Travel reviews. Sharjah: the charm and attraction of a Muslim resort

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

A huge number of people who have been to the United Arab Emirates mostly write about Dubai or Abu Dhabi. But there is another resort about which tourists leave very positive reviews. Sharjah is also the capital, only of the emirate, which is not so far from Dubai. Go there no more than a quarter of an hour. This is a very interesting place, as tourists say. People say that in Sharjah a European feels himself in the very heart of the civilized world, and at the same time understands that he is in the Muslim East. This is the main attraction of this resort. At least that's the conclusion you can draw from reading the reviews.

Sharjah is only forty years old. This is a brand new city in the desert, where skyscrapers, ultra-modern hotels, green parks and beautifully manicured promenades coexist with Bedouin-style ornaments and floral motifs accepted in Islam. There are various hotels in the city, but tourists prefer budget holidays. They arewrite different reviews about such categories of hotels. Sharjah has such a location that a good hotel should be close to the promenade, promenade, canal and inexpensive cafes and bistros. After all, as a rule, hotels include only breakfast, and you have to take care of the rest of the food yourself.

Among the sights of the city, tourists unanimously note the 150-meter fountain spouting from Khor Khalid Bay and Al-Majaz Park. The last place is also the most popular for local residents. Therefore, only good reviews can be seen about this green zone. Sharjah, like many cities in the Emirates, needs such beautiful and shady places to relax, especially since the park provides playgrounds, picnic areas (although most people prefer to sit right on the grass on bedspreads), and special points for hygiene, and treadmills. There are even park mosques where you can pray to the faithful. However, the most beautiful Islamic temples are located on the other side of the bay. They look especially impressive at night, because they stand out against the background of skyscrapers.

Many, even very inexpensive, hotels in Sharjah have a free shuttle service to the beach area. Tourists emphasize that hotel management is usually excellent. After all, there are almost never any queues, no flea market either in restaurants or when boarding buses to the sea. The same transfer is provided to Dubai, and it is carried out in the evenings. Similar rulesexist in many hotels in the UAE.

Sharjah, which is increasingly being reviewed on many travel sites, provides many opportunities for holidaymakers to eat on their own. Most supermarkets have a culinary section where ready meals are reheated. There are restaurants with different cuisines and prices that are lower than in large Russian cities - Indian, Chinese, Arab. The bonus of these "food points" is often the opportunity to order one dish, to which the waiters bring cakes, soups and other "accessories" to the main dish as an addition. A lot of rave reviews tell us about this. Holidays in Sharjah, therefore, are becoming increasingly popular precisely because of the fact that it combines oriental flavor, sea baths, inexpensive excursions and budgetary expenses for housing and food.