Get to know Abu Dhabi on a day trip from Dubai that lets you explore the largest emirate on a time budget. All transportation is included, saving you the hassle figuring out logistics, and a guide makes the most of your time by taking you straight to Abu Dhabi highlights like Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Emirates Palace and Etihad Towers, and more.

Guided tour of Abu Dhabi from Dubai
Get local insight into Abu Dhabi from your guide
See key Abu Dhabi sights in just one day
All transportation included for easy transfers

What's Included

Pick-up and drop off from Dubai
Air-conditioned vehicle
Unlimited water
Entry to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Qasr Al Watan "Royal Palace" Tickets
Etihad Towers Observation Deck Tickets - 74 Floor
Abaya for ladies to visit the Mosque " to be returned"

Lunch (Own expenses)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Complimentary pickup is available from Dubai city hotels, apartments, and Cruise terminal Dubai ( Port Rashid & Dubai Harbour ). Dubai Airport is available from the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel.

What To Expect

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Abu Dhabi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Etihad Towers

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

The Corniche (Pass By)

Qasr Al Watan

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Mosques & Palace have very strict dress codes: women must wear long loose clothing, and ensure their arms and legs are fully covered. Women are also required to cover their heads at all times. For Mosque visit a long Abaya with scarf (long black dress attire) will be provided by the tour operator if needed which must be returned back; Men must not show above their knees and must cover their shoulders. Failure to do so will be a refused entry. The tour operator cannot provide any clothing for men
Tattoos must be covered
The duration of this tour will be between 8 and 9 hours depending on traffic
It is not recommended to book this tour on Friday if you have a return flight on the same day, as the drop-off time is dependent on traffic and can not be guaranteed.

During any Presidential Events, Qasr Al Watan might shut down to the public without any previous announcements as it is a national palace
There is a shuttle bus service to the entrance from the main gate of the palace
Guided tours are not allowed within the palace; your guide will narrate important information about the palace before the visit
Kindly share your WhatsApp number for easy communication during the pickup
Pickup is available from all the Dubai City Hotels, Apartments & Cruise Terminals (Port Rashid & Dubai Harbour). Pickup outside the city limit is available for an additional fee
Royal Palace entry tickets are included, but the tour guide won't be able to provide explanations inside the palace as it is not permitted. Guide will give you all the information about the palace before you enter inside.
Mosque Hours: Sat to Thu: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm (Last entry 9:30 pm)
Fri: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Last entry 11:30 am) & from 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Last entry 9:30 pm)
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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Kelvinau, Apr 2024

Architecture/design/luxury of palace and grand mosque very unique and spectacular! Beautiful to take pictures all over.

Excellent

Nancy_K, Apr 2024

Mustafa and the driver made sure we arrived at the hotel safely after a terrible rit due to the weather circumtances. Mustafa has enriched us with knowledge about Abu Dhabi and Arabic culture. We had a great time!

Just do it

Valery_S, Apr 2024

Shakil was such a fun tour guide! He was well informed and gave us some really good background history on everything. It was a really good experience, highly recommend!

Amazing tour

Alexandra_W, Apr 2024

Amazing tour one of the best I’ve ever been to! Highly recommended! Hamza was very knowledgeable and told us lots of interesting things about uae. He was very open and honest and told us how it is which was so refreshing!

Amazing experience

Katherine_C, Apr 2024

I had an amazing experience on this tour. I was picked up on time and had an amazing time with Mohammed Iqbal whom was our tour guide. He picked us up where we arrived early in Abu Dhabi which caused us to avoid long lines. He took amazing pictures of my husband and I and knew exactly where to stand and helped us pose. Overall Great

Beautiful experience

Angela_L, Apr 2024

The experience was astonishing and beautiful. I’ve always had heard about the mosque but walking into one was breath taking and an amazing moment. A person can learn to respect the spiritual belief that could be different than what he/she have.

Beautiful Experience

Mia_M, Apr 2024

Shawky, our tour guide was exceptional. Very informative and knowledgeable about Abu Dhabi and history. He even took photos for everyone in group if they wanted and they came out like a professional took photo.

Great experience

Jorge_M, Apr 2024

Wonderful experience. Our tour guide Haidi was great, very informative, friendly and fun. The mosque and grand palace are a marvel. I would recommend this tour.

We took the tour mostly...

KennethRoLinera, Apr 2024

We took the tour mostly for transportation but we were so lucky to have the best tour guide Haidi she was amazing

Stunning

Amarilys_B, Apr 2024

Absolutely stunning and breathtaking!!! This tour is a must if visiting Dubai. Our guide Fesal was courteous, funny, informative & attentive. He made sure we knew where to be, what to do and when to meet back at the bus but gave us space to explore on our own. Highly recommend this excursion and Ocean Air!!! This was our 2nd excursion with Ocean Air and they were both fantastic!!!!

Abu Dhabi tour

Rouslan_S, Apr 2024

Great tour! Great guide! Great experience! Would recommend to anyone! Made a lot of memorable pictures!

Great tour for overview

kerry_G, Apr 2024

This is a great tour if you want to hit all of the highlights. I would have liked to spend more time at the palace and less time at the mosque. The mosque was so crowded that it couldn’t be appreciated. The outdoor area would have been sufficient. Lunch was great. The guide gave us interesting factoids that I had not heard on other tours. The bus was very comfortable.

Great service.

Ruxin_G, Mar 2024

Thank you very much for providing us with a Mandarin tour staff even when we were alone. I thought we could join the English group . The tour staff and driver were very enthusiastic and patient. We had a great time .

Great time, Beautiful constructions.

Jon_O, Mar 2024

We have a great time in Abu Dhabi. Mostafa was a great guide, really knowledge and passion of what he do. Thank you.

Abu Dhabi highlights!

MariaElena_H, Mar 2024

Beautiful landmarks. The Grand Mosque is breathtaking and The Royal Palace magnificent. Our girl guide, Elizabeth, she was very friendly, knowledgeable and provided the best opportunities for pictures.

Great experience and helpful tour guide

Angelika_M, Mar 2024

We selected this tour because it includes two of the places that we wanted to visit: the Grand Mosque and the Qasr Al Watan Palace. We were picked up on time at our hotel in Dubai. During the drive to Abu Dhabi our Austrian tour guide Robert explained everything with many details and photos, but not too much. He was very nice and helpful. We could ask all our questions during the tour. He also helped everybody to get a lot of memories and photos on the best locations. The places are remarkable. It was a great experience and we enjoyed it a lot! I definitely can recommend this tour to everybody!

Great guide

Michael, Mar 2024

Overall a good experience. Our guide was passionate and knowledgeable. Time well spent as the tour covered many places in a short time.

Not satisfying

Lakshmi_N, Mar 2024

Though the guide was great, it seemed to me that this tour is not worth the money. Very few activities included for the price of the tour. I’d rather have rented a car and planned a trip myself!

Emerate Tower, Palace, & Mosque

Gillian_K, Mar 2024

This trip was excellent would highly recommend. Fesil our tour guide was so knowledgeable & funny & had such a happy dissposition. We found learning about the creation of Dubai & the muslim religion was extremely interesting. Definitely give this trip 5 stars.

Perfect day tour of Abu Dhabi!

Geraldine_A, Mar 2024

Great Abu Dhabi day trip tour from Dubai. We visited the Observation Deck which had stunning views of Abu Dhabi, as well as Qasr Al Watan Palace and Grand Mosque. Ziad our tour guide was amazing, he was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of interesting information about Abu Dhabi. This tour was about 8.5 hours from start to finish. Highly recommend this tour!

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