Helpful tips: Careem is the local Ride-share App (Uber ended up being cheaper; public transport works great in Dubai)
Abu Dhabi
Saturday, December 16 – Visit Abu Dhabi
- Arrive in Abu Dhabi at 12:55am (Etihad Airways 20) – Arrival Terminal A
- Hotel: Ritz Carlton (1 Night; booked)
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque -cover hair/ appropriate clothes (confirmed entry at 11:30am; booked ticket at https://visit.szgmc.ae/en/en?landmark=abudhabi)
- Free tour of Mosque at 12pm: https://www.szgmc.gov.ae/en/cultural-tours
- Qasr Al Hosn / Qasr Al Watan
- Ferrari World (12pm-8pm) TBD
- Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental (Hakkasan Restaurant)
- Hotel: Andaz (2 Nights; booked)
Sunday, December 17 – Visit Abu Dhabi
- Jubail Mangrove Park / Saadiyat Beach
- Louvre Abu Dhabi (Confirmed Ticket)
- Abrahamic Family House
Dubai
Monday, December 18 – Visit Dubai (Downtown)
- Transfer Abu Dhabi to Dubai
- Hotel: Conrad (2 Nights; booked)
- Dubai Frame (Book ticket: https://ticketingsales.dubaiframe.ae/index.php?lang=en)
- Dubai Mall
- Burj Khalifa (4pm visit booked/ sunset at 5:30pm) Link: https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/index.aspx
- Dubai Fountain
- Dinner with Shema 🙂
Tuesday, December 19 – Visit Old Dubai
- Sheikh Mohammed Center of Cultural Understanding
- 10:30AM: Heritage Tour & Al Farooq Mosque (1.5 hours; booked)
- 1:00PM: Cultural Meals / Lunch (1.5 hours; booked)
- Al Seef Street (visit Arabian Tea House, try Karak tea, Ragag bread with egg, cheese & honey or wish mishawa)
- Al Fahidi Fort, Bastakiya
- House of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum
- Dubai Gold Souk
- Dinner with Shema 🙂
Wednesday, December 20
- Jumeirah Mosque 10AM + 2PM Tour Times for guided visit; arrive 30 minutes early; AED $35
- The Walk JBR
- Dubai Marina
- Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab
- Flight at 18:00 from Dubai Airport
Additional places to visit in Dubai:
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
Bur Dubai
Links
Dubai Food Tours: https://www.fryingpanadventures.com/food-tours-in-dubai/
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