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M-02 Multi-Emirate Circuit Oct – Apr

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.

A team mid-programme on Northern Trio — Dubai · Sharjah · Umm Al Quwain.
Illustrative
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

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.

The day, minute by minute

Timeline

  1. 08:30 Bus departs client office. Coffee, water and the day's brief on board
  2. 09:15 Sharjah — Heart of Sharjah. Al Arsah Souq and the Museum of Islamic Civilisation, guided
  3. 10:45 Al Qasba. Coffee break on the canal, group photo at the Eye of the Emirates
  4. 11:30 Depart for Umm Al Quwain
  5. 12:15 Lunch. Reserved section, Arabic set menu
  6. 13:30 Umm Al Quwain — Khor Al Beidah mangroves. Guided kayak in pairs through the channels. Full safety brief, life jackets, guide boat
  7. 15:15 Old Town and Al Ali Fort. Short guided walk, tea at the harbour
  8. 16:15 Depart
  9. 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

Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.

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

Weather & 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.

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