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The beach at Bulgari Resort Dubai, with the city skyline beyond

Tour 14

Luxury Private Journey

7 nights, 8 days

Length
7 nights, 8 days including 2 nights in the air
Shape
Abu Dhabi first, then the desert, then three different Dubai addresses. A new hotel almost every night, by design.
Overnights
Emirates Palace 1, Atlantis The Palm 1, Al Maha 1, Banyan Tree Bluewaters 1, Bulgari Resort 1

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 1Overnight flight
  2. Day 2Arrival, Abu DhabiEmirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Deluxe City View
  3. Day 3Louvre Abu Dhabi, then DubaiAtlantis The Palm, Palm Ocean Deluxe
  4. Day 4Into the desertAl Maha, Bedouin Suite
  5. Day 5Desert morning, then old DubaiBanyan Tree Dubai at Bluewaters, Bliss room
  6. Day 6On the waterBulgari Resort Dubai, Premier room
  7. Day 7Downtown and departure
  8. Day 8Arrive home
Where the nights are spent

Luxury Private Journey

    1. Day 1Dubai

      Overnight flight

      Overnight flight

      Depart Taipei in the evening.

  1. Night of day 2

    Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Deluxe City View

    Mandarin Oriental · Corniche · Abu Dhabi

    Abu Dhabi flagship

    Emirates Palace was built to host heads of state, and it still does. There are 114 domes, the largest of them gilded, 1.3 kilometers of private beach along the Corniche, gardens the size of a park, and the largest ballroom on the Corniche. Mandarin Oriental now runs it, and the service matches the building. Lunch inside the palace is on most of our Abu Dhabi days, and a night here is the one our guests mention first when they get home.

    Rooms & suites
    394
    Domes
    114
    Beach frontage
    1.3 km
    Restaurants
    12

    See the whole hotel roster

    Abu Dhabi
    1. Day 2Abu Dhabi

      Arrival, Abu Dhabi

      Qasr Al Watan

      Met at the airport and driven straight to Abu Dhabi for breakfast at the Ritz-Carlton. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque mid-morning, lunch at the Shangri-La, and Qasr Al Watan in the afternoon. Dinner in the hotel.

      • Breakfast: Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

        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.

      • Lunch: Shangri-La

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • 3Fils Abu Dhabi

          Japanese · Al Bateen

          Opening of the Year, Abu Dhabi 2026.

        • 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.

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

        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.

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Hakkasan Abu Dhabi

          Chinese · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Emirates Palace.

        • Talea by Antonio Guida

          Italian · Abu Dhabi · Emirates Palace

          Retained its star in the 2026 Abu Dhabi guide.

        • 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

      • Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Deluxe City View

        Mandarin Oriental · Corniche · Abu Dhabi

        Abu Dhabi flagship

        Emirates Palace was built to host heads of state, and it still does. There are 114 domes, the largest of them gilded, 1.3 kilometers of private beach along the Corniche, gardens the size of a park, and the largest ballroom on the Corniche. Mandarin Oriental now runs it, and the service matches the building. Lunch inside the palace is on most of our Abu Dhabi days, and a night here is the one our guests mention first when they get home.

        Rooms & suites
        394
        Domes
        114
        Beach frontage
        1.3 km
        Restaurants
        12

        See the whole hotel roster

  2. Night of day 3

    Atlantis The Palm, Palm Ocean Deluxe

    Kerzner · Atlantis · Palm Jumeirah · Dubai

    Family flagship

    Atlantis The Palm is the resort that made the Palm famous, and it still delivers more in one stay than most cities do in a week. More than 1,500 rooms and suites stand at the very tip of the island, the underwater suites look straight into the Ambassador Lagoon, and Aquaventure waterpark sits right outside the door, included for every guest. For groups it is a rare combination: the Palm's largest inventory, the Asateer tent and the Royal Ballroom for gala nights, and a lobby that guests remember long after they have forgotten the flight.

    Rooms & suites
    1,544
    Restaurants
    23
    Aquaventure
    22+ slides
    Underwater suites
    Yes

    See the whole hotel roster

    Palm Jumeirah
    1. Day 3Abu Dhabi – Palm Jumeirah

      Louvre Abu Dhabi, then Dubai

      The Louvre Abu Dhabi

      The Louvre Abu Dhabi late morning, closed on Mondays so the two days swap when they need to, with lunch at the museum. Back to Dubai in the afternoon and dinner in the hotel.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

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

      • The Louvre Abu Dhabi

        The Louvre Abu Dhabi

        Sight · Abu Dhabi

        Louvre Abu Dhabi. This landmark building is the first museum in the Arab world to open itself to the whole world, and it fully expresses a spirit of cultural openness. As a leading cultural building at the heart of the Saadiyat Cultural District, it exhibits works of major historical, cultural and social importance from ancient times to the present. It is a dream destination for anyone who loves art.

