# The Grand Circuit

> All four emirates, two days, one night on the coast. The capital, the creek, the heritage quarter and the mangroves — with an evening on the beach in between.

Package M-05 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Multi-Emirate Circuit](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/multi-emirate-circuits/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/grand-circuit/

- **Duration:** 2 days, 1 night (36 hrs door-to-door)
- **Ideal start time:** 07:00 Day 1 pickup, 18:00 Day 2 drop-off
- **Departure window:** 06:30–07:30 Day 1
- **Group size:** 20 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Abu Dhabi · Dubai · Sharjah · Umm Al Quwain
- **Season:** October – April
- **Booking lead time:** 30 days — hotel block and Grand Mosque registration

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person |
| --- | ---: |
| 20–29 people | AED 1,490 |
| 30–59 people | AED 1,300 |
| 60 people | AED 1,230 |

- 20–29: Single bus, twin share
- 30–59: Full specification
- 60: Two buses, three coordinators, full media crew both days

Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 57–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60 people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

There is no retail version. Tour operators sell one-day city circuits; hotels sell room nights. Nobody sells the join.

The comparison that matters is against a **hotel-based two-day offsite in Dubai**, which starts at AED 2,200 a person and delivers a ballroom, a coffee break and a view of a car park. This delivers the same two days for AED 1,300, and your team spends them in four emirates instead of one function room.

**The structural reason it works:** the accommodation is on the northern coast, where a 4★ beachfront room costs a fraction of a Dubai equivalent. We are not economising on your team's experience — we are declining to pay Dubai's room rate for the eight hours they are asleep.

**What it buys you that a day trip cannot:** the evening. Every HR lead who has run an offsite knows the real conversations happen around the fire after dinner, not in the scheduled session. Day trips end before that moment. This one is built around it.

## Timeline

### Day 1 — the capital and the creek

- **07:00** — Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- **08:30** — Abu Dhabi — Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Pre-registered group entry, guided visit
- **10:15** — Qasr Al Watan. Great Hall, House of Knowledge, presidential gifts collection
- **12:15** — Lunch. Reserved section, Abu Dhabi
- **13:30** — Corniche stop. Full group photograph
- **14:15** — Depart for Dubai
- **15:45** — Dubai — Al Fahidi historical neighbourhood and the abra crossing. Spice and Gold Souks
- **17:30** — Creek-side dinner at Al Seef
- **19:00** — Depart for the coast
- **20:00** — Umm Al Quwain — hotel check-in. Rooms allocated in advance, keys handed at the coach door
- **20:45** — Bonfire on the beach. Music, tea and shisha station, open programme. CEO address slot if wanted
- **23:00** — Programme ends. Beach and hotel facilities remain open
- **07:30** — Breakfast at the hotel
- **09:00** — Sharjah — Heart of Sharjah. Museum of Islamic Civilisation and Al Arsah Souq, guided
- **11:00** — Return to Umm Al Quwain
- **11:45** — Khor Al Beidah mangroves. Guided kayak in pairs, full safety brief
- **13:45** — Live BBQ lunch on the beach. Awards or recognition slot if wanted
- **15:15** — Free time — swim, sandbar walk, or the group photo everyone actually wants
- **16:30** — Depart
- **18:00** — Drop-off at pickup point

## Included

- Private 30-seat bus for both days, all four emirates, all tolls and parking
- Licensed guide for both days, briefed on the client company
- One night, 4★ coastal hotel, twin share, including breakfast
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque group registration and guided visit
- Qasr Al Watan entry
- Heart of Sharjah museum entry and guided walk
- Guided mangrove kayak tour — double kayaks, life jackets, guide boat on water
- Abra crossing, both directions
- All meals from Day 1 breakfast to Day 2 lunch — 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner
- Beach bonfire evening programme with sound system and shisha station
- Live BBQ lunch on the beach, Day 2
- Water, karak and snacks on board throughout
- Photographer both days, videographer Day 1 — edited highlight reel within 5 working days, plus 150+ retouched stills
- Branded welcome desk, room-drop cards, beach banners, name badges
- Two on-ground coordinators, resident overnight
- Dietary and allergy management, collected at group size lock

## Not included

- Single occupancy supplement (AED 220/person)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gifts or giveaways
- Hotel incidentals and minibar
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Rain, sandstorm, wind above 15 knots at the lagoon, or a forecast above 40°C. Assessed 72 hrs prior, 24 hrs prior, and at 06:30 each morning.
- **Fallback:** - Bonfire evening — moves to the hotel's covered terrace or function room with the same programme, sound and catering. Booked as a standing hold, not arranged on the night.
- Kayak segment — replaced by beach team stations, or by Dreamland Aqua Park at AED 30/person net additional.
- Day 1 outdoor segments — the Corniche stop and Al Fahidi walk drop; Qasr Al Watan and the museum extend.
- Full cancellation before Day 1 departure: reschedule within 6 months at no charge, less any non-refundable hotel block.
- **You are told by:** Each morning by 06:30. Evening programme decision by 16:00 on Day 1.

## Customisation options

- Single occupancy: AED 220/person
- Louvre Abu Dhabi entry + private express tour, Day 1: AED 95/person
- Facilitated leadership session, Day 2 morning, half day: AED 1,500
- Live band or DJ for the bonfire evening in place of sound system: AED 1,800
- Awards ceremony production for the Day 2 BBQ — trophies, staging, MC: AED 2,500
- Videographer Day 2 as well: AED 450
- Drone footage — sandbar and mangroves: AED 800
- Branded t-shirts, caps and welcome packs: AED 90–180/person
- Hotel upgrade to sea-view rooms: AED 90/person

## Questions about The Grand Circuit

### How much does The Grand Circuit cost per person?

AED 1,490 per person for 20–29 people; AED 1,300 per person for 30–59 people; AED 1,230 per person for 60 people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 57–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60 people.

### How long does The Grand Circuit take, and when does it start?

2 days, 1 night (36 hrs door-to-door). Ideal start: 07:00 Day 1 pickup, 18:00 Day 2 drop-off. Departure window: 06:30–07:30 Day 1. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in The Grand Circuit?

Single occupancy supplement (AED 220/person); Alcoholic beverages; Gifts or giveaways; Hotel incidentals and minibar; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to The Grand Circuit if the weather turns?

Trigger: Rain, sandstorm, wind above 15 knots at the lagoon, or a forecast above 40°C. Assessed 72 hrs prior, 24 hrs prior, and at 06:30 each morning. Fallback: - Bonfire evening — moves to the hotel's covered terrace or function room with the same programme, sound and catering. Booked as a standing hold, not arranged on the night.
- Kayak segment — replaced by beach team stations, or by Dreamland Aqua Park at AED 30/person net additional.
- Day 1 outdoor segments — the Corniche stop and Al Fahidi walk drop; Qasr Al Watan and the museum extend.
- Full cancellation before Day 1 departure: reschedule within 6 months at no charge, less any non-refundable hotel block. You are told: Each morning by 06:30. Evening programme decision by 16:00 on Day 1.

### How far in advance do we need to book The Grand Circuit?

The booking lead time is 30 days — hotel block and Grand Mosque registration. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Company trip ideas: overnight and abroad](https://offsyte.ae/blog/company-trip-ideas-uae/): What changes when a company day out becomes an overnight, what overnights and short-haul incentive trips cost per person, and the visa problem nobody plans for.

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