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The Burj Khalifa over the downtown skyline, a desert safari out across the dunes, the Marina after dark and the Palm, with Abu Dhabi on the longer routes. Every trip runs private.

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Dubai Packages

Private, fully customisable Dubai trips - 5-day city breaks to 8-day UAE circuits taking in Abu Dhabi. By starting city: Dubai packages from Hyderabad · Dubai packages from Bengaluru · Dubai packages from Chennai · Dubai packages from Mumbai · Dubai packages from Delhi · Dubai packages from Pune

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5 Days Dubai Family Getaway5 days / 4 nightsPrivate trip
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5 Days Dubai Family Getaway

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The tower deck, an indoor theme park and a desert evening.

5 days / 4 nights
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From₹45,000per person
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6 Days Dubai Honeymoon Retreat6 days / 5 nightsPrivate trip
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6 Days Dubai Honeymoon Retreat

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The fountain show, the Miracle Garden and a night in the dunes.

6 days / 5 nights
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From₹57,750per person
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6 Days Dubai Frame Museum Future Bliss6 days / 5 nightsPrivate trip
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6 Days Dubai Frame Museum Future Bliss

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The Frame, the Museum of the Future and the view from the top.

6 days / 5 nights
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From₹47,750per person
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7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Escape7 days / 6 nightsPrivate trip
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7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Escape

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The Grand Mosque, Emirates Palace and a waterpark day on the Palm.

7 days / 6 nights
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From₹1,16,599per person
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5 Days Dubai Old Town Desert Escape5 days / 4 nightsPrivate trip
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5 Days Dubai Old Town Desert Escape

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Al Fahidi lanes, an abra across the creek and a night in the dunes.

5 days / 4 nights
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From₹57,499per person
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5 Days Dubai City Desert Getaway5 days / 4 nightsPrivate trip
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5 Days Dubai City Desert Getaway

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The creek and the souks, the Palm, and an evening out on the dunes.

5 days / 4 nights
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From₹35,500per person
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6 Days Dubai Aquaventure Lost Chambers Bliss6 days / 5 nightsPrivate trip
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6 Days Dubai Aquaventure Lost Chambers Bliss

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A waterpark day on the Palm and the aquarium beneath it.

6 days / 5 nights
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From₹68,750per person
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7 Days Dubai Creek Ski Slope Escape7 days / 6 nightsPrivate trip
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7 Days Dubai Creek Ski Slope Escape

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The old quarter, the aquarium and an indoor ski slope in the desert.

7 days / 6 nights
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From₹69,817per person
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6 Days Dubai Family Luxury Retreat6 days / 5 nightsPrivate trip
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6 Days Dubai Family Luxury Retreat

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Private cars throughout, a safari park and the tower at the top.

6 days / 5 nights
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From₹73,417per person
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7 Days Dubai Luxury City Escape7 days / 6 nightsPrivate trip
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7 Days Dubai Luxury City Escape

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The Miracle Garden, the Global Village and the view from the top.

7 days / 6 nights
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From₹86,900per person
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8 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Family Escape8 days / 7 nightsPrivate trip
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8 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Family Escape

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Ain Dubai, the Palm waterpark, the Louvre and two nights on Yas.

8 days / 7 nights
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From₹1,01,651per person
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7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Honeymoon7 days / 6 nightsPrivate trip
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7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Honeymoon

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The same private route, slowed down for two - decor and a candlelight dinner built in.

7 days / 6 nights
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From₹1,18,599per person
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Dubai packages from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Pune

Every Dubai trip on this page can start from any Indian city. The city pages say how long the flight is from there and whether there is a non-stop. Package prices are for the land part of the trip; a planner quotes the flight separately on request, so you choose the airline and the dates.

Dubai packages for 5, 6, 7 and 8+ days

Five days covers the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall and fountains, the old souks on the creek, a desert safari and a day on the Marina; six days adds the Museum of the Future or Aquaventure; seven or eight days fits Abu Dhabi, the Grand Mosque and Ferrari World without a rushed day.

Stays are in Downtown or Deira for the city days, and Jumeirah or the Palm for the beach.

5 days / 4 nights, from ₹35,500 per person: 5 Days Dubai City Desert Getaway (5D/4N, from ₹35,500); 5 Days Dubai Family Getaway (5D/4N, from ₹45,000); 5 Days Dubai Old Town Desert Escape (5D/4N, from ₹57,499).

6 days / 5 nights, from ₹47,750 per person: 6 Days Dubai Frame Museum Future Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹47,750); 6 Days Dubai Honeymoon Retreat (6D/5N, from ₹57,750); 6 Days Dubai Aquaventure Lost Chambers Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹68,750).

