Dubai

Abu Dhabi Day Tour From Dubai with Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Day Tour From Dubai

Overview

Discover the capital city of the United Arab Emirates on this guided all-day tour from Dubai. Along the way, pass by the Jebel Ali Port, the largest man-made port in the world. In Abu Dhabi, visit the Grand Mosque, the Heritage Village, and Emirates Palace. Stop at Marian Mall for lunch and browse the date and carpet markets. Tour also includes a stop at Ferrari World for photos.
  • This tour is ideal for first-time visitors to the UAE
  • Relax on the drive to Abu Dhabi (less than two hours from Dubai)
  • Enjoy time to shop for souvenirs and wares
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off is included

What's Included

  • Pick-up & Drop-off from your Hotel / Residence
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Visit
  • Abu Dhabi Corniche
  • Emirates Palace
  • Drive Through Qasr Al Watan / Presidential Palace
  • Heritage Village
  • Abu Dhabi Marina Mall
  • Dates Market
  • Drive To Saadiyat & Yas Island
  • Ferrari World Photo Stop
  • Art Museum
  • Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Pick-up & Drop-off Included from anywhere in Dubai, Hotels, Residence & Port

What To Expect

Start your day with a pickup from your hotel and a scenic drive to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, passing the man-made Jebel Ali Port along the way. Explore the architecture and learn about the history of this site, then head to the Heritage Village to get a sense of the traditional way of life in Abu Dhabi.

From there, make your way to indulge in a shopping spree at the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall, stopping to explore the charming date and carpet markets throughout. Next, stop to take photos at Ferrari World before viewing artworks at the museum. Finally, travel to the Emirates Palace.

After your day taking in the sites and culture of Abu Dhabi, rest during your transfer back to your accommodation.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Heritage Village

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Marina Mall

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

The Corniche

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Qasr Al Watan (Pass By)

Abu Dhabi Dates Market

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Angela_R
Our trip to Abu Dhabi was very informative and fun! Our driver Aleem took his time to explain the many historic sites we passed by along the way as well as the stops we made. Aleem has a great sense of humor and made our trip comfortable and funny at the same time!

