Tours & Experiences · Dubai
A considered collection spanning the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Frame, a desert safari or a yacht evening on the Marina, old Dubai’s souks on foot, and a full day in Abu Dhabi — each with a clear, direct booking route.
Planning the wider stay
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A skyline built to be seen from more than one angle
Dubai’s character is set by a handful of numbers that keep being true: the tallest building, the largest man-made marina, one of the largest indoor aquariums, a desert that begins where the towers stop. That scale is rarely accidental — the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Frame and Palm Jumeirah were each built to be seen and photographed, from an observation deck, a glass floor or a yacht on the water, and the city rewards visitors who actually go up, out or across rather than only looking from a hotel window.
It also keeps an older city intact beneath the newer one. Al Fahidi’s wind-tower courtyard houses, a private abra crossing of the Creek and the Gold and Spice Souks in Deira sit a short taxi ride from the glass towers, and a considered stay usually finds room for both: a morning in old Dubai, an afternoon or evening built around one of the city’s landmark views, and — if the schedule allows — a full day in Abu Dhabi at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. These selected experiences are ways into that range, chosen so a stay can hold the city’s scale and its history in the same trip.
Direct partner options for a Dubai stay: the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Frame, a desert safari or a yacht evening on the Marina, old Dubai’s souks by foot, and considered days beyond the city, including Abu Dhabi.
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GetYourGuide
Skip-the-line access to all three of the Burj Khalifa’s public decks, led off by the calmer SKY Level 148 — the highest observation deck in the world — with a lounge, refreshments and an ambassador introduction included.
From €95
From price per person for all three decks. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the visit.
GetYourGuide
Dune bashing, sandboarding and a camel ride on Dubai’s Red Dunes, with the option to extend into a full desert-camp evening of BBQ dinner, henna, shisha and Arabian entertainment.
From €26
From price per person for the 4-hour safari; the 7-hour Al Khayma Camp and BBQ dinner option is a supplement. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
GetYourGuide
Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab from the deck of a luxury yacht, with welcome drinks, onboard photography and a live-cooked BBQ menu on the longer options.
From €22
From price per person for the 1-hour cruise; BBQ dining options run longer, at a supplement. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
GetYourGuide
A full day from Dubai to the UAE capital — Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Etihad Towers, Qasr Al Watan and a Louvre Abu Dhabi photo stop, with hotel pickup and a live guide throughout.
From €34
From price per person for the premium full-day route. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
GetYourGuide
A 150-metre gilded frame in Zabeel Park with old Dubai on one side and the new skyline on the other, plus a glass-floor sky deck and exhibitions on the city’s transformation.
From €12
From price per person for entry and sky deck access. This ticket is non-refundable.
GetYourGuide
Twelve immersive rooms of light, sound and mirrors in Wafi City, from a glowing forest to Dubai’s largest immersive ball pit — a striking couple of hours away from the usual landmarks.
From €32
From price per person for entry. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Viator
Al Fahidi’s heritage lanes, Dubai Museum, a private abra crossing of the Creek and tastings in the Spice Souk, finishing at the Deira Gold Souk — old Dubai on foot with a local guide.
From €20
From price per person for the guided walk with tastings; hotel pickup is a selectable option. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Viator
A short helicopter flight past the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Creek, with longer routes reaching Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab — live commentary and refreshments included.
From €173
From price per person for the shortest route; longer flights and private transfers cost more. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Tiqets
The Palm Jumeirah’s fanned shape and the Marina skyline, seen from an indoor-and-open-air observatory on the 52nd floor of the Palm Tower.
From €40
Price is for a timed entry slot; live availability and the current price are shown on Tiqets.
Tiqets
A 90-minute acrobatic spectacle by Cirque du Soleil’s founding director, staged on a transforming pool of 2.7 million litres with projection and surround sound woven through the performance.
From €42
Price is for standard entry; live availability, VIP upgrades and the current price are shown on Tiqets. This ticket is non-refundable.
Tiqets
17 hectares of waterslides, rapids and a lazy river at Atlantis The Palm, with direct-to-gate entry and a private beach included in the day pass.
From €68
Price is for a 1-day pass; live availability and the current price are shown on Tiqets. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Tiqets
A 48-metre walk-through tunnel beneath one of the world’s largest indoor aquarium tanks, plus Penguin Cove and a giant otter habitat in the Underwater Zoo — inside The Dubai Mall.
From €47
Price is for standard entry; live availability and the current price are shown on Tiqets. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
A few more Dubai essentials
A few further direct entry tickets — kept separate from, and non-overlapping with, the reviewed experiences above — that you can walk straight into on your own schedule. Updated automatically.
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