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Home > Tours > Dhaka Tours

Private Dubai Half Day City Tour Discover Famous Dubai Sights

58 reviews

Dubai , United Arab Emirates

City Tours , 

Cultural Tours , 

Half-Day Tours , 

Sightseeing Tours , 

Private Tours , 

Family Tours

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Starting $36 per person

* Price varies by group size

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Tickets: 1 (Adults 4-99 Years)

Price: $144

( Children under 4 years old and 1.2m in height can join with a parent for free. )

Free cancellation up to 3 days in advance.

Overview

Private Dubai Half Day City Tour Discover Famous Dubai Sights is the ultimate way to explore Dubai in half a day. This luxury Dubai half-day tour offers a personalized, private sightseeing Dubai experience with hotel, airport, or cruise port pickup. Travel in comfort with your private chauffeur and expert guide as you journey through the city’s most iconic attractions. Capture stunning moments at Burj Khalifa, Atlantis The Palm, and Burj Al Arab. Enjoy the cultural charm of a Jumeirah Mosque visit, followed by immersive stops at the Dubai Gold Souk and Spice Souk. Whether you’re on a layover, a short stay, or looking for a Dubai city highlights private tour, this package offers a seamless, time-efficient option. Perfect for families, couples, or groups, our Dubai private tour with driver ensures comfort, flexibility, and top-rated service. Book your Private Dubai Half Day City Tour Discover Famous Dubai Sights today and discover the city’s wonders with a personalized touch.

 

Tour Highlights:


  • Private Dubai airport pick-up and tour or from hotel/cruise port
  • Burj Khalifa photo stop – World’s tallest building
  • Palm Jumeirah tour with Atlantis The Palm photo stop
  • Burj Al Arab tour – Iconic luxury hotel
  • Jumeirah Mosque visit – Cultural & architectural gem
  • Traditional shopping at Dubai Gold Souk and Spice Souk visit
  • Guided by a knowledgeable, English-speaking guide
  • Private, air-conditioned vehicle with a professional driver
  • Drop-off at hotel, airport, or port after the Dubai private city excursion

Tour Amenities

Any amendments can be made up to 24 hours before the tour starts.

This is a private tour for you and your group only.

We offer 24/7 global customer support.

Get a full refund if cancel the booking 72 hours before it begins.

Confirmation will be received at time of booking.

The sightseeing will proceed according to the itinerary.

Included

Pick-up from your Dubai Hotel, Airport or Cruise Terminal.

Transportation: Private air-conditioned vehicle for a comfortable tour.

Professional English-speaking driver cum guide.

Drop-off at your Dubai Hotel, Airport or Cruise Terminal.

Excluded

Personal expenses are not included.

Tour Plan

Pick-up from Dubai Hotel, Airport or Cruise Port

Your journey begins with a seamless private Dubai airport pick-up and tour or collection from your Dubai City hotel or cruise ship port. Greeted by your professional English-speaking guide and private chauffeur, you’ll step into a comfortable, air-conditioned luxury vehicle—the ideal way to start your Dubai sightseeing with chauffeur. Whether you're traveling solo, as a couple, with family, or as part of a group, this Dubai city tour for families and groups offers a personalized and flexible itinerary to match your pace.

Burj Khalifa – Photo Stop at the World's Tallest Tower

Palm Jumeirah Drive & Atlantis The Palm – Iconic Island Views

Burj Al Arab – Experience the Symbol of Luxury

Jumeirah Mosque – A Glimpse into Emirati Spiritual Life

Dubai Gold Souk – Discover the City of Gold

Dubai Spice Souk – A Sensory Delight

Drop-off at Dubai Hotel, Airport or Cruise Terminal

Why Choose Our Half-Day Dubai City Tour?

