Dubai City Tour

There are three means of sightseeing in Dubai when travelling by bus. The most common is the standard Dubai City Tour, the second is by Big Bus, and the third is by Wonder Bus.

Standard Dubai City Tour

Fascinating excursion through the city of Dubai, also referred to as the City of Gold, Explore a contrast between the past and present. The journey begins at the magnificent Jumeirah mosque and continues along the Jumeira beach road, which is the most luxurious urban area in Dubai. It pass in front of the Mercato themed shopping mall and stop for photographs at the Burj Al Arab (Arab Tower) hotel. It continue towards the Nad Al Sheeba camel and horse race tracks, where we can see camels coming and going on their training.It then head along the skyscraper area of Sheikh Zayed Road, also referred to as little Manhattan, where it pass by the Emirates Towers and Dubai World Trade Center. Now heading along the Zabeel road, it pass by the palace of Sheikh Mohammed, as well as the Sheikh Rashid palace, which unfortunately we are not allowed to photograph.It now head towards the Dubai creek, where we will stop for photographs of the creek side. It pass by the Al Bastakiya’s old-wind tower houses, which were built by the wealthy merchants of the past. Its next stop takes us to the historical Al Fahidi Fort, which has been converted into the Dubai Museum. The Museum is the 200 year-old restored Palace of Sheikh Saeed, which has important records of pearl diving and trading activities that went on. The tour takes us to the Abra station, where it will take an Abra (water ferry) to cross to the opposite side of the creek, as was done in the not so distant past. It then set out on foot as we navigate through the bustling alleys towards the spice and gold souks (markets) as you see insight of Dubai’s growth as a major trading center.

The tour lasts for a duration of 3 or 4 hours and will cost Dhs. 120 (US$ 35) for adults and Dhs. 90 (US$ 25) for children. The pick-up time is around 10am and the drop-off time is around 1pm.