from the operators’ and tourism authorities’ own pages. Each guide states the ticket price in dirhams, the opening season where one applies and how long to allow, with the date it was checked.
Ajman: a practical visitor guide
Ajman in a day: the fort museum, a 16 km beach and the Al Zorah mangroves, with direct RTA buses E400 and…
Abu Dhabi visitor guide: mosque rules, Louvre, getting there
Abu Dhabi is about an hour from Dubai by car or bus. Mosque hours, fees and dress code, the Louvre, Qasr Al…
Sharjah: a practical visitor guide
Sharjah is Dubai's neighbour for museums, heritage streets and waterfronts. Buses from Dubai, ticket prices, the alcohol rule and a one-day plan.
Fujairah: a practical visitor guide
Fujairah is the UAE's Gulf of Oman emirate: Al Bidya Mosque, Fujairah Fort, reef diving at Al Aqah and the UNESCO-listed Wadi…
Al Ain: a practical visitor guide
Al Ain is Abu Dhabi's oasis city, 90 minutes from Dubai or Abu Dhabi: a UNESCO-listed oasis, mud-brick forts, Jebel Hafit and…
Ras Al Khaimah: a practical visitor guide
Jebel Jais, forts, a pearling village and beaches, about 110 km from Dubai. Getting there by RAKTA bus, what's free, opening hours…
Museum of the Future Dubai: closed until early 2027
The Museum of the Future closed in September 2026 and reopens in the first quarter of 2027 with entirely new exhibitions, per…
Dubai Miracle Garden: season dates, tickets and whether it is worth it
When Miracle Garden opens and closes, what tickets cost, how to get there without the Metro, and an honest answer on whether…
Dubai with kids: what works, what to skip and what it costs
A practical family guide to Dubai — the free wins, the paid attractions worth it, what to skip with small children, and…
The best beaches in Dubai, and which ones are free
Every good Dubai beach compared — the free public ones, what beach clubs actually buy you, and the rules that catch visitors…
What to do in Dubai in summer, when it is 45°C outside
A Dubai summer trip that works — the indoor attractions, hotel pool day passes, and the before-9am-after-6pm rule residents live by.