Dubai Travel Guide
Dubai guides checked against the operators before publishing, not repeated from another blog. Burj Khalifa tickets, Dubai Mall, desert safaris and more.
Silver, Gold or Platinum, floor by floor
Three tiers, three floor counts, and a reseller that is cheaper than direct on one of them but not the other.
Where to actually spend your money
Burj Khalifa ticket tiers, the mall everyone photographs, and the safari that is worth the sunset pickup.
Dubai to Abu Dhabi: how to actually get there
Driving time from four starting points, what the cheap bus costs you in distance at the other end, and real timetables.
Old Dubai: Al Fahidi, the abra and the souks
The fort has been closed since 2021, the boat crossing costs one dirham, and the walk between it all is measured, not guessed.
How many days you actually need
What genuinely fits per day, checked against measured visit times, not a round number picked first and filled in after.
Dubai vs Abu Dhabi: measured, not debated
The drive, the heat and what each city’s headline sight actually costs, side by side.
The only two ways in as a non-guest
It is a hotel, not a ticketed attraction: a reservation or a guided tour, each priced differently, and a free view that is not a substitute for either.
AED 50 direct, and the markup elsewhere
The official price, what resellers charge for the identical ticket, and the listing that shows up everywhere but cannot currently be booked.
Closed since September, reopening 2027
Confirmed directly from the museum, plus the sites still selling tickets to it anyway.
Real hours, two malls, and who it suits
The official hours a couple of listings get wrong, and how far it actually is from where you're staying.
Which one to actually book
Five real tours compared on price and reviews, and why the quad bike costs half as much in the morning as it does bolted onto the evening format.