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( 06-765 0000;
www.flamingoresort.ae
; Flamingo Beach Resort; adult/child Dh190/110; 6pm)
The
Flamingo Beach Resort also organises crab hunting trips to the lagoon's mangroves. Rates
include the boat ride, equipment, instruction and a dinner buffet at the resort where every-
one's catch is cooked up on the spot.
Dreamland Aqua Park
WATER PARK
( 06-768 1888;
www.dreamlanduae.com
; Hwy E11; adult/child under 1.2m Dh135/85; 10am-6pm)
Packed
with old-school charm, the UAE's first water park is well maintained and has some
wicked slides, including some for smaller kids, and even a pool bar serving cold beers and
cocktails at reasonable prices. It's on Hwy E11, some 10km north of the turn-off for the
Umm Al Quwain peninsula.
Sleeping
Dreamland Aqua Park$
CAMP, CABIN
( 06-768 1888;
www.dreamlanduae.com
; Hwy E11; tents adult/child Dh385/300, cabins Dh450/350; )
Be
the first one on the slides in the morning when you camp out in simple wooden cabins or
in a tent right on the grounds of the waterpark. Rates include camping gear as well as
meat for throwing on your own barbecue at dinner, plus a belly-dancing show, breakfast
and lunch.
Umm Al Quwain Beach Hotel$$
RESORT
( 06-766 6647;
www.uaqbeachotel.com
; Beach Rd, off King Faisal Rd; d from Dh750; )
Stresses
melt pronto beneath a
barasti
umbrella on this resort's lovely Gulf-fronting sandy beach.
Lodging is in nicely furnished one- to three-bedroom villas, all overlooking the water, and
there's a welcoming Lebanese restaurant with
sheesha
. The resort is on the peninsula;
look for the turn-off on the west side of King Faisal Rd just north of the Clocktower
roundabout (near KFC).
Barracuda Beach Resort$$
RESORT
( 06-768 1555;
www.barracuda.ae
;
Hwy E11; r/ste from Dh750/950; )
Renowned for its off-li-
cence liquor store, this whitewashed Mediterranean-style resort has simple yet spacious
tiled-floor studios and suites with balconies and lagoon views. No beach, though, despite
the name.
Flamingo Beach Resort$$
RESORT
