A Dubai Tour in an open top bus allows visitors to this city a wonderful view of the town while driving through it. This way you can see a lot of the Dubai attractions in a short while and travel Dubai in this novel way. It is comfortable to first see the city of Dubai on a trip in the open top bus and later go to the places which you have decided on seeing more of and spend more time there. This also helps you to get your bearings in Dubai and find your way around more easily by setting land marks for yourself.
There are two routes which the open top bus travels on and you could opt for both as the ticket covers both routes. The tickets are valid for just twenty four hours so you will have to complete your trip within this time after you buy the ticket, however, you can hop on and off the bus as you wish during this time and continue your trip after taking a short break at any one spot. There is English commentary which is live and there are recorded commentaries in 8 other languages. When you visit Dubai ensure a ride in the open top bus so that you can view most of Dubai within a few hours and get a good idea of what the city is like and which part of it you would like to see more of.
The trip takes you to most of the popular tourist spots in Dubai which are the Al Boom wonderland and tourist village, the shopping mall at Deira city centre, Abra station, Gold Souk, Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Dubai Old Souk, the Dubai Museum or Al Fahidi Fort, Creek Walk, Little India or Karama and the Wafi city shopping mall. This way you have been on an almost complete Dubai tour and would have seen the Dubai attractions enroot your open bus top journey.
While on your open bus top ride you can stop off at the Dhow Creek for a cruise. This is the stop number 7 where you can see the famous Creek of Dubai and get on the river cruise which takes an hour. This cruise is free as the ticket fare of the big bus includes this too. The cruise is on an Arabian wooden dhow which is the traditional boat. This is an amazing ride which takes you gliding down the Creek which is one of the most famous water ways of UAE. Here is there is recorded information about the Creek and its history. There are wonderful spots which should be photographed and you should not forget to bring your camera along. When you travel Dubai any Dubai tour would be incomplete without photographs to record your experiences of this wonderful city. At the quay you can re-board the Big Bus. You can enjoy the ride back from here and enjoy the refreshments which are for sale.
When you visit Dubai and go on a Dubai tour on a big bus tour you get a free ride on a dhow down the Creek, and entry to the Dubai museum which is again free of cost and a Wafi welcome card which is also free. The Wafi and Mercato shopping mall cards give visitors a 20% discount which they can avail of at the restaurants and shops. Some of the restaurants where they can use these cards are the Thai Chi, Mezzos, Carters and Planet Hollywood. A discount of 10 to 50% can be availed at various shops.