Things to Do in Sharjah · Beaches

Khor Fakkan Beach

A crescent bay where the Hajar Mountains fall into the Indian Ocean

Beaches ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Khor Fakkan, Sharjah's east-coast enclave (~90 min from Sharjah city)

🕒 Timings Open access; promenade facilities daytime–late

🎟️ Entry Fee Free

⏱️ Duration Half to full day (it anchors an east-coast trip)

🌅 Best Time October–May; mornings for glassy snorkelling water

🚇 Getting There Drive the (spectacular) Khor Fakkan highway through the mountains

📖 About

Khor Fakkan's beach is the east coast's showpiece: a golden crescent wrapped by mountain headlands, with Shark Island floating offshore and water that runs Indian-Ocean clear — a different sea entirely from the Gulf side.

The town has been groomed into a proper destination: a palm-lined corniche, the dramatic Roman-style amphitheatre and artificial waterfall at the bay's end, cafés, watersport kiosks and boat operators running snorkel trips to the island.

The drive itself justifies the day — the Khor Fakkan highway tunnels and sweeps through the Hajars — and Al Rafisah Dam and Wadi Shis wait just inland for the full mountain-and-sea circuit.

⭐ Highlights

Crescent bay framed by Hajar headlands
Shark Island snorkelling trips offshore
The amphitheatre and waterfall at the bay's end
Indian-Ocean-clear swimming water
The spectacular mountain highway to get there

💡 Insider Tips

Leave early: highway viewpoints, beach by mid-morning, dam and wadi after lunch.
Snorkel boats to Shark Island negotiate at the beach kiosks.
The southern headland corner stays calm when the middle chops up.
Friday afternoons fill with local families; weekdays are near-empty.