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.
“Great visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque with Taj this morning. He is knowledgeable, clear in his explanations, and very professional. The tour was well organized and informative without feeling rushed. Highly recommended.”
Old Dubai Deira food walk with Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese tastings, fresh falafel, gahwa coffee, and baklava in 3.5 hours.
“Food was amazing. All the food was made fresh as well. You’re going to have a great time. The tour guide is super knowledgeable and makes the tour that much better. Definitely would book again.”
Old Dubai on foot: Al Fahidi, souks, and a private abra ride across Dubai Creek. Small group, guide, coffee or tea.
“Dana was the most sweetest tour guide/person ever!!! She’s so full of knowledge and interesting facts, we definitely enjoyed our tour of Old Dubai!!!”
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.
“Very very sweet guide who gave us a nice tour full of information and details. She made many recommendations and they were spot on!”
3-hour Old Dubai walk with an abra creek crossing, Al Fahidi views, Coffee stop, and guided shopping in Spice and Gold Souks.
“I took a walking tour of Dubai old city and Abra ride with my son. A young man Abdulla was our guide. He had very comprehensive knowledge about his task. We enjoyed our tour with him. We could not see some areas as they were closed due to renovations. Maybe I'll do that another time.”
3-hour Old Dubai walk with a licensed guide: Al Fahidi sights, spice and gold souks, and an Abra creek crossing.
“Aqib Abbas was a perfect guide, very thorough, helpful, friendly and professional.”
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.
“Fabulous walking tour with Ikram. He was informative, patient and helpful. The best walking tour of old Dubai! Highly recommended”
Walk Qasr Al Watan’s marble palace and Great Hall dome with UAE governance stories. Entry included, $20.
“I had a wonderful experience visiting Qasr Al Watan with Sir Zain as our guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable, well-spoken, and made the entire tour engaging and insightful.”
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.
“The tour provides great information about history, culture and food that we would not have learned otherwise. The small group helped us to be fully engaged with the guide, who gave us brilliant stories not just about Dubai but the entire region. We spent some time at the souks and the textile market as well.…”
Old Dubai walk with an abra ride, Al Fahidi and souks, Gold/Spice time, plus optional pickup. 3 hours, small group.
“I would recommend this walk around the Old Town. Ikram was our guide. He was very knowledgeable and told us about the history of Dubai and the UAE. He was very friendly and answered any questions we had.”
