Perhaps, the short approach to tourism in the UAE can be expressed in the following way: "We are surprised by everything that there is in the country, and what is not - we will build and surprise even more" . As the practice shows , this action plan of the Emirates has a very beneficial effect on the tourist flow: whimsical young lady , accustomed to the snow-white sand and the clearest blue waters , are delighted with the local beaches , extreme lovers are exploring the underwater and sandy expanses of the UAE , dreamy natures are wandering along and across traditional markets (according to which the United Arab Emirates caulked with the entire Arab East) , and gourmets and other hedonistic contingents enjoy delicious dishes of national cuisine and aristocratic precautionary service - the credo of the UAE - "everything for the guest " In the Emirates everything is combined with everything: the sea breeze plays costly curtains in the windows of the "seven-star" hotel, the luminous needle Burj Khalifa is visible from the nomad camp in the dunes, and the "dromedary" for camel races is neatly squeezed between the heights of modern business centers !
So the United Arab Emirates is a must-visit direction for all x not indifferent to Arab exoticism and at the same time appreciating comfort above all else. As for the cost of recreation, the UAE is a country for tourists with incomes higher than average and high, however, in not the most popular emirates it is possible to find almost budget accommodation.
Capital - City of Abu Dhabi
The federation includes seven emirates, each of them to a greater or lesser extent also a tourist resort: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm al-Quwain, Fujairah, Sharjah
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How to get to the UAE
Regular daily flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Dubai is operated by the airline Emirates Airlines. The budget Dubai airline flyDubai operates scheduled flights from eight Russian cities (Ekaterinburg, Samara, Kazan, Ufa, Mineralnye Vody, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar). Also, flights to Dubai are carried out by Russian airlines Aeroflot (from Moscow), S7 (from Novosibirsk) and Ural Airlines (from Ekaterinburg, Samara, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Mineralnye Vody, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Perm).
Etihad Airways offers daily flights on the route Moscow - Abu Dhabi. Russian charters fly to Dubai and Abu Dhabi several times a week, on "peak" dates the frequency of flights can increase. The duration of the flight from Moscow is about 5 hours
From Kiev to Dubai several times a week the boards of "International Airlines of Ukraine" fly. FlyDubai operates regular flights from Dubai to Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa, Kharkov. Air Arabia offers flights on the route Kiev-Sharjah
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Visa to the Emirates
Visa is required to visit the United Arab Emirates
Customs
Import and export of foreign and national currency is not is limited. Duty-free import of 400 cigarettes or 2 kg of tobacco, two liters of wine or strong alcoholic beverages for each adult not belonging to the Muslim faith is allowed. It is forbidden to import weapons, drugs and pornography, as well as video products and books that contradict the norms of Islam. Infringements of this prohibition are punishable by law and are severely punished, up to long imprisonment
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Useful telephone numbers
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Moscow: st. Olof Palme, 4; tel .: (495) 234-40-60, (499) 147-00-66 (consular department)
Russian Embassy in Abu Dhabi: Shark-9, Khalifa str., Eastern Plots No. 65, 67; Phone: (2) 672-17-97.
Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Dubai: Umm Al Sheif District, 6B Street, Villa No. 21; tel .: (4) 228-53-47.
First aid, police: 999, firefighters: 997, reference: 180 or 181
Transport
Bus services are provided between the emirates. From Dubai, buses start from different bus stations:
- Departing from Itihad Station go: to Jubil Station 5 DHS, Ajman 7 DHS, Umm Kuwain 10 DHS, Ras Al Khaimah 20 DHS, Masafi 20 DHS, Al- Daid 15 DHS, Fujairah 25 DHS.
- From Gubiba Station in Abu Dhabi 20 DHS and Al Ain 20 DHS.
From Sharjah, all buses will start from Jubil Station: to Dubai 5-10 DHS (depending on where the stop is made) to Ajman 3 DHS.
There are five highways connecting the emirates to the UAE: E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road), E 311 (Emirates Road), E 44 (Dubai-Hatta Highway), E 77 (Dubai-Al Habab Road) and E 66 (Oud Metha Road).
