The Capital of the United Arab Emirates, and now home to the world-class seven star Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi has long been known as the 'Garden City of the Gulf'. On the one hand, there are approximately twenty parks and grass-lined boulevards with sea views dotted around Abu Dhabi. On the other hand, there are the vast, unending stretches of desert land.

It's hard to believe that this increasingly growing island metropolis has developed so rapidly in just a few decades. Primarily a big city for doing big business, Abu Dhabi has now evolved into an upmarket city break .

Abu Dhabi's fabulous winter weather makes it a great place to be outdoors and besides venturing into the desert and experiencing desert rallies and barbeques beneath the stars…there is a lot of sightseeing to be done….if you are willing to give up your place on the sun lounger .