• Private Tour
• Family Friendly
• Carbon Neutral

Welcome to Dubai! Want to know the best places to eat? Cool events in town? Which places to go to and which to avoid? Or simply get some help to navigate the city? Book this private tour with a local and get the perfect introduction to Dubai to start your city trip on the right foot.

Destination

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

1.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Hindi, Tamil

Included

• Private guide
• Boat ride
• Local Tips & Tricks
• City Orientation
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 11 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at entrance of the Arabian Courtyard hotel - Dubai to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See the Al Fahidi neighbourhood, Dubai Museum, and more landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots of the city so you can get the perfect introduction to what makes Dubai so special

4. Local Hot Spots

   Along the way, your host will point out hangout spots and hidden gems that only the locals know about and will help you get acquainted with the city in the most local way possible

5. Food Recommendations

   Receive tailored recommendations according to your taste and where to go and what to eat while visiting Dubai. Avoid tourist traps thanks to your local host!

6. City Orientation

   Learn how to navigate the city, and get the answers to your Dubai questions that will help you in the following days making your time in the city much easier

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Natascha🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Ali Abbas )

6 February 2025

Ali is a great guide. He came prepared and had a water bottle for each of us. He knows a lot about Dubais history and could answer all our questions. He also gave us food and sightseeing recs which was very appreciated. I would recommend him and even book him again. Ali is very knowledgeable

Andrea🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

(About local Melwyn )

13 January 2025

I am a solo traveller and I spent half a day with Melwyn walking through the traditional Highlights of the old city & my experience was fascinating and delightful. Melwyn is so profoundly knowledgeable about Dubai's city and UAE’s history, and he is passionate about sharing this information with great enthusiasm. He is by far the best guide I have ever experienced in my travels across the world. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or a first-time visitor, this tour is a must-do. Highly recommended for anyone looking to explore the vibrant beauty of Dubai with a fantastic guide Melwyn. Thank you very much Melwyn.Highly recommended Guide

Elma🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

27 December 2024

We had a wonderful tour with Sandy! He was very accommodating to our requests. We went to see the Mosque in Abu Dhabi and some sights in Dubai including the miracle garden. He was very knowledgeable and engaging, we really enjoyed our tour and would book again!Great tour of Abu Dhabi & Dubai

Wendy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

18 October 2024

I had a wonderful private tour with Sandy. He was very punctual and sent several messages on What’s App prior to our meeting at the airport. I was a solo traveler so the price was high, but totally worth every dollar. He gave a great tour of the top sights in Dubai. And due to this, I want to return to spend a lot more time there! Really glad that I discovered them via Trip Advisor reviews. Definitely recommend them for a layover tour of Dubai! Do the night tour! Well organized night tour of Dubai

Academia🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local Melwyn )

12 September 2024

Melwyn is amazing 🤩 such a nice-outgoing person so charismatic, positive personality, he is knowledgeable about everything! Whatever the question was he always had the answer!!! 100% recommendable !!! EXCELLENT SERVICE

Mirka🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

26 February 2023

Sandy is such a nice and friendly city guide! He is also very kind and was very very patient with us despite an delay of 40 minutes delay due to a terrible traffic. We were 3 of us, including our daughter of 10 and chose a City kikstart tour of 1,5hour. But we could easily do a longer tour with him, Sandy will tell you very interesting info about the culture and the city. Thank you so much Sandy, you were excellent!Highly recommend Sandy as your city quide

Jennifer 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Orlina)

19 October 2022

Thank you very much Orlina for the wonderful tour of old Dubai. It was my mums first time in Dubai and I wanted to make sure she saw the old and new parts of the city. We all really enjoyed it and Orlina provided lots of interesting facts and answered all of our questions. We even saw a Camel which my 8 year old daughter was delighted with. I would recommend this tour to everyone if you are visiting Dubai. Fantastic tour of old Dubai with Orlina

Jessica🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vibha)

6 October 2022

Vibha was an excellent tour guide! She made our experience through Old Dubai educational and so entertaining. We brought our 4 children (ages 6-12), and she was able to make it interesting for them, too - including a little quiz with small souvenirs as the prizes for correct answers. We learned about Dubai's history, old architectural tricks and traditions, and she helped us navigate the spice and gold souks. We would gladly go on another tour with Vibha and recommend her highly!Above and Beyond

Chamaiporn🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Orlina)

15 August 2022

Orlina is very knowledgable about Dubai. She took me to see many cool spots in the city and told me very interesting facts and history not only about Dubai but also about UAE. I highly recommend a tour with her. Great experience!

