Top 10 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.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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7.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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8.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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9.6 Emirates Full Day Tour from Dubai One Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $149

Visit six UAE emirates in one day, from Sharjah’s mosque and Ajman’s fort to Fujairah beaches, museums, and mountain views.

“Adventurous and exciting round trip of the Emirates seeing beautiful sights. Naveed my tour guide made the road trip exclusive and personalised to me. I was very comfortable with Naveed, he made the road trip fun and exciting. After seeinRead more”

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10.6 Emirates Private Tour From Dubai In One Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $140

Visit six UAE emirates in one day from Dubai, with forts, museums, beaches, markets, Fujairah and Khorfakkan on a private tour.

“A really enjoyable day with shahzaib our guide who was happy to answer our questions and on hand for photo ops. Great to see the contrasts between the various Emirates- each have their charm.Excellent itinerary.”

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