Lace up the hiking boots and get ready for action: Abu Dhabi is an open-air playground waiting to be explored. Saddle up and ride into the world’s largest uninterrupted sand desert. Photograph ...

A trip to Abu Dhabi isn’t just about discovering the ... The options are myriad: experience the serenity of the desert at a palatial escape in the Empty Quarter; feel the sand between your ...

United Arab Emirates’ capital city is an intricate web of tradition and modernity, where centuries-old practices are hidden in plain sight. In Abu Dhabi, date plantations are farmed in the oasis ...

This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic ... Emirates with Abu Dhabi as their capital, and money—a great rolling wave of money—flooded the desert.

From the distinctive aroma of Emirati coffee to hearty local cuisine, a trip to Abu Dhabi provides abundant opportunities to delight the senses. ByAndrea Anastasiou We can learn a lot about a ...

Abu Dhabi has made it onto National Geographic’s Best of the World 2025 ... Read More: Experience the Milky Way at Al Quaa ...