🇦🇪 Travel companions and group trips
Group trips in the UAE
Dubai and Abu Dhabi between skyscrapers, desert and mosques: the long weekend made for a group.
The Emirates are the four-or-five-day destination, often as a stopover towards Asia: Dubai with the Burj Khalifa, souks and beaches, Abu Dhabi with the Grand Mosque and the Louvre, the desert an hour from the city. Everything is organised, clean and easy.
Here the group makes an expensive city affordable: apartments with a view split four ways, a private desert safari, the Friday brunch tables. And whoever arrives on a different layover can join only the two Dubai days.
Upcoming trips in the UAE
No trip is scheduled right now. Organise it yourself: publish the itinerary, others ask to join and you approve.
When to go
November to March: 25 degrees, clear skies, pleasant sea. From June to September it tops 45 degrees and life moves indoors; October and April are acceptable.
Don't miss
- Dubai — Burj Khalifa, the Marina, the gold and spice souks, Kite Beach.
- Abu Dhabi — Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the Louvre.
- Desert — Dune bashing, Bedouin dinner and sunrise among the dunes.
- Sharjah — Museums and the cultural heritage of the neighbouring emirate.
- Hatta — Kayaking in the mountains, two hours from Dubai.
💡 The group tip
Book the Burj Khalifa for sunset well in advance and for everyone together. For the desert choose a private excursion: with six people it costs as much as the shared one but stops where you want.
Documents and entry
Visa exemption up to 90 days; passport with at least 6 months of validity.
Frequently asked questions
How many days for Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
Four or five: two in Dubai, one in Abu Dhabi, one in the desert. Ideal as a long layover towards Asia or Australia, and on Worldmates you can join only the city days.
Do I need a visa for the UAE?
Most European citizens enter visa-free for tourism with a valid passport. Check the current rules with your foreign office.
Is Dubai expensive?
Lodging and venues are pricey, but transport, neighbourhood food and public beaches are cheap. Groups split apartments and excursions, and it shows.
How Worldmates works
Find a trip or organise your own, join the whole itinerary or only the stops that fit your dates, and the organizer approves who joins. Free, with no payments on the platform: everyone books flights and lodging on their own.
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