Dubai & Abu Dhabi: Culture, Coast & City

Custom Groups of 10+

Arrive in dazzling Dubai and settle into your stylish stay at voco Dubai, perfectly located downtown.
Discover Abu Dhabi’s highlights, from Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Emirates Palace to Ferrari World thrills.
Explore Dubai at your own pace—shop the souks, visit the Dubai Frame, or splash at Atlantis Aquaventure.
Experience a thrilling desert safari with dune bashing, camel rides, and a starlit Bedouin-style dinner.
Conclude your journey with panoramic city views from the Burj Khalifa before bidding farewell to Dubai.

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from C$2,099

55 Years of Expertise in Tailor-Made Travel

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55 Years of Expertise in Tailor-Made Travel

ExcellentBased on 5,336 Reviews

Trip Features

Iconic Landmarks

Features renowned sites that capture the essence of each destination.

Near the Beach

Situated conveniently close to coastlines for sun and relaxation.

Custom Groups of 10+

Private vacations fully customized for you and your crew.

Iconic Landmarks

Features renowned sites that capture the essence of each destination.

Near the Beach

Situated conveniently close to coastlines for sun and relaxation.

Custom Groups of 10+

Private vacations fully customized for you and your crew.

Trip Itinerary

At a Glance

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Arrive in Dubai

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Full Day Abu Dhabi Sightseeing

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Dubai at Leisure

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Dubai at Leisure

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Afternoon Desert Safari

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Half day Modern Dubai Tour with Burj Khalifa visit

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Depart Dubai

Travel Itinerary

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Trip Ends

Detailed Itinerary

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Arrive in Dubai

Multi Day Tour

Arrive in Dubai

On arrival, please clear customs and immigration and claim your baggage. Proceed to the arrivals hall and look for our local representative who will be waiting for you with a sign. Once everyone in your group is accounted for, you will be escorted to your vehicle and transferred to the hotel with assistance and free time on your own. Check in time at 3 pm. Early check in is subject to availability and at the discretion of the hotel.

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

Ideally situated across the street from the World Trade Centre and a metro stop with direct links to Dubai's most iconic attractions including the Burj Khalifa, Museum of the Future, Dubai International Financial Centre, The Dubai Mall, and Dubai Frame. With 471 contemporary guestrooms designed to elevate your stay, voco® Dubai boasts a perfect fusion of modern comfort and thoughtful amenities. Whether you're here for business or leisure, our rooms provide ample space to unwind and recharge, ensuring a memorable experience. Indulge in a culinary journey at our diverse dining venues, where international flavours tantalize your palate with every bite. From gourmet treats to savoury delights, our restaurants offer an array of options to suit every taste and preference. Pamper yourself at our club lounge with gourmet treats and spectacular views through floor-to-ceiling windows, promising a truly indulgent experience. Experience the convenience of versatile meeting and event facilities, including spacious meeting rooms, a boardroom, and a ballroom, ideal for hosting successful business gatherings. Plus, unwind after a busy day at our health club, ensuring a perfect balance of work and leisure for discerning travellers. Discover the epitome of comfort and premium at voco® Dubai, where every detail is meticulously crafted to exceed your expectations and create unforgettable memories.

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Full Day Abu Dhabi Sightseeing

