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Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa at blue hour

Tour 5

Dubai Intensive

2 nights, 3 days

Length
2 nights, 3 days
Shape
Evening arrival, a full Abu Dhabi day, a full Dubai day, late-night departure.
Overnights
Dubai 2, one hotel throughout

How the Relaxed version differs

Same hotel for two nights. Abu Dhabi keeps Qasr Al Watan, the lunch and the mosque and drops the photo stop and the mall. The last day starts late and lunch is at leisure, so the Burj Khalifa still lands at the end of the afternoon.

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 1ArrivalDubai city hotel
  2. Day 2Abu Dhabi, three thingsDubai city hotel
  3. Day 3One address, then the airport
Where the nights are spent

Dubai Intensive, relaxed pace

  1. Nights of days 1–2

    Dubai city hotel

    Dubai
    1. Day 1Dubai

      Arrival

      Arrival

      An evening flight lands and our Greet and Go service walks you through the terminal. One transfer to the hotel with your guide, and the night is free.

      • All meals at leisure

        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

      • 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.

      • All meals 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

      • All meals 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

    2. Day 2Abu Dhabi – Dubai

      Abu Dhabi, three things

      Qasr Al Watan

      A late breakfast and the road south. Qasr Al Watan late morning, lunch at the Marina, and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the afternoon. Straight back to the hotel, and the evening free.

      • Breakfast: 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: Abu Dhabi Marina

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Hakkasan Abu Dhabi

          Chinese · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Emirates Palace.

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

        • Talea by Antonio Guida

          Italian · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Retained its star in the 2026 Abu Dhabi guide.

        • 3Fils Abu Dhabi

          Japanese · Al Bateen

          Opening of the Year, Abu Dhabi 2026.

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

      • The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

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        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.

      • Dinner: at leisure

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • 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.

        • 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

      • Dubai city hotel

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Full-day coach and guide
      • Qasr Al Watan and mosque admission included
    1. Day 3Dubai

      One address, then the airport

      Burj Khalifa

      A late checkout. The Dubai Mall, lunch at leisure in the mall, the Burj Khalifa at levels 124 and 125 in the last light of the day, and the fountain show. Dinner at leisure, then the transfer to the airport.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

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

      • 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

        • Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

          British · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Atlantis The Royal.

        • 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.

        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 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

        • La Dame de Pic Dubai

          French · Za’abeel

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

        • 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.

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

      • 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

      • Half-day coach and guide
      • Burj Khalifa admission included
What the price includes
  • Full-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
  • Qasr Al Watan and mosque admission included
  • Full-day coach and guide
  • Burj Khalifa admission included

What this itinerary does well

Best for

A group arriving on an evening flight from Europe or Turkey, and a corporate group of 20 to 200 that wants both emirates in the shortest possible program.

Why it sells

It is the shape in our brochure: every headline in both emirates, two nights in one hotel, and the Burj Khalifa in the last light of the final afternoon.

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