Dhow Cruise Dinner at Dubai Creek: Traditional Arabian Night with Music and Dance
3.2
17 Ratings
Dubai

Enjoy the charm of Dubai Creek on a nighttime dhow dinner cruise. These Arabic wooden boats, originally utilized for fishing, now provide a glamorous event, offering you a taste of Dubai’s tradition with live music, tanoura dance, and delectable cuisine. Make yourself comfortable, feast on the buffet, and witness the creek’s scenery bathed in moonlight.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Dubai Creek - Enjoy a memorable evening with 2-hours of cruising along Dubai’s Creek on-board our traditional wooden dhow. Cruise by Dubai’s illuminated skyline, offering sights of traditional and modern architecture.

The tour starts with pick-up from your hotel around 7pm to 7:30pm depending the hotel location, taking you to the creek side where an Arabic traditional dhow boat welcomes you. As you go inside the deck you will be ushered to your table where you will be assisted by a friendly waiter. Welcome drinks will be served as you enjoy the atmosphere. The boat is set to sail approximately at 8:30pm to 8:45pm.

Enjoy the cozy feel and the hospitality as you start indulging yourself in wide selection of cuisine on your buffet dinner accompanied by some entertainment shows such as Horse dance and magic shows.

You don’t just get to enjoy the lavish food, the relaxing ambiance and the scenic view under a beautiful moonlight, but also experience a great night of captivating entertainment

What's Included
  • Horse Show
  • Magic and puppet shows
  • Open upper deck, air-conditioned lower deck
  • Complimentary soft drinks, water, tea, and coffee
  • International buffet with vegetarian and non-vegetarian choices
  • Professional, well-trained staff
  • Optional hotel transfers
  • Separate restrooms for men and women
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks
Location
Dubai Creek
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.2
(17 Ratings)
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Nurjamie
Mar 19, 2023
Amazing Cruise Dinner - Nice Cruise with Dinner and enjoying especially the show with music that we are enjoy the dancing and nice foods, Hopefully will be back again
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Viktoriayushkova
Feb 27, 2020
amazing experience - we had booked Sightseeing cruise dinner it was excellent it's unforgettable experience . Would definitely recommend others to this excellent evening.
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Marcelin98
Aug 24, 2019
Memorable Experience - Omg the best one is the dhow cruise dubai, very welcoming staff the place we were on the upper deck. All the way we found new things to discover. The BBQ buffet food was awesome, tasty food, at the end a spectacle dancing. It's a must very nice.
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Keylah_m
Nov 30, 2022
Not what we expected - Booking was easy, the servirse were polite and accommodating. We arrived at 8 PM and departed at 9:20. If you get there early you get a nice seat but you'll have to wait until you depart and just sit around. After you depart they start the dinner. We had a wide crowd but the serving isn't very organized as it's a buffet. The people we're rude and would cut you in line and would even blow their nose in front of the food. Not the cruise fault but I think it would be polite to have a better serving organization. The food was average. If you like Indian food this is for you. A bit on the dry side. You get water, coke or juice option. The cruise is only in front of the Dubai Creek which was what mostly disappointed us. We thought the cruise would be farther out towards the Dubai Business Bay at least. What you see isn't very interesting and you miss out on the greatest view of Dubai. The pupet and magic show was honestly boring. Some people started playing cards as it wasn't very engaging it was pretty much repetitive. We returner at the time promised and everyone just got up and left, no joy, no cheer. Unfortunately we would not recommend.
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Elizabeth_p
Apr 4, 2024
Wrost dinner - I didn’t enjoy that romantic dinner at all. No music no show,we’re the one asking for music,what they’re put in the pamphlets isn’t true
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Kim_w
Feb 10, 2020
Disappointing - Whilst this was one of the cheaper options for a Dhow Cruise Dinner, we are regretting we did not opt to spend a bit more. Although cheaper, it was not value for money. We were picked up by coach so early that we were all made to stand around waiting for over 45 minutes in the freezing cold as the crew stood outside smoking. The crew/staff took no pride in their appearance, with ripped and dirty clothes. Food hygiene was questionable, and I struggled with gastric upset for that evening and the next day. Food was disappointing but we acknowledge the limited facilities on board to prepare food. The show was quite entertaining with two acts. More stars may have been provided if it were not for the crazy ride home, with the coach driver speeding through narrow streets, throwing us out of our seats as he took corners very sharply and quickly.
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Shlomo_a
Feb 25, 2023
TERRIBLE - It was not international buffet, it was Indian food and very poor. I was ashamed to spend such an evening.
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Christine_y
Aug 8, 2021
The meal Was not great and the Cruise was not as l imagined a romantic Cruise - No comment i didn't like it. The boat was not the same. Hot drink try to improve the Cruise in the futur
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Mobile374144
Aug 15, 2019
Worst experience ever (falcon oasis) - I have no rating whatsoever for this horrible evening. The evening started off with the organisers running half hour late with no explanation or apology. The chairs and tables were very dirty. The food was tasteless and badly served. Staffs were dirty looking, kitchen was in a terrible dirty state and it was no cruise at all. Returned to bay half hour earlier. This particular company is not to be recommended
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Nabila
Aug 14, 2019
Awful! - This tour was awful. It was nothing like what had been highlighted in the initial booking that i made. Having paid £25 per person for 5 people, our expectations were high, especially because we had read some good reviews. On my confirmation email, it says this tour is operated by Ariyan Tours, but we got picked up by a Falcon Oasis Tour car - not the company we booked. In the tour description, we were told we would get live entertainment, such as a traditional tanoura dance, live music and horse show but none of this was included. The tour was supposed to last 2 hours, and we were told we would be sightseeing parts of the Dubai Creek, such as the spice souks, and The Dubai skyline, but this also did not happen. We circled the creek for 50 minutes and that was the end of the tour. The food was supposed to be a 5 star buffet, but the food was less than average, and there was not enough to go around. The staff did not speak english, and were not professional or trained. None of the staff members were in uniform, including the driver, so straight away, it seemed a bit dodgy and unprofessional. When we got there, we were given a hand written piece of paper as a ticket. The tour seemed more like an activity for locals than tourists, which made us feel very out of place. Some families had to share tables with other families or couples. A few people took a look around the boat (before the tour was about to start) and decided to get off, while others asked for refunds - which were denied. This was a huge disappointment, as all 5 of us were expecting everything that was highlighted in our confirmation email. I would not recommend this to anyone - I would much rather pay a little extra and go for the marina tours instead. Avoid Ariyan tours - it is a waste of money and not at all enjoyable. Please take a look at the pictures that i’ve included.
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