UAE

UAE Travel Guide

UAE attracted 25 million tourists in 2024, a 14% rise from 2023, with visitors from India, the UK, and Saudi Arabia, generating $30 billion in tourism revenue.

  • Capital: Abu Dhabi
  • UAE Dirham
  • Visa Required
  • Best: Spring (April–May)

About UAE

UAE attracted 25 million tourists in 2024, a 14% rise from 2023, with visitors from India, the UK, and Saudi Arabia, generating $30 billion in tourism revenue.

Quick facts

capital
Abu Dhabi
currency
UAE Dirham
language
Arabic
population
10 million
arrivals (int’l)
~25 million (2024)
overnight stays
~80 million (est. 2024)

Best time to visit

Spring
April–May
Mild temperatures, fewer crowds
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Travel tips

General
General

Plan your UAE trip

Tell us roughly when and who is travelling. You will get a costed itinerary — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa — usually the same working day.

Top attractions in UAE

The places most of our travellers ask about — we build them into your itinerary.

Burj Khalifa

World’s tallest building with stunning views

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Architectural masterpiece

Dubai Marina

Vibrant waterfront with yachts

Cities in UAE

Tap a city for where to stay and what we can arrange there.

We build UAE trips to order

We have not published a fixed UAE itinerary, and most of what we book is custom anyway. Tell us when you want to travel and who is coming, and we will put together a costed plan — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa included.

Where to stay in UAE

Hotels we book regularly and would happily send our own families to.

All hotels

Practical information

Money & Currency

Currency
AED
Cards
Widely accepted
EMV adapters
Type D, G
ATMs
Widely available

Safety & Emergencies

Safety
Very safe
Emergency
999

UAE: common questions

What travellers from Surat ask us before booking.

The seasons we usually recommend are Spring (April–May). Tell us when you can travel and we will say honestly whether it is a good window or suggest a better one.

Visa Required. Our visa desk handles the whole application — document checklist, appointment, submission and tracking until your passport is back. Call +91 97278 86777 or send an enquiry.

Yes. We plan the whole trip from Surat — flights from Surat, Ahmedabad or Mumbai, hotels, transfers, sightseeing and visas — as one costed itinerary with a single point of contact.

It depends entirely on your dates, hotel category and how many of you are travelling, so we quote live rather than publish a figure that would be out of date. Send us your dates and you will normally have a costed itinerary the same working day, free and with no obligation.

Ready to explore UAE?

Send us your dates and we will come back with a costed itinerary and honest advice about the season — free, and with no obligation. Mon–Sat, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm IST.

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