Private Tour: Half Day Dubai Highlight City Tour

Name: Private Tour: Half Day Dubai Highlight City Tour
Brand: MAM Holidays Dubai
SKU: 35183P4
Price: 85.90 USD
Rating: 4.5 (53 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceDubai, United Arab Emirates

4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Sightseeing in Dubai can mean walking between landmarks or waiting for cabs in sweltering heat. This private half-day city tour by private air-conditioned vehicle means you arrive at highlights such as the Palm Jumeirah and Deira’s souks feeling coolly relaxed. Plus, you enjoy personalized insight from a guide and the crowd-free atmosphere of a private group. Return hotel transfers and a choice of departures are included, with entry fees excluded.

See Dubai’s sights on a half-day private tour, ideal for first-time visitors
Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle to avoid walks or waits in the sun
Dig deeper into the stories of the Palm, Creek, and souks with a guide
Hotel transfers and choice of timings for ease, with entry fees as extra

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Benefit from a flexible itinerary and a choice of departure times on this private city tour.

What's Included

Round trip private transportation by Air conditioned car
English Speaking Licensed Tour guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (Within Dubai City)/ Dubai airport/ Cruise ship port
Bottles of water

Food & Drinks
Any other things not mentioned

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Centrally located Dubai hotels (Within Dubai City)/ Dubai airport/ Cruise ship...

What To Expect

MAM Holidays Dubai (Pass By)

Palm Jumeirah

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Atlantis The Palm

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Burj Al Arab

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jumeirah Mosque

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dubai Gold Souk

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dubai Spice Souk

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Operated by MAM Holidays Dubai

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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Reviews

4.5

53 reviews

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Well worth it!!

Alex_P, Apr 2024

We couldn't have been happier with Shajahan. He gave us plenty of info and was very friendly. The vehicle was clean and comfortable. Saw some amazing sights. Highly recommended. Thanks again mate. Alex and Madeleine.

The best way to see all parts of Dubai in a short time

Sue_K, Apr 2024

I can’t believe how much we did with Shajahan on this half day tour. He was kind, helpful, had incredible knowledge. We learnt so much about the different parts of Dubai. We loved how he knew all the best places to take great photos and then joined us on the river taxi to the gold and spice souk too. If you are short of time then definitely do this half day tour, you won’t regret it! Thank you Shajahan for an unforgettable introduction to Dubai ❤️

Awesome Dubai Tour

Anthony_P, Mar 2024

Awesome tour! Loved it last year and decided to take the tour again with another group of friends. Highly recommended!

A Great Overview of Dubai

Alexander_P, Mar 2024

My guide was Shajahan (aka Shah) and he was excellent. He has lived in Dubai almost 20 years and knows the city very well. We drove all over, stopping for photo along the way. We walked through the Spice Souk and the Gold Souk, took a water taxi, went to the Dubai marina, to the end of Palm Jumeirah, and point in between. The tour started from my hotel in Business Bay around 2 pm and we returned around 7 pm. The only negative was driving through the late-afternoon traffic in Dubai, but that was not fault of Shah. This was not inexpensive, but the schedule was right for me and I feel the value was good. I would recommend it for anyone looking for a 1/2 day tour in the afternoon.

Try better options

Pradeep_K, Jan 2024

Tour description was good but driver tried best to cut short it. Many things could not be covered because driver took busy route.

Great afternoon in Dubai

Cynthia_T, Jan 2024

Our driver Shajahan was excellent he was so knowledgeable and interesting. He spoke great English and made our day enjoyable. He was flexible as we had already seen the Burj Khalifa I can’t recommend home enough. Great driver and super clean vehicle Also. Ask for Shajahan!!!

