Dubai & Abu Dhabi Full-Day City Tour (Korean-speaking guide + hotel pickup & drop-off / Departing from Dubai)

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Dubai & Abu Dhabi Full-Day City Tour I: The Perfect Day with a Korean Guide

This is the Travel Forest Keeper, adding depth to your travels.
From Dubai's golden past and futuristic skyline to Abu Dhabi's magnificent cultural, artistic and religious beauty.
Introducing the most efficient and complete full-day city tour that will take you through the best of both cities in one day :)

This tour consists of a Dubai city tour in the morning and an Abu Dhabi city tour in the afternoon.
A professional Korean guide will accompany you from start to finish, providing a more comfortable and in-depth travel experience.
In particular, the itinerary is convenient as it includes the use of a private vehicle, small group operation, and movement from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.
This product is optimized for travelers who want to experience two cities most efficiently in one day.



1. Dubai & Abu Dhabi Full-Day Tour Summary

- Dubai morning city tour (approximately 6-7 hours)
From the Old City Abra experience to Dubai Palace, Dubai Frame, Jumeirah Beach, Burj Al Arab, and Palm Jumeirah
Explore Dubai's iconic landmarks efficiently in half a day.

- Abu Dhabi Afternoon City Tour (approximately 4-5 hours)
Tasting the Golden Latte at the Emirates Palace Hotel, choosing between the Louvre Museum or the Presidential Palace (Al Watan),
And the highlight of your trip to Abu Dhabi, the ‘Grand Mosque sunset and night view viewing’!
It's the perfect itinerary for a quick yet in-depth look back.

- Accompanied by a Korean professional guide
We provide professional Korean language explanations, travel tips, and even photo tips.

- Includes travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi & local options can be arranged

2. 5 Reasons Why Travel Forest Recommends This Tour

(2-1) Not a guide who 'speaks' Korean, but a Korean professional guide
Travel Forest Dubai/Abu Dhabi Tour
Not a local guide who can speak a little Korean,
This tour is led by a licensed Korean professional guide who has resided in Dubai for a long time.

Guide Hwang Young-jo, a former SBS comedian with a witty sense of humor and extensive knowledge,
A veteran who has lived in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for over 10 years! Guide Lee Ji-yeon, who ensures everyone's satisfaction with her meticulous tours.
Korean guides with professional knowledge will tell you about local episodes, history, culture, and religious background.
We make a completely different level of density in your travel.

“The Best Way to Understand Dubai & Abu Dhabi”
Here's why we call this tour that.

(2-2) Airport pickup + hotel pickup + full-day private vehicle
For those arriving in Dubai on early morning flights (such as EK323), you can join the morning city tour right after being picked up at Dubai Airport.
If you are staying at a hotel in downtown Dubai, you can conveniently join the tour by being picked up from your hotel lobby.
The itinerary thereafter is by private vehicle (passenger car or 7-seater/14-seater), and is characterized by flexible progress centered on small groups rather than large bus group tours.
This allows for a high level of engagement that is difficult to expect from larger packages, including communication with the guide, individual photo shoots, questions, and requests.

(2-3) Dubai's 'core route' perfectly compressed into half a day
The most common question asked by first-time visitors to Dubai is, “Where should I go?”
You can think of this tour as the complete answer to that question.

- Old City Bastakia & Al Seef
- Dubai Creek & Abra Experience
- Dubai Frame (Exterior & Photo Spot)
- Dubai Royal Palace (point near Zabeel Palace)
- Panoramic view of Jumeirah Beach & Burj Al Arab
- Souk Madinat Jumeirah (photo spot + free time)
- Palm Jumeirah & Atlantis The Palm views (monorail optional)
- Emirates Mall Carrefour Shopping
- Guide to Dubai Mall interior & aquarium exterior, artificial waterfall, and fountain show points

If you were to go alone, you would spend the whole day wandering around trying to plan your route and only see half of it, but I have neatly organized it into a half-day route.

(2-4) Abu Dhabi only selects points that are ‘different in class’
In the afternoon, we will travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and explore the heart of Abu Dhabi in depth.

- Emirates Palace Hotel Le Café includes a gold latte (reservation required, signature menu item worth approximately $25)
- Choose between the Presidential Palace (Al Watan) or the Louvre Museum (on Mondays when the Louvre Museum is closed, the Presidential Palace will be automatically replaced)
- Grand Mosque Sunset & Night View

It is designed so that you can see both the sunset and the night view.

(2-5) Depart from Dubai → Choose to arrive at a hotel in Dubai or Abu Dhabi or at Dubai Airport
Basically, the tour starts from Dubai and returns to Dubai, but depending on the schedule, it is also possible to be dropped off at an Abu Dhabi hotel or Dubai airport.
This is a structure that saves transportation costs and time from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, and allows you to complete the transportation and city tour all in one full-day tour.



3. Dubai City Tour Preview

(3-1) Dubai Airport or Hotel Pick-up
Please wait at Dubai Airport or your Dubai hotel lobby, and your guide will pick you up at the pick-up time you have been notified of.
(The day before use, the Korean guide will send the representative the expected pickup time via KakaoTalk)

(3-2) Abra experience / Dubai Frame commemorative photo / Dubai Palace
The first place we arrive at is the old city called Bastakiya, which is a place that preserves Dubai's old buildings, much like our country's folk village.
Unlike Dubai's flashy modern buildings, I would like to go on a trip to experience and see things that are uniquely Dubai.

