Iconic Dubai & Maldives

Itinerary

Day 1: Departure from Canada/USA​

Depart Canada or the USA for a lifetime experience. Your international flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment.

Day 2: Dubai​

Upon arrival in Dubai, claim your bags and proceed towards the arrival hall. Our representative will meet you and assist you with your transfer to the hotel. (Standard check-in time is 3:00 pm).

Check in at the hotel and catch up on your rest.

Day 3: Dubai​

After breakfast, meet your guide and travel by air-conditioned vehicle to your first stop: Dubai Marina. Built around a man-made marina, this dazzling residential and shopping neighborhood is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the city. Admire the high-rises overlooking the yacht-filled marina, and take in Dubai Marina Walk, the waterfront walkway lined with cosmopolitan restaurants, cafes, and shops. Continue to the Palm Jumeirah, the artificial island jutting into the sea from Jumeirah. Drive around this palm-shaped wonder to see its deluxe villas and hotels, and bright green lagoon waters. Next, stroll around the palm-shaded pathways and lanes of the Souk Madinat Jumeirah, an upscale mall designed to echo a traditional Arabian bazaar. Enjoy time to dip into the boutiques, cafes, and gift shops, and then head to Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall. Complete with more than 1,200 stores, this gigantic complex resembles a miniature city, with a cinema, restaurants, indoor theme parks, and an ice rink. As you explore, see one of its crowning glories: Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, a giant aquarium that’s home to 140 species of sea life.

Your tour will conclude with drop-off at your hotel or you may choose to spend time at the mall and make your own way back to the hotel.

Add-on Upgrade this tour with admission to Burj Khalifa – CAD 72 Per person

Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. Ride an express lift to the 124th floor ‘At the Top’ observation deck, and marvel at the bird’s-eye views of Dubai’s high-rises, beaches, and deserts. Descend to ground level, and visit the Galerie Hamadan, an exclusive purveyor of carpets, precious gifts, and accessories. Discover how luxurious Persian and Kashmiri carpets are made by hand, and perhaps purchase some souvenirs, gemstones, or other objects dart.

The rest of the day is at leisure. Explore the City on your own or try your taste buds at multi-cuisine and Michelin star restaurants in Dubai.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 4: Dubai​

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast. Spend time at leisure by the hotel swimming pool or try spa treatment at the hotel or experience shopping in the world’s largest mall – Dubai Mall with a mind-boggling variety of over 1200 outlets and growing (including 200 high-end fashion & other retail outlets) plus famous attractions such as the Underwater Zoo & Aquarium.

In the evening, get ready to Admire Dubai’s futuristic skyline by night on a memorable 2-hour dinner cruise. Around 7:00 p.m., reception in the hotel lobby, where we will be transferred to Dubai Marina, one of the most beautiful and exclusive areas of Dubai, thanks to its impressive skyscrapers and luxurious yachts. Onboard the Show Cruise we will enjoy an unforgettable Buffet dinner, while we sail smoothly enjoying the spectacular views of the skyscrapers, cafes, restaurants, and hotels around the marina, without a doubt a memorable experience in the exuberant modernity of Dubai. At the end of the dinner, we will take the clients back to the Hotel

Post cruise, you will be dropped off at the hotel.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 5: Dubai​

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast. Spend time at leisure by the hotel swimming pool or try spa treatment at the hotel.

Afternoon, get ready to Shift your Dubai vacation up a gear with an exciting afternoon and evening desert adventure. Leave Dubai by 4×4 with a professional driver, and travel to an area of high, golden dunes. The best time to enjoy a desert safari is in the evening, as the sun goes down, the heat of the desert dissipates it becomes cooler and more comfortable. Let’s take a drive to the outskirts of the city and you will discover beautiful red dunes as far as your eyes can see.

A unique experience you will feel is thrill moments when 4×4 wends its way around the dune and that is the time to enjoy the real adventure of dune bashing safari drive in the desert and you ‘ll say do more.

Afterward, arrive at a desert campsite nestled amid the Dubai sand dunes and settle inside the camp as the sun sinks below the dunes and plains. If you wish, ask one of the henna artists to paint a tattoo on one of your hands or feet. Try smoking the aromatic shisha. Have a ride on a camel on the Ship of Desert, get opportunity wearing Traditional Arabic Dress &, you will end your Tour adventure under the open night sky. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner (veg & non-veg), with plenty of cool drinks available. You will also be treated to traditional entertainment such as Belly Dance and Tanura show while you eat. Post dinner, soak up the desert setting as the stars light up overhead, and conclude your tour with a 4×4 drop-off at your Dubai hotel.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 6: Dubai​

The day is free at leisure to further explore the vibrant city. Travel around in the local metro, explore shopping malls and other easily accessible attractions through public transport to know more about Dubai, or pre-book one of our suggested add-ons.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 7: Dubai​

After breakfast, meet your guide aboard a climate-controlled coach and begin your half-day tour of Dubai’s fascinating heritage. En route to Jumeirah Beach Road, you’re introduced to points of interest such as the sail-shaped edifice of Burj Al Arab. Take a photo stop outside the impressive Jumeirah Mosque, another oft-photographed Dubai landmark. Passing through the Zabeel community, note the opulent architecture of the Sheikhs’ royal palaces and snap pics in front of the home of the ruling family.

On arrival in the city’s historical center, meander the cobbled streets of the Al Fahidi Cultural Neighborhood with its traditional architecture featuring wind towers as natural cooling devices. Gain admission to the Dubai Museum, housed in the Al-Fahidi Fort, the city’s oldest building, which dates to the late 18th century. See depictions of everyday life while you wander through exhibit galleries on everything from pearl diving and date farms to souks, mosques, and Arab houses predating the discovery of oil in the UAE. With your guide, cross the saltwater tributary of Dubai Creek by water taxi, or abra, to browse the old souks selling spices, gold jewelry, and other traditionally traded goods. Your tour concludes with return transport to your hotel.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 8: Dubai to Maldives​

The day is spent at leisure till your departure transfer to the airport for your flight to the Maldives. Upon arrival at Maldives international airport, you will be met by the Hotel representative and you will be assisted with your speed boat transfer to your resort.

Upon arrival, check in and spend the rest of the day relaxing.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 9: Maldives​

Enjoy all your island resort has to offer. The Maldives is renowned for having delicious international cuisine, and incredible accommodations and is the ultimate spa destination. Relax on the beach or by the pool, or you can take part in one of the many water sports available such as diving, snorkeling, sailing, and windsurfing.

If you are a diver, expect to see amid the coral reefs in the clear blue waters which abound here, mantas, sharks, hammerheads as well as swarms of colorful tropical fish. In fact, there are 200 species of coral and over a thousand different species of fish!

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 10: Maldives​

Enjoy all your island resort has to offer. The Maldives is renowned for having delicious international cuisine, and incredible accommodations and is the ultimate spa destination. Relax on the beach or by the pool.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 11: Maldives​

Enjoy all your island resort has to offer. The Maldives is renowned for having delicious international cuisine, and incredible accommodations and is the ultimate spa destination. Relax on the beach or by the pool.

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 12: Casablanca​​

Today marks the end of your vacation. you take home a big smile and a lifetime of memories – that much is certain!

You will be transferred back to the airport for your return flight back home