Top Ras al khaimah hotels

Ras al khaimah(also known as RAK) is one of the Persian Gulf Arab sheikhdoms forming the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its name means "Top of the Tent". The emirate is in the northern part of the UAE, bordering Oman's exclave of Musandam. It covers an area of 1,684 square km. The capital city and home of most residents is also called RAK. The emirate had a population of 210,063 at the 2005 Census, of which 41.82 percent or 87,848 were Emirati citizens.

The city has two main sections, Old RAK and Nakheel, on either side of a creek. It is served by the RAK International Airport and RAK hotels which are comparable to Sharjah hotels.

Visa sponsored by Ras al khaimah hotels :

Citizens of the following countries receive a free of charge visit visa upon arrival: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and Vatican City. All other nationalities - including, as of 2011, Canada - need to pre-arrange their visas. To receive a visit visa you need a sponsor (any of the Rasal khaimah hotels, travel agency, company, UAE resident, or a UAE embassy) that will arrange the visa for you and be responsible for you during your stay in the UAE. A basic tourist visa, where a hotel or travel agency are a sponsor, costs 100dhs (27US$) for 30dhs. Most of the other visit visas cost 500dhs (135US$) for 30days or 1,000dhs (275US$) for 90days. The UAE visas are usually valid for two months from the date of issue and allow entry to the UAE only one time within this period.

To reach any of the Ras al khaimah hotels by plane:

The RAK International Airport, called RAK Airport is situated 20-minutes from the city centre. To get there you need to take a taxi, which always run by meter and should cost you around 30dhs from the centre. If you are staying in one of the Ras al khaimah hotels, you can also arrange for a hotel pick up. The national carrier is RAK Airways that serves Dhaka and Chittagong Patenga in Bangladesh, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Kozhikode in India and to Cairo in Egypt. Only Oman Air and charter airlines serve the airport. Other Airports are 80km (Sharjah), 90km (Dubai) and 240km (Abu Dhabi) from RAK.

To reach any of the Sharjah hotels by car:

RAK has a border with Oman (Musandam). It is rather easy to enter and exit the country by car. RAK has road connections with all the other emirates. The Emirates Road (E311) allows reaching Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) in half an hour, Sharjah hotels in less than an hour, Dubai in 1 – 1.5 hour (depending on the traffic) and Abu Dhabi in around 2.5 – 3 hours. The old Coastal Road (E11) is slower but takes you directly to Sharjah via UAQ and Ajman. Fujairah can be reached via the mountain passage or via Masafi (E18) in about 1-1.5hour.