Best Way to Spend a Day Outside Dubai

• Desert Safari
Sign up with a tour operator offering desert safaris close to Dubai. Options include half-day, full-day, and overnight excursions, and the most popular are evening dinner safaris.

• In Sharjah
Explore the traditional souks and Arabian homes in Heritage Area, view the personal art collection of Sharjah’s ruler at the Sharjah Art Museum, and learn more about Islam at the Sharjah Islamic Museum .

• In Abu Dhabi
Walk along the waterfront Corniche, visit the extraordinary Emirates Palace hotel, and see the enormous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque . Abu Dhabi also has beautiful beaches, dazzling malls, and an impressive cultural arts center.