Destination:
Dubai
- Overview
- Basics
- Getting Ready
- Travel Tips
- Accommodations
- Restaurants
- Shopping
- Activities
- Itinerary 1
- Itinerary 2
- Explore By Area
- Day Trips
- Contacts
Itinerary 1
topDubai: Desert & City
This is the itinerary Terry and I followed on our most recent visit. We spent two wonderfully relaxing days in the desert at the Al Maha resort, then headed to Dubai for a full-day private tour, plenty of shopping, and a very worthwhile helicopter excursion.
You will be met at the airport, taken through customs, and then driven directly to Al Maha.
Enjoy an afternoon spa treatment, then, in the early evening, take a camel trek out to the dunes for a sunset toast.
Today, you have the option of a full-day excursion to the garden city of Al Ain. Or you can relax at the resort and enjoy an afternoon wildlife drive, where you're likely to spot Arabian Oryx, desert gazelle, and desert fox.
You’ll rise at dawn for a display of traditional Arabic falconry. Then, our professional drivers will take you out in a 4x4 for an exciting scenic drive in the dunes.
In the afternoon, you can indulge in spa treatments, try your hand at archery, or just relax. Tonight, you’ll be taken by 4x4 for a Dune Dinner at an authentically-styled Bedouin encampment. This evening will feature traditional seafood and meat dishes which are cooked over charcoal while you enjoy customary Arabic entertainment.
After breakfast at Al Maha, you’ll be driven to the Madinat Jumeirah al Qasr for your stay of two nights.
Lunch at Pierchic on the pier.
In the afternoon, you will be picked up by private car for your helicopter tour of the city.
Dinner at one of the many restaurants at al Qasr.
After breakfast, you’ll be picked up by your private guide and driver for a full day of touring and shopping in Dubai. Stops may include the Dubai museum in the historic Batakiya quarter, the gold and spice souks along Dubai Creek in Old Dubai, and the Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates.
You’ll be transferred from your hotel to the Dubai airport for your return flight.
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