UAE Experiences Everyone Needs On Their Bucket List This Weekend

Are you debating with family and friends what you will be doing this weekend? There are plenty of Experiences in the UAE that might just offer what you have always meant to check off your bucket list. Airbnb Experiences are one-of-a-kind activities designed and hosted by locals. Unlike a typical tour or workshop, experiences go beyond the activities themselves. They offer a deep-dive into the local host’s world through their passion. Hosts offer their guests special knowledge, unique skills, and inside access to local places and communities that guests couldn’t find on their own, creating lasting connections and treasured memories.

Meet Ali the local tour guide

If you really want to know the insides of Abu Dhabi, then you will enjoy your tour with Ali, a chemical engineer who’s passionate about the city of Abu Dhabi. You will visit sites that will tell you a unique story about Abu Dhabi – from the Grand Mosque and Emirates Palace to the oldest building in Abu Dhabi known to be the Al Hosn Fort. The Experience ends in the date market for a delicious tasting.

PRICE: AED 10/PERSON

Authentic walking food tour of Dubai

Make sure you have your comfortable footwear and an empty stomach, because you are in for a treat with Jose & Sruthy Gomez street food tour! Your tour will include stories on the history and culture of Dubai, experience some of the great street food the city has to offer, walks through the old Dubai to tasting traditional dishes and finishing with traditional tea or coffee, camel milk gelato, nuts, chocolates coated with camel milk and different types of dates!

PRICE: 350/PERSON

Catch the lights & draw a unique Gift

Are you looking to gift a loved one something unique and special but not sure what that is? Don’t look further. Wiam is going to walk you through an art course session where you will be discovering oil painting techniques while enjoying the outdoor breeze and catch the best light to unleash the artist in you! Don’t forget, your kids can have a little fun and join the course as well. This way you all go back home with a unique souvenir and gift.

PRICE: AED 220/PERSON

Create Abstract Painting with an artist

Get those brushes out and start creating your abstracts with Eiman, a passionate artist from the UAE. You will spend two hours creating an inspirational painting using vibrant acrylic colors and guess what, no experience required! You will also get a special tour to Eiman gallery and enjoy the beautiful paintings upon arrival. You will also get to pick a theme whether abstract or African, we are sure you are going to enjoy mixing your colors and creating your own masterpiece.

Some of the artwork created could be donated or auctioned or gifted on a later date for a cause chosen by the instructor.

PRICE: AED 200/PERSON

Treasure, Pearls and Legends of Arabia

Come along on this nighttime tour with Pri and Ricky through the historic landmark of Al Shindagha along the Creek, to hear tales of historical figures from long ago. Pirates, traders, pearl divers, and adventurers all travelled these shores for different reasons, leaving a rich legacy of local lore. The ancient art of storytelling will take you back to simpler times.

On this tour you will visit the Saruq Al Hadid archeological museum which showcases ancient treasures from the desert. On Friday evenings, you will visit the Al Shindagha Museum, which showcases the development of Dubai over the centuries.

PRICE: AED 250/PERSON