United Arab Emirates Expedition
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- An informal welcome dinner at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding breaks the ice – and takes the hassle out of organising your first meal in a new place
- A tour run by our friends Urban Adventures gives you the best possible experience of Old Dubai. Sip rich aromatic coffee with Bedouin locals, try your hand at calligraphy and tour the spice and gold souqs
- Try a bit of dune bashing as you explore some of the largest sand dunes in the world, not without a night spent under the stars
- Visit Al Ain – a World Heritage-listed 4000-year-old oasis which is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited settlements
- Take an exhilarating drive to the highest peak in the UAE, Jebel Jais, with breathtaking views over the Gulf
- Soar to the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa at 10 metres per second for breathtaking and unobstructed views of the Emirates
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Welcome to the UAE! There's a welcome meeting at 6 pm today, after which we'll head out for dinner. You're free to arrive any time before that. To call Dubai the 'little fishing village that could' is an understatement – this city has well and truly made it big, at l...
Today we hit the streets for a tour of Old Dubai. The tour begins with a gentle stroll to the historic Alfahidi district, one of the oldest heritage sites in Dubai. Our first stop is a traditional Bedouin tent where we will share a coffee and chat with our Emeriti fr...
Meet your Bedouin guides and set off for Abu Dhabi (1.5 hours), the capital of the UAE and of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The marble domes and towering minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque shimmer on the horizon as you approach the city. Enjoy a guided tour of this...
After a camp breakfast we head to Al Ain, stopping at Al Bithna Fort en route. Al Ain's name (literally 'the spring' in Arabic) stems from the six oases that have sustained Bedouin life here for 4000 years. It's one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited settle...
This morning we relax a little at camp before we making the journey back to Dubai. We'll arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon we check into our hotel, then meet our local guide who will show us around some of modern Dubai including the Burj Khalifa. Soaring high...
The trip comes to an end after breakfast this morning.
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