A wide range of affordable public trains Sports provide free movement. Taxi is the most common vehicle in Dubai. Taxis are equipped with meters only in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In Dubai, also run a special "women's taxi" with female drivers. On average, travel around the city costs 5-10 DHS. In other emirates cars do not have such excesses - it is better to agree with the driver about payment in advance.
In Dubai it is also convenient to navigate on the Dubai metro (two lines - Krasnaya and Zelenaya), and Dubai buses run by water buses, water taxis and traditional waterways taxi boats - "abry."
Most of the hotels have their own buses, delivering their guests to the city center or to the beach.
Rent a car in the United Arab Emirates
Rent a car in the Emirates is easy: everywhere you can rent a car with the latest brands with or without a driver, for any period . For Rent required international driver's license issued at least a year ago (driver's licenses of the CIS countries in the UAE are invalid), the driver's age must be at least 21 years . To rent a car without insurance is strongly discouraged, and in some (for example, in Dubai) rent without insurance is absolutely impossible . Insurance is valid only on the territory of the UAE .In the enclaves of the Sultanate of Oman, it is invalid, so tourists on wheels should carefully choose the routes of travel . The minimum rental period of the car is 24 hours .
Driving by car is drastically prohibited: it threatens deportation from the country, and in some cases even imprisonment. The penalty for seat belts being fastened is USD 150.
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- Go up to 124th floor of Burj Khalifa skyscraper and look at the country bird's-eye.
- Admire the world's tallest "dancing" fountain in Dubai
- Skiing in the roofed Ski Dubai.
- Enjoy shopping at the Dubai Trade Festival
- Get around at least a few of the many museums in Sharjah.
- @ Taste the delights of a water-sun holiday on the unspoilt beaches of Fujairah.
- Smell the fragrant hookah, enjoying the sunset on the quay of Umm al-Quwain
- Improve health in the mineral waters of the Haat resort in Ras Al Khaimah.
- Insight in the fineness of making boat-dhow at the oldest Ajmansky shipyard
- Sitting on the edge of a giant dune in the oasis of Liba near Abu Dhabi
Safety of tourists
There is practically no crime in the UAE: day and night there is absolutely safe . But there are a number of restrictions related to Abu Dhabi. to the tourists themselves . Photographing of Arab women is perceived as an insult . It is not recommended to remove state institutions, banks and military objects .Gambling is prohibited in the country, and bathing suits are allowed only on the beaches or at the hotel pool . It is strictly forbidden to sunbathe in the nude or without the top of the swimsuit . Must be protected from sunburn . Drinking alcohol (including beer) in public places and the appearance on the street in a state of severe intoxication can entail criminal responsibility and deportation from the country . Attention: transportation of alcohol from the emirate to the emirate is illegal .
Penalty for transfer roads in the wrong place, garbage or smoking in public places - 500 DHS.
Most of the beaches in the UAE are located on the Persian Gulf, where coastal currents often have unpredictable character. Therefore, you should swim with caution, and dive - only accompanied by local instructors who are familiar with the nature of the surrounding waters.
The sun in the Emirates is very active, so when taking sun baths you should definitely use protective creams.
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Climate UAE
Weather in the United Arab Emirates: in winter, from December February, in the UAE, warm and sunny weather: +20 .. + 30 ° C. The water temperature on the open beaches of the Persian Gulf is from +17 ° C in winter to +35 ° C in summer. The best time to travel to the UAE is from October to May. In the summer, from May to September, the daytime air temperature reaches +45 ° C, while high humidity is felt.
Average daily temperature by months, in ° C: January +24, February +24, March +24, April +32, May +37, June +37, July +40, August +41, September +38, October +35, November +30, December +26.
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Beaches of the Emirates
The coast of the UAE is washed by the Persian (patriotic Arab here) and the Oman Gulf . On the side of the Persian Gulf are Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi, and on the bank of the Oman - Fujairah . All hotels of these resorts, located directly on the shoreline, have their own private beaches . Guests of a two- or three-star city hotel can go for a fee (5 DHR) or a free city beach . Free shuttle bus runs from hotels back and forth, and a taxi ride (20 -30 minutes from the furthest point city) will cost 5-8 USD . 4 * and 5 * hotels located in the city center have contracts with coastal hotels, and their buses are free of charge for the guests by bus .