Emma🇫🇷 France

(About local Orlina)

19 May 2022

Orlina's tour was extremely pleasant and useful, with lots of interesting elements on old Dubai but also facts about living in the UAE today. She was eager to answer our questions and to focus on our interests. A very good way to see major elements of the city on a short trip. Highly recommended!Excellent tour

Bernd🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Orlina)

14 April 2022

We had a really great experience on our Kickstarter-Tour about history, culture and life in Dubai with Orlina. Thank you so much for your personable and an all around pleasant trip through the old part of this wonderful City.Perfect!

ronald🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Vibha)

17 March 2022

In 1,5 hours we saw a lot with personal explanation we recommend vibhaVery good and personal

Bri 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Orlina)

8 March 2022

I had a wonderful time with Orlina. She pointed out all the places to see and go along with historical information. I will be able to return to these areas and spend more time shopping and bring along my friends and family. I highly recommend her!Fabulous information!

Benjamin🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Vibha)

15 December 2021

Vibha gives any trip to Dubai and the UAE immediate good vibes. She is knowledgeable, approachable, funny and just a great person and tour guide to be around :) Do book a tour with her and feel free to ask all the questions you want - she'll have many good answers! Wonderful tour 🤗

Griet🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Orlina)

6 December 2021

We zijn zeer tevreden over de rondleiding die Orlina gaf. Ze had leuke weetjes te vertellen, was zeer vriendelijk en toegankelijk en je kon haar werkelijk alles vragen. Zeer tevreden en nogmaals een hartelijke dankjewel!Supertoffe ervaring.

Orit🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Orlina)

19 November 2021

we booked our first tour for the morning after our arrival. Orlina met us at the point discussed. She is very (very) nice. Articulate. speaks great English. explains to detail. walks around givving us time to look and absorbe the place. Gave us interesting information - both historical & cultural. and above all gave us service beyond expectation when needed. Book her as your guide. you will thank us later (we were 4 adults. first time in Dubai)First meeting of Dubai with Orlina

Beecki🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Vibha)

17 October 2021

Peter🇺🇸 United States

(About local Melwyn )

14 October 2021

Melwyn was charming, polite, informative and flexible. We could not have asked for a better guide.Outstanding

Peter

(About local Ikram)

15 February 2025

Ikram met us on time and as planned, and took us on a fascinating tour as described. It was a great mixture of national and local history, and an introduction to his own life and the souks. Thank you for your time Ikram!Excellent

Janani

(About local Tamour Ali)

14 February 2025

Ina

(About local Fawad )

9 February 2025

We really enjoyed the tour! Fawad was a great tour guide - he told us interesting facts about the individual buildings during the trip. The visit to the mosque was very exciting and everything went smoothly! Highly recommended :)We really enjoyed the tour , fawad was great tour guide

Herman🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Suqlain A)

8 February 2025

Het was top!

Riley

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

4 February 2025

We had the best experience with Sandy and Jose!!!!!!! Sandy was so knowledgeable and made everything run so smoothly with our layover! They went above and beyond for us and were up for anything ! We wanted dinner last minute and to see a specific building last minute and adjusted the schedule easily ! Thanks for the best time !! We highly recommend this tour !!! Anazing experience !

Menachem🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Tamour Ali)

2 February 2025

Tamour giuded us on a 4 day trip to abu dabi and dubai. He worked hard to plan well ahead together with us. He purchased the tikets to all attractions without fail. During the trip he was personally nice and easy to get along with. He was punctual at all times Delivered on every promise while being very knowledgble. We feel he made our trip an excellent experience TKS TAMOUR Very good experince

Oliver

(About local Fawad )

31 January 2025

Abu Dhabi top, guide Fawad was top... Very helpful and good photographer. It's worth 5 stars but I only put 4 because the stops at Ferrari world and the Louvre were really not useful Abudhbai top , guide fawad was top

Dhanashree

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

30 January 2025

My husband and I had a lovely experience with Sandy. We had great food and soo much food we were stuffed. My husband is vegetarian and his dietary needs were met at all spots. Sandy was very knowledgeable about the culture and history of Dubai which made the tour very interesting. I would highly recommend making this a part of your Duabi trip. Amazing Adventure

Lila

(About local Ikram)

28 January 2025

I had an awesome time exploring Dubai's old quarter with Ikram as my guide! He's seriously passionate about what he does -you can feel it in every story he tells and every spot he points out. His explanations really brought the history and culture tolife. Plus, he's super chill and goes with the flow, making sure everyone's having a great time, Thanks to Ikram, I'm already planning my next visit to explore even more. Big shoutout to him for making the tour unforgettable! I highly, highly recommend his tours to anyone looking for an amazing Dubai experience!Go ahead with your eyes closed !

