ABU DHABI: THE CAPITAL OF THE ARAB EMIRATES AMIDST TRADITION AND MODERNITY (ends at the airport)

In a nutshell A lively, cosmopolitan city, ultra-modern streets and skyscrapers, yet with a strong tradition: an excursion to discover the multi-faceted capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Main stops

• Ittihad Square 
• Presidential Palace (external)
• Skyline from the Marina Cafè 
• Corniche 
• Wahat Al Karama 
• Photo stop to capture the Great Mosque

The programme

• Leaving the dock behind us, we begin our tour of Abu Dhabi, a city situated on a small peninsula surrounded by a tiny archipelago, founded in 1761 by the Bani Yas tribe. The name of the city, which means “father of the gazelle”, was chosen as a tribute to the legend which tells that it was a gazelle that led the first tribe in Abu Dhabi to a fresh water spring.
• We continue to Al Ittihad Square, whose name means 'union' in Arabic, to immortalise the spectacular, white ivory monuments, including a large coffee-pot and an incense burner symbolising renowned Arabic hospitality and its centuries-old tradition.
• After stopping for photos at the Marina Café, where we will have time to immortalise the spectacular Abu Dhabi skyline on camera, we will head to Wahat Al Karama, a memorial dedicated to the soldiers who died for their homeland, consisting of 31 imposing aluminium-plated plaques on top of each other.
• Then, before we head to the airport, we will make a final stop to take photos of the Grand Mosque.

Good to know

• This excursion is only available to guests whose flights depart after 3:30pm.