Day 2 - Dubai City Tour & Desert Safari
After a hearty breakfast at the hotel, you will get picked up from your hotel for the DUBAI CITY TOUR. A wonderful opportunity to discover the traditional city of merchants and modern Dubai. Our tour begins with a drive into the Palm Jumeirah dubbed as the eighth wonder of the world and head for a quick photostop in front of the Atlantis Hotel. We then drive towards the beautiful Jumeirah Mosque built in the year 1979 in the tradition of the fatimi mosques of Egypt. Our tour is headed towards the famous Sheikh Zayed road highway to view Burj Khalifa Tower, the tallest building in the world from a long distance. Our jounery continues towards the old part of the city where we pass impressive palaces of the ruling family of Dubai on our way to the famous Dubai Creek. Our guide then escorts us to the Dubai Museum and the Al Fahidi fort, which is a almost two centuries old and is a living monument of Dubai’s illustrious and prominent past. We then pay a visit to the famous gold and spice souk where bargains galore await. Your next stop is at a souvenir shop where you will have time to buy antiques, souvenirs, arts and crafts. Our city ends at the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel with a stop outside the hotel for photographs. Return to your hotel with wonderful memories.
Pick up from hotel for desert safari in afternoon , a ride over the sand dunes followed by a barbeque dinner and belly dance performance in the desert - another Dubai experience! The DESERT SAFARI begins early evening with dune bashing, and is followed by barbeque dinner at a traditional bedouin campsite. Your tour begins with an unforgettable roller coaster drive in the desert skimming over the magnificent Sand Dunes. Amidst all the fun and action we stop for pictures while we head towards Ali’s camel farm for a short visit. After which we proceed towards our camp with a stop en route to experience a memorable desert sunset. A traditional welcome awaits our guests with Arabic coffee, and tea and dates while the charcoal fires and the traditional oven is lit in preparation for our evening dinner. Take some time out to relax in our Arabic tents furnished with carpets and pillows for your comfort or chill out by the campfire. Get a henna tattoo or experience an unforgettable camel ride while we wait for the highlight of the evening which includes a Tannoura dance show and an exotic belly performance to the rhythmic beat of Arabia. Our evening ends with a delicious three course barbeque meal with a variety of meats and salads served beneath the starlit skies, accompanied by authentic Arabic music. After dinner we drive back to the back to the city.
