Dubai Special

United Arab Emirates – General & Hotel Guidelines

General:

1. Carrying alcohol in a vehicle or while on tour is prohibited. A heavy fine of AED 50,000 will be imposed if caught.
2. It is recommended to purchase a SIM card with data before leaving the airport in Dubai. This will help you stay connected with drivers, as WhatsApp calls do not work in Dubai.
3. Any changes communicated directly to the driver will not be honored. All requests for changes must be made via Telegram during the trip.

Hotel:

1. The Tourism Dirham Fee is 10 AED (for 3*), 15 AED (for 4*), and 20 AED (for 5*) per room per night. This fee needs to be paid at check-in or check-out, as per hotel policy.
2. The standard check-in time in Dubai is 3 pm. If you arrive earlier, early check-in is not guaranteed, and you may need to wait.
3. Room sizes in certain hotels are small, such as City Max (215 sq ft), Howard Johnson (260 sq ft), and City Season Towers (240 sq ft). For larger rooms, consider opting for apartments or 4-star hotels.
4. All Dubai hotels charge a Tourism Fee in AED, which needs to be paid at check-in or check-out.

1. Vehicle provided is based on the number of people travelling. Extra charges will be applicable if additional vehicles (or vehicle with bigger capacity) are required due to travellers carrying extra or oversized luggage.
2. If the stay is outside city area, there will be extra charges applicable for both private and shared transfers. These charges have to be paid directly before boarding the vehicle.
3. Private Transfers doesn’t imply that the Vehicle is on Disposal. The vehicle will only pick you and drop you at the attraction at speci ed timings. Maximum waiting time in private tours/transfers is 15 minutes from the time of pickup. If you are not found at the pickup point within time, it will be considered a No Show.
4. Seat in coach (SIC) transfers implies that transfers will be in a shared bus which will have other copassengers. You are requested to be at the place of pick up / hotel lobby at least 5 minutes before pickup time. Sometime you may have to wait for a period of about 30-45 minutes depending upon traffic, location of the hotel on the route and picking up of other guests.
5. The pickup timings for shared (SIC) transfers are subject to change (prepone or postpone) based on your hotel location and the route of the pickup vehicle. Any change will be intimated by message on Telegram app.
6. 6. Maximum waiting time in shared (SIC) pickups is 5 minutes. The guide/driver will look for you in the lobby, concierge area or call the hotel room. If no answer is received from room, the guide/driver will leave after waiting for 5 minutes and it will be considered a No Show.
7. 7. For pickup and drop to residential area, pickup can only be done in private vehicle and there will be extra surcharge applicable payable directly at the time of pickup.
8. 8. If you are traveling with elderly people or infants or pregnant women, then Desert Safari is not advisable for you. You can opt for desert safari without dune bashing in that case.
9. All tours and transfers are on SIC (Seat in Coach basis) unless converted to Private. Tours may include multiple pickup points (4-5 hotels) for other passengers.
10. If you staying in a hotel located in Deira, for most of the shared tours/transfers, you may be one of the rst to be picked and last to be dropped. Thus it is recommended to upgrade to private transfers.
11. In case you are opting for Dhow Cruise or Desert Safari with Dinner, the food quality on the Cruise or Desert Safari may not be good and you may not like it.
12. While visiting Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque all travelers need to follow dress code. Long, loose tting, ankle length trousers or skirts for women and men. Women must wear a headscarf.
13. The schedules for drivers and sightseeing activities are frozen once the trip starts and during the trip, so we will not be able to make adjustments. If you choose to cancel, please note that no refund will be issued. Arranging a new booking will be subject to availability and may incur additional costs.

General

1. Any ticket to attractions, museums, train, cable car, ferries, rides, safari, etc. are not included unless explicitly mentioned as an inclusion.
2. For queries regarding cancellations and refunds, please refer to our Cancellation Policy.
3. We reserve the right to issue a full refund in case we believe that we are unable to ful l the services for any technical reasons.
4. Please make sure that the passport of all guests travelling is valid for at least 6 months from the date of travel.
5. We can only facilitate the visa application for the travelling passengers. Granting of visa is solely at the discretion of Embassy. If visa is rejected or delayed by the Embassy for any reason then we are not liable to give any refund and respective cancellation policies will apply.

Hotel

1. At the time of check-in to your hotel, hotel may ask you to make an advance/security deposit (amount depends upon hotel policy). This amount is refunded at the time of check-out, minus the cost of any items taken from the mini-bar or other charges (like late check-out or any damages done to the accommodation).

Tours and Transfers

1. The cost and ticket issued for various attractions with regards to any children travelling are based on the age provided at the time of creating the package quote. If the service provider decide to charge extra cost based on the height of the children or wrong information as per Passport, then the cost has to be borne by the customer on site.