{"id":68324,"date":"2018-04-23T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=68324"},"modified":"2018-04-23T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:46:34","slug":"9-amazing-sights-to-see-in-the-seven-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/9-amazing-sights-to-see-in-the-seven-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"9 amazing sights to see in the seven Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The seven Emirates, or monarchies, that make up the United Arab Emirates, are filled with many wonders, from wide open desert to sandy beaches to busy, futuristic cities. If you&#8217;re heading to this part of the Middle East any time soon, be sure to visit a few of these fascinating spots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/5 Dubai skyscrapers that are architectural marvels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> 5 Dubai skyscrapers that are architectural marvels<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bes4EP4jZcI\/?taken-by=caroline.lupini<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Designed with the utmost majesty and elegance that one would expect from a mosque commissioned by and named for the first president of the United Arab Emirates, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Abu-Dhabi-Hotels.d6053838.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi<\/a> is an absolute must-see. This mosque is open to non-Muslims and staff will provide appropriate clothing if needed. Towering domes, ornate columns and decorative crystalline chandeliers welcome visitors and worshipers alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1.jpg 1256w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Burj-Khalifa-1-511x340.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Burj Khalifa<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Standing at over 828 meters, Burj Khalifa in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Dubai-Hotels.d1079.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai<\/a> is the tallest free-standing structure on the planet. If you can brave the height, you may experience several observation decks, including those at levels 124, 125 and 148. Even if you can\u2019t make it all the way up, Burj Khalifa is stunning even from the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Miracle-Garden-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dubai Miracle Garden<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Colorful, whimsical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Dubai-Hotels.d1079.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai<\/a> Miracle Garden is the perfect place to spend an afternoon. Take a stroll through flower-covered arches that surround a maze of ivy-covered houses, miniature towers, performance spaces, and even a model of an Emirates commercial jet. Containing over 100 million flowers of roughly 70 different species, the Dubai Miracle Garden is sure to saturate your senses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ajman Fish Market<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the shores of the Persian Gulf, the Ajman Fish Market in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Ajman-Hotels.d181167.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ajman<\/a> bustles with commerce and, well, fish. The market is open every day from 7am\u20131:30pm and 5\u201310pm, and and auction occurs at 6pm daily. Feel free to visit and barter with the fishmongers, and as with any market, it\u2019s best to arrive early to beat the crowds. You can even have your catch cooked for you on site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Al Bidya Mosque<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BeoBwmJjIxA\/?taken-by=caroline.lupini<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Al Bidya Mosque, also known as Ottoman Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the Emirates and is located in the emirate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Fujairah-Hotels.d6053844.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fujairah<\/a>. Without a written history, the mosque is shrouded in mystery; even its exact age is uncertain because its mudstone facade is difficult to accurately date. However, the mosque likely dates back to the 15th century and still stands today for all to come and explore. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Save on your Emirates hotel\u2014and hundreds of thousands of others\u2014when you join Orbitz Rewards!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dubai-desert-605x340.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019d like to get out of the city and experience the vast desert, take a tour to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Dubai-Hotels.d1079.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai<\/a> Desert Conservation Reserve. The DDCR exists to promote permanent preservation of the desert environment that surrounds the massive metropoles, but also to make sure the public has access to the land. For a rustic and exciting adventure, book with one of the DDCR\u2019s certified tour companies and go dune driving and camping on a vast sea of sand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mleiha Archaeological Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nestled in the emirate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Sharjah-Hotels.d6160459.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharjah<\/a> is the Mleiha Archaeological Center, a perfect place for travelers who wish to explore the rich archaeological history of the area. In the future, the site will expand to include places to stay, as well as an astronomical observatory. Today, though, it serves as an archaeological exhibit containing spectacular remnants of Paleolithic human life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dhayah-Fort-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dhayah Fort<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dhayah Fort, located in the hilltops just north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Ras-Al-Khaimah-Hotels.d6053845.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ras Al Khaimah City<\/a>, is built into steeply flanked hills that used to provide a natural defense for ancient civilizations. The fortress itself was built during the 19th century on worn foundations, but today it has been restored and is accessible. Not only is the fortress perfectly placed for defense, but the platform also offers stunning panoramic views of the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Abandoned Ilyushin IL-76 Plane<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Silently decomposing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Umm-Al-Quwain-Hotels.d6025737.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Umm Al Quwain<\/a>, an old Soviet airplane stands abandoned. Where did it come from? According to Doug Farah\u2019s book \u201cMerchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes and the Man Who Makes War Possible,\u201d arms dealer and Centrafrican Airlines owner Viktor Bout is to blame. The old cargo craft had been commissioned to be a Soviet war monument, but Bout paid his pilots to park it in the Emirates instead!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancient sites and futuristic cities meet in the desert. 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