About UAE Frontier
A straight-talking guide to UAE.
Independent, researched by people and written to help you plan a real trip to UAE: the river cities and the palace hills, the Atlantic coast and the islands, and the tours actually worth your time. No packages, no pressure.
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- destinations covered
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- tours hand-checked
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- in-depth guides
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- practical articles
UAE Frontier exists to answer one question well: how do you make the most of a trip to UAE without getting lost in noise or sold a package you did not want? We cover the ancient rock fortresses and sacred cities, the tea-covered highlands and the great railway, the safari parks and the southern beaches, the sights, the logistics and the experiences that earn their place.
How we research
Every page is built from official heritage and tourism sources, operator listings and traveller reviews, then written up in plain British English. We do not invent first-hand stories or claim to have stayed somewhere we have not.
How we stay honest
We earn a commission when you book a tour or a hotel through some of our links. It costs you nothing extra and it keeps the guides free and independent. When we point to a tour, it is because it fits the trip we are describing.
Part of a network
UAE Frontier is one of the Frontier travel guides, a small family of independent destination sites. Different country, same approach: research first, sell never, and keep the practical details current.
For the funding detail, see our affiliate disclosure; for the standards behind every page, our editorial guidelines. You can also explore the wider network.
The people behind the guide
A small editorial team, each looking after the corner of UAE they know best.