Middle East
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UAE · city
Abu Dhabi
Come between November and March, sleep on Saadiyat if the museums are the point or on Yas if the parks are, give the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque the late-afternoon slot so you walk out at dusk, spend a full day in the Saadiyat Cultural District, eat Emirati properly at least twice, and finish with a night among the dunes on the edge of the Empty Quarter.
UAE · city
Dubai
Base near Downtown for the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, or the Marina for beach and waterfront dining, cross to Old Dubai for the creek and souks, and give one day to the desert and one to Abu Dhabi.