Dubai & Abu Dhabi Highlights with Grand Mosque

No. This is a land package - hotel, transfers, tours and the listed entries only. You book your own international flights, or ask us to quote them separately for your city and dates. The figure on this page covers the five nights with breakfast, the private airport transfers, the morning desert safari, the Abu Dhabi day with the Grand Mosque, the Dubai city tour, the Dubai Frame, taxes and GST - everything on the ground in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

No. Daily breakfast only - no lunch and no dinner on any day. This is deliberate and the same across every Atravelq package. The desert safari is the morning option, which includes no meals, rather than the evening version that comes with a BBQ. If you want an evening safari with a camp dinner, or a dhow dinner cruise, we add it as a paid upgrade and show you the new total.

No - the stay is shown as the 3-star category, and we book in the central Bur Dubai or Deira area, not a held booking. Your actual hotel is named in your quotation before you pay anything. If the property we want is unavailable, we move you to a similar-tier alternative in the same area and tell you before you pay, not after. Dubai rates swing hard with the season, and winter - the best weather - is also the peak, so we quote the real figure for your dates.

Very. Dubai, and Bur Dubai in particular, is full of Indian restaurants, including pure-veg and Jain kitchens, and most hotels and malls also have familiar options. You will not struggle for a meal anywhere on this route, near the hotel or the souks. If you are strictly Jain or need no onion and garlic, tell us at enquiry, and we will note the hotel and send you a shortlist rather than leaving you to find out on the trip.

Modest dress is required for everyone - shoulders and knees covered. Women receive a free abaya at the gate if needed, and men should wear long trousers. The mosque is closed to tourist visits on Friday mornings, which is why the Abu Dhabi day is planned around it. Beyond the mosque, Dubai is relaxed about dress, though the older districts and the souks are more comfortable in modest clothing and a hat against the sun.

The pace is gentle. There is one main outing a day with free afternoons, which suits older travellers and young children. Old Dubai and the mosque involve walking on flat ground, and you can slow down in the heat. The desert safari is a seated 4x4 ride with optional short walks. Nothing on this itinerary requires a hike. Tell us at enquiry if anyone has mobility limits and we will add private transfers where they help and adjust the walking days.

November to March for comfortable weather and the full desert experience - this is Dubai's peak, with the best climate and the highest hotel rates. April and October are warmer but noticeably cheaper and still workable. June to August is very hot, often 45 degrees and above, and the desert day becomes hard going, so we steer the outdoor content differently, and the hotels are at their cheapest. We will tell you honestly what your chosen month looks like.

Ramadan falls around February to March and shifts about eleven days earlier each year. Some attraction hours change, eating and drinking in public during daylight is restricted, and a few shows pause, while the city grows quieter and evenings become atmospheric with the breaking of the fast. Everything on this itinerary still runs, with adjusted timings. We flag the exact dates at enquiry so nothing surprises you, rather than leaving you to discover it on arrival.

If something cannot run - whether on the desert day, a mosque closure, or a maintenance day at the Frame - we reorder the itinerary or offer an alternative of similar value, and refund that portion if no alternative fits. Because the days are flexible and the mosque day is already planned around the Friday-morning closure, this rarely bites. We would always rather tell you a plan has moved than have you arrive at a locked gate.

Yes. You can buy a tourist SIM at Dubai airport from du or Etisalat on arrival, or set up an eSIM before you fly, and hotel and mall wifi is widespread. Data is useful for maps, the metro and ride apps on your free days. We can point you to the best-value tourist data plan for a week, and the Nol card for the metro and abra is separate and cheap.

The currency is the UAE dirham. Cards are accepted almost everywhere, including taxis and malls, so the simplest approach is a card for most things plus a small amount of cash for the souks, the one-dirham abra and tips. Tipping is appreciated but not compulsory - a few dirhams for drivers and guides, and rounding up a restaurant bill is normal. Change a little money before you fly rather than at airport counters.

Yes. Burj Khalifa At The Top, a Marina or dhow cruise, Atlantis Aquaventure, The View at The Palm, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and more can all be added, and several fit the free afternoon on Day 5 or the Abu Dhabi day. Each lifts the price, and we tell you by how much before you confirm - the figure is set in your quotation, not printed on this page. Anything that includes a meal, like an evening safari or a dinner cruise, is an add-on because the base package includes no dinner.

This is the land-only, culture-led one, built around the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and old Dubai at the lowest honest price. Our family and shopping packages focus on Yas Island theme parks and the newer, glossier Dubai, and usually include flights. This one keeps the big towers and parks optional, so first-timers pay less and add only the icons they actually want. If you are choosing, the question is whether you want theme parks and flights included, or the mosque, the desert and Old Dubai at the lowest land-only price.