Dubai City Tour: Old & New Dubai Abra Ride, Palm Island, Souks

Experience the best of Dubai on a guided city tour that takes you through the old and new parts of the city. Explore major attractions, learn about the history and culture, and witness the upcoming developments with a personal guide.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Burj Al Arab - The iconic 7-star hotel, designed to resemble a sail, situated on a man-made island in the Arabian Sea. We’ll pause here for a photo opportunity.
  • Dubai Gold Souk - The world’s largest and historic market, showcasing gold and diamonds worth billions of dollars. Its beauty is captivating, making it hard to leave.
  • Palm Jumeirah - A man-made island shaped like a palm tree in the Arabian Gulf. It stretches 6 kilometers and features a 12-kilometer-long breakwater. Our tour covers the entire Palm Island, a remarkable 21st-century creation often dubbed the 8th Wonder of the World.
  • Al Fahidi - The Dubai Museum, housed in the centuries-old Al Fahidi Fort, originally built for tax collection. The museum boasts well-maintained collections and rivals British museums in beauty. Currently under renovation, we’ll stop for photos of the fort.
  • Sheikh Zayed Road - Known as “mini Manhattan,” Dubai’s rapid development has transformed it into a city of stunning architecture, surpassing even Manhattan. We’ll drive through this area to witness Dubai’s modern marvels.
  • Dubai Spice Souk - A place to explore a variety of spices in the historic old city of Dubai. Bargaining is essential, but we recommend just browsing during the tour to avoid spending too much time. Understanding prices requires a couple of hours.
  • Zabeel Palace - An exterior view of the opulent palace of Dubai’s ruler.
  • Dubai Frame - An exterior visit to the structure resembling a photo frame, offering views of both old and new Dubai. An inside visit incurs an additional cost.
  • The Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque And Centre - A replica of the Blue Mosque, this is one of Dubai’s most beautiful and largest mosques, located in Jumeirah. Visitors can enter and explore.
What's Included
  • Dubai Frame photostop
  • Museum of Future (Outside photo stop)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (Please see the important note)
  • Photostop Burj Khalifa - world’s tallest building
  • Complete tour of Dubai covering both old and modern Dubai
  • Deira creek - Abra boat water taxi ride included
  • Drive along and photo-stop at Atlantis & Palm Island - eighth wonder of the world
  • Al Fahidi drive through
  • Air-conditioned vehicle with professional English-speaking guide
  • Photostop for Burj Al Arab - the luxury 7-star hotel
  • Barjeel Ancient cooling systems - the wind towers
  • Drive along and photostop the Zabeel Rulers Palace
  • Blue Mosque entry included - Mosque of Jumeirah
  • Walk through the famous Dubai gold souk
  • Walk through the aromatic spice souk of Dubai
  • Abra boat ride across the creek
What's Not Included
  • Food, ticket to Burj Khalifa, Museum. Burj al Arab. Pickup & drop Single person outside city limit.
Additional Information

Experience the dynamic allure of Dubai with a professional, licensed English-speaking tour guide. As a city in constant evolution, Dubai continually unveils new and exciting attractions, ensuring there is always something fresh to explore. This comprehensive five-and-a-half-hour guided tour offers a deep dive into Dubai’s most prominent tourist spots, including the latest sites and upcoming developments. Highlights of the tour include: Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Dubai. Traditional Boat Ride: Enjoy a scenic journey on Dubai’s waterways. Luxury Transportation: Travel in comfort, providing pick-up and drop-off services from your hotel in Dubai or the seaport. Join us to discover the ever-changing landscape of Dubai with the expertise and insights of our professional guides. Discover the timeless allure of old Dubai and the breathtaking marvels of modern Dubai with our expert-guided tour.

