Essential United Arab Emirates Travel Tech Guide

• Moderate internet download speeds
• Visa Online and Official Tourism Website and here and here
• Internet Filtering: Pervasive Filtering

• Tarsam, Merlin, or Alshop

Top Prepaid SIM options

1. Etisalat
Cost: 55 AED ($15 USD) for the SIM, 20 AED($5.50 USD) for 100 mb data lasting one week, or 99 AED ($27 USD) for 1 gb data lasting one month.  Link

2. du
Cost: 49 AED ($13 USD) for the SIM, 20 AED($5.50 USD) for 400 mb data lasting one month, or 100 AED ($27 USD) for 1 gb data lasting one month.  Link

Where to Buy: Anywhere

Call for Information: 4004181
Call for Emergency: 999

• UAE Travel Guide by Triposo
• Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Dubai City Guide by Tripadvisor
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Arabic Dictionary
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Google Translate Offline Dictionary – Offline Translator
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Dubai Metro
  Google Play
• Visit Abu Dhabi – Official Tourism Authority
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Dubai Calendar – Events in Dubai from the Department of Tourism app
  Google Play
• Definitely Dubai – Department of Tourism
  Google Play

Type: G
Surge Protector Recommended: No
Expect Power outages: In Summer