7 days / 6 nights, from ₹69,817 per person: 7 Days Dubai Creek Ski Slope Escape (7D/6N, from ₹69,817); 7 Days Dubai Luxury City Escape (7D/6N, from ₹86,900); 7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Escape (7D/6N, from ₹1,16,599).

Eight days and longer, from ₹1,01,651 per person: 8 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Family Escape (8D/7N, from ₹1,01,651).

Dubai trip cost from India

Dubai packages from India start at ₹35,500 per person: ₹35,500 for 5 days, ₹47,750 for 6 days and ₹69,817 for 7 days. That is a land package: the hotels, airport transfers, the sightseeing and activities listed on each trip page, and a planner on WhatsApp through the trip. Flights from India are not included; they are quoted separately so you pick the airline and dates. Visa and entry fees are paid separately unless the trip page lists them. We apply for the UAE tourist visa for you, end to end.

Dubai is the shortest international holiday from India: four hours non-stop from most metros, no jet lag, and a visa issued electronically in a few days. The price moves with the hotel category, the month and the group size, so share those three and you get an exact quote rather than a starting figure.

Hotels, star levels and what you can change on a Dubai trip

Every Dubai plan here comes at two stay levels. Standard is a handpicked 3-star hotel in each place and is the listed price. Deluxe is the best available 4-star at about ₹6,000 more per person, chosen on the trip page. Five-star stays, a pool villa or a named property are quoted on request at the day's rate.

Name the hotel you want - a chain you trust, one you found on a booking site, or the one a friend stayed in - and the planner rebuilds the quote around it. The private plans are yours to change: the number of nights in each place, the order of the days, a sightseeing swap or an extra day; the fixed-date group departures keep their own hotels and schedule.

The hotel names go on your quote and your voucher before you pay anything, with the room category and the meal plan, so what you compare is exactly what you get. Travloger plans and runs the trip from the first message to the last day: the quote, the stays, the visa or entry permit, which we apply for, the transfers and a planner on WhatsApp throughout.

Dubai for honeymoons, families and friends

Couples: 2 honeymoon plans, with the honeymoon touches each trip page lists, from ₹57,750: 6 Days Dubai Honeymoon Retreat (6D/5N, from ₹57,750); 7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Honeymoon (7D/6N, from ₹1,18,599).

Families: 6 family plans, from ₹35,500: 5 Days Dubai City Desert Getaway (5D/4N, from ₹35,500); 5 Days Dubai Family Getaway (5D/4N, from ₹45,000); 6 Days Dubai Aquaventure Lost Chambers Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹68,750).

Luxury: 4 luxury plans, from ₹73,417: 6 Days Dubai Family Luxury Retreat (6D/5N, from ₹73,417); 7 Days Dubai Luxury City Escape (7D/6N, from ₹86,900); 7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Escape (7D/6N, from ₹1,16,599). Each trip page shows the hotel category it is priced on.

Friends and solo travellers take the standard plans and split rooms; every trip here is planned around your dates and group, and where a tour or day trip runs on a shared basis, the trip page says so.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi packages

Abu Dhabi is 90 minutes down the coast: the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Ferrari World on Yas Island, done as a day trip or with a night there.

3 trips on this page, from ₹1,01,651 per person: 8 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Family Escape (8D/7N, from ₹1,01,651); 7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Escape (7D/6N, from ₹1,16,599); 7 Days Dubai Abu Dhabi Luxury Honeymoon (7D/6N, from ₹1,18,599).

Dubai Aquaventure and Palm packages

Aquaventure at Atlantis is the largest waterpark in the region, and a day there pairs with the Palm monorail and the Lost Chambers aquarium.

1 trip on this page, from ₹68,750 per person: 6 Days Dubai Aquaventure Lost Chambers Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹68,750).

Places to visit in Dubai

11 places most Dubai trips are built around, in the order a first visit usually takes them. Five days covers the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall and fountains, the old souks on the creek, a desert safari and a day on the Marina; six days adds the Museum of the Future or Aquaventure; seven or eight days fits Abu Dhabi, the Grand Mosque and Ferrari World without a rushed day.

