- Petroleum

- Natural gas

- The absence of taxes and duties

- Burj Al Arab - the only 7 - star hotel in the world (Dubai)

- Beautiful catalog of gold

Throughout the country often sandstorms and dust.

Recommended are the arrivals for the period from October to April. In other periods it is unbearably hot (sometimes even ok. 50 degrees)

Culture is strongly rooted in Islam, despite the fact that the indigenous Arabs are a minority in their country. They also have their influence, Christianity and Hinduism.

The conventional form of expression in art is a dance and music.

Islam predominates, but functioned well traditions of Christian and Hindu.

Many habits due to the rights of Islamic (Sharia):

- Polygamy

- Depriving women of many rights

- Foreigners must not enter the mosques

During Ramadan, it is important to respect your post, also by foreigners in the public from sunrise to sunset.

The coexistence of many cultures has contributed to the emergence of other centers of worship (Christian and Hindu), which operate in an atmosphere of mutual tolerance.

UAE does not recognize Israel's existence, but maintain good relations with the U.S. and the EU.

It is forbidden to throw garbage on the street and the transport of alcohol in any form without the so-called. alcohol license.

It is forbidden to maintain a relationship outside marriage, it also applies to followers of religions other than Islam.

Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Actually, everywhere we can use English.

77.9%

For Poles, are required a visa (even though we are in the Union). We must do it through airlines, travel agents or hotel.

Tourist replaced by the so-called. promise of a visa, and actually get a visa at the time of arrival to the UAE.

The passport must be valid at least 6 months, and it can not be pocketed Israeli visa.

Visa fee is the cost from 120 to $ 140.

Do not bring in material containing obscene, insulting Islam. Are prohibited drugs and drugs and psychotropic. If someone has to take them to have individual prescription.

Do not bring in video tapes affecting the Muslim mores.

Alcohol must obtain a permit (only those pow. 18 years) - 2 L per person.

To Sharjah and Ras al Khaimach in general can not bring alcohol.

Permits also require the purchase of alcohol in the UAE.

Without zewolenia alcohol can only get in hotels and in the divisional clubs.

None.

Nearest in Berlin:

Embassy of United Arab Emirates

Hiroshimastrasse 1918-1920

D-10785 Berlin

Germany

tel. +49 30 51 65 16

fax: +49 30 51 65 19 00

Embassy

Abu Dhabi, Delma Street, Corner with Karama Street,

P. About. Box 2334, ABU DHABI

United Arab Emirates

tel. (0 - 09,712) 4465 - 200

Fax 4462 - 967

E-mail: polemb @ emirates. net. ae

There is no obligation meldunkowego.

Only hotels in the report applies the normal rules.

It is worth leaving to visit Oman, since a visa to this country can be obtained from the Polish border post.

Muscat has beautiful beaches and offers much more "purely Arab" experiences.

The problem could make a return to UAE, unless we have proper visas or airplane emiracką Muscat via Dubai and will remain in the transit zone.

Is also close to Iran, which offers far more attractions, and then easily accessible by plane to the other side of the Gulf, particularly the island of Kish, where no Iranian visa is required.

7 - day visa can be obtained at the airport in Tehran, with a long stay visa to obtain previously.

There is no charge inlet and outlet.

Nor is there any restriction on the importation and exportation of currency.

For stays of 30 days is considered an international driving license, which can result in a number of loaner cars, rental. Over this period, after obtaining a residence visa must obtain a local license, which is translated from Polish into Arabic. Then you can drive a private car.

In Dubai there are numerous doctors and clinics. The cost of visits ranges from 200 to 500 Dhs. Diagnostic tests are very expensive, for example,. A blood test is 150 DHS.

A day in hospital costs between 1000 and 1500 DHS.

Relief may be obtained free of charge in public clinics. The private is paid.

Are only respected international insurance companies. Polish policies are not respected unless they are reinsured in the UAE.

999 - ambulance

No special sanitary-epidemiological risks.

It should bring a cure for burns or stomach upset. Medications are very expensive and there is no equivalent, so we zabarać prescribed medications consistently.

Water abstraction is the sea, but it's worth it to cook or drink mineral water.

UAE is a very safe country, not involved in any international conflicts except anti-Zionist policy, characteristic of all countries gathered in the Arab league.

