This week pairs the two headline cities of the Emirates. Dubai is all superlatives – the tallest tower, the biggest mall, a ski slope in the desert – while Abu Dhabi, ninety minutes down the coast, is calmer and more cultural, home to the vast Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
You spend four nights in Dubai and two in Abu Dhabi, with a private guide and driver for the touring days and free time built in for the beach, the pool or the shops. It suits first-time visitors, families and anyone with a long stopover to fill. Flights are excluded so the routing can be built around you.
Trip facts
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Dubai to Abu Dhabi
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November to March
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4-star city hotels
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Private air-conditioned vehicle
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1 to 12 guests
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Easy
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Breakfast daily; desert-safari dinner
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City break
Overview
This week pairs the two headline cities of the Emirates. Dubai is all superlatives – the tallest tower, the biggest mall, a ski slope in the desert – while Abu Dhabi, ninety minutes down the coast, is calmer and more cultural, home to the vast Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
You spend four nights in Dubai and two in Abu Dhabi, with a private guide and driver for the touring days and free time built in for the beach, the pool or the shops. It suits first-time visitors, families and anyone with a long stopover to fill. Flights are excluded so the routing can be built around you.
Highlights
- Burj Khalifa, the old Dubai souks and a desert safari with camp dinner
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, one of the largest and most beautiful mosques in the world
- Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Qasr Al Watan presidential palace
- Ferrari World or Yas Waterworld on Yas Island
- A dhow dinner cruise and time on the beach in both cities
