Classic Dubai

Discover Dubai’s past as a small sea-trading and pearling centre on today’s privately guided tour. Visit the atmospheric gold and spice souqs, ride an Abra water taxi on Dubai Creek, enjoy the traditional Arabian architecture of Bastakiya, and view the historic Al Fahidi fort. An Emirati lunch will be shared at the Sheikh Mohammad Centre for Cultural Understanding. On returning to your hotel, make photo stops outside the Dubai Frame and Museum of the Future. The late afternoon will be at leisure.

The morning will be at leisure. This afternoon’s privately guided tour of Dubai is focused on showcasing the city’s visionary modern landmarks. Start your tour at Dubai Marina, an awe-inspiring city-within-a-city, then drive to the Madinat Jumeirah and walk through the modern souq. After a photo-stop outside the ‘7-star’ Burj Al Arab, continue to Downtown Dubai and explore the opulent Dubai Mall. Then take the lift to the 148th floor (At the Top SKY) of the Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building – for an unmatched bird’s-eye view of the city before concluding your sightseeing with a boat trip on the Burj Lake with an up-close view of the magnificent Dubai Fountain.

View the famed Palm Jumeirah from The View Observation Deck (Next Level & Fast Track) before driving to the iconic Atlantis Hotel to visit the Lost Chambers Aquarium, where you will see a fabulous array of marine animals and experience the myth of Atlantis. Then, after free time back at your hotel, set out with your guide on a street food-tasting experience through Dubai’s backstreets. The undoubted kings of the Dubai culinary landscape are Middle Eastern & Indian cuisine, with countries from all over the region creating a culinary hybrid that has become synonymous with the city.

A morning at leisure to relax or explore independently. This afternoon, step back in time and experience the emirate of Dubai as it was fifty years ago on a (shared) heritage desert safari in a vintage 1950s Land Rover. Then, following dinner under the stars at a Bedouin-style camp set within royal land, return to your Dubai hotel.

Today will be at leisure to relax at your hotel or explore Dubai on an independent basis. For a supplement, we could arrange for you to spend the afternoon at the AURA Skypool, take a helicopter flightseeing tour, see the thoroughbred racehorses on an early morning visit to the Meydan Racecourse, play a round of golf at the Dubai Creek Yacht Club, take in the Dubai skyline from the water on a thrilling boat excursion from Dubai Marina, or visit Abu Dhabi – the capital of the UAE.

A private Lexus transfer will take you from your hotel to Dubai International Airport, where you will check in for your onward flight.