5 places
Mountain tunnels one way and the coast road home, with a bay-side coffee in Khor Fakkan in between, all in a day.
Eight kilometres of palm-lined road between the sea and the towers, from Mina Zayed past Etihad Towers to Emirates Palace.
A straight run west on the E11 ends at Mirfa Beach, the region's only developed public beach and rarely busy.
A rocky headland past Ruwais where the beach faces Sir Bani Yas, and the jetty for the island boats is right there.
The last town before the Saudi border, with an empty beach and locals fishing off the shore.