Dubai: Walking Tour of Al Fahidi, Gold and Spice Souks with Emirati Food Experience
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677 Ratings
Dubai
Experience Arabian culture by touring the Al Khayma Heritage house and savoring optional Emirati food. Tour the alleyways of Al Fahidi, the Coffee Museum, and witness the fascinating history of old Dubai. Take an Abra water taxi across the creek to visit the gold and spice souks.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant | مطعم الخيمة التراثي - We begin our walking tour by meeting our tour guide at Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant located in Al Fahidi Historic District. Feel welcomed with Arabic coffee and tea with dates, where later you will also test the Arabian culture luqaimat, Ragag, and camel milk ice cream. Explore more flavors of Emirati cuisine by upgrading to the breakfast or lunch option.
Later, continue exploring this Michelin Bib Gourmand awarded restaurant and learn more about the UAE’s transformation from just a desert with tents, to reach mars.
Take the opportunity to explore the Emirati bedroom with its antiques, admiring the architectural development from the tent replica located at the restaurant to traditional Arish buildings made from the leaves of date palms to the megastructure.
Take the chance to try your hand at henna painting while indulging in the traditional Arabic Makeover. - Coffee museum - While strolling through the historic alleyways of Al Fahidi, absorb the rich history and heritage at Al Seef before visiting the Middle East’s largest Coffee Museum for witnessing a live Arabic coffee-making session. We shall also stop by the Mosque to admire the enchanting mosque architecture and learn more about Islam.
- Bur Dubai Abra Station - Upon enjoying a traditional Abra water taxi ride to the other side of the Dubai Creek, observe the architecture and old trading ships. It is an excellent opportunity to take some stunning photos of the creekside.
- Dubai Gold Souk - It is time to explore the different aromas from the spice souks and then the specially designed jewelry from the Gold Souk.
What's Included
- Welcome with traditional Arabian drinks and dates
- Unlimited cold mineral water throughout the tour
- Access to the historic Al Khayma Heritage House
- Guidance from a professional and licensed tour guide
- Experience an Arabic makeover and Henna painting
- Visit the enlightening Coffee Museum
- Enjoy a tasting of Emirati delicacies like Rogag, Luqaimat, and camel milk ice cream
- Scenic ride on the traditional Abra water taxi
What's Not Included
- Pick-up and drop-off (available on request with extra cost)
- Gratuities (not mandatory, but appreciated)
Additional Information
- Please note, the tour duration will be 3-4 hours.
- Meet your guide at Al Khayma Heritage House, nearest metro station is DG Sharaf Metro Startion- Green line
- Kindly share your WhatsApp number for easy communication during the meeting point.
- This tour may be conducted in two different languages simultaneously.
- Do not carry luggage or large bags.
- Infants are not allowed on this tour.
- The Coffee Museum closes at 5:00 PM, so if you choose the 5:00 PM time slot, the visit will not be available
Location
Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant | مطعم الخيمة التراثي
Al Mussallah Road
Meet your guide at Al Khayma Heritage House, nearest Metro station is DG Sharaf Metro station - Green line
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Susan_h
May 9, 2024
Old Dubai Excellance - Great tour. The guide was very knowledgeable about the Arabic culture and history. Food was amazing. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Sakim2008
May 9, 2024
Dubai Creek Tour - Hamza is a very good Guy. Hé has à gréât culture of Dubai. Hé is so knowledgeable. All the history od Dubai, plus we have enjoyed the meal have enjoyed the trip !! Thanks
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Rebecca_k
May 9, 2024
Thank you for an amazing, fun and fact filled walk. - Noor is a very genuine, helpful and knowledgeable tour-guide. His narrative was upbeat and overall we had a very pleasant tour. Our young children did not complain once as they found it so interesting!
Additionally, food was delicious. We ended up going back to Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant for dinner.
We would be interested in future tours and would thoroughly recommend this company to friends and family.
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Marijoser423
May 7, 2024
A nice morning - We had a really nice morning. Our guide was Adel, he explained us curious and interesting things and was very patient with our children interrumptions (they are 4 and 5 years old). He also solved all our questions .The food that is included was great!. As It was Sunday we couldn't visit the museums but we enjoyed it anyway.
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Kal1602
May 4, 2024
Great local guide and knowledge! - Maaz Khan was our guide and he was very informative and highly knowledgeable. He is an excellent guide helping us out with great local
Transportation tips and looking after us at all times. We highly recommend this tour and our guide. Loved it!
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590federicom
May 1, 2024
Old Dubai walking tour - Very interesting excursion. Dubai is not only big buildings but there is also another Dubai on the street.
The guide Adel is very friendly and apart from the fact that he goes out of his way to make the excursion as pleasant as possible, he speaks Spanish perfectly.
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Celiarc6897wm
Apr 30, 2024
Al Fahidi Walking Tour with Hossan - We have done the all fahidi walking tour and it has been a wonderful experience. We loved Hossan, our guide, who provided us with great explanations and made the tour very bearable and entertaining. The route is very worthwhile because you learn about the customs and origins of Dubai. It has been a morning of 10. Thanks Hossan!!
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Seaside388501
Apr 28, 2024
100% recommend this tour! Fantastic experience - Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide Sameh was very welcoming and knowledgable of UAE history and traditions, we learned lots! Would highly recommend this tour. As residents of Dubai with family visiting we still discovered new things and the tour exceeded all of our expectations. 10/10 Shukran 🙏 !!
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Kornblumensommer_12
Apr 28, 2024
Great Tour and a lot of information - Hakim was a great Guide, so much information, we enjoyed the tour a lot. Highly recommended. We strolled through the souks, were in a private boat over the Abra, and Hakim has a great knowledge
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944amers
Apr 27, 2024
Amazing historical background & tasty street food - The tour was amazing! Our tour guide Ramadan was very friendly, funny and had a great knowledge about the historical backgrounds.
The street food was tasty and our absolute favourite was the fruit tea with condense milk.
Highly recommended
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