UAE Hotels
City Hotels Dubai offers a very mediocre quality in 1-2 "stars", quite good for the most part variants in three-four-star hotels and very good quality "five". The coast of Dubai (the elite area of Jumeirah) is entirely expensive hotels of a very high standard. In Sharjah and Ajman, the hotel base is weak (pleasant exceptions are Ajman Kempinski and Coral Beach), almost all other hotels can be easily scrapped for one "star."
In Abu Dhabi, the hotels stand on the beach, but because the island does not have land enough, the territory near the beaches is very small. Hotels for the most part are good, but old. Really, this resort begins to be sold only after massive "stops" on Jumeirah and Sharjah.
In the northern emirates of Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah, the quality of hotels, like in Sharjah (except Le Meridien al Aqqa), the demand for them is low. These emirates are also sold mostly only after the hotels of Jumeirah and Sharjah "run out."
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Banks and exchange points
You can exchange money in most banks, and also in exchange offices and private exchange offices. Banks are open from 8:00 to 13:00 every day except Friday, which is a day off in the UAE. On Thursday, the banks close at 12:00. Most of the exchange offices are open from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 16:30 to 20:30. In most hotels, shopping centers and in large stores, American Express, Master Card, Visa and Diners Club cards are accepted.
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Shopping and shopping in the UAE
Unconditional leaders among the emirates in the UAE - Dubai and Sharjah shopping areas. The first option shopping - shopping on the shopping streets, where you need to bargain and in every possible way to show buyers' estimates. The second way is to visit large shopping centers. The prices are slightly higher, and there are fewer opportunities to bargain, but higher quality goods, many specialized shops and stores of world famous companies.
The absolute majority of items purchased in the UAE are products of famous brands: clothes and accessories, footwear, cosmetics and Perfumery, watches and jewelry, interior items. All this is abundantly represented in numerous emirate malls. There is no special need to talk about the assortment: any brand that comes to your mind will be guaranteed to be sold in the UAE.
Another aspect of local shopping is authentic "endemic things". First of all, these are gold products and just gold bars, as well as spices and aromatic essences, including the best Somali incense. Finally, we mention the precious oriental carpets, fine silk fabrics, chased and copper products.
As souvenirs from the UAE, you can bring Arab coffee pots and hookahs, jewelry boxes, camel wool products and richly decorated "khanzhary" - traditional Arabian daggers .
Shops are open from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 20:30, Friday is the day off. However, often small retail outlets and supermarkets are open and on Fridays, from 16:00 to 20:00, there are 24-hour supermarkets.
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Cuisine and restaurants
Restaurants in the UAE are strictly divided into establishments offering alcohol and not having such an opportunity. The first, as a rule, work at hotels - a simple restaurant "on the street" to get an alcohol license is almost impossible.
From the dishes of Arab cuisine in the Emirates it is worth trying lamb meat with rice and nuts "goose", shish kebab "tikka", traditional Arabic " (as they say, feel the difference!), cutlets from mutton with herbs "kustileta", the famous "kebab" of pickled lamb or beef and lamb "shish-kebab", bread pudding "umm-ali" and sweet cheese cake "esh -asay. " Poultry dishes are very popular - stewed chicken with tomato, chicken with a couple of honey with al-mandi
Any meal in the restaurant of the Emirates begins with mezze. Mezze consists of 40-50 small snacks-aperitifs such as olives, feta cheese, pita, greens, etc.
A special type of meal is coffee, which is always cooked "on the spot" (no machines are recognized in principle) and poured from traditional "dalla" coffee pots to small cups.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of the Emirates
Flight of scientific and technical thought and its direct embodiment thanks to generous injections of petrodollars - that's probably the main thing that I want to see in the Emirates (at least during the first visit to the country) . Therefore it is not surprising that the most popular tourist excursions are just "urban": a trip to the country's capital Abu Dhabi city and The most dynamic and cosmopolitan emirate Dubai . As a rule, these excursions are held in the afternoon and include dinner, their additional bonus - the opportunity to enjoy the evening panorama of the city with many beautifully lit skyscrapers, and in Dubai - also a light-music show of fountains . By the way, in addition to ultra-modern wonders, during these trips you can see many historical sights: archaeological parks, ancient forts and palaces of sheikhs .
