Tour 15
United Arab Emirates Grand Tour
9 nights, 10 days
- Length
- 9 nights, 10 days
- Shape
- Dubai first, then the desert, then Abu Dhabi, then Ras Al Khaimah, then back through Sharjah to one last night in Dubai.
- Overnights
- Dubai 3, desert 1, Abu Dhabi 3, Ras Al Khaimah 1, Dubai 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
- Day 1Arrival, DubaiDubai city hotel
- Day 2Old DubaiDubai city hotel
- Day 3Tall DubaiDubai city hotel
- Day 4The Palm, then the desertdesert resort
- Day 5Desert morning, then Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
- Day 6Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
- Day 7Yas IslandAbu Dhabi
- Day 8North to Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah
- Day 9Back to Dubai through SharjahDubai
- Day 10Departure
United Arab Emirates Grand Tour
Nights of days 1–3
Dubai- Day 1Dubai
Arrival, Dubai
Airport meet and transfer. The evening is kept light, with the fountain at Downtown if the arrival time allows.
- Day 2Dubai
Old Dubai
The creek in the morning: an abra crossing, the Gold Souk, the Spice Souk and Al Seef, then the Al Shindagha museum quarter. The Dubai Frame in the afternoon, standing between the old city on one side and the new on the other.
The full day
Full-day coach and guide.
- Day 3Dubai
Tall Dubai
The Museum of the Future in the morning, then the Burj Khalifa, on the higher deck at level 148 for this program. The Dubai Mall in the afternoon and the fountain after dark.
The full day
Full-day coach and guide. Burj Khalifa level 148 included.
Night of day 4
Al Maha desert- Day 4Palm Jumeirah – Jumeirah – Dubai Marina & JBR – Al Maha desert
The Palm, then the desert
The View at The Palm, Palm Jumeirah Mall and Souk Madinat Jumeirah, with the Burj Al Arab standing behind it for the photograph everyone wants. A photo stop at Ain Dubai. Late afternoon the coach turns inland for the desert resort.
Nights of days 5–7
Abu Dhabi- Day 5Abu Dhabi
Desert morning, then Abu Dhabi
One complimentary desert activity in the morning, falconry or a nature walk or archery. Then the road to Abu Dhabi and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the late afternoon light, which is when it photographs best.
- Day 6Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Qasr Al Watan, the working presidential palace, in the morning. The Louvre Abu Dhabi after lunch. The Corniche at the end of the day.
The full day
Full-day coach and guide. Closed Mondays at the Louvre, so the two days swap when needed.
- Day 7Abu Dhabi
Yas Island
Ferrari World and the Yas Marina Circuit. A full day inside one destination, which suits families and gives the group a slower day in the middle of the tour.
The full day
Full-day coach and guide.
Night of day 8
Ras Al Khaimah- Day 8Ras Al Khaimah
North to Ras Al Khaimah
The road north past the coast to Ras Al Khaimah and up Jebel Jais, the highest peak in the country, where the temperature drops and the landscape stops looking like the Gulf at all.
Night of day 9
Dubai- Day 9Sharjah – Dubai
Back to Dubai through Sharjah
South again, with Sharjah on the way: the Blue Souk and the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, then the last stretch into Dubai. The late afternoon is free, and a farewell dinner on the last night.
- Day 10Dubai
Departure
Transfer to the airport with your guide.
What this itinerary does well
Best for
Agencies already running 10 day and longer series, where the length carries a Taipei tour leader comfortably.
Why it sells
It is the only shape that reaches four emirates, and it splits Dubai into three unhurried days instead of one exhausting one.
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.