{"id":2839,"date":"2025-07-18T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:57:20","slug":"abu-dabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/en\/abu-dabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi (18-07-2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>We took this trip visiting several cities and countries. Here's the complete route:<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

United Arab Emirates:<\/span>
<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Abu Dhabi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Singapore:<\/span>
<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Singapore<\/a><\/p>

Malaysia:<\/span>
<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Langkawi<\/a>
Kuala Lumpur<\/a><\/p>

Thailand:<\/span>
<\/strong><\/span><\/em>Chiang Rai<\/a>
Chiang Mai<\/a>
Sukhothai<\/a>
Bangkok<\/a><\/p>

Vietnam:<\/span>
<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Hanoi<\/a>
Halong Bay<\/a>
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History of Abu Dhabi in a few lines:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Origins:<\/strong><\/h3>

Abu Dhabi began as a small Bedouin settlement on a coastal island in the Persian Gulf, inhabited by nomadic tribes engaged in fishing and pearl diving.<\/p>

18th Century:<\/strong><\/h3>

The Bani Yas tribe established the first permanent settlement, becoming the basis of the present-day city.<\/p>

19th Century:<\/strong><\/h3>

Abu Dhabi established itself as a regional trading center, although its economy depended mainly on fishing and the pearl trade.<\/p>

20th Century:<\/strong><\/h3>

The discovery of oil in 1958 radically transformed the city, boosting its economic and urban development.<\/p>

1971:<\/strong><\/h3>

Abu Dhabi led the formation of the United Arab Emirates, becoming its political and administrative capital.<\/p>

Present:<\/strong><\/h3>

Today it is a modern metropolis, known for its cutting-edge architecture, museums such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and its role as a financial and cultural center in the Middle East.<\/p>

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>General conclusions \u2726\u2726<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

It's the city of copies; we find the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Five Towers of Madrid, and so many other things\u2026<\/p>

We deliberately took a 15-hour layover to give us time to see everything, and honestly, you can skip it. In fact, we didn't spend that much time there because of the extreme heat and humidity.<\/p>

If you decide to visit and have hand luggage, you can leave it, as we did, in a left luggage facility outside airport security but inside the arrivals terminal, for the modest price of \u20ac15 per bag (which is almost more expensive than the flight! \ud83d\ude05). It operated by the hour, and to top it off, the staff weren't exactly the friendliest.<\/p>

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Right there we met another couple who were also making that long stopover to explore the city: la_hormiga_curiosa. We decided to share a Careem (the local Uber) to visit the places we had listed in our guidebook.<\/p>

We met:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Tremendous humidity combined with exorbitant heat.<\/p>

The water on the beach was quite dirty and, without exaggeration, around 320\u00ba, maybe 425\u00ba \ud83e\udd23. There are free drinking fountains with fresh water on the beach. There's a lifeguard, although it was deserted; we were the only ones who went in, but the sand in the water (which was somewhere between green and brown) was muddy.<\/p>

Prices for everything are sky high.<\/p>

It is a city of pure ostentation created for the tourist.<\/p>

Sheikh Zayed Mosque<\/u><\/strong><\/span>: It is pretty, however., <\/span>You have to be fully covered and no transparency is allowed. Men must also be covered; short sleeves and shorts are not allowed. In other mosques they lend you clothes at the entrance, but don't worry about this one because they already have several shops right at the entrance where you can spend money since they don't lend you anything.<\/span>It cost us 95.00 AED for both of us).<\/span> There are shops all along the lobby that leads to the entrance of the mosque, like a shopping mall.<\/p>

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How to get to the city?: Careem App<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(our Cabify, Uber) or on public transport where you have to buy a transport card and can be recharged at any bus stop, although for the price of Careem it is more worthwhile to have them drop you off at door to door.<\/p>

(Interesting note: the awnings are enclosed and air-conditioned).<\/p><\/div>

Don't get a coffee at the airport: \u20ac6 each for a regular one.<\/p>

Confirming that the beaches in Abu Dhabi are disgusting, from the sand to the incredibly dirty water, which is, without exaggeration, 250\u00ba. We have to say that the hotel beach... Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/a>,<\/u><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0It was pretty cool:<\/span><\/p>