Mohammad

(About local Fawad )

21 January 2025

Fawad was an excellent tour guide Thank you to Fawad for being an excellent tour guide on our trip to Sharjah. Fawad was very kind, patient and helpful. He explained and told us about Sharjah's history and heritage which was super interesting. We visited the Cultural Square / Quran Roundabout, Sharjah museum of Islamic Civilisation, Bait Al Naboodah, King Faisal Masjid, Blue Souk and Souk Al Jubail- all of which were really nice to visit.Fawad was an excellent tour guide

emjay1968

(About local Melwyn )

19 January 2025

Melwyn was a fantastic guide, so full of knowledge and insights throughout our tour with him. The Al Fahidi district is a must-see when visiting Dubai, and with a well-informed guide like Melwyn, it becomes accessible and so much more than its alleyways and souks. The only downside for us was that Melwyn was very late, we had to ring him to find out where he was. We had booked the tour the previous day online but he hadn’t checked his emails! Despite this, we would confidently recommend Melwyn - with perhaps a suggestion that you message or ring to confirm if booking at short notice.Fabulous insight into Dubai’s story

Sheila

(About local Ikram)

17 January 2025

This was such an interesting and informative tour. Ikram answered all sorts of questions in addition to his clear explanations, to help us understand dubai and its history. It was relaxed and enjoyable. He gave us tips on all sorts of products and we did not get hassled walking with him. Crossing on the abra Was fun, and then we learnt about spices. I had hoped walking with a local would give us some insights. It did!We would absolutely recommend ikram's tour

REYES

(About local Fawad )

13 January 2025

Everything was great, we had Fawad Faisal as our guide who gave us all the necessary details for our visit, the time to take pictures was perfect and he was very attentive to our group, I recommend him!Everything was great , we had fawad faisal as our guide

Ivy

(About local Fawad )

8 January 2025

Fawad is very knowledgeable, down to earth , friendly and easy to talk to. He understand all customer's concern and attend to their need as soon as they need. Would definitely recommend others to hire him as the local guide if ever come to Dubai.Fawad is very knowledgeable

Maciej

(About local Ikram)

8 January 2025

Smooth ride on all the top places, tour guide will answee all your questions (shout out to Ikram). Overall great experience,Excelent tour

Lindy

(About local Ikram)

7 January 2025

I booked this tour because 1 had a long wait between landing and hotel check-in and it was the best decision ever! It was such a great way to see parts of the city and the tour guide lkram was so knowledgeable and accomodating. He really knows his stuff and was even willing to drop us off where we needed to be which saved us so much time. I was also able to ask him anything and he provided great tips for my stay in Dubai. Would highly recommend!Dubai tour

Linda

(About local Jose Gomez & Sandy Nat)

4 January 2025

We did the streetfood tour with Sandy and a had a great time. The communication was good and Sandy gave us good explanation about the meeting point, as well as the traffic at this time. The range of food was excellent and we visited restaurants, which we would never had found on our own as tourists. Sandy is a great tour guide and we got special prices at the spice market as the sellers know him. He made our trip to Dubai very special as we love to experiance local food on our vacations. I would highly recommend this tour with him! Thank you very much for everything!! Wonderful food tour

Udani

(About local Ikram)

25 December 2024

lkram was an amazing guide and Rehan WaS a very efficient driver. Got to see all the best of Dubai while staying cool. Highly recommend their serviceBest experience 10/10 would recommend

Joshua

(About local Mansoor Ali)

24 December 2024

Great guide Mansoor Ali showed us across all the places, very informative and very detailed. Highly recommend for anyone looking to see the intricacies and delicacies of the city away from the main tourist spots.Dubai Food Tour with Mansoor Ali

GrandTour56482710513

(About local Ikram)

21 December 2024

Ikraam was a fantastic host. We had a 9 hour layover in Dubai flying back to New Zealand and found this tour on his website. I was with my four kids (14-20) and Ikraam picked us up at 2:30am (! and he was wide awake and full of energy! We toured around Dubai together to old parts, new parts and him and his driver were fantastic hosts. He told us many stories about the history of Dubai and he is a very passionate and fantastic story teller. He showed us many videos of what life is like in Dubai while we were driving. We saw so many incredible landmarks and fell in love with all the amazing sites in Dubai. A perfect length of time and break before the 17 hour flight home. Thank you ikraam for a fantastic experience!Fantastic Dubai tour!

