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2699.00 October 10Th-21St 2019/ 12 Days Per Person/DO Single Supplement Starting At: $699 ALKI TOURS PRESENTS TOUR PRICE: STARTING AT $2699.00 October 10th-21st 2019/ 12 Days Per Person/DO Single Supplement Starting at: $699 TRIP REGISTRATION Here’s How Your Holiday To make a reservation call Alki Will Unfold… which was built in the shape of a palm Tours at (206) 935-6848 or 1(800) 895-2554 or visit our website at tree, known for its posh residential www.alkitours.com Day One & Two: - Depart for the United Arab Emirates Depart for A deposit of $500 dollars per person Dubai is due within 2 weeks of booking to Your majestic trip begins as we shuttle reserve your space. Please make checks payable to: you from your Seattle area home to the Sea Tac airport for your flight to Alki Tours 6417A Fauntleroy Way Dubai. Upon arrival, the quintessential SW Seattle WA 98136 land of opulence, wealth and astonishing skyscrapers and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure to rest, relax and acclimate to buildings, villas, and luxury resorts. your new time zone Upon entering the island, board the Overnight: Dubai Palm Monorail which will take you to Meals: In flight meals the far end of the palm. Marvel at the stunning views of the island as you ride Day Three: New Dubai Tour high above the ground. The next station A fabulous day discovering Dubai, one will be close to Atlantis hotel for a of the world's most futuristic cities photo stop before you continue via with its dramatic skyline, once a Sheikh Zayed road to the world’s tallest tranquil port of Bedouin traders and tower Burj Khalifa. Here, while at the pearl divers. Begin with a photo stop at top, a guide will help answer all your Dubai's signature landmark, Burj Al questions from your vantage point on Arab, the celebrated sail-shaped hotel level 124 of the building. Free time for facing the Persian Gulf. Continue to lunch in Dubai Mall. After an afternoon the Jumeirah Palm, a man-made island, Follow us on Facebook Escorted Package Includes • Roundtrip airfare from at leisure, return to the hotel for an as you spiral up and down the enormous Seattle to Dubai orientation meeting with your Tour golden dunes. Upon arrival at the • 6 nights First Class Manager and fellow travelers, followed Bedouin campsite, you'll be welcomed Accommodations by a Welcome Dinner with traditional Arabic coffee and will • All transfers Overnight: Dubai have the option to ride a camel. Then, • 4 nights Dubai Meals: Breakfast, Dinner enjoy a barbecue dinner, specially • 2 nights Abu Dhabi prepared. Later, enjoy a Tanoura dance Day Four: Old Dubai Tour show, then watch as a captivating belly • Hotel taxes, fees & service Today, drive to the oldest part of the charges including Dubai & dancer enchants you with her swirling city. The Bastakiya area is where old dances before returning to Dubai Abu Dhabi tourism fees wind-towered houses of wealthy • Hotel porterage merchants can still be seen. While in • 11 meals: the area, visit the Dubai Museum in the • 6 breakfasts Al Fahidi Fort, which has survived for • 3 lunches two centuries. Continue the tour • 2 dinners through the cloth markets and end up at • Sightseeing per itinerary in the Abras, where local water taxis will modern air-conditioned take you across the Creek to the area of motor coach spice and gold souks. Walk through the • Services of English- bustling alleys of these souks and allow speaking tour manager the mystical aromas of numerous throughout Optional: Half Day Desert Safari with • Entrance fees per itinerary dinner (PM) • Comfortable wireless ear Overnight: Dubai phones for enhanced touring Special Features • During the Dubai City Tour, view the man-made Palm Island and Dubai’s signature landmark Burj Al Arab spices tantalize your senses. The • Specially arranged lunch jewelry on sale varies from the and meeting at Dubai's im- traditional to the latest designs at portant Sheikh Mohammed amazingly affordable prices. Centre to Cultural Understand- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Afterward, you're invited to the ing important Sheikh