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The entrance of Atlantis The Royal at night

Tour 10

Beach and Atlantis The Royal

5 nights, 6 days

Length
5 nights, 6 days including 1 night in the air
Shape
Abu Dhabi first, then the beach, Atlantis The Royal and the desert, with the Armani dinner as the finale.
Overnights
Emirates Palace 1, Address Beach Resort 1, Atlantis The Royal 1, Al Maha 1

How the Relaxed version differs

Same hotels in the same order. The mosque comes before check-in, Ain Dubai is the view from the hotel rather than a stop, the photo-stop chain on Day 4 becomes a free morning and one hour in the old city, and the Armani dinner stays as the finale.

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 1Overnight flight
  2. Day 2Arrival, Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueEmirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
  3. Day 3Qasr Al Watan, then a beach walkAddress Beach Resort
  4. Day 4A free morning, one hour in the old city, Atlantis The RoyalAtlantis The Royal
  5. Day 5A free morning, then the desert resortAl Maha
  6. Day 6Desert morning activity, Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall at an easy pace, dinner at the Armani, the airport
Where the nights are spent

Beach and Atlantis The Royal, relaxed pace

    1. Day 1Dubai

      Overnight flight

      Overnight flight

      Depart in the evening. Nothing is booked on the ground.

  1. Night of day 2

    Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental

    Mandarin Oriental · Corniche · Abu Dhabi

    Abu Dhabi flagship

    Emirates Palace was built to host heads of state, and it still does. There are 114 domes, the largest of them gilded, 1.3 kilometers of private beach along the Corniche, gardens the size of a park, and the largest ballroom on the Corniche. Mandarin Oriental now runs it, and the service matches the building. Lunch inside the palace is on most of our Abu Dhabi days, and a night here is the one our guests mention first when they get home.

    Rooms & suites
    394
    Domes
    114
    Beach frontage
    1.3 km
    Restaurants
    12

    See the whole hotel roster

    Abu Dhabi
    1. Day 2Abu Dhabi

      Arrival, Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

      Arrival, Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

      Land early, breakfast in Dubai, then the road to Abu Dhabi. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque late morning is the only booking of the day, then lunch at leisure. Check in at the Emirates Palace in the early afternoon and the rest of the day is free. Dinner in the hotel.

      • Breakfast: Dubai

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

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

      • The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

        The mosque's minarets and domes glowing violet, mirrored in the reflecting poolsClient-supplied. SharePoint: BeneficialTravelFiles/02 BTI Sales/Brand Assets/Website/Excursion Images/Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque/gallery-img-new-12_20240723125845282.jpg

        Sight · Abu Dhabi

        The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the Arab world and one of the most beautiful anywhere. Its clean white exterior is built from marble imported from Italy. In the main prayer hall you can see the world's largest carpet, designed by Iranian artists, and chandeliers imported from Germany. It is a remarkable sight.

      • Lunch: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • 3Fils Abu Dhabi

          Japanese · Al Bateen

          Opening of the Year, Abu Dhabi 2026.

        • Bua Thai Café

          Thai · Abu Dhabi

          New to the Abu Dhabi 2026 selection.

        • Al Dhafra

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati set menus by the dhow harbor. A fixture on our Abu Dhabi cultural days.

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

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

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Hakkasan Abu Dhabi

          Chinese · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Emirates Palace.

        • Talea by Antonio Guida

          Italian · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Retained its star in the 2026 Abu Dhabi guide.

        • Lebanese Terrace

          Lebanese · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Lebanese mezze and grill at Emirates Palace.

        • Vendôme

          International · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Emirates Palace's breakfast room: Middle Eastern dishes alongside international favorites.

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

      • Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental

        Mandarin Oriental · Corniche · Abu Dhabi

        Abu Dhabi flagship

        Emirates Palace was built to host heads of state, and it still does. There are 114 domes, the largest of them gilded, 1.3 kilometers of private beach along the Corniche, gardens the size of a park, and the largest ballroom on the Corniche. Mandarin Oriental now runs it, and the service matches the building. Lunch inside the palace is on most of our Abu Dhabi days, and a night here is the one our guests mention first when they get home.

        Rooms & suites
        394
        Domes
        114
        Beach frontage
        1.3 km
        Restaurants
        12

        See the whole hotel roster

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Mosque admission included
  2. Night of day 3

    Address Beach Resort

    Emaar · Address · JBR · Dubai

    Beachfront flagship

    One of the highest infinity pools in the world. JBR plus Ain Dubai views from every floor.

