Experience the best of Abu Dhabi with the benefit of your own guide to provide the insights you want on this private half-day tour. Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle and spend as much or as little time as you wish at highlights including the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Corniche, and Heritage Village. Plus, select your departure time and add stops such as Yas Island for a tour that’s fully customized to your needs and interests.

Private half-day Abu Dhabi city tour
Tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the world’s eighth biggest mosque
Admire the marble arcades and domes of this modern marble mosque
Visit the Corniche and Marina Mall, and discover local culture at the Heritage Village
Opt to visit the Dates Market and stop for photos at Ferrari World
Flexible itinerary with personalized attention from a private guide
Price per vehicle, based on maximum of six passengers

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Professional guide
Private tour
Bottled water

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:00 AM

Pickup details

Pick-up & Drop-off Included from anywhere in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

What To Expect

Heritage Village

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Marina Mall

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

RAH Tourism (Pass By)

Qasr Al Watan (Pass By)

Abu Dhabi Dates Market

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
At time of booking please provide your preferred departure time in the Special Requirements field
Stroller accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

For men and women: your legs and arms need to be covered, with no shorts or skirts above the ankle. Additionally, your clothes should not be tight fitting, and preferably be made up of opaque fabric
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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Great private tour after record Dubai flooding!

Alexander_L, Apr 2024

It was the tour we had after historic Dubai and Abu Dhabi flooding! The first assigned guide/driver could not arrive at the hotel due to being stuck on flooded road, so the company sent us replacement guide/driver, who managed to arrive about 1.5 hours later, but not at his fault. Saleem Malik made our tour unforgettable. His driving skills were excellent, so we managed to reach Abu Dhabi despite all the flooded roads. As it was the private tour for just two of us (my wife and I) Saleem was flexible in the schedule and adjusted the tour itinerary according to our requests. He made sure we had plenty of time at all places of interest and we had an extra place to see, that was not on original itinerary (we had just to pay for additional entry tickets). Thank you, Saleem!

Paying for just the drive nothing else

Georgina_M, Apr 2024

Your are essentially paying for the ride, not a tour guide. They just drop you off at the free Mosque and you walk by yourself , the art gallery is really to sell you their stuff, and Ferrari world, you don’t even go in to the park, there’s not much to it for this tour. So essentially you paid for them to give you a ride to the mosque and potentially to buy stuff from an “art gallery” / store where its sales people. You can probably find your own way to the mosque and buy actual tickets to enter Ferrari world or w/e

I, was very pleased and happy!

Yamelis_W, Apr 2024

Abdul, our driver, guide was so pleasant from beginning to the end, very knowledgeable, accommodating and helpful, Abu Dhabi it’s so nice, clean, calm, organized city, Shake Zayed Mosque it’s a most see, so it’s Emirates Palace, wow The Louvre Museum it’s unique, great atmosphere and exhibís, Yas Island the house of Ferrari World, and F1 Circuit its fenomenal, I had one of the best experiences in my life during this tour I highly recommend it! 😃😃😃❤️ Sincerely, a true world traveler Yamelis

A must

Sheila_T, Apr 2024

Loved having a private driver. He was the best. Very flexible and informative. I felt safe the entire time and he even accommodated our locations

Tourist trap tour. Waste of money and time. Could have done a better tour myself.

BruceandBarb_H, Apr 2024

Visiting the Grand Mosque was the only highlight. Driver was distracted, showed little interest in us as clients, was talking and texting on his cell phone while driving many times during the trip, and provided some “forced” remarks periodically. Overall was not a good experience. Lunch options were a buffet or fast food. Provided no other alternative. Visited an “art gallery” which turned out to be a shop marketing rugs, watches and jewelry.

Good tour for the money we paid.

Bright_R, Apr 2024

The visit to the Mosque was grate. Although we would have preferred the guide to have come inside the mosque with us. The palace was a short tour as nothing much to see.

Abu Dhabi

larisa_d, Mar 2024

Tour guide was great very informative and took some great pictures of us which is always a nice bonus. Would maybe like a few more lunch choices but overall great tour. Definitely worth the price to have a private tour.

Abu Dhabi Day Trip

Cara_L, Mar 2024

Usman was great! Highly recommend. He even made a few stops that we were interested in that weren’t on the pre-set itinerary

Amazing Abu Dhabi day trip

dmiecznik, Mar 2024

Amazing trip to Abu Dhabi with family. Yasir was very friendly and informative. He helped us with proper attire choices and was very helpful all day. We couldn’t be happier. Thank you.

What did you expect in Dubai?

Clara_P, Mar 2024

What did we expect on this tour of the city? Our guide/driver Gul Muhammad did not explain our tour to us, we had to ask at all times. I do not recommend him if you want to know Abu-Dhabi, he is just a driver.

Good trip

Vijay_C, Mar 2024

My guide Raja Abdul was friendly and knowledgeable. Took me to all the attractions as per the itinerary and was on time. Definitely recommend him to anybody who likes to spend quality time exploring the city.

We appreciated our...

Maya_F, Mar 2024

We appreciated our driver's driving skills as it was a day of Biblical flooding in Dubai and that he had a great attitude and very patient!

Excellent service

Shuchi_A, Mar 2024

It was very personalized and humble service. I felt like I was with my family member, taking care of us every step.

Aleem is an incredible tour guide. Fantastic tour

Christopher_C, Mar 2024

Aleem was an incredible tour guide. Very friendly, knowledgeable, had many great facts about Abu Dhabi and more. We’ve been on tours in 40+ countries and Aleem certainly is one of the best tour guides we’ve ever had. We visited many unique and exciting places in Abu Dhabi. Honestly, for the price, this tour is a steal of a deal. Book it now. Spectacular experience and definitely worth every bit of 5 stars. Thanks Aleem for a world class day

A day to remember for ever

Luis_C, Mar 2024

Amazing trip to Abu Dhabi. The driver Mr Khan was excellent, helping with everything and providing lots of valuable info.

A great day in Abu Dhabi

Kathy_W, Mar 2024

Great trip with a private car. Yasir was a wonderful guide and driver. He was very flexible and we saw all the sites we wanted to. He even knew the way to show us the F1 track from the W hotel

Great Tour

Robert_S, Mar 2024

A nice ride to Abu Dhabi from Dubai. Our tour guide gave us background information including pictures as we visited each spot. He provided us sufficient time (very flexible) as we explored and enjoyed the sites. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Emirates Palace were beautiful. We enjoyed shopping at the malls and dates market. Ferrari World was interesting. It is worth experiencing Abu Dhabi and would recommend this tour.

Day in Abu Dhabi

Lakisha_P, Mar 2024

Our tour guide was amazing! He took a lot of time with us sharing the history of Abu Dhabi and helped to keep us on a schedule to ensure we were able to see multiple places on our tour. He was professional, patient, accommodating, and a overall great guy.

Great Abu Dhabi one day private tour

Raj_R, Feb 2024

Private tour to Abu Dhabi on Feb 28 was excellent. Irfan was great and he know the way around and was quick to take us to all the attractions and he even accepted our request to go to a place for lunch and very accommodative.

Good day

Avis_R, Feb 2024

We are from jamaica. The driver knew a lot and shared a lot of information about the different sites with us before we went in he also showed us places along the way and told us about them. We had a good time. We were happy we chose this tour because it was just the two of us and we were able to leave each location when we wanted. The car was a SUV comfortable and clean and he provided us with water.

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