United Arab Emirates

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
UT Library on line
Mapblast

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The road network is excellent, but the traffic can be dangerous (excessive speed, abrupt stops of taxis in city). The seat belt must be fastened. Driving on the right side of the road. For hikes in the desert, use a 4x4.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

-Dubaï's museum.

Tourism organizations

UAE Interact Travel Center

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Abu Dhabi, Dubai (GMT+4 )

Summer time period

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Specialties from the Middle East and Eastern Europe: cf. Turkey, Lebanon etc.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

To eat pork is prohibited.

Paying

Domestic currency

UEA Dirham

ISO Code

AED

To obtain domestic currency

The currency is the Dirham or AED.
It is difficult to exchange travellers checks except in big cities. On the other hand, Eurochecks can be exchanged in all banks.

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Arabic

Other languages spoken

Business language

English

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Arjeeb - Free English-Arabic-English traduction of texts and web pages
Ectaco - Free Arabic-English-Arabic dictionary

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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