🇮🇸 Iceland or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Iceland leads on nature. United Arab Emirates leads on cities, food and the sea.
A normal day costs about $190 in Iceland and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇮🇸 Iceland🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $190A normal day$175
- 3h 20m to ReykjavikNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- Not the drawValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interiorGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- Nothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to JuneWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Iceland guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 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.