Dubai City: Full Day Private Tour

Explore Old and Modern Dubai in this full-day tour. See all major attractions from the historical Al Bastakiya, gold and spice souk to futuristic Downtown, Dubai Marina, and Palm Jumeirah.

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Duration 7.0 hour - 8.0 hour

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Live tour guide

English

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Discover the contrast of the city of Dubai and admire not only the historical quarters of the city but also the modern, futuristic Dubai during this 8 hours tour. Discover the unique architecture and skyline of Dubai during a photo stop at Burj Khalifa, which is the world's tallest building at 828 meters, with the world's fastest elevator. Choose to travel 124 floors into the sky in less than a minute with this optional ticket. Admire the modern side of the city, with photo stops at Palm Jumeira, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, and Dubai Frame. Afterward, visit the Souk Madinat, an Arabic-style shopping center with many shops and restaurants. This place offers an interesting mixture of tradition and modernity and invites you to the majestic view of the luxury hotel Atlantis on Palm Island. Finally, dive into the history and culture of Dubai heritage by taking a traditional water tour through Dubai Creek to a typical Arabian spice and gold market. Let yourself be enchanted by the fragrance of the Orient and the glitter of gold.

Highlights

Get to know the contrasting sides of city, a mixture of traditions and modernity
Drive up and capture the biggest landmarks with your camera
Wander around the traditional spice and gold souk

Know before you go

• Entrance to the 124th/125th floor of the Burj Khalifa is different depending on the option you select

Includes

Pick-up from hotel and return transfer (from any hotel in Dubai, Sharjah or Ajman) Guide Water Soft drinks Infant seat available Booster seat available Airport pickup available

Reviews from other travelers

Urszula - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-12-04)

Zahid Malik was absolutely outstanding!!! I couldn't ask for a better guide. he was perfect! knowledgeable, polite, and took the most beautiful pictures for me! honestly I couldn't ask for a better gu (Read More)ide!!!

James Richard - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2023-07-21)

We did our tour with Zeeshan Aziz from Cyan Oasis tours and there are no words to describe how absolutely amazing he was in any and every way !! Our guide was so knowledgeable, kind, hospitable, patie (Read More)nt and would go out of its way to show us any and every part of that spectacular city and accommodate our wishes to see as much as possible during that short time we stayed in Dubai. We as well experienced Dubai by night with him and are 100% certain to particularly request him whenever we will return. A huge shout out to Zeeshan for his excellent work to create an unforgettable experience that will be a forever lasting wonderful memory !!! Thank you !! Anett and Rick

Edith - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-02-13)

Very, very nice and friendly guide (Ali). He was super flexible and implemented all of our wishes and made this day in Dubai really special. Thank you!!

Diana - Switzerland

5 /5

(Written on 2023-09-12)

Very nice, costumer tailored private tour

Ethlyn - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2023-10-08)

Very educational our driver Syed Fayyaz did an exceptional job driving us around and showing us some of Dubai most famous landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa, Jumeirah Beach, old Dubai including the so (Read More)uk and spice shops just to name a few.He was friendly and extremely patient especially with my 84yo Mother who has some difficulty walking.Will definitely use him for our remaining stay here in Dubai and would definitely recommend him.

Juerg - Switzerland

5 /5

(Written on 2023-05-18)

The tour was great and it was definitely worth booking the full day tour. The time flew by, also thanks to our super tour guide ALI!! Ali did a great job and was able to answer all of our questions! H (Read More)e also found a great mix of information/guidance and now and then some freedom to explore the localities independently... We were super happy with our tour! Thanks to Ali for the competent and yet familiar leadership!

Pierre-Olivier - France

5 /5

(Written on 2024-05-02)

The organization of the day was perfect. Ali, my guide, is very warm, smiling and attentive. He speaks impeccable English, very easy to understand for a French person like me. He takes the time to exp (Read More)lain things by giving the context then the details and answers all the questions. At each stage, we agree on the duration of the visit and we arrange to meet a little later if our presence is not necessary (the beach, the mall, Burj Khalifa for example). On the other hand, it is better to have it with you when you go to the souks, where it is good advice for negotiations over spices or jewelry. While remaining discreet, with a small sign, it lets you understand It's better to look elsewhere or just discuss the price a little more. The day ends early enough, around 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m., to eat and go see the pearl show at 9:00 p.m. In this case, stay at the pearl, rather than at the hotel, there are restaurants on site

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