Market tours · THE UAE
The 10 best market walking tours in the UAE you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how early it starts. Number one is first for a reason.
Explore Al Fahidi, Dubai Creek, and the gold and spice souks on a two-hour small-group tour with an abra ride and local guide.
“I learn a lot about there culture and how they once lived. Bring me back to the country in Jamaica where I’m from.”
Explore Old Dubai on a four-hour food tour with spice souks, abra crossings, Emirati dishes, snacks, and stories from local guides.
“Best food tour! Arva is very knowledgeable and weaves the history and social fabric of the various communities of Dubai into this amazing and delicious food tour with stops in spots only locals would know. I highly recommend this.”
Review of Dubai By Foot’s private Old Dubai tour, with Al Fahidi, souks, an abra ride, practical tips, value, and guide details.
“We were provided with lots of guidance before and after the tour so I followed their advice and took the Metro to the meeting point, it was very easy. The guide explained the culture, history and walked the markets explaining spices and gold as you go. It was a lot of fun.”
Explore Old Dubai on a private walking tour through Al Fahidi, Creek, abra boats, spice, textile, and gold souks with a local guide.
“Ricky was very friendly and knowledgeable. It was a fantastic experience.”
Explore Old Dubai on foot, cross Dubai Creek by abra, and visit the spice, gold, and textile souks with a local guide.
“We had a most wonderful time walking old Dubai. The tour guide was knowledgable and super friendly. We recommend this activity.”
Explore Old Dubai on a private walking tour with museums, Emirati coffee, Al Fahidi, a creek abra ride, spice stalls, and the Gold Souk.
“very happy with the tour,our guide, Ben, was very friendly and knowledgeable, gave us a lot ofinteresting facts and information, would definitely recommend to spend an afternoon in old dubai....”
Explore Old Dubai on foot, by abra, and through its souks, with Emirati architecture, local tastings, and a friendly English-speaking guide.
“Ikram hat uns In Dubai wunderschöne Ecken gezeigt - mit Hintergrund Informationen- egal welche Frage wir stellten - er konnte uns alles über Dubei und seine Historie erzählen. Wir hatten einen sehr schönen informativen Nachmittag - der unvergesslich bleiben wird . Danke Ikram 🍀”
Explore Old Dubai on foot, cross Dubai Creek by abra, and shop the Spice and Gold Souks with a private local guide.
“Tamour is the most thoughtful and kind tour guide! He thoroughly explained each attraction in detail, took pictures for me and my family, and helped us navigate around the city. Today was my first day in Dubai, but I feel like I’ve been here foreveRead more”
Walk Old Dubai from Bastakiya to the Spice and Gold Souks, with coffee tasting, an abra ride, hotel pickup, and a local guide.
“Ali was great, a spirited answer for every question, well prepared and always flexible to accommodate any of our needs. Looking forward having him as our guide again.”
Explore old Dubai on a three-hour guided walk through Al Fahidi, museums, souks, and Dubai Creek, with an abra ride, snacks, and Arabic coffee.
“Our guide was amazing! He was timely, informative, kind and very helpful with negotiating some of the overwhelming gold souk vendors. He also was excellent at keeping my teenagers engaged in learning about the old dubai and he made sure he found the shaded areas in Hot Dubai. Highly recommend.”
Pick a canal, a covered hall, a souk or a stove.
