The Day Tour is a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour of Dubai, with a personal recorded commentary available in 8 languages.

The Tour’s two routes, the Beach Tour and the City Tour, provide the perfect orientation of Dubai. You can hop on and off as many times as you wish and explore more than twenty places of interest, discovering everything from the world famous Burj Al Arab to traditional gold and spice souks.

To suit your itinerary, you can choose either a 24-hour or a 48-hour ticket, affording you plenty of time to visit all the attractions that interest you. Our fleet of purpose built vehicles enables you to interchange between the air-conditioned fore-cabin or open-air seating at the rear. Complimentary, chilled, bottled water is provided for your comfort.

We are also pleased to provide several free inclusions with your ticket: a Dhow Cruise on Dubai Creek, entry to Dubai Museum and entry to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum’s House, making the Big Bus Tour your perfect introduction to Dubai.

Famous Landmarks

The Big Bus Tour is carefully designed to take you to all of Dubai’s famous landmarks; from the world famous Atlantis resort to the traditional spice souk.

The combination of the City Tour and the Beach Tour takes you to more places than any other tour of Dubai. The tour will explain the history of Dubai while connecting the City’s many visitor attractions.

For more information on the special places you can visit on the Big Bus Tour, checkout the Tour Highlights.

Hop-on, Hop-off

On the Big Bus tour there are 21 locations where you can get off the bus to visit attractions or explore places of interest.

The hop-on, hop-off facility gives you the freedom to plan your own itinerary. Visit the places that interest you and explore as little or for as long as you like. You can hop on and off the open-top buses as many times as you want within the validity of your 24 or 48 hour ticket.

Personal Commentary

The Big Bus sightseeing tour of Dubai includes an informative commentary that guides you through the city.

The commentary explains the history of Dubai and points out the buildings and landmarks of significance. The commentary also gives insight into Emirati culture and tradition.

The personal recorded commentary is available in your choice of 8 languages: English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Hindi and Farsi. Complimentary earphones are provided.

Air-conditioned Vehicles

An ‘air-conditioned open-top’ bus sounds like a contradiction in terms, but Big Bus Tours acknowledges that Dubai’s warm climate would make some visitors reticent about spending a day on an open-top vehicle.

The Big Bus fleet has therefore been designed to provide an air conditioned cabin on the first third of the upper deck. The air-conditioned cabin has large windows for uninterrupted views. The middle section is open air with a sun canopy, while the rear third is open to the sun for those wishing to enjoy the weather and a traditional open-top experience.

Buses also have a fridge onboard and complimentary chilled, bottled water is provided for all customers.

Free Dhow Cruise

Hop off at the Creek Walk stop and explore Dubai’s famous Creek on the Arabian Dhow Cruise. This one-hour cruise along Dubai Creek is included in your Big Bus ticket. The traditional wooden dhow will glide you along as the informative commentary explains the Creek’s history.

The busy Dubai Creek offers a wonderful perspective on the city. UAE’s most famous waterway, the creek has been a sea merchants’ trading post for centuries. The Creekside is the most historic part of Dubai, where traditional and modern buildings sit side by side.

The relaxing cruise will take you past the Al Fahidi fort that stands guard at the mouth of the creek for stunning views of the Arabian Gulf before returning to the quay where you can reconnect with the Big Bus City Tour. Just sit back on the sun-drenched deck and take it all in. Refreshments can be purchased on board from the hospitable crew.

Free entry to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum's House

Hop off at Big Bus Stop 5 for a visit to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum's House. Entry to this fascinating museum comes free with your Big Bus ticket.

Built on the edge of the Dubai Creek, this palatial building distinguished by its four elegant wind-towers was built in 1896 and was once the residence of Dubai’s Ruler. It takes its name from Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum, who resided here until his death in 1958.

The house has a large courtyard and comprises a large number of rooms, bathrooms and verandas, divided into independent family units. The building was created with very thick walls to keep the interior cool, but today the house is converted into an air-conditioned museum, with historical photographs and documents charting the development of the Dubai Emirate. A visit provides excellent insight into the lifestyle and heritage of Dubai’s ruling family.

Free entry to Dubai Museum

Believed to be Dubai's oldest building, the Al-Fahidi Fort is well worth a visit. Hop off at Big Bus Stop 3 to visit the fort, which is also home to the Dubai Museum.

The Fort itself features walls built from coral and shell rubble, cemented together with lime. It was a defensive structure built to protect Dubai’s early inhabitants from warlike neighbours and attacks from the sea.

The Fort has been many things over the years including the ruler’s residence, an administrative centre and a jail for wrongdoers.

Once inside Dubai Museum, you enter an underground exhibition centre where you will learn about the Fort's history. A multi-media presentation charts Dubai’s development from a small, pearl-diving community right through to the discovery of oil in the late 1960s.

The Museum also houses an eclectic collection of artifacts that depict the social and economic life of Dubai's residents from long before oil was discovered. These include objects such as pottery, stone and metal implements, engravings and skeletons discovered during archeological digs.

There is an impressive display of weaponry on show, including hanjars (curved daggers), swords, bows, arrows, spears, shields, axes and pistols. Traditional Arab musical instruments are also exhibited, including drums, flutes, lyres, goatskin bagpipes and other locally made instruments used during festive occasions.