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The Burj Al Arab

Tour 4

Dubai-Only Stopover

2 nights, 3 days

Length
2 nights, 3 days. For the same stopover with an Abu Dhabi day, see Tour 3.
Shape
Land before dawn, two full Dubai days, midday departure.
Overnights
Dubai 2, one hotel throughout

How the Relaxed version differs

Same hotel for two nights. A pre-dawn landing gets a rest morning, the photo stops and the monorail are left out, lunch is at leisure, and Atlantis The Royal stays as the last dinner.

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.

The program at a glance

  1. Day 1Arrival, rest and Downtown DubaiDubai city hotel
  2. Day 2The creek in the morning, the Palm in the afternoonDubai city hotel
  3. Day 3Departure
Where the nights are spent

Dubai-Only Stopover, relaxed pace

  1. Nights of days 1–2

    Dubai city hotel

    Dubai
    1. Day 1Dubai

      Arrival, rest and Downtown Dubai

      Burj Khalifa

      Your flight lands before dawn and we meet you inside the terminal. Breakfast on the creek, then the hotel, where we ask for early check-in so the morning can be a rest. Mid-afternoon the Burj Khalifa at level 124 and The Dubai Mall, the fountain at dusk, and dinner at leisure.

      • Breakfast: on the creek

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Zuma

          Japanese · DIFC

          The default DIFC group dinner. Robata and sushi.

        • At.mosphere

          European · Downtown

          Burj Khalifa, 122nd floor.

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • Burj Khalifa

        Burj Khalifa

        Sight · Dubai

        the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. At 828 meters it is the first structure in human history to pass 800 meters, and from the top the magnificent view over Dubai is all yours.

      • The Dubai Mall

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        Sight · Dubai

        The Dubai Mall is the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the world by floor area. It holds more than 1,200 retail stores, more than 150 places to eat and leisure facilities beyond counting. Inside is the world's largest indoor aquarium, so you can shop and look at the undersea world at the same time. There is also an indoor theme park, an ice rink, a cinema and the world's largest indoor gold market. It is the biggest and the most distinctive modern mall in the Middle East.

      • Lunch and dinner: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Trèsind Studio

          Indian · Palm Jumeirah

          Twenty-four seats, surprise tasting menu. The only three-star Indian restaurant in the world.

        • FZN by Björn Frantzén

          European · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Nine courses, Scandinavian technique with Japanese precision. Atlantis The Palm.

        • Il Ristorante — Niko Romito

          Italian · Jumeirah Bay Island · Bulgari Resort Dubai

          Contemporary Italian at Bulgari.

        • Row on 45

          French-Japanese · Dubai Marina

          Seventeen courses, twenty-two seats. Grosvenor House.

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • The Dubai Fountain

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        Sight · Dubai

        In Downtown Dubai you see the tallest performing fountain in the world. The Dubai Fountain gives you a rare chance to lose yourself in a captivating show of water, music and light. Then we have arranged for you to go up

      • Lunch and dinner: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • STAY by Yannick Alléno

          French · Palm Jumeirah

          Modern French at One&Only The Palm.

        • 11 Woodfire

          European · Jumeirah

          Wood-fired cooking around an open hearth.

        • Al Muntaha

          French · Umm Suqeim · Burj Al Arab

          Top floor of Burj Al Arab.

        • Avatāra

          Indian · Sheikh Zayed Road

          Vegetarian Indian tasting menu.

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • Dubai city hotel

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Half-day coach and guide
      • Burj Khalifa admission included
    2. Day 2Dubai – Palm Jumeirah – Dubai

      The creek in the morning, the Palm in the afternoon

      An abra across Dubai Creek

      A late start. The old city on foot: one abra across the creek, the Gold Souk and Al Seef along the water, with lunch at leisure in Al Seef. After lunch, The View at The Palm on level 52. Dinner at Atlantis The Royal.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • An abra across Dubai Creek

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        Experience · Dubai

        The abra water taxi, the oldest and simplest form of transport local people use on Dubai Creek.

        More on the Experiences page

      • The Gold Souk

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        Sight · Dubai

        The Gold Souk, where shop windows hang full of dazzling gold work: necklaces, rings, bangles, earrings and brooches, all of it astonishing to look at. And nearby,

      • Al Seef

        Sight · Dubai

      • Lunch: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Hakkasan

          Chinese · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Cantonese fine dining. Atlantis, The Palm.

        • Hōseki

          Japanese · Jumeirah Bay Island · Bulgari Resort Dubai

          Counter omakase, twelve seats. Bulgari.

        • Jamavar

          Indian · Downtown

          North Indian regional cooking near Dubai Opera.

        • La Dame de Pic Dubai

          French · Za’abeel

          Anne-Sophie Pic. One&Only One Za’abeel.

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • The View at The Palm

        The View at The Palm

        Sight · Dubai

        The View at The Palm, new in 2020. Take the elevator to the observation deck on the 52nd floor and look down over the whole of Palm Jumeirah. You can photograph the full frond pattern of the island, with the skyline laid out in front of you.

      • Dinner: Atlantis The Royal

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

          British · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Atlantis The Royal.

        • estiatorio Milos

          Greek · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Atlantis The Royal. Whole-fish service.

        • Ariana’s Persian Kitchen

          Persian · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Atlantis The Royal.

        • La Mar by Gastón Acurio

          Peruvian · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Cebichería and Peruvian grill at Atlantis The Royal.

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • Dubai city hotel

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Full-day coach and guide
      • The View at The Palm admission included
    1. Day 3Dubai

      Departure

      Departure

      Breakfast, then one transfer to the airport with your guide.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

        Venues and menus are matched to each program at quote stage. See the restaurants we book

      • One-way airport transfer with guide

        Transfer

        Every group program runs on a full-day or half-day coach with a licensed guide. Airport transfers begin with a meet-and-greet at the gate, with a lounge available on request, and a duty officer is on call for the entire program window.

What the price includes
  • Full-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
  • Burj Khalifa admission included
  • Full-day coach and guide
  • The View at The Palm admission and monorail ticket included

What this itinerary does well

Best for

A Gulf hub layover on a European or Turkish routing, for groups who want Dubai alone and no day on the road, and the Gulf tail on any long-haul program.

Why it sells

It turns a wasted connection into two full Dubai days with no long drive, and it runs on a stopover visa.

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