Dubai Water Canal Sightseeing and Dinner Cruise with Tanoura
3 hours
Group 1+
English
3 hours
What you'll do
Nobody wants to use vacation time in Dubai arranging tickets for excursions only to find they’re fully booked. Prebook this Dubai Water Canal cruise and relax knowing your place is secured. Then, simply board the ‘dhow’ (Arabian boat) and admire sights such as the Burj Khalifa and the canal’s illuminated waterfall bridge as you sail and relax over an international buffet dinner with live entertainment.
Highlights
Prebook to secure a seat on a Dubai Water Canal dhow dinner cruise
See the floodlit sights of Deira and Downtown Dubai with ease, in one boat trip
View the Burj Khalifa and more, and sail under the waterfall bridge
Upgrade to include alcoholic beverages and/or hotel transfers
Itinerary
- 1IMAGINE is Dubai Festival City’s record-breaking new attraction. Harnessing the power of light, water and fire, IMAGINE offers a unique sensory experience. With 30 fountains and surround sound to connect with audiences, IMAGINE is a show like never seen before.
- 2Boasting the largest water screen projection and largest permanent projection mapping in the world – both, Guinness World Record breakers, it features the latest entertainment technology in water, pyrotechnics, lasers, lights and dramatic effects.
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Project Objective:
a distinguished project to serve the educational, societal, and tourism movements and is considered as one of the specialized projects that’s related with the latest technologies, and it's considered as a significant mark on Dubai Tourism map. It is also a forum for a mixture of cultures through cultural services that will be provided by live library presentations, documentaries, lectures, from all over the world. includes a large electronic library database. Additionally, most of the physical books, articles, newspapers ... etc. will be converted to electronic versions. The library will also be digitally linked with global libraries to share and retrieve rare, valuable, and difficult to obtain sources of information.
Architectural Concept: The Rehl is the traditional lectern. The Rehl carries books in general and more specifically the Koran. In the same way, a library carries and preserves the cultural treasures of a nation in the form of literature, periodicals, and audiovisual media. In this respect, the architectural concept of the library is based symbolically on the lectern, the Rehl, and translates this into a modern 21st-century vocabulary.
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Al Jadaf is the historic dhow building yard. Historically, Al Jaddaf, which literally means The Rower, was primarily a dhow building area. Its shipyards are today the only site for the building and maintenance of these traditional boats.
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The Dubai Creek Harbour is at the heart of a bold new vision for Dubai. With spectacular cultural offerings, world class residences, shopping, amenities, offices and more, Dubai Creek Harbour will also have the next world’s tallest sky scraper.
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Dubai Design District (d3) has been developed through careful consultation with the design community to provide a creative ecosystem that surpasses the expectations of a typical creative neighbourhood. d3 forges the inspiring, authentic, and relevant ideas shaping Dubai’s future as a leading destination of design, art, and culture. It has its own beating heart, its own spirit and its own very personal style.
d3 is home to the region’s growing community of creative thinkers. It is being built as part of the Dubai Plan 2021 using the Smart City principles which offer digital connectivity to create an innovation-led economy.
d3 aims to engage, inspire and enable emerging talent, and educate the next generation about the power and importance of all forms of design. It also provides a platform to showcase Middle Eastern creative talent to a larger, global audience.
This is a place where creatives can live, work and play. Where aspiring designers can cut their teeth and learn their trade; where local talent can work alongside international design, art and fashion houses. It is, at its heart, a place where creative minds can come together to realise their dreams.
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Dubai Water Canal is an infrastructure overhaul which winds its way to the Arabian Gulf from the old Dubai Creek effectively turning a significant part of Dubai into an island.
This 3.2km long waterway ranges 80 to 120m in width, is six meters in depth and cuts through Dubai’s main artery, the Sheikh Zayed Road connecting with the Arabian Gulf.
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Business Bay is Dubai’s Central Business District. The Business Bay is the same in nature to Manhattan or Ginza which are business centers for the cities of New York and Tokyo. Each building you see in this district has its own unique design which houses several architecturally-striking buildings and world-class amenities. The development of Marasi Business Bay with its 12km promenade, water homes, floating restaurants, five marinas and abundance of leisure and entertainment options, further reinforces its appeal to residents and visitors.
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Sheikh Zayed Bridge Waterfall is a mechanical waterfall, where the Canal meets the Sheikh Zayed Road Bridge. This motion-operated water wonder pumps water through the bridge in a constant flow, visible from the promenade, and can be switched off when a sensor detects a boat nearby.
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The Tolerance Bridge was inaugurated at Dubai Water Canal to mark the International Day for Tolerance.
What's Included
Bottled water
Soft Beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
Dinner
Tea and coffee
What's not included
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Alcohol Beverages (If Selected as an option)
Carbonated beverages
Additional Fee for upper deck seats AED50 per person
Notes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
If you are staying in hotels in Al Barsha, IMPZ, Greens, Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach, Media City, Internet City, Tecom, JBR, Dubai Marina and JLT you might feel the route is too long when booked on shared transfer and hence it is recommend you book a private transfer by paying an additional charge
Alcoholic beverages will only be served to passengers who are 21 years and above.
Any additional request will be charged as per the requirement.
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Cancellation policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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