Private tour of Old Dubai, tasting of local specialties & Abra crossing (traditional boat)

Private tour of Old Dubai, tasting of local specialties & Abra crossing (traditional boat)

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Highlights

Taste a variety of oriental dishes (Lebanese and Emirati specialties, ...)
Discover Dubai's Old Town with a local guide
Visit to the Coffee Museum and Gahwa tasting session
A trip on the Abra, a traditional wooden boat

Essential information *

Immediate confirmation

Duration
4 hours

Languages

English

Starting time
4:00 PM

Description

Walk through the Old City of Dubai with your private guide and sample a variety of oriental dishes!

You'll meet up with your guide in the historic Al Fahidi district of Dubai to kick off this gourmet tour, covering the many culinary specialties of the Orient. You'll start in the Al Bastakiya district with a visit to the region's only coffee museum. Learn more about the history of the bean and the beverage it produces. You'll also enjoy a cup of Gahwa, also known as Arabic coffee. You will then follow your private guide to a traditional bistro and enjoy a Lebanese-style breakfast.

You'll pass the Al Fahidi fort and enter the lively Souk Al Kabeer, where you'll find clothes, spices and handicrafts. Refresh yourself with a citrus and menthol juice, before approaching Duba Cove. You'll then make way for an oriental mezzé which you'll learn to appreciate as you admire the boats peacefully crossing the inlet. Then it's your turn to take an Abra boat, a traditional wooden craft, across the creek to Deira. Afterwards, a pleasant stroll takes you to a restaurant, where you can dine on dishes such as fattoush and falafel. Your tour ends at a renowned restaurant, where you'll be seduced by the miraculous flavours of the local cuisine.

Meeting point

Important information

  • Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday (except in exceptional cases)
  • Start time and location: 4pm in front of the Sheikh Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding, the historic Al Fahidi district
     
  • This tour requires a minimum of 2 people
  • This tour is private: only your group will be present (restaurants will not be privatized during your visit)
  • This tour is not accessible to people with reduced mobility in wheelchairs
  • We strongly recommend that you wear clothing that covers shoulders and knees, and avoid tight-fitting or transparent clothing
  • It is forbidden to photograph government buildings, police or military installations

Included

  • Tour of Old Dubai (historic center)
  • The services of your private English-speaking guide
  • Entrance ticket to the Coffee Museum
  • Abra boat tour on Dubai Creek
  • Oriental food and beverage tasting (mezze, falafel, fattoush, coffee, etc.)

Not included

  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • All other extras

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