1-3 days | AED 1,800 – 4,500/day
Road Trips & Grand Touring
Dubai's best roads are outside the city
Dubai is a starting point, not a destination — at least when it comes to driving. Within 90 minutes you can be carving through the Hajar Mountains on Jebel Jais road, one of the greatest driving roads in the Middle East. Two hours gets you to Hatta's mountain reservoirs or the Omani border. The drive to Abu Dhabi takes you past the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Yas Marina Circuit. These aren't city drives — they're grand tours. And grand tours demand a grand tourer. A Bentley Continental GT, a Porsche 911, or a Ferrari Roma turns a road trip into a pilgrimage.
The Experience
The three essential UAE road trips: (1) Dubai to Jebel Jais via RAK — 2 hours each way, the road itself is the destination, best in a Porsche 911 or McLaren 720S. (2) Dubai to Hatta — 90 minutes through desert then mountains, surprisingly beautiful, perfect in a Bentley or Ferrari Roma. (3) Dubai to Abu Dhabi — the classic highway cruise, stop at Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi, ideal in a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. All three roads are immaculately maintained, speed cameras are everywhere (stick to limits), and petrol is cheap. Multi-day rentals make these trips affordable.
Quick Info
Recommended Cars
Best Cars for Road Trips & Grand Touring
Bentley
Continental GT
British grand touring perfection — 550hp in a hand-stitched leather armchair
Porsche
911 Turbo S
The everyday supercar — 650hp, 4 seats, and you could drive it to work
Ferrari
Roma
The most beautiful Ferrari you can rent — Italian grand touring at its finest
McLaren
720S
The driver's supercar — lighter, faster, and more focused than anything else at this price
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