A Journey Through the UAE: Where Tradition Meets the Future 📚 This guide is based on thorough research from official tourism and government sources rather than a personal visit. Written by Debarun Sana. Current Updates: NA Few countries compress a bigger gap between old and new than the UAE — a Bedouin desert culture a few generations removed sitting directly beneath the tallest building on Earth. This 7-day route covers the country's seven emirates at a reasonable pace: Dubai's skyline, a night in the desert, Abu Dhabi's grand mosque, Sharjah's museums, Ras Al Khaimah's mountains, and Fujairah's coastline on the Gulf of Oman. Day 1: Dubai Most UAE trips start and end in Dubai, and the Burj Khalifa — the tallest building in the world at 828 meters — is the obvious first stop. The observation deck on the 148th floor gives a sense of scale for everything else on this itinerary, including the palm-tree-shaped Palm Jumeirah ...