Top 15 One-Day Trips in Dubai

1.Historic City Highlights Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 807 reviews · 4 hours · from $23Our pick

See Dubai’s modern icons and old quarters in four hours, with an abra ride, mosque visit, souks, hotel pickup, and multilingual guide.

“Booked the tour not really knowing what to expect but hoping to find out a little history of the area. Instead we found the tour to be excellent value for money, and wondered how it could have been done for such a good price! Our tour guide was very informative, spoke excellent English and German (some of the attendees were German, and I also know the language reasonably well) we were given plenty of time to explore around the gold and spice souk, a short but very pleasant boat ride across the creek. The tickets also granted us entry to the museum and former home of the royal family, giving…”

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2.Abu Dhabi Full-Day Trip with Louvre & Grand Mosque

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 415 reviews · from $101Top rated

Travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi for the Grand Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi, with hotel pickup, entry fees, guided insight, and return transport.

“The guide was so good and gave much information. Louvre was woderful. We had a very nice lunch with delicious Arabic foods. The mosque was a good experience.”

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3.Dubai to Abu Dhabi Day Trip: Grand Mosque, Palace & Etihad Towers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $110

See Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, Qasr Al Watan, Etihad Towers, Louvre and Corniche on a guided nine-hour day trip from Dubai.

“Our guide made this a memorable day. The tour was very well organised from start to finish. On the drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi he told us what all we would be seeing and also told us a lot about the history, economy, culture and make up of the government of the UAERead more”

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4.Dubai Sightseeing Day Trip from Abu Dhabi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 309 reviews · from $81

See Dubai’s headline sights from Abu Dhabi, ride an abra across Dubai Creek, visit the souks, and enjoy free time at Dubai Mall.

“Great and worthy experience for a day trip from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and back. We were accompanied by amazing and experienced tour guide/driver Harshad. He gave us plenty of time at the stops to do our own thing and did not rush at all. Really really worth the price that you pay or even more, considering it being a whole day trip. Thanks viator and Harshad.”

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5.Al Ain Full Day Trip from Abu Dhabi with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 136 reviews · from $270

Explore Al Ain from Abu Dhabi with museums, camel markets, falaj channels, Jebel Hafeet views, hot springs, and buffet lunch.

“This is a great tour because it's outside of the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai....It seemed, in a sense, to be a more authentic experience because of the emphasis on the natural landscape - from the Oasis, to the dunes, to the climb up the mountain. You get a sense of how Read more”

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6.Best Attractions of Abu Dhabi City Day Trip from Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · from $85

See Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, Corniche, Heritage Village, dates market, and Ferrari World on an $85 guided day trip from Dubai.

“Our driver Imran was super friendly and always on time. Excellent service overall! Highly recommended tour!”

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7.Fujairah Private day trip from Dubai with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 104 reviews · from $386

Escape Dubai for Fujairah’s Hajar Mountains, fishing villages, old forts, Al Badiyah Mosque, lunch, and an Indian Ocean swim.

“Fujairah is one of a great place to visit .Our tour guide Chamil is very knowledgeable about the history and culture of the place . Our group enjoyed the Sandy beach resort, it’s so clean and no crowds at all! Really quite an experience!”

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8.Musandam Khasab Day Trip and Dhow Cruise from Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · from $261

Cruise Musandam from Dubai by traditional dhow, with fjord views, dolphins, snorkeling, buffet lunch, and border transport to Oman.

“The trip was absolutely amaizing. The driver was on time and very kind. To see dolphins swim so close to the dhow and swim with fishes in a clear water it's a must. The fiords are stunning, unique place. I totally recommend thus excursion.”

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9.Musandam Khasab Day Trip with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 34 reviews · 9 hours · from $135

Cruise Musandam’s fjords from Ras Al Khaimah with dolphins, snorkeling, lunch, and border help on this 9-hour Khasab day trip.

“This was a relaxing trip in stunning scenery and the highlight was seeing the dolphins. The buffet lunch was poor.”

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10.Dubai Private Day Trip with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 28 reviews · 10 hours

See Dubai’s Creek, souks, Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Mosque, and Burj Khalifa on a private day trip from Ras Al Khaimah.

“Diese Tour ist nur zu empfehlen, wenn man einen kompetenten und motivierten Guide hat. Dies war bei uns leider nicht der Fall. Kaum Infos keine Tipps! Zudem hat er uns immer an den Abholstationen länger warten lassen.”

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11.Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque and Heritage Village Day Trip from Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $80

Visit Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, Corniche, Heritage Village, and Marina Mall on a practical seven-hour day trip from Dubai.

“The tour description here only somewhat covers what we actually did. The tour company was a bit disorganized and the bus that we used was old and worn-down. If you're trying to save some money however, it's not a bad day out by any means.”

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12.Abu Dhabi Highlights Day Trip from Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $54

See Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque, heritage village, dates market, islands, and Ferrari World on an affordable guided day trip from Dubai.

“Wonderful day trip! Our lovely tour guide made sure we could see all that Abu Dhabi had to offer. Including the beautiful mosque, local palace, heritage village and local date market, with our final stop the Ferrari world. Our driver Khurshid Dar was very welcoming and gave us lots of information and funny stories throughout the day!”

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13.A Day Trip to Dazzling Dubai from Abu Dhabi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $125

See Dubai’s icons in one day from Abu Dhabi, with hotel pickup, a traditional abra ride, souks, mall time, and a guide.

“Great private tour with Sreenoj. Very informative and extremely flexible in meeting our needs. Sreenoj went above and beyond our expectations. We would highly recommend for a full day Dubai experience. Hint: leave yourself enough time for the Spice and Gold markets!”

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14.Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Tour with transfers from Dubai – Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · from $159

Review of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi from Dubai, with shared transfers, park entry, ride advice, timing concerns, costs, and booking tips.

“It is very expensive and it poor entertainment. You even have to pay extra on some rides. And not all rides go all day. Its bad bad bad park”

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15.Small-Group Day Trip from Dubai to Musandam, Oman with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · from $175

Cruise Musandam’s fjords from Dubai by dhow, with swimming, snorkeling, lunch, hotel transfers, and a small-group format.

“Its really amazing trip, a refreshing environment for dubai, nice lunch and crew members are really helpful”

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