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A date with a touch of the United Arab Emirates.

Among old markets, museums and desert landscapes, the Emirates offer little dates with a clear destination.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

Go out and taste something

  1. Spice souk and a boat crossing

    Explore a public souk in old Dubai and take a regular abra together across Dubai Creek if it's running.

  2. Arabic coffee and dates

    Find a place serving Arabic coffee and dates and take time to compare the different flavours.

Try two new things

  1. Stars in the desert

    Book an evening excursion with a reputable local provider that includes a stop to look at the stars.

  2. An afternoon of art in Sharjah

    Choose an exhibition or gallery in Sharjah and afterwards give each other a mini tour of your favourite works.

Try two new things

  1. Spice souk and a boat crossing

    Explore a public souk in old Dubai and take a regular abra together across Dubai Creek if it's running.

  2. Stars in the desert

    Book an evening excursion with a reputable local provider that includes a stop to look at the stars.

Things to do together anywhere

Try these too.

You can also try these ideas in the United Arab Emirates. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Draw what the other person describesDescribe an object over the phone while the other person draws it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Hot chocolate taste testMake two kinds of hot chocolate and give each other a blind tasting.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Portrait without looking at your paperDraw each other in five minutes without lifting your pen from the paper.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Tea three waysBrew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Play gallery curatorAt a gallery, each choose three works for an imaginary exhibition.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE The same breakfast, two tablesMake the same simple breakfast in separate locations and eat at the same time.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Paddleboarding with a lessonLearn the basics of stand-up paddleboarding together on calm water.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Stargazing under a blanketTake a blanket to a dark spot and look up together for fifteen minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Sketching outdoors togetherBring paper and each draw the same view in ten minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE StargazingOn a clear evening, find one constellation together that you can point out.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Evening at the observatoryVisit an observatory on a public viewing evening and look through a telescope together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Stained glass huntFind three stained-glass windows and compare their colors in daylight.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea
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