    Rooms & suites
    217
    Pool altitude
    294 m
    Floors
    77
    Restaurants
    7

    See the whole hotel roster

    Dubai Marina & JBR
    1. Day 3Abu Dhabi – Dubai Marina & JBR

      Qasr Al Watan, then a beach walk

      Qasr Al Watan

      Qasr Al Watan late morning, then lunch at leisure and the drive back to Dubai. Check in at the Address Beach Resort. Ain Dubai is the view from the room, so there is no photo stop to make. The evening is free on the beach walk.

      • Breakfast: in the hotel

        Meal

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

      • Qasr Al Watan

        Qasr Al Watan

        Sight · Abu Dhabi

        Qasr Al Watan, the Presidential Palace, has become one of the must-see stops in Abu Dhabi. It is where the UAE officially receives foreign dignitaries today and where state visits by heads of state take place. It uses the pointed arches and great domes of sixteenth to eighteenth century Mughal Islamic architecture, blended cleverly with the ornate building traditions of India, for a visual impact and a grandeur you will not have seen before. That includes the main halls and the rooms holding the treasures presented to the UAE president by countries around the world, where the interiors use white, yellow and blue to stand for the landscape of the region. The west wing explains how the country was formed and how it is governed, while the east wing displays a large collection of artifacts and precious manuscripts and explains what the Arab world has contributed to science, art, the humanities and literature. There is also a library holding more than fifty thousand books and resources.

      • Lunch and dinner: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

        • 3Fils Abu Dhabi

          Japanese · Al Bateen

          Opening of the Year, Abu Dhabi 2026.

        • Bua Thai Café

          Thai · Abu Dhabi

          New to the Abu Dhabi 2026 selection.

        • Al Dhafra

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati set menus by the dhow harbor. A fixture on our Abu Dhabi cultural days.

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

      • Ain Dubai on Bluewaters

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        Sight · Dubai

        Bluewaters is Dubai's famous man-made island, the one everyone photographs, and it sits next to Dubai Marina. It is divided into residential, retail and leisure districts with hotels and beach clubs, and it brings dining, accommodation and entertainment together in one place, a paradise for shoppers. The most famous thing on the island is Dubai's landmark giant observation wheel, Ain Dubai. At 250 meters it is the tallest observation wheel in the world. Bluewaters is surrounded by charming views of the Arabian Gulf, Dubai Marina, Ain Dubai and the Dubai coastline, and it gives you a taste of a completely new kind of waterfront city living.

      • 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

      • Address Beach Resort

        Emaar · Address · JBR · Dubai

        Beachfront flagship

        One of the highest infinity pools in the world. JBR plus Ain Dubai views from every floor.

        Rooms & suites
        217
        Pool altitude
        294 m
        Floors
        77
        Restaurants
        7

        See the whole hotel roster

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Qasr Al Watan admission included
  3. Night of day 4

    Atlantis The Royal

    Kerzner · Atlantis · Palm Jumeirah · Dubai

    Ultra-luxury

    Atlantis The Royal is the hotel Dubai built to top itself. It opened in January 2023 beside its older sibling on the crescent of the Palm, and from the moment you walk in under the jellyfish wall you know the evening is going to be talked about. There are 795 rooms and suites, a sky pool ninety meters up, seventeen restaurants and bars with Heston Blumenthal, Nobu and José Andrés among the names on the doors, and a pillarless ballroom that takes 1,600 for dinner without anyone feeling squeezed. When a group wants the one night that everyone photographs, this is where we book it.

    Rooms & suites
    795
    Restaurants
    17
    Sky pools
    90+
    Year opened
    2023

    See the whole hotel roster

    Palm Jumeirah
    1. Day 4Dubai – Palm Jumeirah

      A free morning, one hour in the old city, Atlantis The Royal

      A free morning, one hour in the old city, Atlantis The Royal

      The morning is free at the beach. After lunch, one abra across the creek and the Gold Souk, about an hour. Check in at Atlantis The Royal, and dinner in the hotel.

      • Breakfast: in the hotel

        Meal

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

      • Lunch: 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

      • 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,

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        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

      • Atlantis The Royal

        Kerzner · Atlantis · Palm Jumeirah · Dubai

        Ultra-luxury

        Atlantis The Royal is the hotel Dubai built to top itself. It opened in January 2023 beside its older sibling on the crescent of the Palm, and from the moment you walk in under the jellyfish wall you know the evening is going to be talked about. There are 795 rooms and suites, a sky pool ninety meters up, seventeen restaurants and bars with Heston Blumenthal, Nobu and José Andrés among the names on the doors, and a pillarless ballroom that takes 1,600 for dinner without anyone feeling squeezed. When a group wants the one night that everyone photographs, this is where we book it.

