Abu Dhabi Half-Day City Tour: Visit Grand Mosque and Discover Highlights with My Arabian Gate
4.2
90 Ratings
Abu Dhabi
Explore Abu Dhabi's top attractions on a half-day city tour with My Arabian Gate. Visit the iconic Grand Mosque, explore the Heritage Village, and discover the vibrant dates market.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center - The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque stands out as one of the world’s largest mosques, and the only one that captures unique interactions between Islam and world cultures. Sheikh Zayed’s vision for the Grand Mosque was to incorporate architectural styles from different Muslim civilizations and celebrate cultural diversity by creating a haven that is truly diverse and inspirational in its foundation. The mosque’s architects were British, Italian and Emirati, and design inspiration was borrowed parts of Turkey, Morocco, Pakistan, and Egypt among other Islamic countries, revealing a glistening architectural marvel with an astonishing capacity of 40,000 worshippers and visitors.

The open-door policy invites tourists and celebrants from all around the world who can witness the spectacular onion-top domes, the reflective pools that engulf the courtyard and the iconic prayer hall, which not only overflows with blissful sunlight but also houses the world’s biggest chandelier and carpet, both meticulously handmade. Be sure to spot the calligraphy encircling the hollows of the domes, etched with verses from the Quran and painted with gold leaves in An-Naskh lettering.

What's Included
  • Explore the bustling Dates Market for local flavors
  • Visit the iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
  • Drive past Qasr Al Watan, capturing its majestic architecture
  • Admire Etihad Towers during a scenic drive
  • Stroll along the picturesque Corniche promenade
  • Discover the traditional Heritage Village
  • See the opulent Royal Palace Area
  • Enjoy the tour in a Private Luxury Vehicle for comfort
  • View the majestic Emirates Palace Hotel
Additional Information

Explore significant landmarks of Abu Dhabi including the Grand Mosque with My Arabian Gate. Uncover the prime locations of Abu Dhabi on a 4-hour journey, traversing the Emirates’ capital in a communal car. Stop at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Heritage Village, the dates market and other notable spots. Take a stroll through traditional and contemporary sights.

Location
Abu Dhabi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Anniecn4335zp
May 16, 2024
Half Day Tour - An excellent way to see the city and the important sites, including The Grande Mosque, View of the Presidential Palace, other Royal Family Homes along the drive to the Grand Mosque. Excellent driver and comfortable car.
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Margaret_r
May 15, 2024
Well worth it. - We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. Noufi was excellent and went out if his way to show us the best of Abu Dahbi. He was informative and friendly and very knowledgeable. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him as a guide when visiting Abu Dhabi.
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Alessandro_b
May 15, 2024
Shafeer made our stay/trip special - Shafeer made our stay here special. He showed us every wished place and organised everything spontanous and took care of us. Felt safe every second.
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Linda_f
May 11, 2024
Excellent Choice - We had limited time in Dubai so we decided to hire a private driver. We saw all the major sites at our own pace. It was wonderful. Rahim, our driver was knowledgeable and very cautious in traffic. A great experience.
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Didi811
May 6, 2024
One day in Abu Dhabi - I highly recommend this tour if you prefer to do in in a comfortable private vehicle rather than group tour. Our guide, Mr Rahim was extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable and can't recommend him highly enough.
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Diana_g
May 6, 2024
One day in Abu Dhabi - Our guide was very nice, friendly and knowledgeable and would recommend him (Mr Raheem). He explained everything and answered all our questions.
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Elpida_a
Apr 29, 2024
5star private tour - We enjoyed our 4hrs private tour with Ayiub!! Everything was well explained in English with passion and also he helped us have some beautiful fotos with my husband! Thank you for assisting in creating memories from our trip to Abu Dhabi . 🙏🏻
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Yolanda_d
Apr 28, 2024
VERY GOOD BASIC TOUR - The guide give us a lot of information about every place we visited. However I would like a tour option more detailed inside the mosque.
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Annette_p
May 8, 2024
No guide, just driver - If you are expecting a guide this is not the tour for you. You are dropped off at the different sites and told to come back in a certain amount of time. Our driver pointed out some buildings but sometimes we could understand what he was saying.
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Bobbi_s
May 5, 2024
Simple tour - The mosque was nice but I could have experienced that on our own. The rest was quick. Driver was nice but did not speak English well so did not converse unless necessary. He did offer to take our photos and pulled the car up for us at each site.
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