Multi Day Tour

Full Day Abu Dhabi Sightseeing

Breakfast at the hotel and at 08:00am pick up transfer with your local English-speaking guide to visit the Capital City of UAE – Abu Dhabi also known as the Arabian Jewel. Starting from Dubai, you will travel past the world's largest man-made port at Jebel Ali and onward for a two hour drive along a coastal desert road lined with acacia trees, to Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE. Here, you can enjoy modern interpretations of traditional Arabian architecture in the many skyscrapers, villas and palaces that line the Riviera-style Corniche. We first stop for a guided tour to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which is considered as the most architectural treasure of contemporary UAE society - and one of the Largest in the world. We continue afterwards to the Women’s Handicraft Centre for a display of the handcrafts made by the local ladies. Drive through the Corniche road with a photo stop at the breakwater and the iconic hotel of Abu Dhabi Emirates Palace and then we visit the Heritage Village for a discovery of the pre-oil life.? We then visit the Heritage Village, a reconstructed traditional "oasis". Here, journey to the past and experience life in Abu Dhabi before oil revenues altered the landscape. We’ll experience different aspects of desert life attractively displayed in the open-air museum, along with workshops, where craftsmen demonstrate traditional skills and women sit weaving and spinning. Quick photo stop at Emirates Palace and corniche. Drive to Yas Island where you will have 4hrs at Ferrari World Theme Park. Return to your Dubai hotel. Dress Code-Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque visit: There is a Mandatory Dress code to be followed for entry to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi. Long trousers or long skirts & long sleeves to ankle/wrist. No shorts for men, no tight & transparent clothing. Women must cover their head with a scarf hence we suggest to bring it along. No visible tattoos.

Meal

Breakfast

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

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Dubai at Leisure

Multi Day Tour

Dubai at Leisure

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and you will have the day at leisure to explore all that Dubai has to offer. Optional: Visit Aqua Venture Water Park in Atlantis The Palm Splash into a world of excitement at Aqua venture Waterpark Dubai. Experience the Middle East and Europe's No.1 Water Park, overflowing with 17 fun-filled hectares of adrenaline pumping fun. Come and get your thrills, spills and divine relaxation at the best water park in Dubai! The Lost Chambers has a complete backstory, adding a cinematic quality to the visit. According to the hotel’s “myth,” a series of passages and ruins were uncovered as the resort was being built -- ruins that were later determined to be the Lost City of Atlantis. As you walk through the different marine exhibits, you’ll not only read information on the marine life but on Atlantean history and culture as well. Optional Tour: Half day Old Dubai Tour with English speaking guide including Dubai Frame visit (6hrs duration) Experience the old town Dubai and city of gold. First Dubai Frame.The UAE’s latest cultural landmark, Dubai Frame is an iconic structure that ‘frames’ impressive views of Old and New Dubai, while serving as a metaphorical bridge connecting the emirate’s rich past with its magnificent present. Offering spectacular panoramic views across the city, Dubai Frame celebrates the story of Dubai from its early establishment to its ambitious plans for future development. 1Hr free time inside Then walking tour in Bastakiah area.? Step back in time and enjoy the atmosphere of Bastakiah, one of the oldest traditional Emirati neighborhoods set in Bur Dubai. Next stop is in the entrance of Dubai Museum, which depicts the traditional and developmental history of Dubai. After the museum, group will transfer to the Abra station (water taxi) to transfer to the Spice souk. Walking further the group will discover a great selection of authentic spices, incense and traditional perfumes.? The big entrance of the Gold souk welcomes you to see for yourself why Dubai is called the City of Gold and this is just the beginning. It is a good opportunity to bargain and purchase some personal gold and diamonds. At approximate 3:00pm drive back to hotel and rest of the day at your own free time.

Meal

Breakfast

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

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Dubai at Leisure

Multi Day Tour

Dubai at Leisure

Breakfast at the hotel and a full day to relax by the pool or a spot of retail therapy in the famous Dubai Mall.

Meal

Breakfast

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

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Afternoon Desert Safari

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Afternoon Desert Safari

Breakfast at the hotel and morning at leisure to perhaps enjoy some people watching or some fantastic retail shopping in Dubai's vast range of stores. In the afternoon, Board your 4x4 land cruiser (6pax per jeep on sharing basis) and head out towards the desert. At the entrance of the desert your driver deflates the wheels of the 4X4 and then the fun starts. Dune bashing has become known as a fun experience – you will feel the thrill of desert driving as your professional driver takes you up and down on golden dunes. A beautiful desert photo stop is also included and then drives to the Bedouin Camp and you are greeted with a traditional cup of Arabic coffee and have the opportunity to try riding a camel before it is time to settle down for your barbeque dinner prepared. Later on in the evening enjoy the Tanura dance and a belly dancer that will enchant you with her dances, a truly magical night! At 8:30pm, we drive back to hotel and overnight Optional: 30Minutes ATV Experience

