Name: Essential Ticket 48 Hour Tour | Dubai | Big Bus Tours
Brand: Big Bus Tours
Rating: 4.5 (5835 reviews)

Highlights

Experience the best of Dubai with our Essential Ticket! You'll get a 48-hour pass for our hop-on, hop-off bus tour, a Dhow Cruise, and entry to the Lost Chambers Aquarium and Ambassador Lagoon!

Hop on, Hop off

Explore the city at your own pace with our flexible hop-on, hop-off tours.

Enjoy the freedom of hop-on, hop-off sightseeing on our open-top, double-decker Dubai bus tours. Hop on to discover the places that fascinate you, and hop off to explore them for as little or as long as you like. Alternatively, you're very welcome to sit back and relax on board with us for the full tour.

City Tour (Red Route)

Discover the highlights of Dubai .

Hop on our Red Route to see all the top landmarks of Dubai - including traditional Dhow Boats on Dubai Creek, historic Al Fahidi and Al Seef, the souks of Deira, and of course Downtown - home to both the world's tallest building (Burj Khalifa) and its largest shopping mall (Dubai Mall). See our City Tour (Red Route) timetable.

See all the top Landmarks

Big Bus gives you the best view of Dubai's famous sights.

Our Big Bus tour of Dubai has been carefully designed to show you the city's top landmarks and attractions, including the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Mosque.

Beach Tour (Blue Route)

See the landmarks of Jumeirah, the Marina, Media City and more.

Hop on our Blue Route to head down the coast and discover the beaches of Jumeirah, Atlantis the Palm, Ain Dubai, Media City, Dubai Marina, Souk Madinat and more. See our Beach Tour (Blue Route) timetable.

Free Dhow Cruise

Discover Dubai Creek on a traditional Arabian Dhow.

Relax on board a traditional wooden dhow boat as it glides along historical Dubai Creek, showcasing landmarks like Al Fahidi Fort with entertaining commentary. Refreshments can be purchased on board from the crew. Please visit our Free Extras page for more information.

Lost Chambers Aquarium

Discover Dubai's enormous Atlantis-themed aquarium.

Explore the mysterious underwater mazes and hidden chambers of the lost civilisation of Atlantis at Dubai's biggest aquarium, the Lost Chambers at Atlantis. You'll encounter exciting marine creatures like sharks, crayfish, albino alligators, stingrays, seahorses and many more. Please collect your entry tickets from a Big Bus Tours team member at the Big Bus kiosk at the Avenues entrance of the aquarium.

Ambassador Lagoon

At Atlantis the Palm

The Ambassador Lagoon is an impressive viewing panel with awe-inspiring views into the ruins of an Atlantis-themed aquarium, home to 65,000 marine animals from around the world. A single-entry pass is included with this ticket - please collect your entry tickets from a Big Bus Tours team member at the Big Bus kiosk at the Avenues entrance of the aquarium.

Pre-recorded Commentary

Available in 12 languages.

Languages included: English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Farsi, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese. Listen via via complimentary headphones.

Travel in Comfort

In air-conditioned buses.

Our buses feature air conditioning and your choice of full, partial or unshaded seating on the top deck.

Free Mobile App

Now with live bus arrival times!

Download our free mobile app for the perfect pocket companion to your sightseeing adventure. Our new live bus arrival times feature shows you exactly where the bus is along the route, along with an ETA for your nearest stop! This gives you the freedom to make the most of your time exploring. In addition to live bus arrival times, you'll also get detailed maps and route information, stop images, walking directions, facts about famous landmarks and attractions, ticket offers and more. Save memory-making minutes on your city adventure with the Big Bus Tours App!

Check Service

Plan ahead for your tour with our service updates

Visit our Service Information Page for up-to-date information about our current service.

Fully Flexible

You can change your ticket date!

This ticket is fully flexible, which means you can change your ticket date to another travel date within 14 days of your original date, up to 72 hours before beginning your bus tour! Just contact us to learn more.