Tips & Tricks
Desert Safaris — Full day desert safari offers a splendid chance to live the desert experience – all just outside Abu Dhabi city. Participants can sand-board down the dunes or enjoy a ride weaving in utility vehicles up and down the dunes. Desert farms house racing camels, and Bedouin tents set up in the desert […]
Yas Arena (Yas Island, Abu Dhabi) – A.K.A. “du Arena”, this is home to the most prestigious live performances by great music legends. Recent concerts have included Eric Clapton, Janet Jackson, Metallica. Sade and Scissors Sisters. During the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the racing events are during the day and concerts are in the evening […]
Emirates Palace (Auditorium) (Emirates Palace Hotel, near Corniche Street, Ras Al Akhdar, Abu Dhabi) – Within this auditorium, some 1100 spectators can revel in the finest listening pleasure. Whether it’s for chamber music or a Romantic large orchestra, the hall, decorated with shimmering gold-leaf, possesses superb acoustics – the work of leading European experts – […]
Yas Golf Links (Yas Island, Abu Dhabi) — Set against the Arabian Gulf, the stunning scenery and course designed by Kyle Philips makes for the ultimate golfing experience. An eighteen-hole course, a nine-hole academy course, clubhouse, golf academy and floodlit practice facilities, set against dramatic views—the course combines unparalleled visual glory with the thrill of […]
Old Souk (Mina Road, Abu Dhabi) – as opposed to Dubai, where most everything there is ultra-modern, Abu Dhabi still has areas that are “old school” Middle Eastern, such this shopping district, which has hundreds of outlets selling everything imaginable including some of Abu Dhabi’s best buys – carpets, tapestries, jewelry, handicrafts and textiles. As […]
Mushrif Mall (Sheikh Rashin Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi) — An expansive, three-floor retail megaplex with a mix of shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment, Mushrif Mall offers everything from luxury fashion to electronic goods and furniture and the Middle East’s biggest food court featuring the first Jimmy’s Killer Prawns brand in Abu Dhabi.