UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The best of the UAE.
The 15 most popular old dubai & cultural tours in the UAE. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you actually pay.
Guided Old Town Dubai walk with Emirati heritage house coffee, street food, Souks, and an abra ride across Dubai Creek.
“Hossam was a very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide that was able to engage and answer the groups questions. The tour is very good value for the amount of snacks/sites covered.”
Tour Old Dubai by Al Seef, Dubai Creek abra, Souks, Dubai Museum, and tastings. Small group, $21, with guide-led bargaining.
“Our family had a great experience on this tour. Hamza was our tour guide and provided a lot of great information throughout the tour and was verg engaging with our children too”
Dubai Gold Souk half-day tour with creek abra, Deira spice and gold markets, Jumeirah skyline photos, and Downtown drive-bys for $16.
“A well organised tour. Enjoyed the gold and spice markets. The sight seeing was great and it was an enjoyable half day trip. Would recommend it to others.”
Walk Al Fahidi’s old streets, sip tea with dates, ride an abra on Dubai Creek, then browse spice and gold souks with a guide.
“Great tour! Learned a lot of history. Khan was a great guide. The boat ride to the souks was very really interesting and worth it.”
Half-day tour mixing Dubai’s modern icons with Old Dubai souks, an abra ride, and heritage stops—good value with hotel pickup.
“We enjoyed the city tour a lot Explored the city . It was fun riding on the Abra the old city was great . We covered lot of places . Liz was great she explained us everything. Thanks to ABC we will recommend”
Small-group tour of Old Dubai: Al Fahidi, souks, spice tastings, and an Abra boat ride across the Creek with a licensed guide.
“Friendly and informative guide - thanks, Abdul for a great introduction to Dubai!”
Old Dubai in 3 hours: Al Fahidi Fort, Dubai Creek abra ride, spice and gold souks, plus museum stops and tastings for $22.33.
“A smiling, friendly, and charming young tour guide, HICHEM, greeted us. He did not waste time introducing us to Dubai's culture, tradition, and history, which we find very interesting and informative. Strolling down Old Dubai is just a tiny area, and we were grateful that the commentaries were given inside air-conditioned building units to escape…”
Modern Abra boat cruise through Dubai Harbour, Palm Jumeirah, Atlantis, Ain Dubai and Dubai Marina in about 2 hours. Bring snacks.
“We had a fantastic trip and the guides were so friendly and happy to take photos. The views were incredible and the guides provided water for the heat. It is possible to stay shaded in the boat. 10/10.”
Guided Old Dubai walk through Al Seef and Al Fahidi, spice and gold souks, tastings, and a traditional abra creek ride.
“A brilliant, informative, fun experience for us all. Our guide was lovely and took lots of time to explain all parts of the trip and he also got us involved which was nice. Our children aged 11 and 12 enjoyed the trip and learnt lots, as did we. The kids loved seeing the golden football…”
Old Dubai on foot with street food, a heritage home welcome, spice and gold souks, plus a classic Abra ride across Dubai Creek.
“We had fun, our tour guide is the best, knowledgeable and the best driver. We will recommend him to our friends and family for their upcoming trips in UAE 🇦🇪”
Dubai in a day: Blue Mosque, souks, Abra ride, street food, Museum of the Future, and optional Dubai Frame plus Burj Khalifa photo moments.
“Our Dubai tour was absolutely brilliant! We explored so many incredible places and it was all thanks to our fantastic guides, Adnan and Hilal. They were knowledgeable and genuinely friendly and candid. They even went above and beyond, acting as our impromptu photographers and sharing fascinating tidbits about the city that you'd never find in…”
See Dubai’s biggest icons and classic souks in 4 hours, with hotel pickup, an abra boat ride, and guided stops for $40.
“Maged was an amazing guide and the tour was so interesting and took us to many different places. Highly recommend!”
Old Dubai Deira food walk with Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese tastings, fresh falafel, gahwa coffee, and baklava in 3.5 hours.
“Whenever I visit a new city a try to book a food tour. Of all the food tours I have done this has to be one of the best! My tour guide, Farida, brought the group to a wide variety of local restaurants in her own neighborhood. The tour was very organized, educational and of…”
Small-group walking tour of Old Dubai: Deira souks, abra ride on Dubai Creek, Al Bastakiya lanes, mosque visit, and traditional lunch.
“Nada è stata bravissima, ci ha accompagnato nella "vecchia" Dubai spiegandoci tutto accuratamente e poi abbiamo pranzato in un bel ristorante tipico con cibo buono. Nada inoltre ci ha dato consigli su visite e altro da fare per il nostro proseguio a Dubai. Grazie 1000 Nada”
Old Dubai walk from Al Seef to Gold and Spice Souqs with an abra boat ride, Arabic coffee, and optional street food.
“We had the best tour with Abdallah! He was very fun, engaging, knowledgeable and kind. I couldn’t imagine having a better tour with anyone else! He went above and beyond to ensure we had the best time and were well taken care of.”