  • Explore the best Dubai private city tour with top-rated reviews
  • Ideal for those short on time looking to explore Dubai in half a day
  • Enjoy a private Dubai tour with driver and luxury transport
  • Flexible, customizable, and family-friendly Dubai city tour for families
  • Trusted by travelers seeking Dubai private tour for groups and individuals
  • Available as a Dubai half-day tour from the airport or hotel
  • Designed for top photo stops and local cultural experiences
  • Your Dubai highlights private tour with guide guarantees memorable insights

Book Your Half-Day Dubai City Tour Today!

Whether you're on a quick visit or planning a longer stay, this customized Dubai city tour is perfect for seeing it all in half a day. From iconic landmarks to traditional souks, this Dubai sightseeing tour is ideal for those seeking a balance of luxury, culture, and efficiency. Our private half-day tour Dubai is one of the top Dubai highlight tour packages and is fully customizable. Book now to secure your Dubai private sightseeing tour with expert guidance, comfort, and unforgettable memories!

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Reviews (58)

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Eliot_C

Source Viator

Great Guide!

Excellent guide and tour. Extremely knowledgeable and courteous. He made our trip to Dubai extremely worthwhile. Highly recommend

Written February 2, 2025


Paul_M

Source Viator

Great time

Guide was friendly, knowledgable and flexible. Great way to see the highlights of the city in a safe and comfortable way

Written January 2, 2025


Sunil_R

Source Viator

excellent beginning to September

Barring the non reachability of the operator, the trip was a pleasant one with one of the finest guides with us. Operator needs to be more proactive after the trip is booked and confirmed and their phone lines need to be reachable

Written September 3, 2024


Sharon_T

Source Viator

An excellent whistle stop introduction to Dubai

The tour took the best part of three hours or so and our driver was very knowledgeable of Dubai, and was flexible in terms of pick up and drop off. The air conditioned car was very welcome during our private tour, and we had sufficient time to take photographs at key points. The option to take a boat taxi to the markets was also welcomed. Only part I didn’t enjoy was the markets where the stall holders were quite forceful, as to be expected

Written July 2, 2024


Janphillips22

Source Viator

All the main Dubai sights with a great guide.

A wonderful tour, perfect for those with limited time who want to see the main sights of old and new Dubai. Our guide Shajahan was friendly and knowledgeable, and arrived at our hotel for pick up right on time. Could not ask for a more enjoyable introduction to Dubai

Written May 6, 2024


Alex_P

Source Viator

Well worth it!!

We couldn't have been happier with Shajahan. He gave us plenty of info and was very friendly. The vehicle was clean and comfortable. Saw some amazing sights. Highly recommended. Thanks again mate. Alex and Madeleine

Written April 4, 2024


Maren F

Source Viator

Thank you for this great experience!

Our tour guide Jamal is a wonderful person. He explained and showed me everything in Dubai in detail, took our individual wishes into account, even went beyond the time we had booked and was there with heart and soul. Of all the guides during our week-long cruise through the Orient, he was by far the best. Thank you for the wonderful day!

Written April 3, 2024


Sue_K

Source Viator

The best way to see all parts of Dubai in a short time

I can’t believe how much we did with Shajahan on this half day tour. He was kind, helpful, had incredible knowledge. We learnt so much about the different parts of Dubai. We loved how he knew all the best places to take great photos and then joined us on the river taxi to the gold and spice souk too. If you are short of time then definitely do this half day tour, you won’t regret it! Thank you Shajahan for an unforgettable introduction to Dubai ❤️

Written April 2, 2024


Anthony_P

Source Viator

Awesome Dubai Tour

Awesome tour! Loved it last year and decided to take the tour again with another group of friends. Highly recommended!

