🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇭🇷 Croatia
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 5 votes.
Which one, honestly
United Arab Emirates leads on food and getting around. Croatia leads on nature, the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $180 in United Arab Emirates and $130 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇭🇷 Croatia
- Nov to MarBest monthsMay to Jun, Sep
- $180A normal day$130
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodGood
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Croatia guide →
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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.