The 10 Food Experiences in the UAE That Earn Their Price

1.Old Town, Creek, Museums, Souks, & Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10,816 reviews · 2.5 - 4 hours · from $18Our pick

Explore Old Dubai, Al Fahidi, Creek, souks, museums, street food, and an abra ride with a local guide for just $18.

“Great value tour lead by Ramadan. Saw lots of places we wouldn’t have visited on our own & learnt about Dubai, its people & cultures. Would recommend this tour. Even our 12 year old said it was ‘OK’ - anyone taking a 12 year old on a 3 hour historical walking tour knows this comment is worth 10 stars!”

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2.Old Town, Souks, Street Food, Guided Tour & Abra Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7,170 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $9

Explore Old Dubai with Al Fahidi lanes, Emirati snacks, souks, Arabic coffee, and a traditional abra ride across Dubai Creek.

“I had an amazing experience on this tour. It was well planned, engaging, and full of interesting insights from start to finish. Our guide, Mustafa, was incredibly informed and shared clear, thoughtful explanations about the UAE’s culture, traditions, beliefs, and everyday life, which made the whole experience much more meaningful. He also took photos for us during the Abra Boat Ride. I wish it would be longer.I’d definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in discovering the cultural side and history of Dubai.”

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3.Old Town, Souks, Street Food, Guided Tour & Abra Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,664 reviews · from $17Top rated

Explore old Dubai on foot with Emirati snacks, Al Fahidi, souks, a Creek abra ride, and practical guidance on this budget tour.

“We had a really wonderful visit with Abdul. He taught our family so much about the history of the UAE and Emirati culture - very fascinating. The treats along the way were delicious and another great way to learn about the culture in Dubai! Overall we really thank Abdul for taking so much time for us!!”

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4.Old Town, Street Food, Creek, Souks, & Emirati House

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,496 reviews · 3 hours · from $6Best value

Explore Old Dubai with street food, an Abra ride, Emirati hospitality, and the Gold and Spice Souks on a $6 guided walking tour.

“It was excellent, our guide Mustafa was fantastic, he made everything so interesting, kept us engaged and was so nice to help us shopping at the souqs. The food we tried was delicious, the coffee, everything was wonderful.”

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5.Old Dubai: Premium Guided Tour with Street Food & Abra Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 416 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $31

Explore Old Dubai with street food, an Emirati heritage home, souks, and a Creek abra ride on this well-priced guided tour.

“OceanAir Travels organized a very interesting and immersive tour of Dubai's old town, with a guide (Maaz Khan) who knows the city very well, is very friendly and helpful, and knows the best places to visit and gives useful tips about the souks! I highly recommend taking this tour, or even a longer one, as it is well worth discovering the city with Maaz Khan as your guide and the organisation of OceanAir, which was well done !”

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6.Dubai Top Highlights: Frame Entry, Souks, Abra & Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 344 reviews · from $65

See Dubai’s modern icons and old souks, cross the Creek by abra, taste local snacks, and visit the Frame on this $65 guided day tour.

“Our Dubai tour was absolutely brilliant! We explored so many incredible places and it was all thanks to our fantastic guides, Adnan and Hilal. They were knowledgeable and genuinely friendly and candid. They even went above and beyond, acting as our impromptu photographers and sharing fascinating tidbits about the city that you'd never find in a guidebook. Worth the price!”

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7.Premium Old Town, Street Food, Souks & Boat Ride Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 262 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $37

Explore Old Dubai through Al Fahidi, Al Seef, street food, souks, Arabic coffee, and a traditional abra ride for $37.

“What I liked most about to tour is that the guide gave us history on Dubai which was interesting. He also gave us buyer tips when shopping.”

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8.City Highlights Tour with Blue Mosque & Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 247 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $46

See Dubai’s old and new sides on a guided half-day tour with the Blue Mosque, souks, street food, abra ride, and top photo stops.

“Nice itinerary . Includes the old and new dubai. Francis was our guide and a great photographer. The tour was so informative and Francis explained things well, very easy to understand, he was fun and made this activity the most memorable in the country.”

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9.Private Food Tour – 12 Tastings with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 3 hours · from $107

Taste 12 Arabian specialties while exploring Old Dubai’s souks, temples, forts, and historic lanes with a local guide.

“Ikram was an incredible guide and he paced us so well through the town and told us the history of Dubai, etc and all about food. Really enjoyed this tour and I highly recommend it. The food was great and I didn’t feel over stuff.”

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10.Private Snorkeling with turtles with BBQ food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $279

Review of Fujairah’s private turtle snorkeling tour, with BBQ food, gear, guide, lockers, showers, and practical booking advice.

“Very neatly organised. Very friendly staff, new equipement and good simple barbecue. Absolutely in line with expecatations and reviews”

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