Abu Dhabi Things to Do Tips by tglenn57

there are many local tour companies in abu dhabi that will drive you and your friends way out to the desert so you can be scared-to-death. i'm not kidding.
you will fly over the tops of enormous dunes, skid out, slide down, and up, catch some air in a 4wd with a young kamikaze at the wheel. if you scream it just encourages him to drive a little wilder. after a few minutes you calm down and begin to accept that death is imminent ...you've been warned.

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now this may look easy but my muscles were surprisingly sore for a few days after. make sure that your "saddle" (i use the term loosely) is on tight or you will end up on your camel's ënd" like i did. (this may explain the sore muscles.)
you will be driven out to the dunes once again where you will meet your camels.
pay careful attention to this next bit of info: hold on very tight when the camel stands up or lays down. they are very tall beasts and if you fall it will hurt. i promise.
you can arrange a trek for just you or a group.
it is awesome to plod slowly along with the wind stirring the sand up in little puffs and the sun is enormous and red low in the sky. complete silence.
if you want you can ask your guide to make the camels gallop and you can race along the red sands together.

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Phone: 633-8111 al ain
Directions: alcamel@emirates.net.ae
Website: arabian.adventures@emirates.com
Other Contact: fax 631-4116

fujairah is about 2-3 hours drive from abu dhabi and is on the east coast of the uae.the hajar mountains stand watch over the gulf of oman and as just as you crest the hill that will take you down to the water's edge you can look up and down the coastline. it is spectacular.it's my favorite place in the emirates because the snorkelling is great. it takes about 15 minutes to swim out to snoopy rock and there's always tons of beautiful fish to see whenever i've been there. there are blacktip reef sharks patrolling, sea turtles, cuttlefish,lots of clown fish, lionfish...you can swim around the whole island easily. i usually stay at the sandy beach motel because it faces snoopy rock and i just like it there. if you want to camp there is a public beach just next door.also,
there are kayaks for rent and you can hire a boat to take you out for diving for the day.

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Address: fujairah, uae
Directions: it's a very small town-just follow the signs to sandy beach motel.

there are many magnificent mosques in the uae, but this one is my favorite. it's on jumeirah road in dubai which runs along jumeirah beach. it is a large building and especially beautiful as the sun is setting when the stone walls turn pinkish and the lights glow from within. non-muslims cannot enter any mosques but you can hear the call to prayer five times each day echoing up and down the streets.

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Address: jumeirah road, dubai
Directions: opposite jumeirah starbuck's