{"id":4565,"date":"2017-12-28T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.headout.com\/dubai-desert-safari-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-04-06T07:51:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:51:04","slug":"dubai-tour-sightseeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/dubai-tour-sightseeing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide On Selecting The Best Sightseeing Dubai Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Magnificent skyscrapers, sweeping sand dunes, stunning beaches, top resorts, the world\u2019s largest shopping mall and much more, Dubai has it all! Where else can you spend your day on the beach, your afternoon hitting the slopes, and your evening watching the sun set over the vast desert? One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, over 15 million people visited the Golden City in 2017. Known for its infrastructure, shopping malls, a plethora of theme parks, a global culture and a healthy dose of glitz and glamour, there is much to see and do in Dubai.<\/p>\n

In this guide, we will look at some of the most popular Dubai city tours that have been designed to show you the city’s most important highlights and attractions. Though most of what you will see has come up in the past few decades, remnants of the past can be still be found lurking in the cultural and architectural fabric of the region. These tours combine the best of traditional and modern Dubai in a neat experience that everyone visiting Dubai must try.<\/p>\n

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Sightseeing tours in Dubai will take you on an enriching journey as you visit some of the more popular and lesser-known landmarks and attractions in the city. While the Burj Al Arab hotel, the Palm and World Islands, Dubai Marina and Burj Khalifa form the typical sightseeing itinerary, Dubai has much more to offer.<\/p>\n

Some of the important landmarks in Dubai that you should check out are Dubai Museum, traditional gold and spice souqs, Dubai Creek – the lifeline of Dubai, Jumeirah Mosque- the most photographed mosque in Dubai and the Heritage Village in Bastakiya Quarter – the older part of the city with brick houses and wind towers. Apart from these, the many shopping malls, beaches and the surrounding mountains, desert and the Persian Gulf present a plethora of sightseeing opportunities for travelers in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Sightseeing tours in Dubai come in all shapes and sizes – half day guided tours of the city, dhow cruises in the evening, hop-on-hop-off bus tours, aerial tours and even day tours that travel out of the city to the neighboring regions. While half\/full day guided tours allow you to visit Dubai’s important landmarks in the company of an expert guide, hop-on-hop-off tours allow you to plan your own sightseeing itinerary. You can also go about sightseeing Dubai in traditional dhow boats that cruise the waters of Dubai Creek and Dubai Marina.<\/p>\n

And that’s not it. Given Dubai’s tradition of taking everything up a notch, you can go for a unique sightseeing experience aboard helicopters and seaplanes. You can learn more about the various Dubai tour options in the section that follows below.<\/p>\n