Written March 6, 2024


Alexander_P

Source Viator

A Great Overview of Dubai

My guide was Shajahan (aka Shah) and he was excellent. He has lived in Dubai almost 20 years and knows the city very well. We drove all over, stopping for photo along the way. We walked through the Spice Souk and the Gold Souk, took a water taxi, went to the Dubai marina, to the end of Palm Jumeirah, and point in between. The tour started from my hotel in Business Bay around 2 pm and we returned around 7 pm. The only negative was driving through the late-afternoon traffic in Dubai, but that was not fault of Shah. This was not inexpensive, but the schedule was right for me and I feel the value was good. I would recommend it for anyone looking for a 1/2 day tour in the afternoon

Written March 1, 2024


Pradeep_K

Source Viator

Try better options

Tour description was good but driver tried best to cut short it. Many things could not be covered because driver took busy route

Written January 20, 2024


Cynthia_T

Source Viator

Great afternoon in Dubai

Our driver Shajahan was excellent he was so knowledgeable and interesting. He spoke great English and made our day enjoyable. He was flexible as we had already seen the Burj Khalifa I can’t recommend home enough. Great driver and super clean vehicle Also. Ask for Shajahan!!!

Written January 15, 2024


sattysk

Source Viator

Waste of time

Seemed to be dropped of quite far from each location we wanted to see. Driver misunderstood the instructions for one of our bookings which made us late and have to work hard to avoid cancellation - overall little useful information provided - better off using a street taxi

Written January 12, 2024


Geoffrey_H

Source Viator

Taxi service

Nothing in our experience matched the itinerary advertised. None of the advertised stops occurred, many places of interest weren't visited and short stops occurred in spots of little interest not connected to the itinerary. The driver was friendly and helpful but knew little of Dubai being a temporary resident himself. A request for part refund was denied

Written January 10, 2024


Hideki_N

Source Viator

快適かつ効率的

お正月明けにエミレーツのトランジット中に午後2時から4時間お世話になりました。ガイドさんのSHAさんはフレンドリーで知識も豊富。どこを回るかの相談もでき、ツアーの最後のドバイモールで降ろしてもらう事にしたので、午後6時からの噴水ショーやショッピングを時間を気にせず楽しんだ後、そこからは自分でタクシーでホテルへ戻りました。 個人的に1番良かったのはアブラという船から昔ながらのアラビアンナイトのような景色を楽しめた事です。(これはツアー代に入っていないので、一隻貸切片道20ディルハム(約800円x往復)で40ディルハムの現金を用意しておいてください。(時間や快適さの観点から船は貸切。個人で行けばもっと安く船に乗れるでしょうが、列に並び時間を取られる ますし、その船はスークの真ん前には泊まらないです)。船着場にATMもあるので、海外キャッシングも可能。 初めてのドバイで20時間しかなかったので、このツアーでなければ、こんなにも安心して効率よく色々なフォトストップで写真を撮れなかったと思います。 とてもお勧めです。 ありがとうございました♪

Written January 2, 2024


KimberlyF

Source Viator

Awesome

Shah was an amazing tour guide. Took us to all the places we wanted to see and answered all our questions. He was very knowledgable, polite and extra kind

Written December 10, 2023


Ramon_T

Source Viator

Tour that never happened, no show

The tour operator did not show up saying he missed it even if I had the voucher and confirmation, this never happened to me before with viator

Written December 5, 2023


Lee_M

Source Viator

Enjoyable afternoon

Very knowledgable driver / guide looked after us , pleasant trip , took us around all the different areas of Dubai

Written November 22, 2023


Christine_W

Source Viator

Very worthwhile and value for money.

Being taken to all the sights and seeing everything about Dubai. The guide was very professional nothing was a too much trouble. Our guide was very informative. He made sure we saw everything and gave us a chance to take photos at every location. I would recommend Shajahan as tour operator and guide. Vehicle was comfortable. The best thing was he picked us up at the port drove us to our hotel after driving us around for 4 hrs

Written November 20, 2023


Anita_C

Source Viator

Very good

The driver was very patient and drove carefully. Although we ran into traffic while going but the driver looked for the alternate route to take me to the hotel. He is a good driver

Written November 16, 2023


Lucy_A

Source Viator

Good, but to fast paced.