Olga

(About local Fawad )

20 December 2024

The trip to Abu Dhabi was the best thing in Dubai. Faisal, our guide gave us an insight info the mosque. The mosque is beauriful and its definitely Worth seeing.Fawad Faisal was an excellent tour guide

M.de

(About local Ikram)

20 December 2024

The tour with Ikram was amazing. He is very knowledgeable. A nice man who likes to answer all your questions. Ask for Ikram and go with Ikram. You won't regret it.Best tourguide in Dubai

Xta

(About local Mansoor Ali)

16 December 2024

1. Knowledgeable and Enthusiastic "Our guide was amazing! He knew so much about each landmark, sharing fascinating stories and history that brought everything to life. His passion for the area was contagious, and we learned so much. Highly recommend for anyone who loves history and culture!" 2. Friendly and Personable "We couldn’t have asked for a better guide! From the moment we met, he was friendly, welcoming, and made us feel like family. He took the time to get to know us and tailored parts of the tour to our interests. It was a fantastic experience!" 3. Went Above and Beyond "The best tour guide we’ve ever had! He went out of his way to ensure we had a memorable experience, even recommending hidden spots and the best places for photos. His extra effort made the tour unforgettable." 4. Professional and Adaptable "Our guide was very professional and adapted to our group’s needs perfectly. When one of us needed a break, they adjusted the pace without missing a beat. We really appreciated his flexibility and attention to detail!" 5. Knowledgeable and Organized "Our tour guide was outstandingly organized. He kept the tour flowing smoothly, balancing time at each location perfectly and sharing insightful information that we wouldn’t have known otherwise. We felt we were in great hands the entire time." 6. Created a Lasting Memory "Our guide truly made this trip unforgettable.His warmth, expertise, and attention to detail left us with memories we’ll cherish forever. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!"Best Tour Guide Ever – A Truly Unforgettable Experience!"

Claire

(About local Orlina)

15 December 2024

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Orlina was a wonderful guide and my mother had a fabulous time. She was incredibly knowledgeable and made her feel very comfortable from the start. Would definitely recommend again!Wonderful guided visit with my mother

Komalpreet

(About local Fawad )

12 December 2024

Overall worth of money you paid, my guide fawad Faisal was very kind and respectful, he answered all my questions about places, thank youOverall worth of money you paid ,

Marieclaude

(About local Mansoor Ali)

12 December 2024

This tour was a very convenient Visit for 3 adults with a baby Our guide mansoor was very kind and knowledgable. Very good Time.Sunday Morning In old dubai

NigeandAli

(About local Ali)

10 December 2024

Ali is a great guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. We visited a lot of very different places that we probably wouldn't have done if we were solo. We tasted 14 different things not just the 10 advertised. It's certainly a very filling trip and not solely based around food. Well worth it. Make sure you are hungry when you go you will be full at the end without doubt.A filling tour

NPKing

(About local Tamour Ali)

9 December 2024

Tamour was an exceptional guide, so knowledgeable of the culture, history and surroundings. We got to see all the quick spots and highlights and had a great time. My favorite part was that Tamour knew all the good spots for getting the best photos. We unfortunately only had 4 hours to spend in this city but we did get a good understanding of its history and flavors. Many thanks to my wife for booking this!Layover jaunt through Dubai

Sharon

(About local Mansoor Ali)

9 December 2024

Mansoor was a wonderful host and guide. He took us to several excellent food places and we tried many delicious things. He is charming and very kind. He told us a lot about the culture and history and it was very informative. We had a delightful time. I would recommend this tour. Bring an appetiteExcellent evening

Goretti

(About local Ikram)

8 December 2024

Really enjoyed our time with Ikram! He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. He was also very honest and had the hookups we needed! Thank you for the last minute tour!Must do!!

Andry

(About local Ikram)

6 December 2024

We had the best time! lkram and Adnan were very pleasant. We had the best sightseeing! Enjoyed to the maximum Thank you guys!Tour by night beautiful!!

Neil

(About local Ikram)

5 December 2024

lkram is an excellent tour guide and very cooperative and accommodating, two thumbs up, i recommnded this tour to those having a long layover at dubaiCity tour at dubai 3 hours