Waste of time

sattysk, Jan 2024

Seemed to be dropped of quite far from each location we wanted to see. Driver misunderstood the instructions for one of our bookings which made us late and have to work hard to avoid cancellation - overall little useful information provided - better off using a street taxi

Taxi service

Geoffrey_H, Jan 2024

Nothing in our experience matched the itinerary advertised. None of the advertised stops occurred, many places of interest weren't visited and short stops occurred in spots of little interest not connected to the itinerary. The driver was friendly and helpful but knew little of Dubai being a temporary resident himself. A request for part refund was denied.

Awesome

KimberlyF, Dec 2023

Shah was an amazing tour guide. Took us to all the places we wanted to see and answered all our questions. He was very knowledgable, polite and extra kind.

Tour that never happened, no show

Ramon_T, Dec 2023

The tour operator did not show up saying he missed it even if I had the voucher and confirmation, this never happened to me before with viator

Enjoyable afternoon

Lee_M, Nov 2023

Very knowledgable driver / guide looked after us , pleasant trip , took us around all the different areas of Dubai

Very worthwhile and value for money.

Christine_W, Nov 2023

Being taken to all the sights and seeing everything about Dubai. The guide was very professional nothing was a too much trouble. Our guide was very informative. He made sure we saw everything and gave us a chance to take photos at every location. I would recommend Shajahan as tour operator and guide. Vehicle was comfortable. The best thing was he picked us up at the port drove us to our hotel after driving us around for 4 hrs.

Very good

Anita_C, Nov 2023

The driver was very patient and drove carefully. Although we ran into traffic while going but the driver looked for the alternate route to take me to the hotel. He is a good driver.

Good, but to fast paced.

Lucy_A, Nov 2023

Our guide was great. But if I had to do it again I would pick an excursion with less stops. I enjoy Old Dubai and would have liked more time there.

Halfday City Tour

Rhonald_F, Oct 2023

Sha was great! Patient and very knowledgeable of Dubai and its history. I highly recommend Sha for Dubai city tour

Unforgettable tour!

Tawana_R, Oct 2023

Shajahan was very personable and knowledgeable about the rich Dubai history!! He was also very flexible and accommodating!!! I would definitely recommend him!

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Evdokia_S, Oct 2023

Very poor tour. First of all, in the tour description you see that "English Speaking Licensed Tour guide" is included. But it is not! Only car driver included, but you haven't received any interesting fact about the places that you'll visit, only photo stops. Honestly, to take only a car driver will be cheaper. Second point, you don't have structured program. Your driver ask you every time what can we visit, and you have to decide, but come on! I bought a tour, I hope that everything is decided and I will just enjoy my day. And the last point - your driver suggest to drive to places, where you have to pay for entrance tickets. Seems that where are no free places to visit.

A very good experience

ADAMARIA_O, Oct 2023

This is a private four hour tour that allows to visit and to learn about Dubai. It is worth it. My guide, Muhammed Ashram was simply excellent. He is knowledgeable and eager to adapt to your needs and interests. I very much enjoyed the tour.

Amazing tour

Anthony_P, Oct 2023

Our private dubai tour was fantastic. Mohammed our guide was very experienced & knowledgeable. We all had an amazing day!

Discovering Dubai: Tailored Adventures with My Son

Jiyeon_J, Oct 2023

Visiting Dubai was an absolute dream for my son and me, and getting to explore it together was delightful! Though the city is stunning with so much to see, the scorching weather and limitations on walkable distances posed a bit of a challenge for us. Fortunately, engaging in a half-day tour program allowed us to explore all the places we’d been longing to see, which was incredibly convenient and enjoyable. From the beaches and traditional markets to the contrast of old and new areas in Dubai and so much more, we fully immersed ourselves in the city's beauty on our last day there. Particularly, the service which allowed us to be picked up and dropped off at our desired locations was top-notch. The flexibility to tailor our own program and visit places we wished was so accommodating. We also appreciated the considerate gestures like slowing down the car to let us take ample photos and kindly rolling down the windows for us to have a better view. The thoughtful care shown to ensure we could sightsee comfortably was truly heartwarming.