Old Dubai Discovery
The Dubai that existed before the towers. Heritage district, abra across the Creek, spice and gold souks, lunch in a courtyard house.
- Duration
- 5.5 hrs
- Group
- 15–40
- Emirate
- Dubai
A full day in Abu Dhabi — Louvre, Qasr Al Watan and the Grand Mosque — with private guided access and lunch. The package that works when the weather does not.
Why this is not the retail version
A seat on a coach tour to Abu Dhabi sells at AED 150–250. It is a mixed group of tourists, a rushed schedule, and a guide managing eleven nationalities and four languages at once.
This is your team only, on your own coach, with a guide briefed on your company and a private express tour inside the Louvre rather than a crowded general admission shuffle. Lunch is reserved and dietary requirements are handled in advance.
Its real value is that it works in July. When every outdoor package in the catalog is unsellable, this one is fully air-conditioned end to end — which makes it one of only three things generating revenue in the summer months.
The day, minute by minute
Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.
| Add teamLab Phenomena | AED 130/person |
|---|---|
| Add Zayed National Museum | AED 90/person |
| Upgrade to premium lunch venue | AED 120/person |
| Videographer + edited reel | AED 1,200 |
| Add Ferrari World or Warner Bros (replaces afternoon) | AED 295/person |
| Arabic-and-English bilingual guide | AED 400 |
The Dubai that existed before the towers. Heritage district, abra across the Creek, spice and gold souks, lunch in a courtyard house.
The emirate that spent its money on museums instead of towers. Islamic civilisation, the arts quarter, Heart of Sharjah and Al Noor Island after dark — and the entries cost AED 55 a person in total.
Al Ain — the oasis, the palace, and gahwa at the top of Jebel Hafeet as the sun goes down. Four degrees cooler than the coast and almost entirely free to get into.