Private Modern Dubai city tour

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Experience the newest face of Dubai on a 4-hour tour of its architectural wonders. With an expert guide, learn how the high-octane emirate has mushroomed since its days as a rustic trading port, growing at breathtaking speed and sending skyscraper after skyscraper into the clouds. Admire the sail-shaped Burj Al-Arab hotel and palm-tree-shaped archipelago of Palm Jumeirah. See the snow-laden slopes of Ski Dubai and crane your neck as you gaze up the phenomenal Burj Khalifa tower. Then, finish your tour with a flourish and watch the dazzling Dubai Fountain Show !

Note: Dubai Fountain Management reserves the right to call off the show without prior notice

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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours



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Experience the newest face of Dubai on a 4-hour tour of its architectural wonders. With an expert guide, learn how the high-octane emirate has mushroomed since its days as a rustic trading port, growing at breathtaking speed and sending skyscraper after skyscraper into the clouds. Admire the sail-shaped Burj Al-Arab hotel and palm-tree-shaped archipelago of Palm Jumeirah. See the snow-laden slopes of Ski Dubai and crane your neck as you gaze up the phenomenal Burj Khalifa tower. Then, finish your tour with a flourish and watch the dazzling Dubai Fountain Show !

Note: Dubai Fountain Management reserves the right to call off the show without prior notice

Itinerary
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Stop At: Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah Road, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Your tour starts with a pickup from your Dubai hotel. Relax in your comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle and listen as your guide tells you facts and stories about this skyscraper-packed city and its recent development.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Burj Al Arab, 3 Jumeirah Street Burj Al-Arab Hotel, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Drive along the vast, 16-lane Sheikh Zayed Road, craning your neck to see the passing high rises. Admire Souk Madinat Jumeirah, an extravagant recreation of a traditional Arabian marketplace. Then, view the iconic Burj Al-Arab hotel. The building stands on an artificial island and soars to a height of 1,053 feet (321 meters), making it a must for your photo album.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Continue to Palm Jumeirah, the man-made island that is one of Dubai’s signature landmarks. Designed in the shape of a palm tree, the sandy archipelago is fringed with luxury villas and exclusive hotels. Pause at Atlantis The Palm hotel — arguably the island’s most famous building — that stands imperiously on the edge of the Persian Gulf.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Ski Dubai, Shiekh Zayed Road, Interchange 4 Mall of the Emirates, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Next, head to Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort to be built in the Middle East. View its giant ski runs through the glass exterior and learn how powerful snow guns renew the snow on the slopes every night, fresh for the next day.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Burj Khalifa, 1 Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard Downtown Dubai, Dubai 9440 United Arab Emirates

Afterward, stop at Burj Khalifa, one of the world’s highest buildings. Dwarfing Dubai’s skyline, this space-age tower stands at a remarkable 2,772 feet (828 meters). Lean back, peer upwards and you might just see the top!

Continue to Burj Khalifa Lake to see the Dubai Fountain Show. Stretching across the water, these performing fountains were designed by WET, the company behind the famous Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas. During a show, they put on a dazzling 5-minute display of theatrical sprays illuminated by 6,600 lights and lasers. Watch spellbound as the fountains dance, twist and shoot water high in the air in time to Arabic and classical music.

After the show, rejoin your vehicle and finish your tour with a hotel drop-off.

Note: Dubai Fountain Management reserves the right to call off the show without prior notice

Duration: 1 hour



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