Located in Fujairah City, Fujairah Museum is the center of local archeology and history and is one of the top tourist attractions in the city.
The foundation of the Fujairah Museum traces back to 1969 when it was just a single-room museum that showcased artifacts including coins, farming tools, pottery, and weapons.
Later, on 27 May 1991, the ruler of Fujairah, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi ordered the establishment of the Department of Antiquities and Heritage for the Emirate of Fujairah. The Fujairah Museum was amongst the heritage centers whose maintenance and upkeep fell under that department.
On 30 November 1991, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi officially opened the museum for the visitors. However, the museum expansion plans of two large halls covering antiquities and three halls for heritage reached completion in 1998.
What to see at Fujairah Museum
Once you have decided to head to the beautiful, red stoned building of this museum, you will plenty of things of interest inside.
As mentioned before, the Fujairah Museum has multiple halls, each of which has its own purpose.
The first one of these halls traditional ways of livelihood in the UAE, such as agriculture, weaving, pottery, and fishing.
In the second hall, there is a section dedicated to heritage and features classic weapons, especially the Khedewi rifle from 1916. On top of that, this section also contains various clothing items and utensils used by the locality in the past as well as a replica of a house made from palm leaves.
A further hall exhibits traditional artifacts like traditional objects such as arrowheads, carnelian beads, and vessels from tombs at Al Badiyah, Dibba Al-Fujairah, and Qidfa’, not to mention, a spice shop and a souq.
The other two halls also cover antiquities and heritage of similar kind, with objects like an Ostrich egg that dates back to the 3rd century B.C. and a U-shaped tomb from 2000 B.C, being their highlights.
Furthermore, there are a lot of famous places nearby as well like the Fujairah Fort and the Fujairah Heritage Village.
How to get to Fujairah Museum
To get to Fujairah from Dubai, you can use the bus service, your private car, a rental car, or a taxi. However, once you are inside Fujairah, you are limited to only your private car or a rental car.
Since most of the travelers in Fujairah do not bring their own private car, you are basically limited to a rental car. Fortunately for you, the route to Fujairah Museum is well-suited to a car and you can easily reach the Museum in roughly 2 hours.
Open Hours and Ticket Prices of Fujairah Museum
To get to Fujairah from Dubai, you can use the bus service, your private car, a rental car, or a taxi. However, once you are inside Fujairah, you are limited to only your private car or a rental car.
Since most of the travelers in Fujairah do not bring their own private car, you are basically limited to a rental car. Fortunately for you, the route to Fujairah Museum is well-suited to a car and you can easily reach the Museum in roughly 2 hours.
Open Hours and Ticket Prices of Fujairah Museum
The Fujairah remains open, from 08:30 am to 01:30 pm and 04:30 pm to 06:30 pm, from Sunday to Thursday, and 02:30 pm to 06:30 pm on Friday.
The ticket price for gaining entry into the Fujairah Museum is 5 AED per person.
Tours including Fujairah Museum
Want to visit Fujairah Museum? But maybe you would rather do so during a tour of the region. Here are some great tours that include the Fujairah Museum.
East Coast Tour to Fujairah from Dubai
This tour plan is the first one on our list and it rightly deserves it. With visits to well-known tourist attractions like Al Bidayah Mosque, the photogenic Al Bithna Fort, Friday Market of Fujairah, Fujairah Heritage Village, Fujairah Fort, and the topic under discussion, the Fujairah Museum – this tour plan has it all.
On this tour, the departure time is 9:00 A.M, in an air-conditioned vehicle, from anywhere in Dubai that suits you. If you are staying in a hotel in Dubai, both pick and drop services will be offered to you.
The price of the ticket for this tour starts at $79.00 and you will receive confirmation as soon as you book the ticket. There are only limited tickets available for each tour, 20, to be exact. So, book your ticket right away!
However, if for some reason, you have to cancel the booking, you will have to do so at least 24 hours before the start of the experience.
Fujairah East Coast Tour with Visit to Sheikh Zayed Mosque
The second tour plan of our guide includes visits to Friday Market, Fujairah Fort, Khorfakkan Beach, Al Bidya Mosque, the renowned Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Fujairah, and the Fujairah Museum. You will also get to enjoy the exciting drive through the Hajar Mountains.
For this tour plan, you will need to depart at sharp 9:00 A.M. from your hotel in case you are a traveler or from your Residence in Dubai, Sharjah, or Ajman in case you are a citizen of the UAE.
The price of this ticket begins at $85.00 and the confirmation and cancellation policy for the ticket is the same as for East Coast Tour to Fujairah from Dubai.
This tour plan also offers only a handful of seats, 14 – to be precise so don’t ponder too hard while making a decision. Else, you will miss out on your chance during your leisure!
Fujairah and East Coast Tour
The highlights of the third tour plan on our list include the visits to Kalba Town, Fujairah town, Fujairah Heritage Village, Fujairah Fort, Al Badiyah Mosque, Friday Market, Gulf of Oman, and the Fujairah Museum. You will also be provided a buffet lunch at a beachside hotel!
If you choose to go with this tour plan, at 8:00 A.M. of your allotted day, you will be picked up from your hotel by an English-speaking driver in an extremely comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. You will be dropped at your designated hotel in the same vehicle.
The price for the ticket of this tour plan starts at $125.00 and what stands it apart from the other tour plans is that you need to book tickets for a minimum of 2 persons. Whomever you pick as your companion, he/she will be the only person besides the driver alongside you throughout the trip.
The ticket confirmation and cancellation rules for this tour are similar to the other tours mentioned in this guide.