Lack of conflict and terrorism in this area.

997 - police

998 - Fire brigade

Most offenses in violation of the Highway Code (Arab drivers like speeding), and the crime associated with illegal stay.

Working hours of offices: 9 - 13, from Saturday to Wednesday inclusive.

It is forbidden to participate in street quarrels.

On the border with Saudi Arabia and delusion, and air border points.

Lonely is the best means of transport to the UAE.

There are several international airports, of which Dubai and Sharjah are the most popular. You can also select the capital or the port in Ras Al Chjmie.

A little aside for the moment remains Fudżejrze airport.

Time of flight from Warsaw to Abu Dhabi, 6 - 10 hours.

Flights several times a week from Warsaw.

For the UAE can not get there by train. There is also a rail network across the country. Only in Dubai, the construction of urban rail, which has spread to the country.

Probably not you use this form when crossing borders.

Quite conveniently, you can cross the border by car at crossing with Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Iranian ships sail from the port. Particularly interesting are the connections with the island of Kish.

There is also a system of high-speed motorboats.

For longer distances, you can hire a so-called. long distance taxi or mini bus.

Lines Emirates Airlines.

In principle, no, only in Dubai, there Overground expanded out further sections of the country.

Between Abu Dhabi and Dubai linear buses.

The Dubai tourist buses delivery services between the hotels and shopping centers.

Roads are very good quality and well maintained. Highway illuminated at night.

Due to the large momentum expansion of communication network maps are frequently changed and may be outdated.

You can easily rent a car (eg. Avis - 70 dirhams for the Toyota Yaris with no mileage limit), but it is cheaper to hire local. Fuel is cheap (about. 60 gr per liter) - data from July 2009

Using the Sheikh Zayed Road, you should expect a fee, whose amount is calculated based on the data available on the internet mileage records.

Public transport in cities is a residual, or it does not.

In many cases the only means of movement will be a taxi. They are not expensive, and many have taximeter and is observed. It makes no sense to pick a specific time because we do not arrive on time. They are divided into urban and Exclusive Hotel. For the price of the journey to make a charge (4 AED) for passage through the toll bridge, and if we go from the airport is 20 AED.

Car Rentals:

There are a lot of good to have an international driver's license and find one that offers a comprehensive insurance package. Most did not give the car if you do not have a credit card.

You can also make use of transport by ferry boat or boats. After 10 AED, we can proceed to the canal in the old port of Dubai and enjoy the phenomenal architecture of the city.

Finding the cafe is not a problem, as is the extent of the hot-spots.

Telecommunications in the UAE is blocking the possibility of using Skype, especially when dialing a normal landline, it is best to bring installer. Some websites is prohibited and censored.

Postal services in Dubai are provided by the Emirates POST. A full range of services to hire Include box (200 AED per year).

Offices are open from Saturday to Thursday Include from 8 - 17

Dubai Central Post Office 337 - 1500 Jumeirah Post 337 - 1500 Mumtaz Speed Post 337 - 1243

At petrol stations in the Safa Park, Al Diyafah Street, Al Garhoud and Al Wasl Road is also available from the sale of stamps and send letters and packages 24 hours a day.

Courier services and mail delivery is also available in the main firmch courier, including DHL, Fedex, UPS, TNT and TCS.

Letter from Dubai to Warsaw goes ok. 10 days.  

When crossing the borders of the emirate is expected to be charged.

However, the best and cheapest means of transport is by car. Fuel is very cheap and affordable prices in the rental.

It is unacceptable to driving after drinking alcohol. It is severely punished (flogging and a fine).

Speed is controlled by numerous safety cameras. The permissible speed is 120 km / h. The excess risk of mandate (about. 600 AED). Double distance of the red light ends with arrest.

There are many payphones, and the cards are not expensive. However, are expensive international calls.

Conversations in the same area code are free.

You can buy a 6 or 12 month sim card (must show a copy of the passport).

The local currency is the dirham (AED).

Polish currency is not convertible. There are no restrictions on importation and exportation of foreign currency.

The most popular is the U.S. dollar and the euro, of course, next to the local means of payment.

Credit cards accepted are Master Card, Visa, American Express, including those issued in Poland. Besides cash, local currency or U.S. dollars and Euro.