      • Lunch: Louvre Abu Dhabi

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Erth

          Emirati · Abu Dhabi

          Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

        • 3Fils Abu Dhabi

          Japanese · Al Bateen

          Opening of the Year, Abu Dhabi 2026.

        • 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.

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

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • FZN by Björn Frantzén

          European · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Nine courses, Scandinavian technique with Japanese precision. Atlantis The Palm.

        • Hakkasan

          Chinese · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Cantonese fine dining. Atlantis, The Palm.

        • Ossiano

          Seafood · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Aquarium dining room. Atlantis, The Palm.

        • Nobu

          Japanese · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Palm

          Atlantis, The Palm.

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

      • Atlantis The Palm, Palm Ocean Deluxe

        Kerzner · Atlantis · Palm Jumeirah · Dubai

        Family flagship

        Atlantis The Palm is the resort that made the Palm famous, and it still delivers more in one stay than most cities do in a week. More than 1,500 rooms and suites stand at the very tip of the island, the underwater suites look straight into the Ambassador Lagoon, and Aquaventure waterpark sits right outside the door, included for every guest. For groups it is a rare combination: the Palm's largest inventory, the Asateer tent and the Royal Ballroom for gala nights, and a lobby that guests remember long after they have forgotten the flight.

        Rooms & suites
        1,544
        Restaurants
        23
        Aquaventure
        22+ slides
        Underwater suites
        Yes

        See the whole hotel roster

  3. Night of day 4

    Al Maha, Bedouin Suite

    Marriott · Luxury Collection · Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve · Dubai

    Definitive desert

    Al Maha is the only hotel in the world built inside a desert wildlife reserve, and forty-five minutes after leaving Dubai you are in a tented suite with your own pool, watching oryx and gazelle walk past the deck. Every stay includes desert activities with the resort's own guides: falconry, a nature drive, archery, a camel ride at sunset. Dinner is under the stars. It is the night that turns a city trip into a journey, and it is on four of our itineraries for that reason.

    Bedouin villas
    42
    Reserve area
    27 km²
    Inclusions
    Half-board + 2 activities
    Private pools
    Every villa

    See the whole hotel roster

    Al Maha desert
    1. Day 4Al Maha desert

      Into the desert

      Into the desert

      A slow morning with the hotel's facilities, then out to Al Maha before lunch. Check in, one desert activity in the afternoon, dinner at the resort.

      • All meals at the resort

        Meal

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

      • All meals at the resort

        Meal

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

      • All meals at the resort

        Meal

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

      • Al Maha, Bedouin Suite

        Marriott · Luxury Collection · Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve · Dubai

        Definitive desert

        Al Maha is the only hotel in the world built inside a desert wildlife reserve, and forty-five minutes after leaving Dubai you are in a tented suite with your own pool, watching oryx and gazelle walk past the deck. Every stay includes desert activities with the resort's own guides: falconry, a nature drive, archery, a camel ride at sunset. Dinner is under the stars. It is the night that turns a city trip into a journey, and it is on four of our itineraries for that reason.

        Bedouin villas
        42
        Reserve area
        27 km²
        Inclusions
        Half-board + 2 activities
        Private pools
        Every villa

        See the whole hotel roster

  4. Night of day 5

    Banyan Tree Dubai at Bluewaters, Bliss room

    Banyan Tree · Bluewaters · Dubai

    Banyan Tree Dubai is the island resort on Bluewaters, directly beneath Ain Dubai, with the beach on one side and the Marina skyline on the other. The rooms are built around water and light, the Banyan Tree spa is the best reason to book a longer stay, and the beach club runs into the evening. It is one of the five hotels on our Luxury Private Journey, and the one our wellness groups and retreat programs choose when they want the coast without the crowds.

    See the whole hotel roster

    Dubai Marina & JBR
    1. Day 5Dubai – Dubai Marina & JBR

      Desert morning, then old Dubai

      The Dubai Frame

      A second desert activity in the morning, then back to the city for lunch at the Four Seasons. The afternoon is the Dubai Frame, an abra across the creek, the Gold and Spice souks and Al Seef.

      • Breakfast: resort

        Meal

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

      • Lunch: Four Seasons

        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.

