BPS3458 From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 522 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 10 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2538 times:
Hi all,
will be flying EY first class SYD-AUH-FRA return in September and on my way back have a stopover in Abu Dhabi. Have booked myself in to the Hilton Abu Dhabi for one night. EY will provide limo service from/to AUH so I have approx. 24 hours to explore Abu Dhabi (Arrive in AUH 7:30 AM on Monday and depart for SYD on Tuesday at 10:15 AM). Any recommendations welcome what I should do or watch out for while in Abu Dhabi. Is customs/immigration a pain in AUH ? Have German passport so understand will not need any form of visa for entry in to UAE.
Hywel From Peru, joined Apr 2008, 719 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (3 years 10 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2517 times:
Abu Dhabi is a great place, in fact I'm going to live there in 2 months time.
If you're only there for 24 hours, I'd recommend:
1) Shopping at the Marina Mall in the morning/early afternoon.
2) Taking a walk through Khalifa Park in late afternoon.
3) Taking a stroll along the corniche in the evening as the sun is setting (beautiful views).
4) Using the hotel's private beach/swimming pool in the late evening when it's cooled down.
Don't bother walking between places, it's too hot, the roads are confusing for pedestrians and it will take ages. Taxis are very cheap and will cost $1.50 to cross the entire city. You can just flag one down, however there's normally a few outside each hotel.
Be prepared to show respect when in public, long sleeved shirts are sensible and if wearing shorts, make sure they come just below the knee. Also, the coins don't have any "normal numbers" like 50 on them, so you might want to learn the Arabic numerals before going!
If you have a German passport, then you're correct, you won't need a visa. Just be prepared to answer "have you been here before?" - they always ask this at the immigration counter in AUH. It's no pain at all and they're very friendly.
BPS3458 From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 522 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (3 years 10 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2499 times:
Hi Hywel,
thanks for the suggestions. Was also considering to take an evening dinner cruise to get a view of the evening skyline. Is this worth it ? Would I book this through the hotel concierge ? Really looking forward to his trip.
JetBlue777 From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 1427 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (3 years 10 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2498 times:
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