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

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Half day Modern Dubai Tour with Burj Khalifa visit

Multi Day Tour

Half day Modern Dubai Tour with Burj Khalifa visit

Breakfast in hotel.? 09:00am, meet your English speaking guide at the hotel lobby followed by pick up transfer for Half day Modern Dubai City Tour with Visit At The Top Burj Khalifa 124th floor (will advise time availability). You can feel this spectacular journey come to life when you visit the picturesque Iconic structure of Dubai. The tour begins for photo opportunity along Jumeirah Coastline with stunning view of Burj Al Arab, the world’s luxury hotel and then Visit Madinat Souk, Souk?Madinat Jumeirah combines traditional Middle Eastern shopping culture of stands, barrows and stalls with a mix of boutique?brands, souvenir?gift shops, luxury fashion and?jewelry. Our tour will continue to visit one of new Dubai’s most prestigious areas- Dubai Marina with its high-class boutiques, restaurants and many sky scrapers. We will then drive on the largest man-made Island "The Palm Jumeirah" where we will have a photo stop opposite the luxurious Atlantis the Palm Hotel: a magnificent oceanic tribute to mythological age After lunch on own visit the world’s tallest tower Burj Khalifah. No building in modern history has aroused so much curiosity and intrigue as has Burj Khalifa. Your At The Top, Burj?Khalifa?visit will answer all your questions from your vantage point on level 124 of the world’s tallest building. Free time to shop in Dubai Mall on own. At 4:30pm, drive back to your hotel and afternoon free leisure

Meal

Breakfast

Your Accommodation

Voco Dubai

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Depart Dubai

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Depart Dubai

Enjoy your last breakfast at your fabulous hotel and then take your private transfer back to the airport to take your flight home.

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Breakfast

What to Expect

Explore what moves you.

Dubai Marina

Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi

Dubai Desert Safari

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Conditions

Daily max temperatureMonthly rainfall

DubaiMostly Sunny

35°C / 95°F

0mm / 0.0"

Weather data is based on monthly averages.

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Shamsheer (Sam) Cottar

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For me, the best months are November to April. Anything in between that is too unbearably hot. Temperatures commonly reaching 50 degrees and higher are so unpleasant and even in Dubai, the little bit of humidity can make them dangerous. This is why even bus shelters on the streets are air conditioned, and very few people are actually outside during the daylight hours.

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Directly opposite of Dubai, on the eastern Golf of Oman, in the Emirate of Sharjah, lies Khor Fakkan. This beautiful little gem has mountains, clear blue water with white sand beaches and coral reefs. Shark Island, right off the Coast of Khor Fakkan, has some of the best snorkeling in the UAE.

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Jodi Hartnell

Destination Specialist

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For that Instagram shot, nothing beats the symbol for the Emirates that is the Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai. This is generally one of the most asked after spots, and where people can get the best photos. In reality, from the ground it is lovely, however, photos from the air on a helicopter pass show just how amazing this structure is and the effort that went into the world's only 7 Star hotel.

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Jodi Hartnell

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I always recommend that people go to the Camel races on Fridays, at Al Mormoon Race Track. Over the start line, there is a overhead walkway where you can watch the camels line up for their heats. As there is no gambling in the UAE, here the winners are the camels rather than the owners, and the camels are awarded the gifts.

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Jodi Hartnell

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Eid Al-Fitr or Eid Al-Adha are celebrated with large gatherings and public events. These are always accompanied by smiling, happy people with loads of new foods to try and sample. As the UAE has over 150 varieties of dates, and it seems that every single kind is brought out to celebrations and they are delicious!!

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