Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai
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Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai
By Private Dubai Tours
Recommended by 99% of travelers
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If you plan to see Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque while you're in Dubai, make the most of a visit on a tour dedicated to this 2007-built masterpiece. Rather than a whistle-stop visit, explore the mosque in depth, with a guide to spotlight and explain features including its mosaics and prayer hall. The tour includes round-trip hotel transfers from Dubai, entry fees, and a choice of departures for convenience.
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from per adult (price varies by group size)
$59.00
Ages 4-70, max of 15 per group
Duration: 5–6 hours
Start time: Check availability
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Highlights
- Get the most from Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Mosque on a tour from Dubai
- Spot and learn about features and details you may miss by yourself
- View the domes, mosaics, and prayer hall; and discover the mosque’s history
- Includes choice of timings, entry fee, and return hotel transfers for ease
- Hotel/accommodation pickup and drop-off (central Dubai hotels only)
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Cold mineral water
- Entry/Admission - Madinat Zayed
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Any additional services or expenses not specified as included
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Complimentary Pickup is available from Dubai city hotels, apartments, and Cruise terminal Dubai ( Port Rashid ). Pickup from DXB Airport available from Holiday Inn Airport hotel. Pickup from Bab Al Shams, Al Maha resort, and Jebel Ali is available with an additional fee.
- Ports:
- Cruise Terminal 2, 77CH+QXG - Port Rashid - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 41982P18- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - On Fridays opens from 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm and will be closed some certain dates and announcement of these days mostly few days before only, also it is not possible to visit the Sheikh Zayed Mosque during any Islamic festival.
- Mosque dress code : Mosques have very strict dress codes for visitors. Women must wear long, loose clothing and ensure their arms and legs are fully covered. Women are also required to keep their heads covered at all times. If needed, the company will provide you with an abaya: a long, black garment with a head scarf which must be returned back. Men must be covered from just above the knees, and cover their shoulders. Failure to do so will result in refused entry. The company does not provide any kind of clothing for men
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Qasr Al Watan may be closed without notice during presidential events. In such cases, this visit will be replaced with Heritage Village
- ANNOUNCEMENT: As per the national government of Abu Dhabi Qasr Al Watan (PRESIDENTIAL PALACE) will be closed from 11th October (FRIDAY) until 17th October (THURSDAY)
- There is a shuttle bus service to the entrance from the main gate of the palace. Guided tours are not permitted inside the Palace
- Pickup will be from 8:00 AM and 8:45 AM for the Morning option. Please be ready at the hotel lobby by 8:00AM.
- Afternoon tour, the pickup will be from 03:30 PM to 04:15 PM. Please be ready at the hotel lobby by 03:30 PM
- Kindly share your Whatsapp number for easy communication during the pickup
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- How much is Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai?
- Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai price starts from $59.00. Discover and book Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai on Tripadvisor
- What is the Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai cancellation policy?
- Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai?
- Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai is hosted by Private Dubai Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Private Dubai Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 5h. Discover and book Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half-Day Tour from Dubai on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 41982P18
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- 1Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueStop: 90 minutes - Admission includedYour tour guide will pick you up from your hotel/ accommodation and take you to the imposing Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. This is one of the most prominent symbols of contemporary Islamic architecture in the world. It took 11 years to complete this immense mosque, which covers over 30 acres of Land. The incredible view of the Grand Mosque will be a feast for your eyes as it combines the cultural diversity of Islamic art with modern architecture and design. The exterior surfaces of the Grand Mosque are covered in Sivec marble from Greece and Macedonia and its main dome is one of the largest mosque-domes in the world. Get to the Mosque to watch its rich traditional designs from floor to ceiling. The mosque offers plenty of attractions, most notable among them are the world’s largest hand-woven carpet (measuring around 60,570 sq ft. this carpet was hand-woven by about 1,200 - 1,300 carpet knitters), the world's largest marble mosaic floral design, the world's third-largest chandelier (that adorns the main prayer hall), and glass panels studded with Swarovski crystals. The Mosque interiors are richly decorated with verses of the Holy Quran in three varieties of Arabic calligraphy. As you move around the premises you can see the reflective pools that surround the Mosque, which in turn amplify its beauty. Overall you will never get tired exploring this gigantic structural masterpiece. After completing the Mosque visit and a few memorable photo sessions, you will be dropped back at your hotel/ accommodation.Read more
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- ellenmareeg00AmazingYesterday we done a day tour of Abu Dhabi. This was a trip well worth doing. Our guide Shan was excellent. Very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Would highly recommend. Thank you Shan and also our driver.
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- hsssis00Sights interesting, organization marginalThe tour "Abu Dhabi City Tour" is generally recommended. We visited everything according to the program. The mosque and the Qasr Al Watan Palace are really worth seeing and a highlight in Abu Dhabi. The Etihad Towers are not that spectacular if you have been on the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa before, but the view of Abu Dhabi is worth it. We have already spent 3 hours of the planned 5.5 hours in the mosque due to long waiting times, which meant that we only had little time at Qasr Al Watan Palace (there was also a longer waiting time at the cash desk and at the shuttle bus ). Organizationally, this tour was marginal. At first we were scheduled for a full day tour even though we had booked the half day tour. We came across it by accident during the preliminary communication after several chats and ended up in the right tour. According to booking, we should be picked up at 9 a.m. or up to 45 minutes earlier. The pick up time was at 9:50 a.m. Instead of in maximum 15 participants, there were 25 people in the tour group. The tour lasted 6.5 hours due to the long waiting times, which are also known. The whole thing wouldn't be so bad if you hadn't had to be back on board at a defined time, which was communicated to the tour guide "Gigi" at the beginning of the tour. We were back in cruise port 20 minutes after the official latest boarding time.
