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Abu Dhabi City Tour from Dubai & Louvre Museum Entry

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Duration8h–10h

GroupUp to 500

LanguagesEN · HI

PickupAt your hotel

Two Hours from Dubai, a Day Across Abu Dhabi's Old & New

You get picked up from your Dubai hotel, driven to Abu Dhabi, and taken through Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi with entry included, the Heritage Village, Qasr Al Watan, a dates market, and a photo stop at the Corniche. Lunch is part of the day. The two-hour drive each way means you're back in Dubai by evening, and nothing is left to arrange on your own.

8h–10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi
Visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Visit Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum
Stop at Abu Dhabi Corniche for photos
Visit Abu Dhabi Heritage Village
Stop for lunch at Marina Mall
Visit Qasr Al Watan presidential palace
Visit dates market
Stop at Emirates Palace hotel
View Saadiyat Island
Stop at Ferrari World for photos
View Etihad Towers

The Experience

You're staying in Dubai with a free day, and Abu Dhabi feels close enough but far enough that you need someone else to handle the drive and the stops. The tour picks you up from your hotel and heads out on a two-hour drive to the capital, which is where the real shift happens — you move from the gloss of Dubai into a city that's still building its identity between heritage and ambition, and you see both sides in a single afternoon.

The day starts at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a structure so large it holds over 40,000 worshippers across its main prayer hall and two smaller ones. You'll stand in front of something that doesn't photograph the way it feels in person — the scale, the light, the quiet inside. After that, your driver takes you to Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, the only Louvre outside France. The museum's dome is patterned like interwoven palm leaves, and sunlight filters through in a way that makes the whole space feel deliberate. Inside, the collection moves chronologically from ancient artifacts to contemporary work, pulled from the Louvre itself, Centre Pompidou, Versailles, and Musée d'Orsay. You're not rushed through — you get real time to walk and look.

Lunch happens at Marina Mall, and then the tour moves through the smaller, older layers of Abu Dhabi: the Heritage Village, which is a reconstruction of a traditional desert settlement with working craft workshops; the Corniche, where you stop for photos; Qasr Al Watan, the presidential palace; and a dates market where you can actually buy something if you want. The drive back takes in Saadiyat Island, Ferrari World (a photo stop), Etihad Towers, and Emirates Palace, so you see the shape of the city — the old neighborhoods, the island projects, the towers, the luxury hotels — without having to piece it together yourself.

The whole thing is in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver who knows the route and the timing. You don't arrange transport separately, you don't buy tickets at the gate, and you don't have to figure out which mosque to visit or how long to spend at the museum. All fees and taxes are included upfront, so there's no negotiation at the end.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from Dubai, a two-hour drive to Abu Dhabi in an air-conditioned vehicle, entry to Louvre Abu Dhabi with driver assistance, visits to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi Corniche, the Heritage Village, Qasr Al Watan, a traditional dates market, and photo stops at Emirates Palace, Saadiyat Island, Ferrari World, and Etihad Towers.
Lunch at Marina Mall is included.
All fees and taxes are covered, and the driver handles the route and timing.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Navita tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you're based in Dubai for a few days and want to see Abu Dhabi's main sights without renting a car or buying tickets separately — the fixed itinerary and included transport mean you spend the day looking, not organizing.