Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with desert an hour from either.
What people go to United Arab Emirates for
- The Burj Khalifa, and the old creek and souks of Deira below it.
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi.
- Dune driving and desert camps in the Liwa and Al Ain sands.
- Mountain hiking and wadis in Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
Trips to United Arab Emirates
We have nothing published in United Arab Emirates yet — which is not the same as not going. Tell us roughly when you want to travel and what you want out of it, and we will put an itinerary together and price it.
If you would rather look at something already running, the trips we do have are all here.
The rest of Asia is at the bottom of this page.
Elsewhere in Asia
Japan
Kyoto's temples, Tokyo at full speed and a rail network that makes both easy.
1 tour · Kyoto · Mount Fuji · Tokyo
Vietnam
Ha Long Bay, the Mekong delta and a thousand miles of coast between them.
Ha Long Bay · Hoi An · Mekong Delta
Thailand
Northern hill country, southern islands and the best street food anywhere.
Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Andaman islands
Nepal
Everest base camp, the Annapurna circuit and the temples of the Kathmandu valley.
Everest · Annapurna · Kathmandu Valley
India
Rajasthan's forts, Kerala's backwaters and the Himalaya at the top of the map.
Taj Mahal · Rajasthan · Kerala backwaters
Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands — Bali's terraces, Komodo's dragons, Raja Ampat's reefs.
Bali · Komodo · Borobudur