Old Dubai food walk
Deira, Bur Dubai, twelve tastings.
12 / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ScrollDubai
A skyline from the future, a souk from the past.
Best timeNov – Mar
Ideal duration3 – 5 days
ClimateHot, mild winters
CurrencyUAE dirham
VisaVisa on arrival for many
01 / WHY GO
Dubai is two cities at once: glittering towers and the old creek where wooden dhows still unload spices. The desert begins a short drive away.
We take you to Al Fahidi’s wind-tower lanes, out on an abra across the creek, to a conservation reserve in the dunes for a falconry morning, and to dinner where the locals actually go.
02 / HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth the journey.
Desert conservation reserve
Oryx, falcons and dune silence.
Abra across the creek
One dirham, great view.
Hatta mountains
Kayaking among the rocks.
Alserkal Avenue
Galleries in old warehouses.
Ways to see it.
A LOCAL TIP“Skip the brunch everyone books. Have breakfast in Satwa at a Pakistani bakery, then walk the creek.”
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