Tour 13
Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
6 nights, 7 days
- Length
- 6 nights, 7 days including 2 nights in the air
- Shape
- Land before dawn, one Abu Dhabi day, three Dubai days with Sharjah as a half day, pre-dawn departure.
- Overnights
- Dubai 5, one hotel throughout
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
- Day 1Overnight flight
- Day 2Arrival, and Abu Dhabi in a dayDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 3Old DubaiDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 4Sharjah, then the desertDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 5On the water, then the beachDoubleTree by Hilton Dubai Port Saeed or similar
- Day 6Expo City, Downtown, departure
- Day 7Arrive home
Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
- Day 1Dubai
Overnight flight
Depart in the evening.
Nights of days 2–5
Dubai- Day 2Abu Dhabi – Dubai
Arrival, and Abu Dhabi in a day
Land before dawn and we meet you inside the terminal. Breakfast at a hotel, then the coach turns south with a stop at Last Exit, the food truck park on the highway. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque late morning. In the afternoon, photo stops at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Zayed National Museum and teamLab Phenomena. Back to Dubai for a Chinese dinner.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
- Mosque admission included
- Day 3Dubai
Old Dubai
An abra across the creek, the Gold Souk, the Spice Souk and Al Seef along the water. Lunch, then photo stops at the Dubai Frame and the Museum of the Future. The evening is free.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Day 4Sharjah – Al Maha desert – Dubai
Sharjah, then the desert
North to Sharjah for the morning: the King Faisal Mosque, the Blue Souk, the Quran Roundabout and the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. Lunch back in Dubai. From three in the afternoon the desert safari: dune driving by 4x4, sunset, and a barbecue dinner at the camp.
The full day
Included this day
- Half-day coach and full-day guide
- Museum admission and desert safari included
- Day 5Dubai – Jumeirah – Dubai Marina & JBR – Dubai
On the water, then the beach
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) ferry late morning, then lunch. In the afternoon Souk Madinat Jumeirah, the open beach at Jumeirah, a photo stop at Ain Dubai, and Mall of the Emirates. Chinese dinner.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Ferry ticket included
- Day 6Dubai
Expo City, Downtown, departure
Expo City Dubai in the morning, with pavilion tickets not included. Lunch, then a photo stop at the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall and the fountain show, and the transfer to the airport for a pre-dawn flight.
The full day
Included this day
- Full-day coach and guide
- Day 7Dubai
Arrive home
Land at home.
- Full-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
- Mosque admission included
- Full-day coach and guide
- Half-day coach and full-day guide
- Museum admission and desert safari included
- Ferry ticket included
What this itinerary does well
Best for
Value groups that want a third emirate without a hotel change, and any partner whose clients ask what there is beyond Dubai.
Why it sells
Sharjah is thirty minutes from the hotel, costs a half-day coach, and is the emirate every other operator skips.
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.