I really loved this tour. I got a lot of insight on the many souks. Took great photos, and also enjoyed good food and a abra ride
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Professional Photography
- Arabic tea/Coffee, dates
- Al Khayma Heritage House visit
- Luqaimat - Ragag
- Abra water taxi fees
- Local Licensed tour guide
Excludes
- Transfer / Tipping ( Not mandatory)
Itinerary
This historic walking tour will show you the best of the Al Fahidi District as you learn all about the culture and history of the UAE. You’ll also take a ride in a traditional Abra water taxi that will show you the city from a unique perspective.
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I really enjoyed this tour. Alex was my photographer and we had a great time walking all over old town and taking photos. As a solo female traveler, I felt very safe on this excursion. It was also great to have someone take professional photos of me without me having to fumbling with a tripod or endless selfies. The photos turned out great! The meal at the end of the tour was delicious! Overall this was a FANTASTIC value!
The tour was really informative, food and drink was really good, and it was nice to end in the gold and spice market. I really enjoyed understanding the history of Dubai and UAE! Don’t hesitate to book. Thanks to Adnan for a great tour!!!
It was a really great Tour, very interesting! And a huge Thank you to the photographer - he did an amazing Job, the Pictures are awesome, such a nice memory!
I loved this experience. Definitely one of the top highlights of my trip - had so much fun. Our tour guide, Maaz, took wonderful care of us. He was super knowledgeable and seemed very happy to answer any questions we had. A charismatic gentleman whose sense of humour also helped us absorb all the info. The tour’s photographer, Muhammad, was just amazing - made me feel comfortable while being adventurous with photo suggestions. He captured my experience of the tour brilliantly. Both were very kind and it felt like they really cared to make the experience enjoyable. It felt like they were old friends of mine by the end of the tour. The restaurant and delicious food and refreshing drinks we sampled was the cherry on top. Would recommend the tour to anyone in a heartbeat. I’d definitely do it again, given the chance.
Super Trip to all the main sights in Dubai in the great care of our tour guide Adnan. His cultural knowledge provided excellent insight and background about the city and the UAE overall. His passion for ensuring each guest maximised their time on the trip ensured that we had ample time in each location which were captured brilliantly through his combined photography skills. This trip is highly personalised and delivered at a pace to ensure every enjoys the experience. This trip is ideal for travellers looking to see the key sights of the beautiful city of Dubai in a short period and having Adnan as our guide ensured it was a 10/10 trip. I would highly recommend this trip and Oceanairtravels as a provider of choice. I am looking forward to my return visit where hopefully I meet Adnan on my next trip!
We booked this photo tour, thinking that we want to keep some nice photos of us from dubai - but that is only part of what you get. From start until finish, Adnan (our guide) told us all about the history of UAE, showed us amazing monuments around dubai, and to top it off, took us to a nice, local restaurant. Our photos are really nice, but the memory really is the great experience of it all. Thank you Adnan!
Our photographic city tour started with guide and photographer Adnan came us to pick us. Everything was beautiful after that . The information which was shared was amazing and the pictures 😍. Please do ask for Adnan when you book for a tour. He is humble , good and a gentleman.
Adnan was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. He went out of his way to show us amazing places. I would highly recommend him! I genuinely want to thank him for his commitment and dedication towards the tour. I ended up learning so much about the city and it’s culture as well! 🙂
Count my 5 stars as 7. all of them because of the tour advisor, Adnan. if UAE runs democratic elections, this guy will win and become the king of UAE because of his character, sarcasm, generosity, and he has full knowledge of UAE history and new modern life. he picked up us in time and started the tour by giving us information about UAE while driving to our destinations. we went to the best famous landmarks to take pictures. and guess what! he is very professional with photography too. And he asks you which place you want we can go there. So if you come to Dubai, then definitely you need to do a tour with Adnan, or else I can say you haven't been to Dubai at all.
