Abu Dhabi Holidays - A Lovely Modern City
Abu Dhabi holidays offer the visitor an interesting juxtapostion of the old and new Arabian Gulf holiday. A relatively new city, certainly in middle eastern terms, Abu Dhabi has only been in habited for about 250 years although parts of it can certainly be traced back to BC times. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, but was a fishing village until oil was discovered just over 40 years ago. Now Abu Dhabi is a beautiful modern garden city, with tree-lined boulevards, parks and fountains. A bit like Welywn then, except without a John Lewis.
Abu Dhabi Holidays - Plenty of History
Parts of old Abu Dhabi still exist around the Dhow wharf and fish market areas in the north-east of the city. However, it’s the future that Abu Dhabi has its eye on. For instance, Saadiyat Island is being built with a ‘launch’ date in excess of 2011. It’s going to be home to the largest Guggenheim Museum in the world, luxury hotels, marinas, and everything you would expect of a great, modern UAE city. Abu Dhabi is rightly proud of its greenness and has planted over 120 million trees to date.
Cheap Holidays in Abu Dhabi - Many Attractions
Although it doesn't receive as many visitors as Dubai holidays, Abu Dhabi has transformed itself into a great modern city thats suitable for tourists. Great attractions include the Corniche Beach, the Old Souk Market, Sheik Zayhed's Palace and Breakwater Island. It has a great business district too, with many spectacular buildings. Abu Dhabi holidays offer something for everyone.