FOOD TOURS · WORLDWIDE
The ones worth booking.
The 12 dubai food tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Explore Old Dubai with a local guide, heritage houses, souks, street food tastings, and an Abra ride along Dubai Creek for $18.
Most Popular“It was very good tour. Guide Hamza was very experienced. I really recommend it.”
Guided Old Dubai tour in Al Fahidi: Emirati house, souks, Arabic coffee and street snacks, plus a traditional abra ride on Dubai Creek.
“Rarely do this but going to take my time to leave a review. This tour was worth our time. I think I paid 6 pounds per person. Absolutely worth it. The coffees, teas, Samosa, dates and this other sweet dish. Zeeshan our guide deserves a para of his own haha. He was quite dedicated to…”
Dubai Old Town walk with an abra ride on Dubai Creek, Al Fahidi souks, Emirati snacks, and spice and gold shopping.
“Khan was a great tour guide; he is friendly and professional. Very informative and interesting tour.”
Old Dubai on foot with a local guide: Al Fahidi Fort, Emirati house hospitality, abra across the Creek, Karak tea, and spice & gold souks.
“The guide Faisel was great! My kids enjoyed it with him.”
Premium Old Dubai tour with karak tea street bites, an Abra ride across Dubai Creek, and guided Spice & Gold Souks visits.
“Ibrahim was an amazing tour guide. So knowledgable, friendly and welcoming. Happy to answer many questions and a great help in the spice market. Also we had to leave early to make dinner reservations and he arranged for our transport to arrive early to take us. Want a bit of real Dubai culture take this…”
Dubai highlights in one day: Dubai Frame views, Blue Mosque, souks, Abra over Creek, and a heritage-food break with street snacks for $65.
“Really enjoyed the trip, was a great way to see all the top highlights of Dubai especially if your time is limited. Ziad was a great guide, knew lots about Dubai history and culture. Was a fun day, would recommend!”
Guided Old Dubai souks, street food and juice, Spice and Gold Markets, plus an Abra creek boat ride from Al Seef heritage.
“Aeef was an excellent guide who told us so much about UAE and Dubai. we saw so many great sites and had a great tour.”
5-6 hour small-group Dubai highlights tour with hotel pickup, Blue Mosque, Burj Khalifa photo stops, Abra ride, street food, and gold and spice souks.
“Hamza was an excellent guide, very chatty & knowledgeable and would answer any question you may have on the tour, culture etc. We had a really great day and learnt so much, it was well organised and great value. Would definitely recommend.”
Guided Old Dubai walk with Al Seef alleys, souks, street food tastings, abra ride to the spice market, and gold souq. From $19.
“Definitely worth booking! It was a great way to explore this area. Our guide was Hichem Azzem, he was knowledgeable and looked after us well, and we had a great time.”
Old Dubai walk with street food, Arabic coffee, an abra boat ride, and haggling tips at the Gold and Spice Souks.
“A must do in Dubai. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, learned interesting facts about culture and religion, we had a good time.”
Walk Old Dubai’s lanes with street snacks, Arabic coffee, and the Gold and Spice Souks, plus an abra ride across Dubai Creek.
“Our guide Ahmed Hussein was knowledgeable and made sure to check in on everyone through out the tour. I had been finding it hard to connect to Dubai as it is such a multifaceted place, however the tour allowed us to see into the heritage of the city and shared a lot of u owe…”
Private Dubai food tour with locals: 10 tastings in Deira and Al-Fahidi, including falafel and camel-milk dates.
“We booked this tour for the evening of our first day in Dubai. What a wonderful way to get oriented and to learn some of the local customs,, see the famous souls, and taste some delectable cuisine. Manish was a knowledgeable and interesting guide. He helped me learn to barter!”
