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
How the Relaxed version differs
Same four nights in the same two cities. Abu Dhabi keeps Qasr Al Watan, the palace lunch and the mosque at the golden hour and drops Heritage Village, Saadiyat becomes the Louvre alone, the Sharjah morning becomes a free morning before the desert, and the last day is one address.
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, relaxed pace
Night of day 1
Dubai- Day 1Dubai
Arrival
An evening flight lands and we transfer straight to the hotel. The evening is free, with dinner at leisure near the hotel.
Night of day 2
Abu Dhabi- Day 2Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, three things
A late breakfast and the road south. Qasr Al Watan late morning, lunch inside the Emirates Palace, and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the golden hour. Check in, and the evening free.
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
The Louvre, then Dubai
The Louvre Abu Dhabi late morning with lunch at leisure at the museum. The road back to Dubai, check in, and dinner at Palazzo Versace Dubai.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Louvre admission included
- Closed Mondays, so the two Abu Dhabi days swap when needed
- Day 4Al Maha desert – Dubai
A free morning, then the desert
The morning is free, with lunch at leisure. From mid-afternoon the desert safari: dune driving by 4x4, sunset on the dunes, and the barbecue dinner at the camp.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and guide
- Desert safari included
- Day 5Dubai
One address, then the airport
A late checkout. The Burj Khalifa at levels 124 and 125 and The Dubai Mall, lunch at leisure in the mall, and the fountain show at dusk. Dinner at leisure, then the transfer to the airport.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-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.