UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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The 15 most popular walking tours in the UAE. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you actually pay.
Abu Dhabi mosque tour in 2 hours with a guide, Swarovski chandeliers, the giant carpet, and photo help at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
“Amazing tour guide! Our greatest gratitude to Jahan, we has a great tour guide, explained everything in detail and was very friendly and helpful. I'd definitely recommend him”
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…”
Old Dubai on foot: Al Fahidi, souks, and a private abra ride across Dubai Creek. Small group, guide, coffee or tea.
“I learn a lot about there culture and how they once lived. Bring me back to the country in Jamaica where I’m from.”
Old Dubai on foot with spice-souk tastings, a traditional abra creek crossing, and a sit-down Emirati dinner, capped with Al Fahidi.
“Best food tour! Arva is very knowledgeable and weaves the history and social fabric of the various communities of Dubai into this amazing and delicious food tour with stops in spots only locals would know. I highly recommend this.”
A private 2-hour Old Dubai walk linking Al Fahidi, Dubai Creek abra rides, and the Gold and Spice Souks with local context.
“A great tour! Even though I was a 5 mins late, the guide waited for me to start the tour. Their team co-ordinated well from the beginning and answered all queries I had promptly. The tour was great, lot of information and a great humorous guide. It was like a fun walk in old Dubai…”
3-hour Old Dubai walk with an abra creek crossing, Al Fahidi views, Coffee stop, and guided shopping in Spice and Gold Souks.
“We had a very informative tour with Mahzer. It was a very hot day so we appreciated stopping in air conditioning a number of times. The abra boat was really fun and the gold souk was very impressive.”
3-hour Old Dubai walk with a licensed guide: Al Fahidi sights, spice and gold souks, and an Abra creek crossing.
“Ehsan was our tour guide and he was great and very thorough. We enjoyed him and give him 20 stars for the tour. Please keep him on payroll!!!”
Walk through Old Dubai’s souks and museums, taste street food, sip Arabic coffee, then cross Dubai Creek by abra boat.
“Was very interesting. Our guide Abdulla is an amazing man. Highly recommend”
A 3-hour guided walk through Old Dubai’s souks, Al Fahidi lanes, plus an abra creek crossing and a local tasting, for $22.89.
“This is a great tour. Although it is only 3 hours, but there are so much info. Mohammodo is so knowledgeable and shared all the info with passion about the history, rich culture, and future outlook of Dubai and UAE. This is beyond my expectation. I fully understand why everyone is so proud of Dubai…”
Walk Qasr Al Watan’s marble palace and Great Hall dome with UAE governance stories. Entry included, $20.
“Ali made a very good tour with us and showed us all the important stuff. Really enjoyed the tour. We can recommend the tour without any issues”
A 1-hour guided walk through Dubai Opera’s bold architecture, backstage secrets, and stage mechanics, including the trap room.
“Amazing tour, you get to see everything. The guide was really friendly. They were even flexible enough to put me on the tour before because I arrived too early.”
A 3-hour guided walk through Dubai Old Town with street-food tastings, Dubai Creek Abra crossing, and souk stops for spices and gold.
“Mansoor was a great guide. He was informative about the country & the food. He communicated well & provided good advice on where to buy things and how much to pay. Make sure you are hungry as there is lots of food!”
Walk Old Dubai with tastings from Deira to Bur Dubai, cross Dubai Creek by abra, and learn how souks and spices shaped the city.
“We were fortunate enough to be the only couple on the tour. Our guide for the day was Malick and he was brilliant.”
2-hour Old Dubai walk through Bastakiya, Al Fahidi Fort and souks, plus an abra ride and tastings of dates, coffee, spice treats.
“This trip is a must to really understand this vibrant city. Local customs were also explained and myths busted. It was an excellent way to learn about the culture and history of old Dubai, we stayed well away from the very modern Dubai with the sky scrapers, but instead focused on the older side of…”
Old Dubai walk with an abra ride, Al Fahidi and souks, Gold/Spice time, plus optional pickup. 3 hours, small group.
“Communication before the tour and the pickup were both excellent. Our guide Mazhur gave us a fantastic tour and was very knowledgeable about the history of Dubai, the old town and the souks. I had a very enjoyable morning learning the history and culture of the people of Dubai. Thank you Mazhur.”
