🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
United Arab Emirates leads on getting around. India leads on nature, value for money and cities.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $175A normal day$65
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- GoodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 47 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.