        • Row on 45

          French-Japanese · Dubai Marina

          Seventeen courses, twenty-two seats. Grosvenor House.

        • 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.

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

      • 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.

      • An abra across Dubai Creek

        Wooden abras moored along Dubai Creek at sunset, flags flying from their canopiesClient-supplied. SharePoint: BeneficialTravelFiles/02 BTI Sales/Brand Assets/Website/Excursion Images/Abra water taxi (Dubai Creek)/Abra water Taxi 1.jpeg

        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 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

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        Meal

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

      • Banyan Tree Dubai at Bluewaters, Bliss room

        Banyan Tree · Bluewaters · Dubai

        Banyan Tree Dubai is the island resort on Bluewaters, directly beneath Ain Dubai, with the beach on one side and the Marina skyline on the other. The rooms are built around water and light, the Banyan Tree spa is the best reason to book a longer stay, and the beach club runs into the evening. It is one of the five hotels on our Luxury Private Journey, and the one our wellness groups and retreat programs choose when they want the coast without the crowds.

        See the whole hotel roster

  5. Night of day 6

    Bulgari Resort Dubai, Premier room

    Bulgari Hotels · LVMH · Jumeirah Bay · Dubai

    Italian ultra-luxury

    Bulgari Resort Dubai sits on Jumeira Bay, a seahorse-shaped island off the coast, and it is the most private luxury address in the city. Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel designed it as an Italian resort that happens to be in Arabia: 101 rooms and suites, twenty villas with their own pools, five restaurants, a spa the size of a small hotel and the first Bulgari Yacht Club in the world on its own marina. We book it for the parties who want to be near everything and seen by no one.

    Rooms
    101
    Villas
    20
    Marina villas
    6
    Restaurants
    5

    See the whole hotel roster

    Jumeirah
    1. Day 6Dubai – Jumeirah

      On the water

      On the water

      The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) ferry late morning, lunch at Al Habtoor Palace, then check in and an evening in the hotel's own restaurant.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

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

      • The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) ferry

        A blue and white Dubai Ferry moored at a wooden jettyClient-supplied. SharePoint: BeneficialTravelFiles/02 BTI Sales/Brand Assets/Website/Excursion Images/Ferry Boat/Ferry Boat photo.png

        Experience · Dubai

        More on the Experiences page

      • Lunch: Al Habtoor Palace

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Al Muntaha

          French · Umm Suqeim · Burj Al Arab

          Top floor of Burj Al Arab.

        • Avatāra

          Indian · Sheikh Zayed Road

          Vegetarian Indian tasting menu.

        • Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

          British · Palm Jumeirah · Atlantis The Royal

          Atlantis The Royal.

        • 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

      • Dinner: in the hotel

        Meal

        Where we book it

        • Il Ristorante — Niko Romito

          Italian · Jumeirah Bay Island · Bulgari Resort Dubai

          Contemporary Italian at Bulgari.

        • Hōseki

          Japanese · Jumeirah Bay Island · Bulgari Resort Dubai

          Counter omakase, twelve seats. Bulgari.

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

      • Bulgari Resort Dubai, Premier room

        Bulgari Hotels · LVMH · Jumeirah Bay · Dubai

        Italian ultra-luxury

        Bulgari Resort Dubai sits on Jumeira Bay, a seahorse-shaped island off the coast, and it is the most private luxury address in the city. Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel designed it as an Italian resort that happens to be in Arabia: 101 rooms and suites, twenty villas with their own pools, five restaurants, a spa the size of a small hotel and the first Bulgari Yacht Club in the world on its own marina. We book it for the parties who want to be near everything and seen by no one.

        Rooms
        101
        Villas
        20
        Marina villas
        6
        Restaurants
        5

        See the whole hotel roster

    1. Day 7Dubai

      Downtown and departure

      Burj Khalifa

      A free morning, then The Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa at levels 124 and 125 in prime hours, and the fountain. Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental, Global Village in the evening, then the airport.

      • Breakfast: hotel

        Meal

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

      • 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.

      • 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

      • Dinner: Mandarin Oriental

        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

      • Global Village

        Sight · Dubai

      The full day

      Included this day

      • Burj Khalifa prime hours and Global Village admission included
    1. Day 8Jumeirah

      Arrive home

      Arrive home

      Land in Taipei.

What the price includes
  • Burj Khalifa prime hours and Global Village admission included

What this itinerary does well

Best for

Small high-spend parties of 8 to 14, honeymoons and family celebrations.

Why it sells

The hotel changes are the product. Guests collect five landmark properties in one week instead of seeing one from the inside and four from the coach.

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.