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Great day out and excellent value for money.
Theyouds28, Mar 2024
Everything was on point. Aleen (tour guide) was very knowledgable , made the day flow really well. Would definitely do it again.
wonderful trip
Rosario_T, Mar 2024
The Grand Mosque is amazing although very long line to enter. helpful tour guide and sharing good information
Safe and beautiful
Niall_G, Mar 2024
The driver was great and knowledgeable of many different sites…he was truly patient and took time to explain things that was not on the tour as well his name was Qatim I even left my brand new water bottle in the transport by accident and he was kind enough to bring it back to the hotel….
excellent driver
lyn_g, Mar 2024
wonderful! but be aware that when going to mosque that you need to be covered. where long pants and have a scarf or you will need to buy a abaya a long flowing dress like garment
Great Tour
Mia_P, Mar 2024
Our tour guide Husnain (Sunny) was great. He provided so much information was personable, friendly, and patient. The tour provided us with a busy, fun filled day. It is a great value for the price! I would recommend if you visit Dubai.
Need to re look at the places you visit
Janine_H, Mar 2024
Visiting the mosque was a lovely experience. We found the driver to be ok, but the trip didn’t go as planned and the driver didn’t seem very happy. I feel that this trip needs to be re looked at, where you will visit after the mosque.
Keep it up Viator.Loved to get associated with you for this travel
DAVINDAR_S, Mar 2024
The guide was very nice and shared all the information regarding the back ground of all the places we visited.
Love Abu Dhabi
macielo_s, Mar 2024
We love ❤️ every moment of the tour. Our tour guide was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We will do it again.
The Grand Mosque
Susana_S, Mar 2024
Walking through the mosque, mesmerising and beautiful. Definitely worth visiting when you’re in Abu Dhabi.
Day Trip to Abu Dhabi
tanksalot, Mar 2024
The whole day was a fun experience and the driver was very knowledgible about the different areas of Dubai and also of all the places we visited. We opted not to go to Ferrari World as did the other visitors in the vehicle with us. A fun fair is for the children.
A day at Abu Dhabi
Taneisha_F, Mar 2024
Sunny is a very nice and accommodating tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and gave a good informed tour from start to finish. When we arrived at the Mosque myself and two ladies were not dressed properly, I was impressed to see Sunny getting a box from his van with all the items suitable to enter. I was happy that my tour guide came prepared. We got to take lots of pictures. Lunch stop was also enjoyable, trying out a buffet. I 100% recommend this tour, you will be amazed at Abu Dhabi.
The mosque visit was fabulous, the rest - meh!
Patti_N, Mar 2024
The highlight of the tour was the visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It was beautiful, stunning, serene, impressive and more. The tour of the mosque was well done and organized. We all loved being there. It would have been nice to hear more about Muslim customs and their faith. This tour was NOT wheel chair accessible. We visited the carpet store which our guide tried to pass off as a museum. I really dislike being pressed to buy something, especially something so expensive! The carpet store had so many historical displays, that looked so interesting and we were directed right past them for the hard sell. VERY DISAPPOINTING! Not worth it! Ferrari World was a complete waste of time and a very unnecessary part of this tour. We spent way too long there! The date market was meh. Everyone tried to get us to buy dates to take home and we cannot take dates home. Another waste of time. The mosque visit was the only thing that made this tour worthwhile. Since this tour was during Ramadan, the minute the sun set, our driver pulled of the road into a rest stop to break his fast and left us sitting in his vehicle for 25 minutes alone. This was extremely unprofessional, unexpected and rude.
A beautiful mosque
AnneMarie_N, Mar 2024
It's a nice spot. I was impressed by the cleanness & the design inside of the mosque. The interior design is so beautiful.
Find another Tour to Abu Dhabi.
Alison_J, Mar 2024
First, there were seven adults crammed into a vehicle that really needed to have only six in it. We are already a group of five and you added an additional guest to the vehicle and tour. Because of that we had to cram three adults in the second row of seats which was extremely uncomfortable for the 2+ hour ride each way. Second, Ghulam Ali our tour guide from RAH tourism was extremely rude and inconsiderate towards me and my friends off and on throughout our tour. Due to unforeseen circumstances two in our group ran ten minutes behind after being told last night pickup was 9:30am rather than 9:00am per our original excursion email. He proceeded to rush us and was rude about the “mosque tickets expiring” when we clearly would have had enough time had the original pickup time been 9:00am. He proceeded to drive extremely aggressively and unsafely on the way to Abu Dhabi, tailgating people, honking at them and making rude comments about other people’s driving. At the mosque Ghulam was rude to us again. When he dropped us off he asked us to meet at a coffee shop by 12:30pm following our tour. After meeting EARLY at our set meeting point my friend and I needed to use the restroom. After politely asking where the nearest one was, we went and came back. I was berated for taking too long when I returned, for no reason. “Finally” was the first word out of his mouth upon our return. It was extremely rude and disrespectful and I told him I did not need to be spoken to like that for needing to use a WC. He also made a comment to one of my friends asking if there had been a line at the bathroom. Does it matter? Maybe my friend or I did not feel well. Or a million other things it may of been. Mind you it was only five minutes. At the end of the day it is none of his business. We made it to the car by 12:32 pm, for the record, because I checked my watch when we got there. There were other comments he made to my friends under his breath and throughout the entire tour. We then decided to skip the Heritage Village tour and go straight to lunch. Our friends made a comment about needing vegetarian food. He took us to one restaurant and we asked to look at the second restaurant he mentioned. Upon seeing the second restaurant (that was only a short walk down the sidewalk), we decided to go back to the first as there was hardly any vegetarian at the second. Ghulam rolled his eyes at us and made a rude comment to the other person in our group out loud and under his breath. When we sat to eat lunch he left us and sat in the car. My friends and I decided to cut our tour short due to Ghulam’s personality and attitude. If Ghulam does not like being a tour guide or understand other people’s needs or feelings then he should find another occupation. Would NOT recommend Ghulam and in turn this company if they hire people like him.
Trip to Abu Dhabi
HectorNoel_T, Mar 2024
Excelent tour. Almost a private tour, only another couple was picked up, what made 4 of us. Our guide Ghulam did awesome job, answered all our questions, gave us time to explore, didn't rushed us throrugh. We encountered several car accidents on our way to Abu Dhabi however Ghulam made the best of the situation and planned the route accordingly only to visit all the tour points. Had a great time.
Good one day tour, nice...
Janina_D, Mar 2024
Good one day tour, nice guide Amjad, recommend this tour, rided with a car just five people group, everything was good
memories of the UAE visit.
ANIS_A, Mar 2024
Our Abu Dhabi Day Tour pilot/ leader Mr.Alyas was very puctual, friendly and well known to his job. He explained history of the UAE in a very simple and eloquent English. We appreciate his knowledge of the historical places in this land and vision of it,s future.. We enjoyed our visit to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Our entrée to the mosque was very souple. We visited all sites which were promised in our booking. Thus your service as a tour operator is excellent and we are very happy that we booked our tour with the best tour-operator of th UAE. we can blindly recommend this tour to anyone who have little time but wants more explore the UAE. Our thanks to your organisation and special thanks to Mr.Alyas. we wish you more success in tourism world.
Abu Dhabi
REYNALDO_G, Mar 2024
1 day good tour to Abu Dhabi , very good and kind tour guide well explain , visit a lot of places in Abu Dhabi
Definitely a good tour company
Manuel_R, Mar 2024
Everything was amazing and on time ! Khalid the tour guide was very friendly and professional it took time to explain things around
Beautiful but a tourist trap!
Dhalia_A, Mar 2024
This place was beautiful and the details undeniable but be warned it’s a tourist trap. It’s well organized but Very long lines.
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From $37.00

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 9 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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