With its towering mountains, golden sands, enchanting coastlines and unique geographical diversity, the UAE has established itself as one of the tourist destinations with integrated and diversified options, taking advantage of its geographical nature full of natural islands, long beaches, picturesque deserts, and a rich list of heritage and cultural areas that reflect the nature of the civilizations that have flocked there since ancient times.
The UAE has unique tourism potential and huge diversity in tourism activities, which include, but are not limited to, environmental and sustainable tourism which enables visitors and tourists to visit natural sites such as reserves, oases, mountains, beaches and islands celebrating biodiversity, and desert tourism, including safaris and sand skiing, and seeking hidden oases in the depths of deserts among sand dunes, and beach tourism, including options for beach and water sports and skin diving, and mountain tourism, which includes hiking activities between mountains and valleys, mountain biking and rock climbing, as well as cultural and heritage tourism which introduces visitors and tourists to many historical and heritage sites and various museums.
The environmental diversity in the UAE offers rich options for local visitors and tourists looking for tourism and entertainment, especially during the third edition of the “World’s Most Beautiful Winter” campaign, which promotes touristic, natural and recreation across the seven emirates.
Lovely beaches
The UAE is unique with a group of beach and seaside destinations that stand out for their distinctive landscapes, attracting local visitors and tourists from abroad in search of recreation and tranquillity.
These beaches include many amenities, especially the paved paths that help walkers and cyclists indulge their hobbies.
The beaches are major tourist attractions throughout the year, especially during the winter season, to enjoy the warm winter weather and blue waters, as well as the famous beaches of the UAE and an ideal destination for water sports enthusiasts, supported by a variety of infrastructure and service sectors.
The beaches of the Emirates are home to numerous resorts which allow residents to spend a day on its beaches and benefit from the distinct services it offers, all characterized by the highest levels of luxury, and offer the possibility to enjoy lovely sandy beaches, large green spaces and pools.
For diving enthusiasts, the UAE has many tourist destinations that offer visitors the opportunity to explore the marine world, whether to admire the natural coral reefs or to observe various types of aquatic life.
Deep Dive Dubai is the latest addition to water sports and adventure experiences in the Emirate of Dubai, and is the deepest diving pool in the world, entered in the Guinness Book of Records with a depth of 60 meters and a capacity of 14 million liters, equal to six Olympic swimming pools.
Islands and nature reserves
The UAE is distinguished by its fascinating nature and the diversity of its geographical formation, which increases the attractiveness of the country for local visitors and tourists from different countries of the world. In this context, the natural islands which are considered a of the most important tourist destinations in the Emirates stand out, including Sir Bani Yas Island, with its wild natural facade and the interesting activities it offers, as well as the historical sites within it, and the island also includes the Arabian Wildlife Park, which is one of the largest wildlife reserves in the region as it includes more than 17 thousand animals, such as: oryx of Arabia, gazelles, giraffes, hyenas and cheetahs.
The Emirates also abounds in nature reserves along its lands which are characterized by their biodiversity, amazing geological formations, rare animals and plants, as well as coral reefs rich in unique marine organisms. Picturesque nature and wildlife in its most beautiful and accurate form and lots of fun activities.
Gardens.. Attractive destinations
Public parks and gardens in the United Arab Emirates are a tourist destination that attracts local visitors and tourists, especially in the winter season, as they contain the best facilities and services suitable for gatherings of family and friends in the open air, each of which brings itself a different character that combines recreation and relaxation, as well as what contains of the latest games and adventures that adapt to all ages, within an atmosphere that guarantees the highest levels of safety and protection, according to the best international standards and practices.
The desert.. the splendor of adventures
The desert that stretches across the UAE, with its high sand dunes and sweeping sandy valleys, is an outlet for adventure and thrill seekers. Driving on the sand dunes is a unique way to experience the vast desert and enjoy exceptional natural riches.
Desert sports are active during the winter season, with its various facilities and within the reach of everyone, both individually and for families.
Camping is also one of the best ways available to enjoy the UAE’s rich natural diversity, as the cold weather during the winter season provides the ideal opportunity to explore all that the UAE has to offer its residents and visitors , and there are sites all over the country that allow you to camp in a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere among the sand dunes and watch the sunrise from the mountain tops.
The safaris and winter camps in the open air scattered throughout the Emirates represent a golden opportunity for those who want to spend the most beautiful and enjoyable moments in an atmosphere of calm and serenity, and experience many adventures, first of all in the saddle of four-wheel drive on the sand dunes, watch the falcon show, ride camels, eat traditional food under the stars, enjoy the clear sky and watch the sunset and sunrise.
The mountains, with their fascinating heights and environmental and natural diversity, constitute one of the elements of nature’s beauty, which has made it a destination and place of interest for adventure lovers, as the country includes a series of natural landscapes rocky, dirt roads and desert mountains, to form a major tourist element for lovers of climbing and adventure, and of exploring nature and its secrets from different angles.
The UAE is also distinguished by the sulfur springs located near the mountainous areas, which have made the country a paradise for those seeking relaxation, warmth and medical tourism, visited by citizens, residents and tourists from all over the world.
• The environmental diversity in the country offers rich options for local visitors and leisure-seeking tourists.
• “Deep Dive Dubai” is the latest addition to water sports and adventure experiences in the Emirate of Dubai, and the deepest plunge pool in the world.
• The beaches…a glamorous atmosphere and a global destination for water sports enthusiasts.
• Islands and nature reserves throughout the Emirates, characterized by their biodiversity and amazing geological formations.
• Diving trips…an opportunity to explore the marine world and marvel at the coral reefs.
tourist system
The state has attached great importance to the domestic tourism dossier, believing in its pivotal role in supporting the growth of the UAE’s tourism sector, and this interest has been reflected through the endorsement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the strategy of domestic tourism in the UAE, which aims to create a state-level integrated tourism system, to organize the local tourism of the Emirates, in coordination with various bodies and local and federal institutions interested in tourism, heritage, culture and community entertainment, in order to double the volume of national tourism expenditure and create opportunities for the corporate sector in all regions of the country.
The UAE is working on implementing many tourism projects during the current period and developing large and diversified investment plans to develop the tourism sector so as to improve its position on the global tourism map and increase the contribution of the sector to support domestic GDP Product.
