There are many little towns and villages people do not know about. It is usually in these little towns and villages that you find the gems, the things that you will hold in memory for the rest of your life, as its more personal there, unlike in Dubai which is full of tourists and everyone is there just shopping and doing things they can do anywhere else rather than absorb some culture.
You are absolutely right; Dubai may be fun and tourist mecca, but sometimes people to get way somewhere secluded and quiet and all these small towns and villages are the best retreat for a couple of hours or even days.
This area has been declared the conservative area for the birds as lot of varieties of birds are found here.This place is now sanctioned for wildlife sanctuary.You can travel around in this creek only in a small boat as the waters there are not deep at all,it contains the tidal mudflats.