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Sharjah City

Sharjah City Tour
Sharjah is the cultural capital of the UAE. Visit the beautifully restored old city that
hosts many impressive museums such as Al Noor Mosque and King Faisal Mosque.

We will stop at the Blue Souq with its interesting architecture and home to more
than 500 shops such as, gold, silver, fabrics and beautiful known Arabic lamps.
We will then visit Sharjah Museum of islamic Civilization, with more than 5000
artifacts from the Islamic world. A perfect opportunity to learn more about Islam
and its cultural traditions.

Fujairah
Begin your journey with a drive through the oasis city of Al Dhaid, renowned
for its fruit and vegetable plantations. Then onto Masafi, where you will have time
to browse the ‘Friday Market’. A drive through the picturesque Hajar Mountains
will bring you to the village of Dibba, for a wander around the small port.
The drive continues along the coast, through fishing villages. During your lunch
break enjoy a relaxing swim in the Indian Ocean. You drive to Al Badiyah for a
photo-stop at the oldest mosque in the Emirates. In Fujairah you stop at the
renovated Fort.
Before returning, there is a last stop at the oasis of Bithnah Fujairah.

About 35 kilometers north of Fujairah city, the mud-brick Al-Bidyah Mosque is
the oldest in the United Arab Emirates and was named after the town that once
surrounded it.
The engineering features are a major accomplishment for the period of
construction.
The mosque consists of a prayer hall, decorated with arches and featuring
ventilation openings and a mihrab (prayer niche pointing to Mecca). A central
pillar divides the internal space into four squares of similar dimensions, covered
by domed ceilings.
The site surrounding the mosque has been excavated to reveal that it has been
inhabited for 4,000 years.

For hikers and climbers, exploring Fujairah’s Hajar Mountain wadis (a wadi is
essentially a dry riverbed that can contain water after a heavy rain but can also
refer to any valley oasis) is one of the main things to do in Fujairah.
Among the most beautiful wadis in the area are Wadi Siji, Wadi Saham, and Wadi
Maidaq.

Khor Fakkan is one of Sharjah Emirate’s three exclaves on the eastern coast (along
with Dibba and Kalba), but most people will visit as part of a trip through the
Emirate of Fujairah, as the town of Khor Fakkan is just 30 kilometers north from
Fujairah city.
Right on the eastern coast’s main north-south highway overlooking the beach,
in central Khor Fakkan town, is an artificial 43-meter-high waterfall, cascading
down a purpose-built rocky cliff face, and a large modern theater built in Classical
-Roman-era style.

The sport of bull butting is thought to have been introduced to this region of the
Arabian Peninsula by the Portuguese. Today Fujairah is one of the few places in
the UAE where the tradition still survives.
In Fujairah, bull butting is a popular family event. It takes place every Friday
evening during the winter months at a field along the city’s coastal road.

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