Dubai Heritage Tour: Culture, History & Flavors

Explore Old Dubai’s rich history and flavors on a guided tour, featuring Abra rides, museums, souks, and authentic Emirati street foods.

Duration: 3 hours, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al Seef - The tour begins at the vibrant camel statues in Al Seef, a lively homage to the “ship of the desert” and its vital role in Emirati culture. These eye-catching sculptures not only honor Dubai’s cultural heritage but also provide an ideal photo opportunity to start your adventure. Guests are welcomed with traditional Arabic coffee and tea…
What's Included
  • Camel milk chocolate
  • Arabic tea or coffee
  • All taxes & fees included
  • Long private Abra ride (traditional wooden boat)
  • English tour guide
  • Shawarma or falafel sandwich (premium option)
  • Pickup & drop off (premium option)
  • Dates
  • Cold bottle of water
  • Fresh juice of your choice (premium option)
What's Not Included
  • personnel expenses
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Book for three adults and receive one adult free.
Embark on an enchanting guided tour through the heart of old Dubai, where history, culture, and flavors come together. Start your journey in Al Seef, a waterfront area that mirrors Dubai’s beginnings as a fishing and trading hub. Wander through traditional alleys, admire the wind-tower architecture, and…

Location
Al Seef Heritage Hotel Dubai, Curio Collection by Hilton
Al Seef Street
By just typing the location it will be showing on google maps . you can take a taxi direct to the location . or take the green line metro and get off Sharaf Dj Station and walk , or take a short taxi ride to the location .
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Eduardojaneiro
Feb 13, 2025
Walk like a local - Hisam Was a good tour Guide he show is the other the old Dubai with a touch of a local. Besides of the historical information he spoke about life in Dubai for common people has a great experience. Thank you
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Venture14526718684
Jan 16, 2025
A cool pleasant fun evening walking tour with an excellent Hisam - Hisam was an excellent walking tour guide and a friend. He was patient, explained the history of seef and the markets, took us on an Abra tour (and he even paid for it) and allowed us to try and experience the markets at our own pace while explaining the sights and attractions. We did the evening tour and it was cool and pleasant. Hisam was also encouraging us to take pics and he was happy to click it for us. We met some nice folks as a part of the walking tour. Overall an evening well spent. I will love Hisam to do more tours. It was a tip as you like tour and Hiam was absolutely fine with whatever the participants chose to tip. It was super comfortable. (folks please tip well, its worth it). Hisam - would love to meet you next time we are in Dubai
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Chrisrd8122jh
Jan 5, 2025
Awesome Old Market Experience - Hisam is a fantastic guide, who has the ability to fascinate his guests with his big knowledge about Dubai‘s details and a thrilling style of storytelling. We are very thankful for the tour an would recommend it to everybody to book this tour with him.
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Yossmontes
Dec 30, 2024
I'd repeat with him!!!! - We had an absolutely wonderful time with Hisham on his tour of old Dubai! 🕌✨ He took us through the charming markets, like the Gold Souk and the Spice Market, where every detail was simply fascinating. 💎🌿 Hisham is so friendly and approachable, making the whole experience feel easy and enjoyable. 😊 It was truly a magical day, and we would recommend his tour to anyone visiting Dubai! 🌟👌
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Mvizmar
Dec 30, 2024
Great experience in Old Dubai - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Hisham offered us the most amazing tour through the old center of Dubai! 🕌✨ We explored all the different markets, including the Gold Souk and the Spice Market, which were absolutely charming. 🌟🌿 The experience was truly delightful, and we had such a wonderful time. HeSham is incredibly approachable, knowledgeable, and made the tour even more enjoyable. 😊🌍 We highly recommend his services to anyone looking for an unforgettable experience in Dubai! 👌💛
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Marcohy6089uz
Dec 19, 2024
Highly recommended! - He is a good Guide with a lot of information about the history, where to buy stuff and good tips. Thank you for the great Tour, Hisam.
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Karineozaslan
Dec 14, 2024
best tour guide in the city. - Hasan is the best tour guide in the city. He explained all the curiosities of Dubai’s old town and all the hidden secrets. He was very kind and super friendly. I recommend him 100%. Thank you so much, Hasan, for this experience!
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Karen_j
Apr 18, 2025
If I could give this tour... - If I could give this tour a zero I would. Tour was scheduled for 2pm. We made our way to Old Dubai City and spent 73 Aed to get there. We were on time. We waited and waited no guide. We called , we messaged no guide. We finally did our own thing at 2:45pm. Very disappointed as we were looking forward to this tour.
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Nfamil
Jan 27, 2025
Awful Experience and Scam Tour Guide - I regret to say that my experience with this tour guide was utterly awful, and I feel compelled to warn others. This tour guide became increasingly aggressive and insisted we pay him extra money despite the tour was booked under a free tour platform. The guide rushed us through only a few streets. At the beginning of the tour, the guide was friendly but soon became aggressive when it was time to discuss payment, the guide insisted that additional payments were required, despite this tour was only tip based tour. After offering him a tip, he demanded more money. He forced us that we go to a nearby ATM cash machine to withdraw more money under duress. This was not only completely inappropriate, but also deeply unsettling. When questioned him, he became hostile, pressuring making us feel unsafe and even threaten us that he would call the police. The situation escalated when the guide demanded and coerced into withdrawing money from my account to pay him. The tour guide followed me to the ATM, continued to pressure me, and displayed threatening behaviour when I hesitated to comply. He even followed us to the cash machine and stood there while we withdrew money, which was a very distressing experience. This was not only a scam but also an abuse of trust and power. No one should have to deal with this kind of behaviour while on holiday, and I would strongly advise others to steer clear of this tour and this guide in particular. Please be cautious and always double-check the terms before booking any tours to avoid being taken advantage of like we were.
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From $20
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).