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Excursions and Tours

Hatta
0 km 50 Khasab 3
0 miles 50 Al Qir 105 km (65 miles)
OMAN from Dubai • Heritage
Ras Al Khaimah Village: open 8am–7:30pm
A r abian Jebel Yibir Sat–Thu, 3–9pm Fri
Gulf Umm al Quwain 1527m E87 Dibba Bidiya Visit the Heritage Village
Sharjah Biatah E18 at this serene oasis town.
Zubarah
Sharjah A drive into the mountains
E88
Dubai Dubai Dhaid Masafi Fujairah from here leads to the
E311 E44 clear Hatta Rock Pools,
Jebel Ali E66 Al Habna Khor a fantastically beautiful
E11 Al Maktoum Madam E55 Hatta Kalba spot for swimming.
E77
E60 Al Ain
E611
UNITED ARAB 4
Abu
Dhabi Abu Dhabi EMIRATES E66 160 km (99 miles)
E20 OMAN from Dubai • Al Ain
E11 Al Mafraq Al Ain Palace Museum: 03 751
E22
Jebel Hafeet 7755 • Jahili Fort: next
150 km E30 1180m to Al Ain Rotana Hotel
• Al Ain Camel Souk:
Wonder Bus Tour
1 Al Ain-Buraimi border
04 359 5656 • www.
Known as Garden City, this green
wonderbusdubai.net emirate is home to the Al Ain
This one-hour tour starts with Palace Museum. Also here
a drive down to Shindagha in are the Al Ain Livestock Souk
Bur Dubai, at which point the and the Jahili Fort.
vehicle plunges into the creek
Sharjah
for a cruise through the old 5
city before returning to land. 10 km (6 miles) from
Dubai • Sharjah Art
Liwa
2 Museum: 06 568 8222
300 km (186 miles)
• Heritage Museum: 06
from Abu Dhabi 569 3999 • Archaeological
Liwa’s high golden dunes are Museum: 06 566 5466
almost devoid of vegetation The Sharjah Art Museum,
yet close by are flourishing Pot, Heritage the Heritage Museum
date-producing farms – an Museum, and the Archaeological
awesome spectacle (see p32). Sharjah Museum are must-see
sights. The souks here
Liwa’s sandswept roads are also very good for shopping.

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