  • Free pickup and drop off offered from almost 500 hotels in Dubai. Dubai Museum is closed on Friday . Inside museum visit is not possible on Friday’s, however you can see the forts from outside and we will take you thee for a photostop. On friday some of the shops inside spice and gold souk will be closed.
  • Hotel pickups commence between 8am - 930am approx. All days except Fridays, the 8 AM pickup start from new Dubai and transfer to old Dubai.
  • No pickup is offers from Arabian ranches, Jebel Ali, Silicon Oasis, Dragon mart area, Mirdif, Al Nahda, Muhaisnah, Ghusais, Mamzar, Naif, Sabka, Al Ras these places are far from city limit.
  • Tour operators buses are prohibited by law to pickup the guests from residence.
  • INDIVIDUAL GUEST PICKUP :- If the booking is for one person the guest will be requested to come to a close by common pick up hotel which will be one of the centrally located hotels. If the guest request to have pick up from the hotel of their stay will be charged USD 8 per person and they can pay locally. This is only applicable for those guest staying at centrally located hotels. However, if there is more than one booking from the same hotel we will pickup up from the same hotel. The agency do not accept any claim or compensation in this regard.
  • Luggage transfers are not included in the tour prices, if any luggage must be informed in advance supplementary charges apply
  • Infant seat available, charges apply
  • If the booking is for one person guest are requested to contact us at least 24 hrs prior to the tour - so that we will be able to let the guest know which is their pickup. The agency will not be held responsible - if you are not aware of your location or if you are unable to join the tour
  • Tour is offered only tourist . The tour is restricted to people holding UAE residence visa - due to insurance issues.
Location
Burj Al Arab
3 Jumeirah Street, Burj Al-Arab Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marcella_j
Aug 2, 2024
Spectacular - The camel ride and the dune blasting. Our tour guide Whiskey was very knowledgeable. Excellent customer service.
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U8206bnclarer
Aug 2, 2024
Dubai sights in half a day. - A wonderful tour showing us all the highlights of Dubai. All from an air conditioned bus. We enjoyed walking in the gold and spice souks and taking a short boat ride on the creek. Our guide Whiskey was excellent. He explained everything clearly and was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.
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1ioannag
Aug 1, 2024
Wonderful experience - Excellent experience and very nice tour. Our driver Kareem and our tour guide Whiskey were very kind. They gave us the time we needed to admire the sights and take our pictures. The tour was very good and informative. We would choose them again!
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Michelleso6733ar
Aug 1, 2024
Must do experience in Dubai - What an incredible intro to Dubai. Our tour guide Whiskey & driver Nahim were just incredible!!! I highly recommend this city tour. This was a huge highlight to our stay. Thankyou once again.
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Simon_w
Jul 31, 2024
Great night - Good value for money, a great night out. Recommend to others. A fun evening under th hot Arabian sun.
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Relax35821046478
Jul 29, 2024
Dubaï City Tour - Perfect tour! Thank you Whisky :) Take us to the best places for pictures. Give us water and AC in the car, so it nice when the temperature is at 50 degree.
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Alan_b
Jul 28, 2024
If you can’t decide then choose these guys. - Whisky was our tour guide - what a guy, oh what a guy, oh what a guyd (guide). He knows everything about everything. He speaks clearly so all can hear and never misses points of interest. The tour was comprehensive and covered everything that was advertised in the promotional material. From our experience around the world, that often doesn’t happen. Our driver, Kerine, was a good safe driver and didn’t get lost once, and that’s first for us l think. Lovely guy. This tour was extremely good value for money and we loved it and would happily recommend it to anyone.
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Joao_branco_2018
Jul 28, 2024
Excellent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - A fantastic tour with an excellent 'Whiskey' guide and a very good 'Karin' driver. EXCELENT TOUR, EXCELLENT TRIP⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Nomad788586
Jul 28, 2024
Outstanding tour of Dubai! - Whiskey our tour guide and Karin the driver. Outstanding tour. They were fantastic and answered all our crazy questions! Whiskey is very very knowledgeable about Dubai, the whole country, and worldwide. Easy to talk with. Highly recommend!
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Dcoop9
Jul 26, 2024
Great Overview - Very good. Gracious and patient through the scortchong heat. Very informative. Driver Nahim and guide Whisky were a great team for our group. Highly recommend to get a taste of the emirate Dubai
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