Dubai · 3 days, 2 nights
Dubai Essentials — 3 days, 2 nights
Two nights in a central hotel with airport transfers, a half-day city tour, an evening desert safari and a Marina dhow cruise. It is the shortest trip that leaves nobody feeling they missed the point of Dubai.
What you get
- Two nights central, room and breakfast
- Return airport transfers
- Half-day city tour including the Creek abra
- Evening desert safari with BBQ dinner and shows
- Marina dhow dinner cruise
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival and the Marina
Met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The evening is the Marina dhow cruise — two hours on the water with a buffet and the towers lit on both banks.
Day 2
Old Dubai, then the dunes
The city tour in the morning: Al Fahidi, the abra, the souks, Jumeirah and Downtown. Back to the hotel for a few hours, then collected at three for the desert safari — dune bashing, camels, sandboarding, BBQ and the tanoura show, back by nine.
Day 3
Free morning and departure
Breakfast, a free morning for Dubai Mall or the beach, then the airport transfer. Late check-out is available at a supplement if your flight is an evening one.
What’s included
- 2 nights' accommodation, twin sharing, with breakfast
- Return airport transfers in a private vehicle
- Half-day Dubai city tour
- Evening desert safari with dinner and hotel transfers
- Dhow dinner cruise in Dubai Marina
- All applicable tourism fees on the tours
Not included
- International flights
- UAE visit visa
- Tourism Dirham, payable at the hotel on check-out
- Lunches and personal spending
- Attraction tickets not listed above
Prices
Per adult, twin sharing, land only.
| Option | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| 3-star / aparthotelClean central 3-star or serviced apartment, breakfast included. | AED 600 | AED 420 |
| 4-starCentral 4-star, usually Bur Dubai, Deira or Barsha Heights. | AED 850 | AED 600 |
| 5-starDowntown, Marina or beachfront 5-star. | AED 1,450 | AED 990 |
Season. These are low-to-shoulder season rates. Hotel cost roughly doubles between late December and February, and during major exhibitions.
Add on if you want it
- Burj Khalifa levels 124/125, off-peakAED 173
- Museum of the FutureAED 149
- Single-occupancy supplement, 3-starPer stay, not per nightAED 380
About these prices. They are typical published rates for a trip of this shape, researched in September 2026, and they are shown so you can budget honestly before you enquire. They are not a quote: your final price depends on travel dates, party size, hotel availability and season. Send us the dates and we will come back with a real figure and what it includes.
Before you book
Are flights included?
No. These are land-only prices so that travellers already in the Gulf are not paying for a flight they do not need. We book flights alongside on request.
What is the Tourism Dirham?
A per-room, per-night municipality charge of roughly AED 10–20 depending on hotel category. Every hotel in Dubai collects it at check-out and no package can include it.
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