Oct – May
A-03
Creek Heritage
A traditional dhow on Dubai Creek, midday. Lunch, old Dubai from the water, and the team back before the afternoon is gone.
- Duration
- 4 hrs
- Group
- 15–70
- Emirate
- Dubai
From
AED 240 /person
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A-04 Water & Marine Oct – May
Open Water
Three boats, one leaderboard, and a weigh-in at the dock. Deep-sea fishing as a competition, with the catch cooked at the harbour restaurant afterwards.
- Duration
- 7 hrs door-to-door
- Ideal start time
- 05:30 pickup — the fish and the sea state are both better before 10:00
- Departure window
- 05:00–06:30
- Group size
- 12 min — 40 max
- Emirate / venue
- Dubai — Jumeirah or Dubai Marina fishing harbour, offshore
- Season
- Oct–May
- Booking lead time
- 12 days
Why this is not the retail version
A shared fishing trip retails at AED 300–450 a person — eight strangers, four hours, one boat, and whoever shouts loudest gets the good rod.
Three private hulls means the group never mixes with the public, the crew work the client's people rather than paying customers, and the whole thing becomes a competition because three boats can be scored against each other. That is the difference between an outing and an event: at 11:30 there is a leaderboard, and everyone cares about it.
The cook-your-catch lunch is the moment the day lands. Whatever came in gets cooked and eaten at the harbour, and the table talks about the morning rather than about work. No retail trip does this because no retail trip controls the restaurant booking.
Sell it to sales teams and to boards of 12–20. It is the catalog's best small-group package — competitive, physical, and the only one where the participants produce the lunch.
The day, minute by minute
Timeline
- 05:30 Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- 06:00 Harbour. Branded welcome, boat draw — teams assigned by lot, not by department
- 06:15 Safety briefing, tackle briefing, competition rules. Scorecards issued
- 06:30 Boats depart. Three hulls, up to ten anglers each
- 07:00 First drift. Crew work each boat on rigging and technique
- 09:30 Boats reposition. Live radio standings called between hulls
- 11:00 Lines up
- 11:30 Weigh-in at the dock. Species, weight and angler recorded on the board
- 12:00 Cook-your-catch lunch at the harbour restaurant, with what came in
- 13:15 Prizes — heaviest fish, most species, and the boat that caught nothing
- 13:45 Bus departs
- 14:15 Arrival at drop point
Included
- Return transfer from client office
- Breakfast boxes and coffee on the outbound journey
- Three private 42 ft charters, 5 hrs — crew, rods, tackle, bait and licences
- Water, soft drinks and snacks on board
- Safety briefing, life jackets and full safety equipment
- Competition format — scorecards, radio standings, dock weigh-in, prize kit
- Cook-your-catch lunch at a harbour restaurant, with a full alternative menu for non-fish eaters
- Branded dockside setup
- Photographer, half day — 40+ retouched stills within 5 working days
- Same-day 60-second social edit
- Event coordinator on site
Not included
Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.
- Guaranteed catch — see below
- Alcohol
- Seasickness medication (carried by the coordinator, not prescribed)
- 5% VAT
Weather & backup plan
- Trigger
- Sea state above 1.5 m, sustained wind above 20 knots, or a small-craft advisory. Called at 16:00 the day before from the marine forecast, and again at 05:00 by the skipper.
- Fallback
- Reschedule free within 90 days. Where the sea turns after departure, the boats work inshore and the day runs short — the lunch, the weigh-in and the prizes all still happen.
- You are told by
- By 17:00 the previous day where the forecast is clear; otherwise by 05:15 by phone, before anyone leaves home.
Customisation options
| Fourth boat for groups above 30 | AED 2,600 |
|---|---|
| Extend to 7 hrs on the water | AED 180/person |
| Upgrade to a premium seafood lunch | AED 60/person |
| Engraved trophy for the heaviest fish | AED 450 |
| Videographer + edited reel | AED 1,200 |
| Drone coverage of the fleet | AED 500 |
| Branded caps and technical shirts | AED 45–90/person |
| Sunset return leg with refreshments | AED 140/person |
Questions about Open Water
- How much does Open Water cost per person?
- AED 950 per person for 12–19 people; AED 850 per person for 20–29 people; AED 780 per person for 30–40 people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Smaller groups are welcome and are billed at the band's minimum chargeable persons (20 for the 12–19 band, 23 for the 20–29 band).
- How long does Open Water take, and when does it start?
- 7 hrs door-to-door. 05:30 pickup — the fish and the sea state are both better before 10:00 Departure window: 05:00–06:30. The published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
- What is not included in Open Water?
- Guaranteed catch — see below; Alcohol; Seasickness medication (carried by the coordinator, not prescribed); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.
- What happens to Open Water if the weather turns?
- Sea state above 1.5 m, sustained wind above 20 knots, or a small-craft advisory. Called at 16:00 the day before from the marine forecast, and again at 05:00 by the skipper. The documented fallback is: Reschedule free within 90 days. Where the sea turns after departure, the boats work inshore and the day runs short — the lunch, the weigh-in and the prizes all still happen.. By 17:00 the previous day where the forecast is clear; otherwise by 05:15 by phone, before anyone leaves home.
- How far in advance do we need to book Open Water?
- 12 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.
Who you are actually booking with
- Written terms
- Inclusions and exclusions on every package
- Settled before signature, not at invoice
- Contingency
- Named fallback on every outdoor programme
- Weather trigger and notification deadline on record
Also consider
Oct – May
A-01
Marina Majlis
Your company takes over a traditional dhow for the evening. Your branding, your menu, your programme — sailing Dubai Marina at sunset.
- Duration
- 4 hrs
- Group
- 10–80
- Emirate
- Dubai
From
AED 450 /person
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Oct – May
A-06
East Coast
Across the Hajar mountains to the Gulf of Oman. Coral, turtles and a beach that faces the sunrise instead of the sunset — the only day in the catalog on the other side of the country.
- Duration
- 11 hrs
- Group
- 15–50
- Emirate
- Fujairah
From
AED 620 /person
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