Dubai · Middle East & Africa
Our Dubai tour packages from India move from the glass towers of Downtown to the creekside souks of Old Dubai, with one desert night in between.
Why Dubai, the IKOU way
Downtown is the part everyone plans for, and it earns the trip: the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, the Fountain at dusk. But Dubai started on the Creek, and that older city is still there, a short metro ride away, a working port of wooden abras, gold and spice souks and coral-stone lanes. We build both halves into the same trip, with one night in the desert in between.
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Dubai, the IKOU way
The souks, the abra crossing, the desert at night — the parts a skyline photo can't show.
Where you'll go
Old souks and heritage streets.
Green Line metro, or an abra.
Skyline, mall, the Fountain.
Red Line metro to Downtown.
One desert evening, by 4x4.
An organised 4x4 safari.
A day trip on Sheikh Zayed Rd.
About 1.5 hours by road.
The IKOU route
Not every place needs to be rushed.
Same emirate.
Different moods.
A more meaningful way
to see it.
Map: derivative of Dubai in United Arab Emirates.svg by TUBS (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0).
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Heritage · Souks
The Al Fahidi Historical Quarter's wind-tower architecture, the Gold and Spice Souks, and an abra crossing over Dubai Creek - the city before the skyline.
A half day, souks then an abra crossing
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Downtown · Skyline
The Burj Khalifa and its SkyPark, The Dubai Mall, and the Dubai Fountain's evening shows - Downtown's skyline in one easy walk.
An evening, best for the Fountain shows
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Dunes · One night
An organised 4x4 safari: dune bashing, a Bedouin-style camp dinner, and stargazing away from the city lights.
One evening, dune bashing to dinner
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Day trip · Capital
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Qasr Al Watan and the Louvre Abu Dhabi - the capital, about 1.5 hours down Sheikh Zayed Road.
A full day trip, about 1.5 hours each way
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A sample journey
Land in Dubai, check in, an easy evening near the skyline.
Dubai Mall by day, the SkyPark view, then the Fountain show at dusk.
Al Fahidi's lanes, the souks, an abra across the Creek, machboos at Arabian Tea House.
Dune bashing by 4x4, a Bedouin camp dinner, stargazing away from the city lights.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Qasr Al Watan, back to Dubai for a last evening.
A sample journey, not a fixed package — we shape the days and pace around you.
Good to know
Most Indian passport holders need a UAE visa arranged in advance, since India is not on the UAE's visa-free list. A visa-on-arrival exception exists only if you already hold a valid visa or residence permit from a short list of countries (including the US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea or Singapore) — otherwise the visa is applied for beforehand. We build the visa into your planning timeline; confirm the current rules on the UAE's official immigration channels before you fly, as they do change.
November to March is the most comfortable stretch, with daytime highs around 24 to 27°C and little rain. Summer (May to September) is very hot and humid, with July regularly above 40°C, so we plan outdoor days like the desert safari for the cooler months where we can.
Most journeys we design run 4 to 6 days. Four covers Downtown, Old Dubai and one desert evening; six adds an unhurried day trip to Abu Dhabi, about 1.5 hours away by road.
The currency is the UAE dirham (AED). The Dubai Metro's Red and Green lines cover Downtown, Bur Dubai and Deira, an abra (traditional boat) crosses the Creek for a few dirhams, and taxis and ride-hailing apps fill the rest.
In Old Dubai, finish a meal with luqaimat: golden fried dough balls scented with cardamom and saffron, drizzled with date syrup. The Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood has heritage restaurants that serve them with Arabic coffee, a gentle stop after the Creek and the souks. Both the Michelin-listed Al Khayma and the Arabian Tea House are in this quarter.
For a first visit, Downtown puts the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall on your doorstep but has no beach. Dubai Marina and JBR suit families and beach lovers, Palm Jumeirah suits couples looking for a luxury resort, and Old Dubai (Bur Dubai and Deira) is the quieter, more local base by the Creek. We choose the area to match how you want the trip to feel.
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