6-DAY TOUR

Group will be met at the airport and accompanied to the hotel.

Check-in at hotel.

City-Tour and walk through the oldest part of the city. Visit to the Bastakiya quarter, the Dubai Museum and the Fabrics Souq in Bur Dubai . Abra-tour crossing the Creek to Deira and a visit to the Spice and Gold Souq.

The speech illustrates the history of the Emirates and gives a concise introduction to the current architectural and urban development in the UAE and the entire Gulf region. As an outline of the program, current major projects in Dubai to be visited on the following specialized days will be introduced. Projects which are in the stage of planning or early construction and are therefore not yet interesting for an «on-site visit» will be explained explicitly in context.

The Souq Madinat Jumeirah forms the center point of the hotel, shopping and events compound which was opened in 2004. After a tour through the complex which was built in the style of old Arabic palaces and is penetrated by channels, dinner can be taken at one of the 44 restaurants on location.

Visiting the presentation center of the government owned developer Nakheel, which has a construction capacity of more than 30 billion US$. Nakheel is one of the largest developers worldwide and is in charge of the spectacular off-shore-projects such as the Palm Islands and The World. Various projects will be explained and discussed by means of models and satellite plans.

Trip to the Palm Jumeirah.

Having a height of 395m, 23 Marina will, upon completion, be the highest residential building of the world.

Meeting with Reuben Samaniego, Senior Structural Engineer of KEO Int. Consultants.

Afterwards sight-seeing in Dubai Marina. With 200 high-rise buildings, a city is emerging in the city.

The Burj Al Arab, built by WS Atkins Middle East, was inaugurated in December 1999 and is with its 321m the world’s highest hotel. After Lunch at the Junsui Buffet Restaurant there will be a guided tour through the hotel.

On 217 square kilometers, the largest amusement and leisure park of the world is arising. Some of the 45 large-scale projects have already started their operations in an area which is twice as large as DisneyLand and DisneyWorld together.

Dubai is at the forefront in the design of shopping mall concepts. After a world trip in Ibn Battuta Mall, the Mall of the Emirates invites you to a ski run on a black ski piste. Both mall concepts will be explained comparatively.

Sight-seeing of the construction site Burj Dubai.

Meeting with Marc Steinhauer, an architect and construction manager at the tower.

Burj Dubai, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, is the highest building of the world since March 2008. Upon completion in 2010, the 818m high tower will also feature the highest usable floor of the world. With the highest number of aboveground floors, the highest roof and the highest peak, the records of the highest building in all aspects are again combined in one building for the first time since the construction of the Empire State Building in 1931.

In addition to the new Downtown, the new “Old Town” of Dubai has opened its gates by opening the Souq Al Bahar already in January 2008.

Visit of The Aquarium in the largest mall of the world – The Dubai Mall.

Since its opening in September 2004, the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) attracted top-class firms from all over the world. The stock market (DIFX), opened in September 2005, is the fastest-growing financial center worldwide and likes already to compare itself with New York, London and Hong Kong.

The rational architecture of the Anglo-American office Gensler gives the DIFC an appearance of the highest international standards.

Sight-seeing of the construction site.

The Japanese Airline Twin Tower at Sheikh Zayed Road is the first Dubai-project of the prestigious German office Bothe Richter Teherani (BRT).

Meeting with Wolfgang Labsch, the general manager of BRT-Dubai.

Along the Dubai Creek, artificially extended for 11 km, Dubai’s newest business and trade center is emerging. Purchase prices of «free-hold-offices» have more than doubled in the last year.  

End of the day on the terrace of the Golf Creek Club overlooking the Creek and the golf course park.

Departure from the hotel in luxury four-wheel drive vehicles to embark on a desert adventure.

The journey will go deep into the heart of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. After a thrilling sand dune ride, the sunset and the serenity of the desert can be enjoyed on traditional rugs and cushions at an elegant campsite.

Indulge in a delicious Arabian feast, celebration cakes, henna painting, fortune telling and a belly dance show.

The largest mosque of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and the third largest in the world was completed in 2007. The gold and marble decorated mosque offers space for more than 40,000 prayers. The Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque is named after the founder of the U.A.E. The mausoleum which entombs the body of the Sheikh is in close proximity to the mosque.

The national Emirates Palace Hotel in the capital city of Abu Dhabi is operated by the Kempinski-Hotel-Group and is deemed to be one of the largest in scale and one of the most luxurious in the world. The architects are Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo (WATG).

Complete new cities will be erected on the neighbouring and natural islands of Abu Dhabi. Extravagant architecture of internationally reknown architects like Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando will quickly change the Abu Dhabi skyline.

Departure to Jebel Ali to board the private planes in groups of eight.

The half hour flight will showcase breathtaking views of the Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, The World and the Burj Dubai.

Sail down the Dubai Creek on the beautiful modern designed Bateaux Dubai.

The past and present architecture of the creek is brought to its full beauty during this time of the day offering a memorable farewell evening.

Hotel check-out.

Transfer to the airport.