Our guide was great. But if I had to do it again I would pick an excursion with less stops. I enjoy Old Dubai and would have liked more time there

Written November 10, 2023


LetUsTravelNow

Source Viator

Hihglights of Dubai

Sha was a patient and knowledgeable tour guide and driver. He accomodated our request to change the sites to visit. Ample time to see the highlights of Dubai. Highly recommend this tour specially with Sha as the guide

Written November 3, 2023


Rhonald_F

Source Viator

Halfday City Tour

Sha was great! Patient and very knowledgeable of Dubai and its history. I highly recommend Sha for Dubai city tour

Written October 17, 2023


Tawana_R

Source Viator

Unforgettable tour!

Shajahan was very personable and knowledgeable about the rich Dubai history!! He was also very flexible and accommodating!!! I would definitely recommend him!

Written October 16, 2023


Evdokia_S

Source Viator

islike

Very poor tour. First of all, in the tour description you see that "English Speaking Licensed Tour guide" is included. But it is not! Only car driver included, but you haven't received any interesting fact about the places that you'll visit, only photo stops. Honestly, to take only a car driver will be cheaper. Second point, you don't have structured program. Your driver ask you every time what can we visit, and you have to decide, but come on! I bought a tour, I hope that everything is decided and I will just enjoy my day. And the last point - your driver suggest to drive to places, where you have to pay for entrance tickets. Seems that where are no free places to visit

Written October 10, 2023


ADAMARIA_O

Source Viator

A very good experience

This is a private four hour tour that allows to visit and to learn about Dubai. It is worth it. My guide, Muhammed Ashram was simply excellent. He is knowledgeable and eager to adapt to your needs and interests. I very much enjoyed the tour.Amazing

Written October 7, 2023


JOHN O

Source Viator

Seven amazing days in Dubai and the JW Marriott which was also amazing

We enjoyed many tours and took home great photos of Old n New Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the Future Museum, Dubai Mall to name a few

Written October 7, 2023


Anthony_P

Source Viator

Amazing tour

Our private dubai tour was fantastic. Mohammed our guide was very experienced & knowledgeable. We all had an amazing day!

Written October 5, 2023


Jiyeon_J

Source Viator

Discovering Dubai: Tailored Adventures with My Son

Visiting Dubai was an absolute dream for my son and me, and getting to explore it together was delightful! Though the city is stunning with so much to see, the scorching weather and limitations on walkable distances posed a bit of a challenge for us. Fortunately, engaging in a half-day tour program allowed us to explore all the places we’d been longing to see, which was incredibly convenient and enjoyable. From the beaches and traditional markets to the contrast of old and new areas in Dubai and so much more, we fully immersed ourselves in the city's beauty on our last day there. Particularly, the service which allowed us to be picked up and dropped off at our desired locations was top-notch. The flexibility to tailor our own program and visit places we wished was so accommodating. We also appreciated the considerate gestures like slowing down the car to let us take ample photos and kindly rolling down the windows for us to have a better view. The thoughtful care shown to ensure we could sightsee comfortably was truly heartwarming

Written October 2, 2023


MeganE_P

Source Viator

Great experience for first time visitors.

We had an awesome guide. He was very knowledgeable and it was a great way to see Dubai for the first time. We squeezed in as much as we could in our 4 hours and got some great photos. We had a nice air conditioned vehicle to travel in, as it was very hot. We would highly recommend this tour

Written September 17, 2023


JOHANNES_G

Source Viator

Great excursion and value for money

We had a fantastic guide who loved his job the people and rulers of Dubai. Is very knowledgeable and aware of his surrounds and all the major sites

Written September 15, 2023


Eleen_Y

Source Viator

Our Guide Mr.Fazah, is...

