Authentic old Dubai & Souks tour with Abra ride in Dubai

Had a wonderful tour that gave me a deeper appreciation of the UAE’s history and culture. Our tour guide was incredibly informative, engaging, and passionate, making every stop meaningful. Walking through Old Dubai, seeing the traditional architecture, markets, and historic sites truly highlighted the beauty and soul of the city. The stories shared about local traditions, heritage, and daily life in the past brought the experience to life and made the tour feel authentic and enriching. A perfect way to understand the UAE’s rich culture and how it has evolved into the modern city it is today. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Dubai. Comes with complimentary water and free tasting of local tea and snacks. To our guide, Burj Khalifa, you are awesome! ✨

Guide spoke well in English and German and made sure everyone was included and kept up. He had some interesting facts and stories. Would have preferred to spend less time in the v touristy area of Al Seef and more time in textile and spice souks. Tour ended in Gold douk but guide made sure everyone knew where to get metro / taxi. Abra ride was fun.

The trip was very well designed by Mr. Anis (our tour guide for the day). He was very friendly and explained everything in details regarding the history of dubai. He gave a great tour and never left us alone. He took us through every inch and corners of old dubai, different souks and a refreshing abra boat ride through the cannal. We were served with hot Arabic coffee, date chocolate and a refreshing hibiscus drink. guide: super friendly and very informative itinerary: very well planned attractions on the way: lots of attractions on the way group size: 28

We had a fantastic experience on the tour. It was a wonderful way to discover the history, culture and traditional side of Dubai, beyond the modern skyscrapers and luxury attractions. Our tour guide, Anis, was absolutely excellent! He was friendly, knowledgeable and professional, sharing fascinating insights into Dubai’s history, local traditions and way of life. He made the tour engaging, enjoyable and informative, ensuring we got the most out of our experience. Exploring the charming alleyways of Old Dubai, wandering through the traditional souks and experiencing the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the Gold and Spice Souks were definite highlights. The traditional abra ride across Dubai Creek was a particularly memorable experience and offered a lovely glimpse into Dubai’s past. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the city’s heritage and experiencing a more authentic side of Dubai. We highly recommend this tour. to anyone visiting Dubai for the first time! Colleen Australia

I was surprise by this tour. Anis is very knowledgeable and imhas a very good attitude. He knows all in the tour and has been able to explore alll aspects if the tour.

Efficiently understood the history and background stories of Dubai. The tour guide was great, letting us know many little Dubai stories, and it was very rare that he was even fluent in German.

The tour was excellent as it took us to places that we wouldn't have known or visited otherwise. Our tour guide Anis was really polite, patient and well versed with each small and interesting part of the tour. Absolute bang for money tour.

it was a wonderfully curated Itinerary and Sadeem was excellent as guide. Would highly recommend

We had a great time. We loved it.

Sadeem was a knowledgeable and friendly guide. The itinerary is stroller friendly.