  • Burj Khalifa: The tallest building in the world; the At the Top decks on the 124th and 148th floors are timed tickets, and sunset slots sell out first.
  • Dubai Mall and the Dubai Fountain: The mall at the foot of the Burj, with the aquarium inside and the fountain show on the lake outside every evening after dark, free to watch from the promenade.
  • Desert safari: An afternoon of dune bashing in a 4x4, a camel ride and sunset over the sand, then dinner and a show at a desert camp; on almost every plan here.
  • Dubai Marina and JBR: The high-rise waterfront with the Marina walk, the JBR beach and Ain Dubai, the giant observation wheel on Bluewaters Island.
  • Palm Jumeirah and Atlantis: The palm-shaped island reached by monorail, with Aquaventure waterpark and the Lost Chambers aquarium at Atlantis on its crown.
  • Museum of the Future: The torus-shaped building on Sheikh Zayed Road, a walk through the next fifty years; timed tickets that sell out days ahead in season.
  • Dubai Frame: A 150-metre picture frame in Zabeel Park with a glass-floored walkway on top, looking at old Dubai on one side and the new city on the other.
  • Old Dubai: the creek, the souks and Al Fahidi: An abra boat across the creek for one dirham, the gold and spice souks in Deira, and the wind-tower lanes of the Al Fahidi historic district.
  • Global Village: The open-air fair of country pavilions, food and shows on the city's edge; it runs only in the cooler months, roughly October to April, and closes for the summer.
  • Miracle Garden: A garden of flower sculptures in Dubailand, open in season only, roughly November to April.
  • Abu Dhabi day trip: Ninety minutes down the coast: the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Ferrari World on Yas Island, usually done in one long day.

Dubai visa, flights and the best time to go

Visa: As of September 2026, Indian passport holders need a UAE visa arranged before travel. It is issued electronically, usually within a few working days. We apply for the UAE tourist visa for you, end to end; the visa fee is not part of the package price and is paid separately. Holders of a valid US visa or green card can get a visa on arrival instead.

Flights: Non-stop flights from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi take about four hours, with several departures a day on Emirates, IndiGo and Air India.

Best time: November to March is pleasant, with warm days and cool evenings. May to September is very hot and humid; hotels are far cheaper then, and everything from the malls to the metro is air-conditioned.

Money: UAE dirham (AED). Cards work almost everywhere, including taxis and the metro.

Dubai visa for Indians in 2026: documents, process, fee and timing

Indian passport holders need a UAE tourist visa before they fly, unless they qualify for the visa on arrival below. It is issued electronically as a PDF; there is no stamp, no interview and no visit to a consulate. We apply for the UAE tourist visa for you, end to end; the visa fee is not part of the package price and is paid separately.

Documents

  • A colour scan of the passport, valid for at least six months from the date you enter the UAE, with two blank pages.
  • A recent colour photograph on a white background.
  • A confirmed return flight ticket. Some applications also ask for the hotel booking, which the package covers.
  • For a child, the passport scan plus the parent's passport; for a first-time traveller some processors ask for a PAN card copy.

Types and cost

  • 30-day single entry: the one most Dubai holidays use. Agents and airlines quote about ₹7,500 to ₹9,500 all in as of September 2026 (the government fee is AED 252 plus VAT, the rest is processing).
  • 60-day single entry: about ₹14,000 to ₹18,000, for a long stay or a Dubai plus Abu Dhabi plus Oman loop.
  • Multiple entry versions of both exist for a higher fee, useful only if you leave the UAE and come back on the same trip.

Timing

Standard processing is three to four working days; express is 24 to 36 hours at a higher fee. The application goes in once the flight is booked and at least a week before you fly, earlier in December and around Eid when the queue grows. The visa is valid for entry for 60 days from issue, so applying a month ahead is safe.

Visa on arrival

Indians who hold a valid visa or residence permit from the United States, the United Kingdom, an EU country, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore or South Korea, or a US green card, get a 14-day visa on arrival at Dubai airport. The supporting document should have at least six months' validity; the 14 days can be extended once. Everyone else, including anyone whose US visa has expired, needs the tourist visa before flying.

Fees and rules are set by the UAE and change without much notice. The figures here were checked in September 2026; we confirm the current fee when we apply for your visa.

Flights to Dubai from Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai: direct or connecting

Dubai is one of the few international holidays where the flight is shorter than a Hyderabad to Delhi hop. All three southern metros have several non-stop flights a day, so a connecting itinerary only makes sense when it is clearly cheaper.

Non-stop

  • Hyderabad to Dubai: about 3 hours 45 minutes. Emirates, IndiGo, flydubai, Air India Express and Air Arabia (to Sharjah, 30 minutes from Dubai by road) fly it, roughly 30 non-stop departures a week between them.
  • Bengaluru to Dubai: about 4 hours 15 minutes, with Emirates, IndiGo, Air India Express and flydubai.
  • Chennai to Dubai: about 4 hours 30 minutes, with Emirates, IndiGo and Air India Express.