Our Guide Mr.Fazah, is really experienced and responsible guide, thanks for your kind service, we are really enjoy the 5 hours Dubai tour

Written September 13, 2023


Navigate496111

Source Viator

Don’t hesitate. Just do it.

Such a lovely experience, pure tour guide took the time to take us everywhere, explaining the details along the way. Worth every penny

Written September 11, 2023


Robynne_L

Source Viator

Good look around all of Dubai

The tour showed us both the old and new Dubai. The driver was friendly and knew a lot to show us. We were given free time at different times and also plenty of photo opportunities

Written September 10, 2023


Ralph_M

Source Viator

Alles so wie beschrieben,...

Alles so wie beschrieben, kompetenter Begleiter! Phtostops an allen wichtigen Sightseeing Points. Hätte mir gewünscht das der Begleiter auch durch die Souks führt

Written September 2, 2023


Richard_N

Source Viator

Dubai in a half day.

Excellent into to Dubai. Would recommend to anyone visiting for the first time. Our guide was excellent and flexible to our wishes

Written August 8, 2023


Marie_M

Source Viator

Very friendly and...

Very friendly and knowledgeable guide. Really enjoyed the trip and got a good overview of key attractions

Written August 6, 2023


Helen_G

Source Viator

Informative and interesting, highly recommend

Our guide was so informative, he explained about the history and described current life in Dubai, we learnt so much. He allowed time for us to take photos and we gained a huge appreciation of Dubai as a city and as part of the UAE

Written July 3, 2023


shervin_c

Source Viator

Well worth it!

Extremely informative guide! We managed to tweak the format and change the order that of sights we would see to fit in better with my schedule once the tour ended. Managed to see many of the main points of interest in Dubai within the few hours of the tour, ofcourse if you want longer in each a separate tour should be considered. this is more a "quick intro"

Written June 6, 2023


Ramn_J

Source Viator

Must do

Perfect tour. Relaxed. Driver told a lot about the city. Saw all the highlights tool the time. Time to see all

Written June 3, 2023


StevenAngela_H

Source Viator

Excellent trip!

Professional and very knowledgeable guide and it saved so much time just seeing the places that were important to us. Great day

Written May 6, 2023


Leigh_G

Source Viator

Excellent half day trip

The trip was excellent. Sha was in time and very informative. Definitely worth doing whilst in Dubai. One of my trip highlights

Written May 4, 2023


cherylej

Source Viator

Great value

Mohammed was an excellent tour guide.a great opportunity for an orientation and sightseeing. Would highly recommend

Written April 2, 2023


Windy_C

Source Viator

Dubai in a day

We had a wonderful day touring Dubai. I think we saw it all! Shajahan was a terrific guide. I would highly recommend this tour

Written February 6, 2023


daniel_n

Source Viator

Rolling thru Dubai D&LA

Habeeb our driver was excellent. Knowledgeable courteous and professional. Was a pleasure having him take us around

Written February 4, 2023


rpavankumar88

Source Viator

Amazing tour to get an overview of Dubai

We had an amazing experience with Mr. Ashraf on this tour. He was very patient and took extra care of our kid. Would highly recommend this tour for small families

Written December 4, 2022


Kenneth_C

Source Viator

A perfect Dubai highlights tour....

I only had one day in Dubai and I wanted a private half-day tour visiting many of the typical landmarks and features of Dubai. I preferred a private tour so I could linger at any stop I was really enjoying and indeed I was in control of the pacing! Shajahan was also the most perfect driver and guide. He has lived in Dubai for 15 years and he fielded all of my questions with precision. His knowledge of the area is substantial - architecture, history, government - pretty much everything! We had a lovely air conditioned van and he navigated the in progress "sandstorm" safely and with a plan. I especially enjoyed riding an abra (water taxi) across the Dubai Creek to the spice and gold souks (markets). We probably spent more time in the Dubai Mall than usual, but given the sandstorm outside it did provide us with some relief and that Mall was amazing with some of its own beauty, history and features (ice rink, waterfalls and huge aquarium). I am a Canadian, and he even found a Tim Horton's for me to have a coffee. Indeed, the city is very international. We visited the Palm Jameirah, went to the base of the Burj Khalifa, and viewed the Za'abeel Palace from the closest position allowed. We covered a lot of ground and saw a lot of the popular sites in our 4 hours together. This tour was exactly what I was hoping for --- thanks so much Viator and guide Shajahan Abdul Azeez. You are the best!

