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For first-time visitors, click HERE for suggested itineraries.
Few sites will have detailed road-directions, as new roads are appearing on a regular basis. The best way is to get the latest roadmap in one of the bookshops or hotel newspaper shops and arm yourself with a GPS unit and lots of patience. You will get there in the end!
Relevant text have been taken directly from 'The Shell Birdwatching Guide to the United Arab Emirates' 1998 by Colin Richardson and Simon Aspinall, with their kind permission.
Click for The Shell Guide update
On the following pages you will see satellite images from:
Google Earth (June 2006; new, high-definition satellite pictures of the UAE now available!)