12 Oct 2025
Our driver/guide Umair did a good job. He kept us on time, skillfully driving through the traffic to see all the sites listed in the description. The key to enjoying this tour is having appropriate expectations. You truly stop off at places, get out of the van for a few minutes and take a few pictures and get back in. If one expects to be able to spend some time exploring or trying to go inside anywhere, you will not be happy. You do get to go on the beach and tiptoe into the Arabian Sea if you so desire. As mentioned, they pick you up from your hotel, but drop you off on the deira side near the gold souks. You will have to get back to your hotel on your own. As a sidenote, if you stay at the Hyatt Regency, you can actually walk back to the hotel from the drop off point.