One name, Adnan! If you’re going to Dubai as a tourist, OceanAir Travels has easy to book tours that come with great guides. We were super fortunate to have Adnan. He was incredible. He exemplifies Emarati hospitality! The tours were engaging and insightful. He did not go on like a broken record. He simplified the tours so we understood the history of this beautiful city, Dubai. He made sure we felt safe and secure. He ensured we had THEE best experience. Absolutely unmatched! What a great guy. He made my vacation that much more memorable. Fell in love with Dubai and made a friend for life. I will be referring all my friends. Yalla! #HabibiComeToDubai
we discovered beautiful places in dubai. the photographer is great at listening and has many ideas. In addition to the photos our guide tells us the history of dubai with dates as well as daily life. to perform without regret, on top! Thanks for all Adnan.
This was the best day of my life. I absolutely loved it. And the pictures are spectacular. I can’t stop looking at them. I’m naturally shy in front of the camera but the guys were so good at giving my directions on how to pose that it looks like I’ve done this before. I haven’t 😊 So, if you are in Dubai and if you want to feel like a princess and model for the day this experience is for you. You will absolutely love it just like I did. Thank you to tourguys and Favas for making my day special. 🙏🙏🙏
This tour was the highlight of my trip to Dubai! I went in mainly for the pictures but came out with so much more! I feel like I got the whole Dubai in one morning! Adnan was the best tour guide we could’ve asked for! He really knows his stuff and answers just about an question about the history and culture of Dubai and does it with a smile! On our tour, Adnan was the photographer too, which was awesome because he knew where to get all the best pics! This tour is highly recommended!!!
We book tour with photography and it was our good luck we got Mr.ADNAN as our tour guide Such an amazing person with alot of knowledge about ISLAM and UAE history.. 100% recommended
This was one of the best tours we took during our Dubai trip. Our guide Adnan was super friendly and very experienced. The picture spots were awesome and the pictures came out amazing. Top quality. Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a quick city tour and great photos.
This was my first trip to Dubai and I had the best time. This was our first organized tour from the start of our trip. We booked the 5 hour day tour with a photographer, Adnan. He was punctual and very polite when he arrived to our hotel to pick us up. He was also in constant contact prior to arriving to pick us up. We stopped at all the key points with plenty of time for photos. We didn't feel rushed at all. He has the best eye when it came to capturing each moment. The photos speak for themselves. He was extremely knowledgeable about every aspect of the trip. He took his time and explained and gave history on each place we went. I must say this was by far the best part of the 5 days we were there. Also, Adnan thanks for recommending the restaurant where we had lunch, the food was delicious and it was an awesome experience. He also made sure we wasn't taken advantage of when we went to the Gold Souk and Spice Market.. You won't be disappointed, book with Adnan!
Was a fantastic tour of the major sights of Dubai. Our guide Addi was very knowledgeable and knew about the history of the city and Royal Family. The visit to the mosque was wonderful what a beautiful building in and out. The gold and spice souks were also enlightening and the trip on the river taxi is a memory we will never forget. Would highly recommend this tour if you want to view the sights in comfort.. he added extra little touches went above and beyond to make our experience special ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😀
The city tour was amazing! Adnan is an excellent professional and guided us through everything! I loved! I highly recommend! thank you Adnan for your patience, your competence, and your amazing photos! Really brilliant!! if i could i would give more than 5 stars!!!
It was a great service. The your rep (Adnan) explained everything and was helpful. He also took great photos of my daughter and I. ❤️
Our guide, Adnan knows a lot of amazing photo spots. Thanks for his perfect schedule, we can travel all of the landmarks of Dubai without inconvenience. I appreciate his kindness and professional knowledge. Don't miss the chance to meet best guides in Dubai.
A great tour, full of highlights 👌 Adnan is super with terrific knowledge. I am thrilled & can recommend it to everyone. 10 points/stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥳
Adnan was a very knowledgeable and professional guide. And his pictures were wonderful. He knew the bests spots to take them
Adnan was our guide. He was so commited. We were so lucky because nowbody else came, so he was just with us all day. Amazing guide, amazing guy... And pictures a very good souvenir. His pictures are almost the only ones together of our honey moon. It was a real present.
It was really special experience where we saw a different side of Dubai which was so interesting and we tasted traditional coffee and sweets.