A bottle of mineral water in 1L-2 AED (1, 50 zł)

Beer-7 AED

Turkish coffee AED-6

Phone Card - AED 30

Set in Mc Donald's-25 AED

Renting a car for a month - 450 AED

Congresses on an artificial slope - 100 AED for two hours plus the cost of rental equipment.

UAE is the ideal place for shopping, zwałaszcza Dubai is a must destination for migrant workers' Shopper. "

The best period is the Dubai Shopping Festival, usually lasting from the end of January and February.

Dubai boutiques and shopping malls are filled with all kinds of goods, from exclusive to those of average quality.

Country is also home to gold and its products. Worth, so go for the Golden Souk (gold bazaar)

Worth a visit Mall of the Emirates-shopping mall, Ski Dubai where you can rent a ski outfit and have fun in the snow in a country where temperatures reach 50 degrees Celsius. There's also a ski lift and the numerous ice sculptures, temperatures - 4 degrees C.

Products for the gold.

You can make a custom original Abay.

There are several free zones, where companies are also exempted from income tax. Most goods are exempt from customs duty.

The changeover is not the problem, has an extensive network of banks and many ATMs from which you can retrieve cash even using debit cards.

Shop opening hours from 8 - 13 and from 1917 to 1923 a week.

Shopping Mon. to Thursday from 1910 to 1923, on Fridays from 14 - 23

Sailing's most prestigious hotel, the Burj Al Arab hitherto regarded as the best in the world, has called. underwater restaurants where the walls are made of glass and you can watch the flying fish.

Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi is the second famous and luxurious hotel, where the walls and ceiling, even "comes in gold."

In addition, there are many other hotels with a slightly lower standard and price. There is plenty to choose, though prices are high.

The United Arab Emirates Youth Hostel Association (part of the Hostelling International network) leads hostels in Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah and Kourfakkan.

Numerous apartments and flats for rent (cheaper than the hotels), but you can not count on cleaning and towel change. You can also rent an apartment.

Check-in eksluzywnym hotel can cost AED 1,800, which gives about. $ 500.

Cheaper hotels will cost 500 - 600 AED, which is within 150 to $ 160.

Outside the big cities you can find cheap accommodation in the so-called. Furnished Flats - furnished apartments, where the day costs about. 100 - 150 AED.

Even cheaper, you can rent a bed, but then sleeps with many people, mostly from Asia.

Traditional Arabic cuisine ingredients are fish, beef and camel, lamb, Kozina, and milk. Bread is baked with spices, salty and sweet, is also added kalamondynki juice or oil of bitter almonds.

As the additives are given all sorts of vegetable salad seasoned with sauces, seafood.

The dishes are spicy, perfectly seasoned and prepared with special hygienic rigors associated with religion.

Characteristic is the use of large quantities of spices. This tradition dates back to King Solomon. At the fair spices smell of endless wealth of herbs: cardamom, clove, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, crushed pepper, saffron and many others.

Fruits-pomegranates, figs, dates.

Roasted corn flakes and oat groats

The local food is popular shaurma.

Customarily, they are spaced from autoamty cooled soft drinks, but the main drink is water.

Is the traditional drink strong coffee. Arabs will be happy to sip it, shisha cafes in the special called sheesha.

Another popular attraction is tea, imported from China.

Numerous restaurants and hotels serving all the cuisines of the world. Cost of lunch is 70 - 100 AED (20 - $ 30).

You can eat cheap in the old city in Dubai. There you will find numerous restaurants like the price and standard Polish milk bars. He'll pay for lunch several times less than in other restaurants, but unfortunately the quality of the meals is also several times lower (the cost is about. $ 7).

It is traditional to leave a tip if you're satisfied with the service. It is not possible to eg. waiter acted uncomfortable if you do not receive a tip.

In luxury restaurants is customary to include in the account 10 - 15%.

Customarily, we can leave small tips luggage, taxi drivers.

During Ramadan, do not drink or not eat in public places, until sunset (ie. about 18 - that). It is also forbidden to smoke cigarettes.

The food you buy in the bazaars, where haggling is a tradition.

From a historical point of view there is spectacular places.

Archaeological finds exhibited in museums and open-air museums called Heritage Village, are modest.

Dubai may in itself constitute an attraction, with its pomp and modern architecture.