Popular "natural" excursions: all kinds of afar on sand dunes on jeeps or camels (the program includes barbecue and folklore gatherings with nomads by the fire), a tour of the old forts that used to protect the borders of the emirates from the sea, a walk along the Dubai bay on a traditional dhow schooner, visiting the island the Sir-Bani-Yas guide and the Liva oasis with high sand dunes.
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Popular Excursions to the UAE
On excursions you can go from any emirate, but for tourists who are vacationing in Abu Dhabi and the northern Emirates, prices will be others (they can be specified on the site of the host country).
Estimated cost of excursions from the hotels of Dubai, Sharjah and A jmana (in USD per adult / child up to 12 years):
Dubai Survey (half day) - 35/25 , Abu Dhabi Survey (all day) - 70/50 , Modern Dubai with a visit to Burj Khalifa (whole day) - 125/60 (from Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah - 160/95 , from Abu Dhabi - 110/70) , Panoramic in Al Ain (whole day) - 80 / 50 , East Coast (whole day , lunch included) - 65/45 , Six Emirates for 1 day (whole day) - 100/70 , Channel cruise (half day) - 65/35 , @ Safari with barbecue (half day) - 70/45 , Tour to Mussandam (Northern Oman; Full day , lunch included) - 120/90 , Wild Wadi Water Park (only entrance ticket) - 53/53 , Wild Wadi Water Park (including transfer) - 85/85 , Hot air balloon flight (half day ) - 260/220 , Helicopter flight (30 minutes) - 440/440 , Moroccan baths (half-day) - 150/125 , Zoo (half-day) - 60/50 , Lunch at the Hotel Burj Al Arab (half-day) - 180/110
Estimated cost of excursions from Fujairah hotels (in USD per adult / child up to 12 years):
Panorama of Dubai with lunch - 70/45, Panorama of the East Coast - 35/20, Barbecue safari - 95/75, Wild Wadi Water Park (including transfer) - 85/75, Shopping in Dubai - 50/30.
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Diving
Although diving in the resorts of the UAE is in full bloom, dive centers are still available in Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi . Although, of course, the marine life of the Persian and Oman bays is far from the Red Sea . Basically it is is represented by turtles, eels, octopuses and sea bass . Also there are hammerheads, parrot fish and reef sharks . In Fujairah there are barracudas, tuna, squid, sea horses, lionfish, clownfish - and if very lucky, you can run into whales . In addition, in Dubai you can inspect the surviving wreckage of ships, and in Fujairah - reefs .
Popular dive centers:
- in Abu Dhabi Arabian Divers and Sportfishing Charters, phone: + 9715-058-111-17.
- in Fujairah Freestyle Divers, located at the Royal Beach Hotel, tel: + 9719-244-57-56
- in Dubai Scuba Dubai, phone: +971 43414940.
- in Sharjah Scuba 2000 Diving, tel .: +97192388477
Events
In the Emirates there are many exhibitions and seminars attracting businessmen from all over the world Sveta. Here are just some of them:
Dubai Trade Festival is held in January-February . International Exhibition and Conference on Investments and Real Estate - in March . International Education Exhibition, Middle East Exhibition of International Fashion, Accessories and Leather Products and Middle East Exhibition of clothes - in April . International Spring Fair and International Middle East Exhibition on Tourism - in May . Dubai Festival "Summer Surprises" - June-July . International Exhibition-Fair of Perfumery, Cosmetics and Funds for progress in the body - in September . International exhibition of furniture and interior, Sport exhibition and the largest in the Middle East exhibition of computers and peripherals GITEX - in October . International exhibition-fair of consumer goods (confined to Ramadan), International exhibition-fair horse breeding and Aeroshow - in December .
Each of these events is usually accompanied by a whole series of colorful shows, performances, festivals and lotteries.
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