# Northern Trio

> Dubai, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain in a working day. Heritage in the morning, mangroves in the afternoon, back before the school run.

Package M-02 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Multi-Emirate Circuit](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/multi-emirate-circuits/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/northern-trio/

- **Duration:** 9 hrs door-to-door
- **Ideal start time:** 08:30 pickup — clears the Sharjah inbound rush, reaches the mangroves at low-wind hours
- **Departure window:** 08:00–09:30. Later than 09:30 and the kayak slot moves into afternoon wind
- **Group size:** 15 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Dubai · Sharjah · Umm Al Quwain
- **Season:** October – April
- **Booking lead time:** 14 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 15–29 people | AED 450 | 17 people |
| 30–59 people | AED 380 | — |
| 60 people | AED 370 | — |

- 15–29: Single bus, photographer only
- 30–59: Full specification
- 60: Two buses, two guides, photographer + videographer

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 26–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; a group of 59 is 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

A "Sharjah and the northern emirates" seat-in-coach tour sells at **AED 120–180** and it is a drive-past. You see Al Noor Island through a window and you are back on the bus in twelve minutes.

The centre of this day is two hours on the water in the Khor Al Beidah mangroves — a place no retail circuit goes, because there is no ticket booth there. Your team is in pairs in double kayaks, which is the entire point: it is the cheapest genuine team-building intervention in the country. Nobody checks their phone in a kayak.

**The commercial point:** this is a full working day of cross-emirate team activity, with photography, at AED 380 a person. A hotel meeting room with a facilitator and a sandwich lunch costs more.

## Timeline

- **08:30** — Bus departs client office. Coffee, water and the day's brief on board
- **09:15** — Sharjah — Heart of Sharjah. Al Arsah Souq and the Museum of Islamic Civilisation, guided
- **10:45** — Al Qasba. Coffee break on the canal, group photo at the Eye of the Emirates
- **11:30** — Depart for Umm Al Quwain
- **12:15** — Lunch. Reserved section, Arabic set menu
- **13:30** — Umm Al Quwain — Khor Al Beidah mangroves. Guided kayak in pairs through the channels. Full safety brief, life jackets, guide boat
- **15:15** — Old Town and Al Ali Fort. Short guided walk, tea at the harbour
- **16:15** — Depart
- **17:15** — Drop-off at pickup point

## Included

- Private 30-seat bus for the full day, all tolls and parking
- Licensed guide for the full day
- Heart of Sharjah museum entry and guided walk
- Guided mangrove kayak tour — double kayaks, life jackets, safety brief, guide boat on water
- Reserved set-menu lunch
- Coffee stop at Al Qasba; tea at Umm Al Quwain harbour
- Water and snacks on board all day
- Photographer for the full day — 60-second social edit delivered before drop-off, plus 80+ retouched stills within 5 working days
- Branded welcome desk at pickup, name badges
- On-ground coordinator for the full day
- Dietary and allergy management, collected at group size lock

## Not included

- Video crew and edited highlight reel (see customisation)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gifts or giveaways
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Wind above 15 knots at the lagoon, rain, or a small-craft advisory. Assessed 24 hrs prior and again at 08:00 on the day.
- **Fallback:** Kayak segment is replaced by a guided walk of the Khor Al Beidah sandbar and beach team games with our equipment, and the lunch is extended — no price change. If the whole day is rained out, reschedule within 6 months at no charge.
- **You are told by:** By 08:00 on the event day, before departure.

## Customisation options

- Videographer + edited 90-sec highlight reel: AED 900
- Al Noor Island, Sharjah, added to the morning: AED 40/person
- Swap kayaking for Dreamland Aqua Park, UAQ: AED 30/person
- Facilitated team-building session on the beach, 90 min: AED 1,500
- Upgrade lunch to seafood at the harbour: AED 25/person
- Branded t-shirts or caps: AED 45–90/person
- Drone footage over the mangroves: AED 800

## Questions about Northern Trio

### How much does Northern Trio cost per person?

AED 450 per person for 15–29 people; AED 380 per person for 30–59 people; AED 370 per person for 60 people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 17 people in the 15–29 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 26–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; a group of 59 is billed as 60 people at the rate for 60 people.

### How long does Northern Trio take, and when does it start?

9 hrs door-to-door. Ideal start: 08:30 pickup — clears the Sharjah inbound rush, reaches the mangroves at low-wind hours. Departure window: 08:00–09:30. Later than 09:30 and the kayak slot moves into afternoon wind. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in Northern Trio?

Video crew and edited highlight reel (see customisation); Alcoholic beverages; Gifts or giveaways; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Northern Trio if the weather turns?

Trigger: Wind above 15 knots at the lagoon, rain, or a small-craft advisory. Assessed 24 hrs prior and again at 08:00 on the day. Fallback: Kayak segment is replaced by a guided walk of the Khor Al Beidah sandbar and beach team games with our equipment, and the lunch is extended — no price change. If the whole day is rained out, reschedule within 6 months at no charge. You are told: By 08:00 on the event day, before departure.

### How far in advance do we need to book Northern Trio?

The booking lead time is 14 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [An eight-week checklist for a UAE company event](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-event-planning-checklist-uae/): Week by week from brief to follow-up, with the UAE gates that cannot be compressed — permits, engraving, group size lock and the deadlines that sit 14 days out.
- [Corporate away day ideas that work in the UAE](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-away-day-ideas-uae/): Away day ideas for UAE teams, organised by what you actually want the day to achieve — with real prices, real group sizes and the months each one works.

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