Today, i had an absolute great day with my tour guide Adul. We walked through the historal district, went to the coffee museum, rode on the Abra, the markets and finally the gold souk to admire the amazing skill and workmanships in the designs. I rate this tour 10/10 because of the time and dedication involved to be a guide and the reqiuired knowledge and understanding needed to explain ones knowlege of history and culture of the environment . Adul was engaging, answered my questions ( i had alot!) The day was phenomenal!! It was the bomb!! The best! given the heat. I am not a history buff but i appreciated seeing the building and designs in the historical context of old vs new! Thank you Adul, you made my day!
Our Guide was fantastic and the whole tour was such a breeze and info was well explained by our tour guide.Big Thank U……..
I must admite it’s was wonderful experience Abdul was very good to us and very professional. He make our day amazing and enjoyable. Laugh with us and be kind. Well done to you Abdul, thank you❤️
Adnan was amazing, and very informative! Professional and well mannered gentleman. He was extremely patient with other group members as they were tired and were not keen on doing activities but he kept encouraging them to participate in the activities! I will rate him 10/10 for depth knowledge and information, and way he presented that information to us! His kindness and smile really made this experience pleasant and memorable! If you book tour ask for Adnan, to get best experience!
Absolutely superb, I would recommend this trip with our fantastically informed guide, Abdul - we had a wonderful time and saw and learned so much from him, would give him 6 stars if I could 😊
Amazing experience !!! To do absolutely !! Adnan is a great guide, he explains everything about Dubai. He takes a lot of photos of us all around the city. Good photographer !! It’s perfect to have a lot of memories. We recommend it at 100%. Photos are amazing !! Thank you Adnan !!
Amazing tour!! Fully recommend. Abdul was an amazing guide who took us from modern Dubai to the old city taking the time to explain the culture, the people, the religion and the history. He had lots of patience and took amazing picture of me and husband! We can wait to see them as he send to us in the next couple of days. We visited The palm, Atlantis , spices and gold souk, coffee tea house with UAE history, a gallery where we could see the Burg el Arab building, and the blue mosque that was the highlight of the tour for us and where Abdul took the time to explain about religion ( and we were very interested !) Amazing tour and a must do activity in Dubai!
I would definitely recommend this tour with Abdul. Very insightful look into the history of Dubai and the drive around was very exciting. You learn a lot in a very short time. Even when you're solo travelling it's a worthy experience.
It's hard for me to pick a favorite part of the tour as it was such an amazing day touring Dubai city. Our guide Abdul made sure we were comfortable, relaxed and he took the best pictures. I learnt a lot about Dubai from Abdul too.
What an amazing experience!!! Adnan came early to the hotel to pick us up. He was friendly and very helpful. It was an amazing experience with someone who has very good knowledge of the history of Dubai. Learnt quite alot. Good experience with the visit of the landmarks and beautiful photos. Adnan was polite, patient and helpful throughout. Had a wonderful time. I will recommend 100%.
June 2022 - My wife and I did a 5-Hour Private Tour with Professional Photographer Guide Adnan (Addi) and he was absolutely amazing! We are from Miami Beach FLA - USA and wanted a private tour focused only on us and that is exactly what we got! His knowledge, photography skills, kindness and warm smile really made this an amazing experience for us.. To be honest we did not want a tour in a big bus with 20 other people driving around all day all hot and sweaty🥵..lol We discussed what we wanted to see, Addi gave his suggestions and off we went.. if we had questions we asked and if we didn’t we moved on.. just the way it should be:) What we accomplished in 5 hours we could have never done in a weeks time.. Addi”s knowledge of the history and culture here in the UAE is just unbelievable.. Every once while you just meet an “Amazing” person and this was truly our experience with Addi.. Thank You 🎈✈️💫😊
This tour was the highlight of my trip to Dubai. The tour took us to about 5 different places and lasted about 5 hours, picked up and dropped off at our hotel in an air conditioned SUV. Our tour guide Adnan was very professional and extremely knowledgable about the history of the UAE and Dubai. He's also a great ambassador of Islam and gave us a very good overview with a Q/A session. Our photographer Favas took very good pictures, and helped out with posing and positioning. I'd recommend this tour 200% for every visitor to Dubai. Make sure to request Adnan and Favas
Had a very lovely experience on this tour. Our guide, Addi was super helpful and very knowledgeable, and our photographer was a whole vibe!! . They were both patient and super kind to us and gave us all the history of the places we visited. The car was spacious and comfortable, we had water and everything we needed to make it a comfortable trip. We had a great tour of various places with a lot of lovely pictures! We were picked up from our hotel and dropped off at the end. The tour took a little over 5 hours, and the timing was very well managed. I really appreciate all the help we were provided. 100% will totally recommend.