What it costs

A return economy fare from any of the three cities sits around ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 in the off months and ₹35,000 to ₹45,000 across the Christmas to New Year fortnight, as of September 2026. IndiGo and Air India Express are usually the cheapest non-stop options; Emirates costs more and includes a 30 kg bag and a meal. Book six to eight weeks ahead for December and Sankranti; three to four weeks is enough for the rest of the year.

Connecting

One-stop fares through Mumbai, Muscat or Colombo are sometimes ₹3,000 to ₹6,000 cheaper but add four to eight hours; on a five-day trip that is most of a day lost. Two exceptions are worth it: flying into Sharjah on Air Arabia when the Dubai fare is high (ask the planner to switch the airport transfer to Sharjah), and flying home from Abu Dhabi when your trip ends there, which saves the drive back.

Arriving

Dubai International (DXB) is 15 minutes from Deira and 25 from Downtown; a private transfer meets you at arrivals on every package here. Most Hyderabad flights land either early morning or late evening; the morning arrival gives you the first day, so we plan the itinerary around it.

What Dubai costs per person per day

One dirham was about ₹26 in September 2026, which is the number to carry in your head. Dubai is not cheap, but it is predictable: the big costs are the tickets you choose to buy, and everything else can be kept to a Hyderabad price if you use the metro and eat where residents eat.

Tickets, as of September 2026

  • Burj Khalifa, At the Top (levels 124 and 125): AED 169 to 240 depending on the slot, about ₹4,400 to ₹6,200. The sunset slot is the most expensive and the best.
  • Evening desert safari with dune driving, camel ride and barbecue dinner: AED 150 to 250 shared, about ₹3,900 to ₹6,500.
  • Museum of the Future: AED 149 to 159, about ₹4,000. Book two weeks ahead; it sells out.
  • Aquaventure at Atlantis: about AED 320, ₹8,300, a full day.
  • Dubai Frame AED 50; Global Village AED 25 to 30 (October to April); Miracle Garden about AED 100 (November to April); the abra across the creek AED 1.

Food and getting around

A metro day pass is about AED 20 to 25; a 15-minute taxi ride AED 20 to 30. A meal in Karama or Deira, where most of the city's South Indian and North Indian restaurants are, is AED 15 to 30 a head; a mall food court AED 30 to 45; a sit-down dinner at the Marina or Downtown AED 100 to 200 before drinks. Bottled water and snacks are supermarket priced, not hotel priced, if you walk to a Carrefour.

Daily spend

  • Saving: about ₹8,000 to ₹10,000 a day. Three-star hotel in Deira or Bur Dubai, metro, one paid attraction a day, Indian meals.
  • Comfortable: about ₹12,000 to ₹18,000 a day. Four-star in Downtown or the Marina, a mix of taxis and metro, two paid attractions on the busy days, one good dinner.
  • Five-star: ₹25,000 a day and up, mostly the room: a Palm or Jumeirah beach resort is ₹15,000 to ₹40,000 a night in season.

Our land packages sit inside the middle band because the hotel, transfers and the main tickets are pre-bought: ₹35,500 for 5 days, ₹47,750 for 6 days, ₹69,817 for 7 days and ₹1,01,651 for 8 days with Abu Dhabi, per person on twin sharing. Add the flight, the visa and ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 a day for meals not included and shopping to get the real total.

Best time to visit Dubai from India, month by month

Dubai has two seasons: the pleasant one and the hot one. The pleasant one runs from November to March and is when the beach, the desert and the outdoor evenings work; the hot one is cheaper and entirely air-conditioned.

  • November: 25 to 32°C, the first comfortable month; hotels still off-peak until the last week. The best value month of the year.
  • December: 20 to 27°C, the busiest month. Dubai Shopping Festival begins mid-December, New Year's Eve at the Burj Khalifa fireworks is the peak, and fares from India double for that fortnight. Book by October.
  • January: 15 to 24°C, cool evenings, the desert safari needs a jacket. Shopping Festival continues, Global Village and Miracle Garden are open, crowds thin after the first week.
  • February: 17 to 26°C, the most pleasant month for the beach. Ramadan falls in February and March in 2027: restaurants outside hotels close by day and the malls run late; it is a calm, cheaper time to go if you plan meals around it.
  • March: 20 to 30°C, still comfortable; the last month for Global Village and Miracle Garden.
  • April and October: 28 to 38°C. Mornings and evenings are fine, afternoons are for the malls and museums. Hotel rates drop sharply; good months for a mall-and-museum trip.
  • May to September: 38 to 45°C by day and humid. Prices are the lowest of the year, a five-star costs what a four-star does in winter, and the Dubai Summer Surprises sales run through July and August. Fine for a family that wants Aquaventure, the malls, Ski Dubai and IMG Worlds; not for the beach at noon.