        Rooms & suites
        795
        Restaurants
        17
        Sky pools
        90+
        Year opened
        2023

        See the whole hotel roster

  4. Night of day 5

    Al Maha

    Marriott · Luxury Collection · Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve · Dubai

    Definitive desert

    Al Maha is the only hotel in the world built inside a desert wildlife reserve, and forty-five minutes after leaving Dubai you are in a tented suite with your own pool, watching oryx and gazelle walk past the deck. Every stay includes desert activities with the resort's own guides: falconry, a nature drive, archery, a camel ride at sunset. Dinner is under the stars. It is the night that turns a city trip into a journey, and it is on four of our itineraries for that reason.

    Bedouin villas
    42
    Reserve area
    27 km²
    Inclusions
    Half-board + 2 activities
    Private pools
    Every villa

    See the whole hotel roster

    Al Maha desert
    1. Day 5Al Maha desert

      A free morning, then the desert resort

      A free morning, then the desert resort

      A slow morning at Atlantis The Royal with a late checkout. Lunch at leisure, then the coach to Al Maha. Check in, one sunset activity, dinner at the resort.

      • Breakfast: in the hotel

        Meal

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

      • 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

      • Dinner: at the resort

        Meal

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

      • Al Maha

        Marriott · Luxury Collection · Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve · Dubai

        Definitive desert

        Al Maha is the only hotel in the world built inside a desert wildlife reserve, and forty-five minutes after leaving Dubai you are in a tented suite with your own pool, watching oryx and gazelle walk past the deck. Every stay includes desert activities with the resort's own guides: falconry, a nature drive, archery, a camel ride at sunset. Dinner is under the stars. It is the night that turns a city trip into a journey, and it is on four of our itineraries for that reason.

        Bedouin villas
        42
        Reserve area
        27 km²
        Inclusions
        Half-board + 2 activities
        Private pools
        Every villa

        See the whole hotel roster

    1. Day 6Dubai

      Desert morning activity, Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall at an easy pace, dinner at the Armani, the airport

      Burj Khalifa

      A second desert activity or a free morning, with lunch at the resort, then the road back. The Burj Khalifa at level 124 and The Dubai Mall in the afternoon, the fountain at dusk, and dinner at the Armani Hotel in the same building. Then the airport.

      • Breakfast and lunch: at the resort

        Meal

        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

        The Dubai Mall's facade and Souk Al Bahar across Burj LakeClient-supplied. SharePoint: BeneficialTravelFiles/02 BTI Sales/Brand Assets/Website/Excursion Images/The Dubai Mall/Dubai-Mall_GettyImages-167896655.webp

        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.

      • Breakfast and lunch: at the resort

        Meal

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

      • Dinner: Armani Hotel

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Manāo

          Thai · Area to confirm

          Eleven-course Thai tasting menu.

        • Moonrise

          Fusion · Al Satwa

          Twelve seats. Nikkei and Middle Eastern crossover.

        • Orfali Bros

          Middle Eastern · Jumeirah

          The most affordable starred tasting menu in the city.

        • Ossiano

          Seafood · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Aquarium dining room. Atlantis, The Palm.

        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

      • 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.

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Burj Khalifa admission included
What the price includes
  • All hotel accommodation as listed, with partner-rate benefits.
  • All transfers in chauffeured vehicles. Vehicle class scales to pax count.
  • Mandarin-, English- and Arabic-capable guide on every operating day.
  • All entrance tickets named in the itinerary.
  • Meals as listed (B / L / D).
  • Bottled water on coach. 24/7 on-call dispatch.
Not included / on request
  • International flights to and from Dubai.
  • UAE visa support (verified third-party processor, per-program).
  • Optional desert add-ons — dune-bashing, camel/horse.
  • Personal expenses, alcohol outside listed meals.
  • Gratuities for driver and guide.

What this itinerary does well

Best for

Groups that want a beach night and a desert night inside a six-day program.

Why it sells

The same six days as Tour 9 with a beach resort and Atlantis The Royal in place of two of the hotels, and a Burj Khalifa dinner to finish.

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.