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Abu Dhabi has a whole range of exciting activities awaiting you. For an average tourist the place seems like an endless paradise of fun. Activities range from shopping in the upmarket shops to haggling in the souk (market), traveling in an air conditioned limousine to riding a camel in the desert, dining in five-star luxury to sampling Bedouin hospitality under the night sky. Whatever choice you make it will surely be an experience of a lifetime, which shall compel you to come back again and again.

White Fort
One of the landmarks of Abu Dhabi, The Al Hosn Palace, commonly known as the White Fort, dates back over 200 years. Home of the former ruling family it is the oldest building in Abu Dhabi.

The Palace is also home to the Cultural Foundation where many interesting exhibits of traditional artifacts and photographs are displayed. The courtyard and tile work over the main gate are particularly beautiful.

Heritage Village
The village is situated in the middle of Abu Dhabi and is a living exhibition of the lifestyle and traditions of Bedouin and other culture's.

The Cultural Foundation
Located in the Khalidiya Street, the foundation houses a weekly art exhibition, library, theatre auditorium, and lecture rooms. The centre is considered as the cultural heartbeat of the city.

The Corniche
A park-lined coastal boulevard that skirts the city, with a backdrop of modern buildings facing the sea, it is one of the most picturesque sites in Abu Dhabi.

Liwa Oasis
About a five hour drive from the city of Abu Dhabi is Liwa, one of the largest oasis in Arabia and a gateway to Rub Al Khali or Empty Quarter. The place makes a refreshing change with freshwater pools and date plantations. It is also home to the Bedu people, known for their hospitality.

Sport Clubs
As spectator or participant you can indulge any or all of your sporting passions in Abu Dhabi: golf, football, horse riding and camel racing, ice skating, polo, powerboat races, sailing, etc.

Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club
Located in the Al Mushrif area, just 10 minutes from the city center, the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club is a tranquil oasis in one of the Gulf's most up-to-date and beautiful cities.

The Club covers a vast area and provides members with a relaxed and restful atmosphere away from the hustle of modern day life. Complex consists of an international standard racecourse with racing conditions that are comparable to anywhere in the world.

The Club also boasts a spectacular show-jumping arena, in which an obstacle similar to the famous Hick stead Bank has been constructed, along with a natural water jump that adds to the variety of the various show-jumping events that take place throughout the season.

The Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club has one of the most efficient and successful riding schools in the area, with instruction of all levels available to pupils of all ages who are willing to learn and absorb the principles and practices required to master the art of horsemanship.

For the golfer, there is a beautiful, 9-hole grass-surfaced golf course equipped with floodlighting, enabling members to play before sunrise and after sunset. In addition, the Golf Academy includes a large driving range available to all, and lessons are available from the Club's golf professionals.

The new tennis courts offer excellent facilities to members who enjoy this game.

The swimming pool located beside the Golf Club House is one of the most popular places in the entire Club.
The Club House offers a range of refreshments and cuisine from a kitchen of international caliber.

Bars & Night Clubs
Bars range from sophisticated cocktail lounges to informal traditional British and Irish pubs and Western style saloons. In addition, there are numerous piano and jazz bars.

Clubs and discos host both local DJs and big international names. You can also visit local nightclubs with Arab singers, belly dancers and musicians.

The hotels, in particular, vie with each other to stage the best live shows. Cabaret is standard fare in the hotel nightclubs, but it is during the winter season and on national holiday weekends that the hotels come alive with food festivals, stage shows and themed nights.

Al Ain
Al Ain, the capital of Abu Dhabi’s mainland Eastern Region, is a green, low-rise city nestling in the shade of Jebel Hafeet mountain. The surrounding district, blessed with substantial groundwater resources, is a rich agricultural area with many forts and archaeological sites and is also home to the UAE’s main university.

Al Ain Museum
Located in Sultan bin Zayed Street, this museum has an extensive archaeological and ethnographical collection, including some spectacular second millennium gold pendants and an important coin collection. Reconstructions of a traditional majilis and traditional life are also very interesting. There is also a large collection of gifts received by the President from visiting statesmen and royalty. The museum shows a reconstruction of the Grand Hili tomb with its rock engravings.

Within the compound of Al Ain Museum the Eastern Fort is located. Built in 1910, it is the ancestral home of the ruling family. A small fort, it is surrounded by a wall with four watchtowers.

Old Prison
Near the Coffee Pot roundabout and Al Ain Museum, the old prison gives fine views of this desert city and the oasis. Admittance is hit and miss, but very often the door at the foot of the turret has its padlock off. Take care, though, not to become a modern-day inmate by accident.

Al Ain Oasis
This is a huge shady date plantation in the centre of town near Al Ain Museum and well worth a visit. The plantation is divided into small date farms, with permanent access for farmers’ vehicles and for pedestrians. Two small mosques are sited within the palm groves.

Qatarrah Oasis
Near Mujiarib fort this oasis is the site of an important archaeological find, the Qatarrah tomb, a long, narrow Shimal-type grave in which many of the rich artifacts displayed in Al Ain museum were found.

In the early 1970s a Shimal type long tomb was excavated by an Iraqi team at Qattarah, a neighbourhood in Al Ain in the interior of Abu Dhabi. The tomb at Qattarah was one of the very first tombs of second millennium BC date excavated in the Emirates.

The material from this excavation is stored and, to some extent, displayed in the Al Ain Museum. Among the most notable finds is a gold ornament consisting of a double-headed, single-bodied animal.

Hili Gardens & Archaelogical Park
The modern suburb of Al Ain known as Hili (about 10km from the city) is famous among local residents for its beautiful garden. In fact, the garden and its immediate hinterland are the location of a large number of Bronze Age and Iron Age sites, dating to c.2500-400 BC. Of these, Hili is perhaps the best investigated, thanks to a French expedition which began work there in the late 1970s.

Jebel Hafeet Mountain
1350 meters high, of craggy rock, the mountain is a major landmark positioned to the south of the city. A 13 km long road winds its way to the summit where temperatures are significantly lower.

On a clear day there are magnificent views of the city and its surrounds. Also of interest are the numerous caves, sites of archaeological excavations, and Ain Al Fayda, a top health resort located over a natural hot spring.

Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium
The 1969 zoo houses an extremely large and varied collection of wildlife from all over the world. The zoo is also well known for its display of Arabia's indigenous wildlife which includes the spectacular Arabian Oryx.

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