For Indian school holidays: the December fortnight is the most expensive Dubai you can buy; Sankranti week in January and the March to April exam break are far better priced with the same weather. The May to June holidays are hot but half the price, and everything children want is indoors.

5 day Dubai itinerary

The five-day plan is the one most first trips from India take, and it starts at ₹35,500 per person on the land package. It covers the city's four faces: the towers, the creek, the desert and the coast.

  • Day 1, arrive: transfer to the hotel, evening at the Dubai Mall and the fountain show, which runs every 30 minutes from 6 pm. If the flight lands in the morning, add the Dubai Frame on the way in.
  • Day 2, the new city: Burj Khalifa in the morning slot, the Dubai Aquarium in the mall, then the Museum of the Future in the afternoon (pre-booked). Dinner at the Marina walk.
  • Day 3, the old city and the desert: the Al Fahidi quarter, the abra across the creek, the spice and gold souks before noon. Afternoon pick-up for the desert safari: dune driving, sunset on the dunes, camel ride, barbecue dinner and the shows, back by 10 pm.
  • Day 4, the coast: morning at Jumeirah beach with the Burj Al Arab view, the Palm monorail to Atlantis, Ain Dubai at Bluewaters in the evening. A family swaps the day for Aquaventure.
  • Day 5, depart: last shopping at the Mall of the Emirates or Global Village in season, transfer to the airport.

Hotels: Deira or Bur Dubai for the saving plans, Downtown or Business Bay for the comfortable ones. Every day above is on a private car with a driver, so the order can move around your flight times.

6 day Dubai itinerary

Six days is five days with breathing room, from ₹47,750 per person: the same four faces of the city plus one full day for the thing your group came for.

  • Days 1 to 3 as the five-day plan: Dubai Mall and fountains, Burj Khalifa and the Museum of the Future, old Dubai and the desert safari.
  • Day 4, the Palm: Aquaventure and the Lost Chambers aquarium for a family, or a day at a Palm beach club for a couple; the monorail and a sunset at the Pointe either way.
  • Day 5, your day: Abu Dhabi as a day trip (the Grand Mosque and the Louvre or Ferrari World, 90 minutes each way), or Miracle Garden and Global Village in season, or Ski Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates in summer.
  • Day 6, depart, with the morning free for Jumeirah beach or the last of the shopping.

The honeymoon version of this plan moves the hotel to Jumeirah or the Palm for the last three nights and adds a dhow dinner cruise on the Marina.

7 day Dubai and Abu Dhabi itinerary

Seven days lets Abu Dhabi be a night, not a dash, from ₹69,817 per person.

  • Days 1 to 4 in Dubai as the six-day plan: Downtown, the Burj Khalifa and Museum of the Future, old Dubai and the desert, the Palm and the coast.
  • Day 5, to Abu Dhabi: the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the morning light (covered clothing; abayas are lent at the door), the Louvre Abu Dhabi after lunch, the Corniche at sunset. Overnight in Abu Dhabi.
  • Day 6, Yas Island: Ferrari World for the rides, or Warner Bros. World and Yas Waterworld for a family, all on one island; drive back to Dubai in the evening or fly home from Abu Dhabi.
  • Day 7, depart.

The creek-and-ski version of seven days stays in Dubai throughout and adds a day on the creek at Al Seef and Ski Dubai instead of Abu Dhabi; it suits a second visit or a summer trip.

8 day UAE itinerary: Dubai, Abu Dhabi and a free day

Eight days is the full UAE circuit, from ₹1,01,651 per person, and the plan families take when they want no rushed mornings.

  • Days 1 to 4, Dubai at an easy pace: one anchor a day (Burj Khalifa, the Museum of the Future, the desert, the Palm), the afternoons free.
  • Day 5, Sharjah or the east coast: the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization and the Blue Souk, or a day to Fujairah and the Hajar mountains for a quieter beach.
  • Days 6 and 7, Abu Dhabi: the Grand Mosque, the Louvre, Qasr Al Watan, then Yas Island's parks with a night there.
  • Day 8, depart from Abu Dhabi or Dubai.

On eight days the hotel split matters: four nights Downtown or Deira, two nights on the Palm or Jumeirah, two in Abu Dhabi, so nobody repacks daily. Tell the planner the ages travelling and the parks are matched to them.

Dubai planning guides

The longer answers, one page each: what the whole trip costs from India, the visa step by step, whether ₹1 lakh is enough, the month-by-month weather, Dubai against Abu Dhabi as a base, and the honeymoon and family versions of the trip.