Mohammed Centre in Day Five: Full Day in Dubai • Ascend to the very top of the heart of the old Bastakiya area for a Enjoy the morning and afternoon at Burj Khalifa, the tallest build- specially arranged local Emirati lunch leisure or, join an optional tour to ing in the world and meeting. Enjoy an open discussion Sharjah in the afternoon, cultural center • Embark on a city tour of and learn more about Emirati culture of the Emirates, known for its major Abu Dhabi that includes a visit and local traditions. Later, choose to museums, distinctive landmarks and to the Louvre Abu Dhabi join the thrilling optional Desert Safari elegant mosques. As you begin your this afternoon. Board a 4X4 vehicle in tour, you will have the opportunity for a Dubai and head out towards the highest photo stop of the cultural square. Then, isit the Sheikh Zayed sand dunes of the surreal surrounding visit the Islamic Museum, housing over Grand Mosque, a master- V desert. Feel the thrill of "dune bashing" 5,000 artifacts from all over the Islamic piece of modern Islamic archi- World and the Heritage Museum tecture depicting Sharjah's rich and diverse heritage. Your tour continues to one of the UAE's oldest souqs, Al Arsa Souq, where you can find traditional merchandise including jewellery. Next, make your way to the fruit and fish market. Later, enjoy some time in Sharjah's main shopping hub, known as the Blue Souq, before returning to Dubai heritage. Your tour continues to one of National Museum, which houses arti- Emirates Palace for a photo stop. the UAE's oldest souqs, Al Arsa Souq, facts of ancient times that have been Continue along the city's glamor- where you can find traditional mer- discovered in and around the city, an- ous Corniche, with blue waters chandise including jewelry. Next, make cient Arabic manuscripts and royal treasures. Then, stop at the largest oasis in the city of Al Ain, Al Ain Oasis. Af- ter lunch at a local restaurant, visit the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum, the resi- dence of Sheikh Zayed and his family between 1937 and 1966. Depart for Abu Dhabi and arrive in time for a Farewell Dinner with your fellow trav- elers Overnight: Abu Dhabi glittering on one side and shim- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner mering skyscrapers lining the oth- your way to the fruit and fish market. er. At the Breakwater, pause to Later, enjoy some time in Sharjah's Day Seven: Abu Dhabi Tour take photos of the city's fabulous main shopping hub, known as the Blue Start off the day with a city tour of the skyline. After lunch at a local res- Souq, before returning to Dubai for the capital of the United Arab Emirates, taurant, admire cultural art at the evening Abu Dhabi, also known as the Arabian Arab World's first universal mu- Optional: Half Day Sharjah Tour Jewel. Begin at the magnificent Sheikh seum, the Louvre Abu Dhabi. En- (PM) Zayed Grand Mosque, an iconic sym- joy your final night in Abu Dhabi Overnight: Dubai bol of Abu Dhabi. Drive through al Ba- and the United Arab Emirates at Meals: Breakfast teen area, also known as the Royal and leisure to explore the city or take Presidential District. Stop at the Zayed a seaside stroll along the beautiful Day Six: Al Ain Tour Corniche Today, travel to Al Ain, the Garden Overnight: Abu Dhabi City of the UAE and one of the oldest Meals: Breakfast, Lunch settlements. A green city with an in- credible number of public parks, it is Day Eight: Depart the United Arab Emirates Transfer to the airport in Dubai for your return flight back to Seattle. Welcome home! Meals: Breakfast House for a fascinating sneak peek into the life of the late Sheikh Zayed, 'Father of the Nation'. Continue to the Emirates Palace for a photo stop. Con- tinue along the city's glamorous Cor- also the birthplace of H.H. Sheikh niche, with blue waters glittering on Zayed, the former president of the UAE. Start at the Hili Archaeological Al Ain Oasis Gardens, the excavation site of a Bronze Age settlement that dates back to 3000 B.C. Next, visit the most im- Crete portant museum in the UAE, Al Ain .
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