I went with my daughter to this tour, it was a lovely day, one of the best days in Dubai !! all thanks to our guide Adnan and Favas the photographer.
Dubai and the tour are amazing but importantly is the guide! Adnan, is the best at what he does! he is very knowledgeable, professional and intelligent. He shared with us the rich culture and history of the city and country, he is so well spoken and had the most patience for all our questions. I would most definitely recommend him and this tour ! Favas our photographer was also such a professional, he made sure every picture was perfect, helped us stand correctly , took such beautiful photos, and made us feel beautiful! (First time in front of a camera) he took so many photos , more then I can count. We got so much more then just what it says in the package. We had the best time!
I didn't expect this trick to be so perfect. The timing, communication and professionalism were spot on. Ramadan was an excellent guide, extremely friendly telling us the history of Dubai and its landmarks with many great anecdotes. As for Favas, he was an experienced photographer with a lot of professionalism and good advice to bring out the best in each photo, systematically finding the perfect places and spots for a memorable souvenir. Overall, this is a tour I would remember, and I recommend it to everyone. Thank you very much for this moment.
The tour was really informative, Abdul explained a lot and was flexible to all questions. The combination with the photo shoot is great and we got really nice pictures. The time in the souks was a bit short, but we had a good overview of what is available there. Therefore, we recommend to make the tour at the beginning of your trip to Dubai, so that you can go on the next days possibly again longer to one of the markets.
This is a must-do tour! Not only you see all the major sites, modern and new, you also get a guided tour and professional pictures to boot. Abdul is a wealth of information about any topic you want to know. Thanks Abdul for a great and fun tour!
10 out of 10...wonderful, excellent, amazing and 1000% worth it. The tour started beautifully with Abdul's introduction as our guide for the tour. He went on to explain the sites that we were going to visit and along the entire route he provided us with the history, the changes and experiences and how Dubai has been transformed. I especially enjoyed the Al Farlow Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque and Centre, I really learnt a lot and have a new found appreciation. Abdul is an amazing and entertaining guide and honestly if I had a choice I would pick him again.....😁😊😊😊😁😁 Excellent Service, Excellent tour..I recommend wholeheartedly...
Well kept, well managed guided tour of old dubai.....glad to have made this trip , a memorable experience for all of us INDEED
Truly a wonderful experience, to understand the early life of Dubai and the Emirati culture, a great guide and wonderful memories to take along. I recommend it .
Abdul is a great guide the explanations were very clear and the tour was very rewarding I highly recommend this tour you will learn a lot of things from the history of some districts of dubai. Visit to the coffee museum and very atypical I really enjoyed it. But beware the exorbitant prices in The Spice Souk It's really a big scam
A top guide I recommend 10000% The pictures are beautiful, the old dubai is amazing I recommend this activity
We did the tour with Adnan. Was everything very organized and with a small group of 4 people. We could learn a lot about Dubai and were also in old Dubai. Was a very interesting and beautiful tour. If someone is traveling to Dubai for the first time I can highly recommend this tour
I would do this tour again at any time. I was picked up on time at the hotel in the lobby. The whole tour was really very well planned. We were traveling in a small group (7 people). We have really seen a lot of Dubai in a very short time. Abdul, our tour guide was really the best. He speaks really good English, is very friendly, answers all questions and explains a lot to you. During the five hours we were able to see, learn and taste a lot. You don't feel like you're on such a typical tourist tour. Should I come back to Dubai, I would repeat the tour directly. Thank you Abdul, for this great and educational day. 😃
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