Visit the two great emirates!
In Dubai you can golf in the morning, swim during the day and finish with skiing in the evening. First-class food, wonderful beaches and endless activities await you here! Dubai and neighboring Emirates are not similar to other destinations. Dubai itself is a big city where different nationalities and cultures meet. Spectacular buildings stand next to mosques and oriental palaces. Here you will find restaurants with all the world’s kitchens and shopping malls with more than a thousand shops. At the same time, you can relax and have peace and quiet in nice hotels by the light sandy beaches.
Dubai’s different districts
In Dubai, there are four centers in six districts. Dubai Downtown is a modern district where much of what is associated with Dubai is located. In the middle is the newly built district of Dubai Al Barsha. In Bur Dubai, which is the older part of Dubai, it is calmer and more focused on culture. Here you will also find the Dubai Museum.
Dubai’s main beaches are Jumeirah Beach / Dubai Marina. Jebel Ali is a beach paradise next to a golf course just off Dubai, and the palm-shaped, artificial island of Palm Jumeirah houses some of the area’s most luxurious hotels.
Shopping in Dubai
Shopping in Dubai beats most! Here are most of the brand stores. In addition, Dubai is the center of gold trading, so there is plenty of gold sugar to be found in.
Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa
Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping center with 1,200 shops, an ice rink and an aquarium. Here is also the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. It is an impressive building that extends 828 meters into the sky. Dubai Fountain is a stately fountain where the water is pushed 100 meters into the air to music.
A boat trip on Dubai Creek, the water that divides the city into two parts, is also part of it. The Dubai Museum in Bur Dubai is well worth a visit. Here you get to know everything about the life of the Bedouins and the development and history of Dubai.
The beaches. not far from the hotel you will find the white beaches along the 1.5 mile long Jumeirah Beach. Windsurfing, water skiing and diving are just some of the activities you can do during your trip in Dubai.
Day 1 Travel to Dubai
Arrival in Dubai, Transfer to the hotel in Dubai. Overnight in Dubai.
Day 2 City tour
We start the day with a city tour of Bur Dubai. Among other things, there is a market with many souks, gold, spices, etc. Here is also the large mosque, Grand Mosque, which was originally built in 1900, demolished and rebuilt in 1960, with another renovation in 1998. Non-Muslims are not allowed to go into the mosque, except in the minaret where photography is allowed. The mosque is the hub of Dubai’s religious and cultural life. The Dubai Museum, housed in Al Fahidi Fort, built in 1787 and featuring cannons and towers, gives you the city’s history and present. On the other side of the bay is the district Deira, which you can cross with small passenger boats. Lunch at the hotel when we return. Free afternoon. In the evening Dhow cruise with dinner. You will be picked up at the hotel for transport to our Dhow, a wooden boat from the Middle East, then you will get a boat trip with food,
Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Day 3 City tour
Today we continue with the city tour, but in the newer part of Dubai. There are lots of newly built here, the city is constantly changing as it grows. We’re seeing the world’s tallest building right now, the Burj Khalifa. Here is the world’s tallest hotel, the large fountain at the Dubai Mall. After the trip we have lunch at the hotel.
In the afternoon it’s time for desert safari with barbeque dinner. Here we experience the Arabian desert during a five-hour tour by SUV from Dubai. The safari gives you an opportunity to see the impressive dunes as you ride through the sand desert. During a stop on one of the highest dunes you will see the sunset. Back in the car, the journey continues to a Bedouin camp in the heart of the Dubai desert. Here you get to experience henna painting and dance performances. Finally, a delicious barbecue buffet is served for dinner under the night sky before it’s time to head back to the hotel.
Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Day 4 Excursion to Abu Dhabi
Today we go on a full day excursion to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where we get a sightseeing tour. Here we get to see the most famous landmarks, such as the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, one of the world’s largest mosques, the Corniche, the Heritage Village, the Marina Mall, as well as the famous Emirates Palace Hotel, which considers itself 7-star. Lunch at Al Arish Restaurant (local restaurant). We will also pass Ferrari World and Yas Marina where every year the Formula 1 season ends. Then we go back to the hotel in Dubai.
Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast, lunch)
Day 5 Free full day
Free full day, here you get the chance to make your own discoveries of Dubai, the pool, the sea, shopping or go up in the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. You can get help with various suggestions to spend the day, maybe you want to ski. The ski slope is located inside the Mall of the Emirates. The fall height is 60 meters, here is a chairlift. Lift tickets are purchased for two hours. This includes all equipment except a hat and gloves. Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast)
Day 6 Day for your own discoveries
Free full day, Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast)
Day 7 Shopping
trip Time to fill your suitcases before returning home. Today we do a half-day shopping trip.
We get an insight into where we can make our purchases in markets, malls etc. Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall! Dubai Mall is larger than 50 football pitches and contains 1,200 stores. There is also a Dubai Aquarium and an underwater zoo with a large aquarium wall facing the shopping streets, a skating rink and a cinema with 22 salons. The Dubai Mall now also houses the skeleton of a dinosaur. Mall of the Emirates was Dubai’s most talked about mall before Dubai Mall was inaugurated. It houses 450 shops, 75 restaurants, an amusement park and the famous Ski Dubai indoor ski slope.
Overnight in Dubai. (breakfast)
Day 8 Return to Sweden
Transfer to Dubai Airport for flights to the departure airport.