Dubai & The Maldives

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Visit the spice and gold souqs. Take a privately guided tour of the highlights of the city. You’ll drive along Beach Road to see Jumeirah Mosque and Zabeel Palace. Enjoying a camel ride before a traditional breakfast served in the middle of the vast Arabian desert.
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Dubai's rich history on a private guided tour.
    • Head out across the dunes of Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve in a 4x4.
    • Relax in your own private plunge pool.
    • Take a treatment in the world’s first underwater spa.
    • Dine on a candle-lit Maldivian beach watching the sun set across the Indian Ocean.

What's this trip about?

    Visit the spice and gold souqs. Take a privately guided tour of the highlights of the city. You’ll drive along Beach Road to see Jumeirah Mosque and Zabeel Palace. Enjoying a camel ride before a traditional breakfast served in the middle of the vast Arabian desert.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityDubai
End CityMaldive Island

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife

Destinations

Activities

  • Camel Riding
  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Snorkeling
  • Wine Tasting

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Itinerary

Day 1: Dubai

Accommodation: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel

You’ll be met at Dubai airport and escorted to your private car where a driver will transfer you to your hotel close to the city’s polo grounds. Your hotel, Jumeirah Creekside, is a lavish property with contemporary Arabian decor and more than 200 works of art.

Day 2: Dubai

Accommodation: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel

Today take a privately guided tour of the highlights of the city. You’ll drive along Beach Road to see Jumeirah Mosque and Zabeel Palace and take a local water-taxi across to Dubai Creek to visit the spice and gold souqs....

Day 3: Dubai

Accommodation: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel

Leaving your hotel early in the morning, you’ll travel into the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve for a 4x4 drive across the rolling dunes. After, take a slower pace by enjoying a camel ride before a traditional breakfast...

Day 4: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

This morning you will be met by your private driver who will take you to the airport to catch your flight to Male. On arrival, you will board a speedboat that will take you to your luxury resort for a week of secluded relaxation. Your resort, Huvafen Fushi, is an indulgent castaway island with just 44 spacious rooms, each with their own private plunge pool.

Day 5: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

Today you might want to begin your week’s relaxation with a treatment in Lime, the world’s first underwater spa. You can enjoy a massage or facial, using locally sourced ingredients, while shoals of fish shimmer around you.

Day 6: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

Today you might don your snorkel and explore the nearby coral gardens. You could take an underwater photography course or learn more about the reef’s biodiversity on a tour with a marine biologist. There’s also a PADI-standard diving school with a range of courses available.

Day 7: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

If you’re feeling like being a little more active today, you could try one of the many water sports available, including wakeboarding, sailing or windsurfing.

Day 8: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

From freshly prepared sushi at Japanese restaurant Feeling Koi, to wood-fired pizza under the palm trees at beachside restaurant Forno, there are plenty of world-class dining options to sate your appetite. You could also take a cooking lesson or try wine tasting today.

Day 9: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

Although each room has a private plunge pool, you might prefer to spend today lazing by the large infinity pool, which overlooks the Indian Ocean and sip cocktails at the poolside bar.

Day 10: Maldive Island

Accommodation: Huvafen Fushi

Make your last day in the Maldives special by booking a private dining experience. You can picnic on your own private sandbar, enjoy a candle-lit dinner on the beach or dine on a traditional dhoni (wooden sailing boat).

Day 11: Return home.

You will be transferred by speedboat back to Male in time for your flight home.

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Price From $7,085
Price per day$644
Last Updated: 5/15/2023

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