- Abra Experience Here, we will try riding the abra, a floating aircraft.
Abra means "to cross" in Arabic. We'll take an abra and cross the creek, known as Dubai's lifeline.
- Al Seef Street or Bastakiya Sightseeing (Choose 1)
It's time to explore Alsif or Bastakia, which exude an old-town feel.
It would be nice to see both places, but since there are many other things to do, I plan to discuss with the guide which one of the two places to visit.
There is the famous Starbucks in Alsif.
While most Asian people I meet while traveling are Chinese, most Asian people at Starbucks are Korean.
- Commemorative photo shoot at Dubai Frame
Let's take a look around as we pass by the Dubai Frame, also known as the Dubai Picture Frame.
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman's Palace (Zabeel Palace) The palace of the Ruler of Dubai.
In reality, it is a place that is not visible on Google and cannot be accessed.
But let's take a moment to look at the palace that built this Middle Eastern city of Dubai.
The palace where the current Emir, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, resides!!

💁‍♂️ A little knowledge about Arabic names!!
Arab people have really long names, don't they? ^^
The current Emir, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has this meaning.
* Sheikh: A respectful title for Arab men, roughly meaning "Sir"
* Mohammad: Name bin Rashid: Bin means 'son', meaning he is the son of Rashid.
* Al Maktoum: Al means 'family', meaning the family of Al-Maktoum.
If we break it down, it means Sir Mohammad, the son of Rashid of the Maktoum family.

(3-3) Souk Medinat Jumeirah / Palm Jumeirah (additional $20 per person for one-way monorail ride)
Panoramic views of Jumeirah Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Alcazar hotels, and an interior tour of Souk Medinat Jumeirah.
We will also visit Palm Jumeirah, an artificial island with a total length of 4.4 km.
Here, you can travel by riding Dubai's iconic monorail. (If you wish to ride the monorail, please purchase a separate ticket.)
If you sit at the very front of the monorail, you can see the famous Atlantis the Palm hotel.

(3-4) Visit the Mall of the Emirates
You'll also see the world's largest artificial ski slope, and your guide will show you the must-buy shopping items in Dubai.
You can also shop for souvenirs here at Carrefour.

(3-5) Visit to Dubai Mall (includes individual meals and free time)
Visit Dubai Mall, the largest shopping mall in the Middle East, and learn about the fountain show and its highlights.
Take time to explore the LED show viewing point, aquarium, artificial waterfall, etc.
At this time, individual lunch and free time will also be provided.



4. Abu Dhabi City Tour Preview

(4-1) Emirates Palace Hotel Gold Latte Coffee
After some free time at Dubai Mall, we will meet again at the agreed time and head to Abu Dhabi.
If you're in the United Arab Emirates, you must try the famous Gold Latte at Le Cafe in this hotel.
It is precisely this kind of leisure that makes our travel a little more luxurious and a little more fun.
It is only available to those with a limited number of reservations and boasts a hefty price tag of around $25.
This place includes the signature menu item, Gold Latte.
Spend an hour or so drinking coffee here, where you can truly experience the Middle Eastern atmosphere.

(4-2) Abu Dhabi Palace or Louvre Museum
In 2007, France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement to complete the project over 10 years, investing approximately 1 billion dollars.
The first overseas branch of the Louvre Museum in France is located here.
The Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi opened on November 11, 2017.
It is located on Saadiayt Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
A cultural and arts district home to the New York University campus, the Guenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Zayed National Museum.
By utilizing the site surrounded by the sea, the building appears to be floating on the sea.
The roof is decorated with over 8,000 metal stars that create a geometric pattern, making it a place that catches the eye not only with the exhibits but also with its exterior.
As it is a world history museum, it exhibits various artifacts from prehistoric times to the present.
Over the next ten years, some of the collections of the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay will be on display, benefiting from special exhibitions.

(4-3) Grand Mosque night view
The highlight of my final trip to Abu Dhabi: the Grand Mosque. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque!
This is the place that often appears in Abu Dhabi travel photos.
Most tourists visit in the morning or afternoon, so there are a lot of people.
Since I can't see the sunset from the Grand Mosque, I visit Travel Forest late in the afternoon to enjoy both the sunset and the night view.
Shorts will be refused entry, shoes must be removed, and women must cover their hair to enter.
Enter with our friendly guide and learn why the mosque is structured this way, what the crescent moon means,
You will be given instructions on what to do here, etc.
Afterwards, you will be given ample time to freely capture the beautiful scenes of the Grand Mosque.
Feel free to explore this place for at least an hour.

This concludes the tour at the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque.
Drop-off will be at your chosen drop-off location, such as a hotel in Abu Dhabi, a hotel in Dubai, or the airport.



5. Dubai & Abu Dhabi City Tour Dress Code Guide

- Men: Long pants that cover the knees are required, and tops that do not reveal the shoulders
- Women: Long pants or long skirts that do not reveal body lines, and long-sleeved tops are recommended.
- Grand Mosque: Women are required to wear a scarf to cover their heads or an abaya provided locally (free rentals available).
- We recommend comfortable shoes such as sneakers or sandals rather than slippers.
- Entry into the mosque may be restricted for those wearing shorts, sleeveless shirts, or extremely short skirts.



6. A word from the forest keeper

This full-day tour from Travel Forest is similar to the <Dubai/Abu Dhabi Compressed Edition>.
In the morning, read Dubai's past and future at a glance,
In the afternoon, enjoy leisure at one of Abu Dhabi's prestigious landmarks.
End your day with a sunset and night view of the Grand Mosque, a highlight.

“I want to see the best of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in one day.”
If you think, “I want to travel to the Middle East once and have a fulfilling trip without any regrets,”

This product is the answer!

Travel Forest is your Dubai/Abu Dhabi trip.
I sincerely hope that this will remain as a ‘journey of a lifetime’.