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The waterways of Madinat Jumeirah with the Burj Al Arab beyond

Tour 6

Dubai Short Break

3 nights, 4 days

Length
3 nights, 4 days
Shape
Afternoon arrival, two full days, pre-dawn departure.
Overnights
Dubai 3, 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

  1. Day 1ArrivalDubai city hotel
  2. Day 2The tall city and the old creekDubai city hotel
  3. Day 3New Dubai and the PalmDubai city hotel
  4. Day 4Departure
Where the nights are spent

Dubai Short Break

  1. Nights of days 1–3

    Dubai city hotel

    Dubai
    1. Day 1Dubai

      Arrival

      Arrival

      An afternoon flight arrives and we take you straight to the hotel. Dinner is Chinese, seven dishes and a soup, close enough to the hotel that the first evening stays easy.

      • Dinner: Chinese, seven dishes and a soup

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Hakkasan

          Chinese · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Cantonese fine dining. Atlantis, The Palm.

        • Hoe Lee Kow

          Chinese · Area to confirm

          Chinese comfort cooking.

        • Hutong

          Chinese · DIFC

          Northern Chinese. Strong for Chinese-speaking groups.

        • Mott 32

          Chinese · JBR · Address Beach Resort

          Cantonese at Address Beach Resort.

        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

      • Half-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
    2. Day 2Dubai

      The tall city and the old creek

      Burj Khalifa

      Up the Burj Khalifa in the morning to levels 124 and 125. Lunch, then the afternoon belongs to the old city: an abra across the creek, the Gold Souk and the Spice Souk, and Al Seef along the water. We walk into The Dubai Mall as the light goes and stay for the fountain show before dinner.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        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.

      • Lunch and dinner: named local venues

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Orfali Bros

          Middle Eastern · Jumeirah

          The most affordable starred tasting menu in the city.

        • Al Khayma Heritage

          Emirati · Al Fahidi

          Emirati heritage cooking in the old quarter.

        • Bait Maryam

          Levantine · Area to confirm

          Home-style Levantine.

        • Sufret Maryam

          Levantine · Area to confirm

          New to the 2025 selection.

        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,

      • The Spice Souk

        Trays of saffron, cardamom, turmeric and dried herbs piled up in the Spice SoukClient-supplied. SharePoint: BeneficialTravelFiles/02 BTI Sales/Brand Assets/Website/Excursion Images/Gold Souk and Spice Souk/deira-spice-souk-guide.webp

        Sight · Dubai

        the Spice Souk, where you find imported spices of every kind. It is the best place to feel the character of the place.

      • Al Seef

        Sight · Dubai

      • 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.

      • 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: named local venues

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Siraj

          Middle Eastern · Umm Suqeim · Madinat Jumeirah

          Arabic cooking, Souk Madinat Jumeirah.

        • Al-Fanar

          Emirati · Festival City

          Emirati menus for cultural programs.

        • Samad Al Iraqi

          Iraqi · Jumeirah

          Masgouf and Iraqi grill on Jumeirah Beach Road, with a Dubai Mall branch. A fixture on our group itineraries.

        • Al Iwan

          Middle Eastern · Umm Suqeim · Burj Al Arab

          Arabian buffet under the atrium at Burj Al Arab. Lunch and dinner seatings; our default in-icon group meal.

        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
      • Burj Khalifa admission included
    3. Day 3Dubai – Jumeirah – Palm Jumeirah – Dubai Marina & JBR – Dubai

      New Dubai and the Palm

      The Museum of the Future

      A photography morning: the Museum of the Future, the Dubai Frame and the open beach at Jumeirah. After lunch we go up The View at The Palm on level 52, where the whole frond opens out below you. Dinner is at Atlantis The Royal, with a photo stop at Ain Dubai on the way, and then the airport.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

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

      • The Museum of the Future

        The Museum of the Future

        Sight · Dubai

        The Museum of the Future shows people the direction technology will take over the next twenty years. Most importantly, technology can help us rebuild our imagination and see what climate change will bring by 2050. Be ready to witness the world's greatest inventions and prototype ideas, presented in a way no traditional museum uses. The design of this museum breaks new ground, and visitors experience technological change first hand through interactive displays. Watch for the advanced courses, workshops and seminars here, which apply existing advanced technology and scientific solutions to explore what innovation might look like in the future. Here you can examine the three great problems of climate change: fresh water supply, food security, and building or rebuilding cities. This landmark development aims to steer human society in a better direction and bring about a stronger global economy.

      • The Dubai Frame

        The Dubai Frame

        Sight · Dubai

        The Dubai Frame. After the Burj Khalifa, this is another work built at great expense, a surrealist piece of architecture whose outer surface is covered in gold patterning. The frame stands about 50 stories high inside Zabeel Park and became Dubai's most eye-catching new landmark in 2018. It took four years to complete.

      • The open beach at Jumeirah

        Sight · Dubai

      • Lunch: Chinese

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Shang Palace

          Chinese · Sheikh Zayed Road

          Cantonese at Shangri-La. Private rooms.

        • Demon Duck by Alvin Leung

          Chinese · Bluewaters

          Caesars Palace.

        • Madame Li

          Chinese · Jumeirah · Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab

          Chinese fine dining at Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab. Strong for Chinese-speaking groups.

        • Hakkasan

          Chinese · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Cantonese fine dining. Atlantis, The Palm.

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

      • The View at The Palm

        The View at The Palm

        Sight · Dubai

        The View at The Palm, new in 2020. Take the elevator to the observation deck on the 52nd floor and look down over the whole of Palm Jumeirah. You can photograph the full frond pattern of the island, with the skyline laid out in front of you.

      • Dinner: Atlantis The Royal

        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

      • 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.

      • Dubai city hotel

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Full-day coach and guide
      • The View at The Palm admission included
    1. Day 4Dubai

      Departure

      Departure

      A pre-dawn departure. The coach and guide see you through check-in.

      • 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.

What the price includes
  • Half-day coach and Chinese-speaking guide
  • Full-day coach and guide
  • Burj Khalifa admission included
  • The View at The Palm admission included

What this itinerary does well

Best for

A tail on a longer trip, or a standalone city break with no internal flights.

Why it sells

One hotel for three nights, no hotel changes, and every Dubai headline inside two working days.

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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.