Hajar Mountains

Ain Al Madhab Park

Stone-walled traditional bath-pool fed by a natural mineral spring at Ain Al Madhab, Fujairah: clear water steaming subtly with mineral haze, surrounded by mature date palms and traditional carved stone walls, with the rugged tan Hajar Mountains rising behind
Ain Al Madhab Park is a public park on the western edge of Fujairah city, built around a cluster of natural sulphur hot springs that emerge from the Hajar Mountain foothills at around 30-40 °C. It pairs gender-segregated bath pools with shaded picnic areas, a children's playground, and modest restaurants — a quiet local-flavour stop that pre-dates the emirate's modern resorts.
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Wadi Wurayah National Park

Dramatic landscape of Wadi Wurayah in the Hajar Mountains, Fujairah: a deep V-shaped rocky limestone valley with steep beige and dark-brown cliffs, a small clear freshwater pool and tiny waterfall at the valley floor surrounded by green vegetation
Wadi Wurayah is a 129 km² protected wadi in Fujairah's Hajar Mountains and the UAE's first mountain national park, home to a rare year-round waterfall and species including the Arabian tahr and caracal. Public access has been heavily restricted since 2014 to allow ecological recovery, and visits today are typically limited to the public mountain road or sanctioned guided hikes.
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Al Aqah Beach

Al Aqah Beach in Fujairah at sunrise: empty east-coast white-sand beach with calm turquoise Gulf-of-Oman water and the rugged steep brown peaks of the Hajar Mountains rising dramatically directly behind the beach, soft pink and amber dawn light across the sky
Al Aqah Beach is the flagship public and resort beach on Fujairah's east coast — a 3-4 km stretch of soft, golden-white sand on the Gulf of Oman, backed by the dramatic Hajar Mountains. Snoopy Island sits a short swim offshore for snorkelling, and several beach resorts offer day passes alongside free public sections.
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Fujairah Fort

Fujairah Fort at sunset: an old restored sandstone fort with three round corner towers and one square tower rising above thick crenellated curtain walls in warm tan and ochre stone, perched on a rocky hill above date palm groves with the rugged eastern Hajar Mountains rising in the deep background
Fujairah Fort is the oldest fort in the UAE, built around 1670 from local stone and mud-brick on a rocky outcrop above the old town. Partially destroyed by the Royal Navy in 1925, restored 1997-2000, and paired with an open-air Heritage Village recreating traditional Emirati life.
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Jebel Jais

Jebel Jais Mountain Road in Ras Al Khaimah at golden hour: a smooth black tarmac road curves through stark sun-warmed limestone cliffs and rocky escarpments of the Hajar Mountains, with multiple switchbacks visible cascading down the slopes in warm orange and ochre tones
Jebel Jais is the highest mountain in the UAE at 1,934 metres, set in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah on the Oman border. It is home to the world's longest zipline, a mountain coaster, the country's highest restaurant, and a 36 km tarmac road that has become a global cycling and supercar destination.
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