Written August 5, 2022


JULIENNE_W

Source Viator

Guide was great. Showed...

Guide was great. Showed all important sites of Dubai. Helped us at spice market very much. Thank you

Written July 5, 2022


Prasenjit Basu

Source Trip Advisor

A wonderful tour of Dubai.

Very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide , flexible to accommodate any minor changes in itinerary

Written April 3, 2022


Liam_V

Source Viator

Wife’s Uncle’s first Dubai trip

Booked this for my wife’s uncle while I was on business (I brought him along for a first time Dubai trip). He had a great day while I was away in meetings - Abubaker was great and sent me this pic to show he was having a good time - which was a nice touch

Written October 5, 2021


JAKUB_H

Source Viator

Thank you

The driver was great, everything we wanted to see, thank you 👍👌😎😎😎🏰🕋⛲🏨🏨🛫🛫🚗🚗🚗🌅🌉🌉🏙️🏙️🌃

Written June 5, 2021


102ronaldl

Source Trip Advisor

Great tour!

Our guide Shajhan was great. Because of flight cancellation we only had one day in Dubai and he customized it for us. He got us to the front of any lines even a the Burj Khalifa

Written January 16, 2020


Fabian G

Source Trip Advisor

Great service and amazing guide

The guide was very professional, he was very patient and knew everything about every site and history of the country. He managed to get all to our own pace and the sites we wanted to visit. A great guy

Written January 7, 2020


Vanbaelen.ilke@gmail.com

Source Trip Advisor

Wonderfull Tour

Our tour guide Shajahan was very helpfull and let us see the most important things in Dubai. He takes his time for everything

Written December 26, 2019


Olarotimi S O

Source Trip Advisor

Amazing tour

Although we were in a hurry as we had only 3 hours , our Tour guide Shajahan was able to take us through most of the important Dubai attraction. It was evident that he had a good knowledge of the region and gave information about historical fact in a friendly manner.Provided an amazing overview of Dubai

Written August 12, 2019


Deborah

Source Trip Advisor

Absolutely amazing!

Shajahan is so friendly. As we went around, he explained everything giving us historical facts. He took us everywhere and patiently waited for us as we went shopping - he even helped us haggle to get cheaper prices on clothes! I totally recommend him! He is the BEST tour guide I’ve ever had!

Written July 6, 2019


VijayarajaK

Source Viator

Very good sneak leak of Dubai (during transit) !!!

Very good sneak leak of Dubai (during transit) !!!1VijayarajaK, July 2019Had 4 hours transit trip. Got pick up and dropped at hotel. Over all took around 4 hours. Shajahan driver was approachable via WhatsApp even before my travel, explained the history and current development in each places. Would recommend the trip and driver for anyone who has transit in Dubai. Value for money and great sneak peak of Dubai. Family enjoyed the trip too (except the weather). Was not able to do much of outdoor or long walk, but managed to good family pic in all the key places. I will look forward to make a longer trip during winter soon

Written July 3, 2019


Anju R

Source Trip Advisor

Interesting way to have an overview of the city and its main landmark

The tour consist of showing the old palace of the Sultan, a visit of Jumeira beach, the Bhuj hotel from afar, and finally going through interesting places in Dubai. It's a great way to plan what to visit from there as the guide gives you an insight on the interesting places, fun places like the Atlantis waterpark and also the lives of the people living in Dubai

Written December 14, 2018


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