Tour 8
Dubai and Abu Dhabi
4 nights, 5 days
- Length
- 4 nights, 5 days
- Shape
- Evening arrival, one Abu Dhabi day with the night in the capital, Saadiyat and the return to Dubai, a Sharjah or Expo City morning with the desert evening, one Dubai day, late-night departure.
- Overnights
- Dubai 1, Abu Dhabi 1, Dubai 2
Every itinerary runs at two paces. Full: three or four stops a day, most meals booked, early starts. Relaxed keeps the same length, the same hotels and the same arrival and departure, and books less into each day: one anchor per half day, later starts, lunch mostly at leisure, and a free afternoon or evening every second day. Either pace can run from the same booking, because the rooms do not change. What changes is tickets, meals and guide hours.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Night of day 1
Dubai- Day 1Dubai
Arrival
An evening flight lands and we transfer straight to the hotel, Downtown or on the creek. A welcome dinner near the hotel.
Night of day 2
Abu Dhabi- Day 2Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
South to Abu Dhabi after breakfast. Qasr Al Watan, the presidential palace, late morning, then lunch inside the Emirates Palace. Heritage Village in the afternoon, and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the golden hour before sunset. Overnight in the capital.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Qasr Al Watan and mosque admission included
Nights of days 3–4
Dubai- Day 3Abu Dhabi – Dubai
Saadiyat, then Dubai
The Zayed National Museum and the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat in the morning, then the road back to Dubai. Photo stops at the Dubai Frame and the Museum of the Future, The Dubai Mall and the fountain show, and dinner at Palazzo Versace Dubai.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Zayed National Museum and Louvre Abu Dhabi admission included
- The Louvre closes on Mondays, so the two Abu Dhabi days swap when needed
- Day 4Dubai – Sharjah – Al Maha desert – Dubai
Sharjah or Expo City, then the desert
A heritage morning in Sharjah, the King Faisal Mosque and the Blue Souk, or Expo City Dubai instead. Lunch, then from mid-afternoon the desert safari: dune driving by 4x4, six to a vehicle, sunset on the dunes, and a barbecue dinner at a Bedouin-style camp with VIP table service.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and full-day guide
- Desert safari included
- Day 5Dubai – Jumeirah – Dubai
The creek, the Burj Khalifa, departure
Souk Madinat Jumeirah in the morning, then an abra across the creek, the Gold Souk, the Spice Souk and Al Seef along the water. Lunch, then the Burj Khalifa at levels 124 and 125 in the late afternoon, The Dubai Mall and the fountain show, and the transfer to the airport for a late-night flight.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Burj Khalifa admission included
- Full-day coach and guide
- Qasr Al Watan and mosque admission included
- Zayed National Museum and Louvre Abu Dhabi admission included
- The Louvre closes on Mondays, so the two Abu Dhabi days swap when needed
- Half-day coach and full-day guide
- Desert safari included
- Burj Khalifa admission included
What this itinerary does well
Best for
Corporate and incentive groups of 20 to 150, and any partner who wants the capital as an overnight rather than a day trip.
Why it sells
The night in Abu Dhabi turns the capital from a six-hour round trip into a full day and an evening, and the desert, the creek and the Burj Khalifa all still land inside five days.
Send us the brief
Group size, target dates, preferred hotel tier and any non-negotiables are enough for us to start. A costed proposal follows within two working days.