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Big Bus: Dubai Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Optional Dhow Creek Cruise

Name: Big Bus: Dubai Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Optional Dhow Creek Cruise
Start: 2026-08-18T09:00:00
End: 2026-08-18T18:00:00
Location: Dubai

Get unlimited bus access for 24, 48, or 120 hours and explore Dubai’s top sights exactly how you want, with easy routes and all-day sightseeing freedom.

Explore Dubai effortlessly across 2 routes and 24 stops, as buses run every 30-40 minutes, letting you explore without any pauses in your trip.

Add more adventure with options like the Dhow Creek cruise, Dubai Frame entry, or a desert sunset tour, all perfectly paired with your city route.

Enjoy comfy open-top buses with free earphones, live GPS tracking on the app, and audio guides in six languages that bring Dubai’s stories to life as you ride.

Pass by Burj Khalifa, Museum of the Future, Gold Souq, and Atlantis the Palm, with easy hop-off access at each stop to capture Dubai’s dazzling highlights.

24/48/120-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour

Access to two routes

60-min Dhow Creek cruise with live commentary, unlimited pizza & soft drinks (based on option selected)

Entry to Ambassador Lagoon (based on option selected)

Entry to Dubai Frame (based on option selected)

Desert sunset tour (based on option selected)

Audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish & Russian (on the bus)

Air conditioning & free earphones (on the bus)

Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

TOTAL DURATION2 hours
Timeline
Map
1. Wafi Mall
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2. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
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2 attractions
Burj Khalifa
11 minutes walk
Dubai Mall
10 minutes walk
3. Museum of the Future
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2 attractions
Museum of the Future
5 minutes walk
Dubai Garden Glow
8 minutes walk
4. Arabian Dhow Cruise
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2 attractions
Al Seef
3 minutes walk
Dubai Dolphinarium
12 minutes walk
5. Bastakiya Old Village
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2 attractions
Al Bastakiya Quarter
1 minute walk
Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding
1 minute walk
6. Al Fahidi Fort
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2 attractions
Al Fahidi Fort
Dubai Museum
1 minute walk
7. Old Souk of Arabia
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2 attractions
Old Souq
12 minutes walk
Heritage House
13 minutes walk
8. Heritage Village
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2 attractions
Heritage Village
2 minutes walk
Shindagha Museum
2 minutes walk
9. Gold Souq
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2 attractions
Gold Souq
2 minutes walk
Grand Mosque
15 minutes walk
10. Spice Souq
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2 attractions
Spice Souq
1 minute walk
Perfume Souq
9 minutes walk
11. Dubai Creek
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1 attraction
Dubai Creek
9 minutes walk
12. Baniyas Road
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2 attractions
Baniyas Road
1 minute walk
Al Ghurair Centre
6 minutes walk
13. Dubai Frame
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1 attraction
Dubai Frame
1 minute walk
TOTAL DURATION2 hours 30 minutes
Timeline
Map
1. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
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3 attractions
Burj Khalifa
8 minutes walk
Dubai Mall
7 minutes walk
Dubai Fountain
7 minutes walk
2. Mall of the Emirates/Ski Dubai
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2 attractions
Mall of the Emirates
4 minutes walk
Ski Dubai
13 minutes walk
3. Ain Dubai/Madame Tussauds
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3 attractions
Ain Dubai
Madame Tussauds
Bluewaters Island
1 minute walk
4. Dubai Marina/JBR
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2 attractions
The Walk JBR
9 minutes walk
Marina Beach
9 minutes walk
5. Bayside/Skydive
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2 attractions
Skydive Dubai
5 minutes walk
Cayan Tower
2 minutes walk
6. Tallest Block
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2 attractions
Princess Tower
1 minute walk
23 Marina
4 minutes walk
7. Media City
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2 attractions
Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
2 minutes walk
Dubai Knowledge Park
4 minutes walk
8. Atlantis the Palm
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3 attractions
Atlantis The Palm
4 minutes walk
Aquaventure Waterpark
2 minutes walk
The Lost Chambers Aquarium
1 minute walk
9. Palm West Beach
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2 attractions
Palm West Beach
7 minutes walk
FIVE Palm Jumeirah
2 minutes walk
10. Souk Madinat Jumeirah/Burj Al Arab
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3 attractions
Souk Madinat Jumeirah
3 minutes walk
Burj Al Arab
28 minutes walk
Wild Wadi Waterpark
5 minutes walk

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Mlungisi N
Couple
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3 weeks ago
Site seeing was the best ever and the driver was very friendly
Jurebie I
Group
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May 2026
Everything went smoothly! Booking everything from headout and never had any problem. Thanks again for great experiences.
Emma B
Couple
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May 2026
Great information and lovely drivers.
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May 2026
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Family
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Feb 2026

Accessibility

The buses are wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

Specific details related to the add-ons in your tickets, like entry tickets, cruises, sunset tours, and more, will be shared in the ticket post-booking.

Tour details

Dhow Creek cruise

First cruise: 10am from Stop #5 (Arabian Dhow Cruise, Al Seef Street Dhow Cruise mooring, opposite the Ministry of Defence building)

Last cruise: 4pm from Stop #5 (Arabian Dhow Cruise, Al Seef Street Dhow Cruise mooring, opposite the Ministry of Defence building)

Frequency: Every 60 mins

Duration: 1 hour

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

No printout required! Just show your mobile voucher at the ticket redemption point and collect your bus ticket.

Ticket Redemption Point

Redeem your voucher at the time of boarding from any stop of your bus route.