Historic Dubai

This tour is designed to give you an insight into how Dubai people lived before the discovery of oil in the 1960s.

It focuses mainly on the Creek, and includes a visit to Bastakia, Dubai’s oldest district, the Dubai Museum, the Creek Museum and a trip across the Creek by abra to visit the Gold and Spice Souks. This guided tour lasts between 4 and 5 hours.

The historic center of Dubai is located around the Creek, Dubai’s old port. With its two main historic districts, Bur Dubai and Deira, discovering old Dubai is like going back in time in search of Dubai’s historic monuments and understanding the city over time and placing it in its local and international historical context.

This surprising tour of old Dubai will give you a better understanding of the Dubai of today.