Luxury Dubai & Abu Dhabi

Discover Dubai’s past as a small sea-trading and pearling centre on today’s privately guided tour. Visit the atmospheric gold and spice souqs, ride an Abra water taxi on Dubai Creek, enjoy the traditional Arabian architecture of Bastakiya, and view the historic Al Fahidi fort. On returning to your hotel, make photo stops outside the Dubai Frame and Museum of the Future. The afternoon will be at leisure.

The morning will be at leisure. This afternoon’s privately guided tour of Dubai is focused on showcasing the city’s visionary modern landmarks. Start your tour at Dubai Marina, an awe-inspiring city-within-a-city, then drive to the Madinat Jumeirah and walk through the modern souq. After a photo-stop outside the ‘7-star’ Burj Al Arab, continue to Downtown Dubai and explore the opulent Dubai Mall. Then take the lift to the 148th floor (At the Top SKY) of the Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building – for an unmatched bird’s-eye view of the city before concluding your sightseeing with a boat trip on the Burj Lake with an up-close view of the magnificent Dubai Fountain.

Today will be at leisure to relax at your hotel (a car and driver are at your disposal for 8 hours). Dubai has a great deal to offer the visitor. For a supplement, we could arrange for you to spend the afternoon at the AURA Skypool, see the thoroughbred racehorses on an early morning visit to the Meydan Racecourse, play a round of golf at the Dubai Creek Yacht Club, enjoy some retail therapy with a professional shopper, visit the Lost Chambers Aquarium at the Atlantis Hotel, have high-tea at the Burj Al Arab, experience the thrill of exploring the desert in a dune buggy, or take in the Dubai skyline from the water on a luxurious sunset motor-yacht cruise.

Take to the skies this morning on a private helicopter flightseeing tour that will enable you to see Dubai’s landmarks from a unique perspective. Highlights of the 17-minute flight will include the Burj Al Arab, The Palm Jumeirah, Burj Khalifa, the World Islands and Atlantis Hotel. On completion of your flightseeing tour, you will be transferred to Abu Dhabi and check-in at the opulent Emirates Palace – a hotel that is rumoured to have been the second most expensive ever built. The late afternoon will be at your leisure to relax and enjoy the hotel facilities.

Start your privately guided tour of Abu Dhabi, the largest and richest emirate in the U.A.E, at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque – an architectural masterpiece. Then, drive along the city’s beautiful skyscraper-lined corniche to the Founder’s Memorial – a monument dedicated to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan the first President of the United Arab Emirates. Your sightseeing concludes with a visit to the landmark Emirates Towers, where you will ascend to the Observation Deck at 300 for unsurpassed views overlooking Abu Dhabi. The afternoon will be at leisure to relax and enjoy the facilities of your hotel.

Today will be at leisure in Abu Dhabi (a car and driver are at your disposal for 8 hours). If you would like to indulge in some culture, for a supplement, we could arrange for a visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum or to the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital where you will learn more about the UAE’s national bird. Motor-sports enthusiasts may relish the opportunity of visiting Ferrari World and/or the Yas Island F1 Racetrack (where driving experiences are available). Golfers may wish to include 18 holes at one of Abu Dhabi’s spectacular courses, including the Al Gazal Golf Club where green fairways are swapped for smooth sand. This evening you will be driven to Qasr Al Watan, an important cultural landmark that functions as the working Presidential Palace of the United Arab Emirates. A tour of this incredibly opulent palace will be followed by the spectacular ‘Palace in Motion’ sound and light show.

After a relaxed morning and hotel checkout, you will be met and transferred to the Dubai Conservation Reserve where your exclusive, all-suite desert resort is nestled among the beautiful dunes. After check-in, you will be able to admire the magnificent scenery from the deck of your suite, take a dip in your private plunge pool, and participate in a wide range of desert activities, including camel rides, archery and desert safaris (two included per day), or indulge the senses at the resort’s Timeless Spa.

Today, you will be at leisure at Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa. As a special finale to your luxury Dubai and Abu Dhabi tour, you might like to arrange for private deck dining in your suite or a private al fresco dune meal under the stars (additional cost applies).

A private Lamborghini Urus transfer will take you from Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa to Dubai International Airport, where you will check in for your onward flight.