🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Which one, honestly
United Arab Emirates leads on cities and getting around. Cyprus leads on the sea, value for money and nature.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $130 in Cyprus.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $175A normal day$130
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London4h 35m to Larnaca
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Not the drawNature and hikingGood
- Not the drawValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundA hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transport
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidJuly and August inland, when it passes 40C
Pick by what you want
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Cyprus guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 17 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.