Contrasts with the image of the humble villages of the province and Bedouin camps in the desert. There you can watch camel fairs, and go to local markets and bazaars.

Dubai Creek promenade stretching along the bay is ideal for evening meetings. Old sailing ships, platforms, and sailors playing cards resemble the atmosphere of the times of pirates.

Emirate of Sharjah with its fish market and strami preserved buildings from limestone reef, mosque and minarets, mzseum natural and archaeological worth visiting.

In Ajmanie is a historical fort in 1775 r. and the Museum of Islamic tradition.

Abu Dhabi is a conglomerate of modernity and history. There you can visit numerous museums, museum, palaces and mosques and the ultra-modern skyscrapers of podziawiać neoislamskimi elements.

The emirate of Ras al Chaim interested in its history pasjonatów excavations on the former settlement in Julfaru. There you can also visit the historic fortress, the National Museum and mosques.

Badiyach oldest mosque is located half way between Dibba and Khor Fakkan, comes the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth century. Is known as the Ottoman Mosque built on a square plan with four domes, has no minaret.

The historic district of Dubai Bastakija gliniami characterized by old houses with wind towers, performing the role of air conditioning (from 1902) and shops.

Skansen Herritage and Diving Village

Dubai Museum

Archaeological finds in Jumeirach

Raiders of the folklore and culture will be happy visiting open-air museums and museums.

Traditional habits and ways of life can be seen visiting the province from its humble villages and settlements.

Dibba, a great place to dive with a good hotel base.

Hatta, situated in a green area with mountains Hadżaru mineral waters.

This country was actually "torn" desert, so in cities all oasis of greenery, trees (especially palms) were imported and planted there. On the palms special cases it is assumed not to be wasted dates. Then I dealt them to the poor.

For those interested in organized rallies and trips to the desert, even at night.

No photography allowed agencies such as the army, the police, as well as ports, diplomatic missions. Photographing women is considered immoral.

Predominantly Islamic. Within 30 days of Ramadan are held performances, are decorated with palm trees, shops and restaurants.

Oraganizowane are numerous charities. Indigenous people are receiving from the sheikh many good things, and having an ID card at the bank can borrow up to 300 thousand. dollars.

Besides celebrating the birthday of Prophet Mohammed and the Islamic new year.

Secular Christmas is a day of signing the agreement between the Arab Dec. 2, 1971 year, and the New Year on January 1.

Dubai Shopping Festival (January)

Dubai Tennis Championship (February)

Dubai Desert Classic (March) - golf tournament

Dubai International Jazz Festival (March)

Dubai World Cup (March) - Horse Racing

Nokia Abu Dhabi International Jazz Festival (May)

Dubai Formula F4 Powerboat Race (May)

Dubai Summer Surprises (June)

World Offshore Championship (October)

UAE Desert Challenge (October)

National Day Festival (December)

Gulf News Overnighter Fun Drive (December)

Dubai Rugby Sevens Tournament (December)

Ramadan (December)

Eid Al Fitr (December)

An interesting event is the Festival of camels Mazayin Dhafra in Zajed, during which foreign tourists for 100 camels can sell his wife;)

Probably not experiencing the nightlife here in particular (only in clubs, hotels).

In fact, you can get everything in place.

It should take drugs, creams with filters.

Outside the cities should pay attention to clothing to obscure his arms and legs. It should also take warm clothes for nights in the desert tend to be especially cold.

There is a break in the afternoon between 13 - and 16-that the.

Shops are usually closed on Fridays only in the morning.

Weekends include time from Thursday afternoon until Friday or Saturday.

It is better not to go out for walks during the day, temperatures are difficult to eliminate.

Illegal stay in the UAE is associated with major problems and deportation.

Indigenous people live here very well. Women can work, but can not carry on the work of low social prestige. They need not cover the head. Tend to have a beautiful air-conditioned houses with swimming pools, luxury cars and Philippine to. Most of the less well paid or burdensome work is done by immigrants from Bangladesh and the Philippines. They have well-developed social welfare sytem.

Last but the global financial crisis has given itself felt in the form of Dubai's bankruptcy threat. Mainly due to the refusal by banks to continue financing new investment, a decline in oil prices and the difficulty of the solvency of the oasis of prosperity.