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- 750alenc00amazing experienceamazing experience. our guide David was awesome too, very informative and witty. all in all - fully recommended.
- O5553GBdenised00Abu Dhabi - great tour!!!This was a great tour!!! We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel on time and after additional pickups of other travelers, were taken to our destination. Our tour guide was excellent --- provided lots of detail about the places we saw along the way as well as the locations where we stopped. I would highly recommend this tour!!!!
- andreadS3417YQ00Abu Djabi sight seeingHad a great sight into the Mosque and Palace. The architecture is beautiful. Zaid our guide has a wealth of knowledge.
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- jaschenTW00Enjoyable experienceHad a wonderful time! Well packaged tour and decent price point. Our guide Ziad was very thorough and thoughtful. The driver Ashfag was also friendly and helpful. Definitely would recommend the tour.
- MaryJoMV00Beautiful TourTour guide Ziad was amazing and very knowledgeable. The chaufferAshfaq was also very cordial. The Grand Mosque is a must see! The palace is beautiful but atmosphere was uncomfortable with women being treated different to men.
- jamasia12000Best tour ever!!Enjoyed seeing the breathtaking mosque and palace. The bus ride was well organized and pleasant. I was picked up as scheduled-nice air conditioned bus. My guide, Ziad, was very informative. He has a great deal of knowledge. Ziad also assisted with taking photos for us and he knew all the good photo shot areas. For lunch we went to a buffet which was excellent as well as very reasonably priced. There was a vast selection of items. I highly recommend this tour and do request Ziad as your guide.
- 870eimantase00Nice tourIts great tour with a great guide Ziad Thanks to him we have received a lot of nice info about UAE as well as our tour subjects I recomend it to everyone
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Ramesh M
4 contributions
Excellent trip to the mosque and other places in Abu Dhabi. Great service, comfortable vehicle and polite driver.
All went well same absolutely on time.
All went well same absolutely on time.
Written June 8, 2023
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Agnese R
2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
Alì best driver and guide ever. He explained us all the details about the Mosque and the religion, he’s an expert! I recommend Alì for his kindness
Written April 25, 2023
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Minaz S
1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Friends
The tour is what exactly as explained. The perfect amount of time to see the mosque within half a day.
Written March 13, 2023
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Laurence
Mindoro, Philippines7 contributions
The place was very holy and the structural designs were very classical and neat. This place is very recommended for those you want to travel this country.
Written March 6, 2023
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Lisa W
Naperville, IL28 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
Sheikh Zayed Mosque Half Day Tour is Excellent.
The tour guide had great knowledge and was helpful. Of course, I recommend it.
The tour guide had great knowledge and was helpful. Of course, I recommend it.
Written January 25, 2023
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Shannon J
7 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
Thank you to our guide Oussama. We had the nicest half day trip from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. He was so knowledgeable, Kind and calm. The Grand Mosque was breathtaking! And Oussama walked at a good pace explained everything thoroughly and was very patient at the amount of photo taking. The women were given Abaya to wear and he genuinely took the time to answer all questions and spend time with each participant. I highly recommend this tour especially because you are picked up from your hotel and delivered back again. It was an unstressful,unforgettable day.
Written January 20, 2023
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Josie M
3 contributions
What a wonderful tour. Our guide, Ziad, was amazing. The bus ride went by quickly with all of the information he had to share and the mosque is the most beautiful building I have ever seen. If you have 5 hours to spare this is not to be missed!
Written December 23, 2022
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LENA N
Scarborough, UK4 contributions
We just come back from the ‘ guide tour’,but feel like just a taxi driver,NO GUIDE,just been drop off at places….not good,will not book again.
Written November 22, 2022
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Anna Danner
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Business
Amazing tour guide. It was such a pleasure to share this experience with somebody so professional and dedicated to his work. I had a great time and I would recommend Shan to anyone who wants to explore the mosque!
PS: he is incredibly good at taking pictures!
PS: he is incredibly good at taking pictures!
Written October 15, 2022
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zrosario
Gainesville, FL3 contributions
Sep 2022
Our tour guide was spectacular. He was friendly, knowledgeable and gave us time to take pictures and explore o our own. This was truly a half day experience, so make sure you plan accordingly, i.e. do not plan anything earlier than 2.30pm that same day.
They communicated with us the previous day to let us know about the pick up time. They arrived on time and we picked up other passengers on the way. Long local Abaya were provided to all women to make sure we were compliant with the mosque's dressing rules. Men should not wear pants above knees, women should cover legs, arms and hair. We had to present negative PCR test (taken within 1 week) to enter the Mosque.
The tour guide explained a bit of history about UAE, Dubai and Abu Dhabi during the first 30min, and then gave us some quiet time to rest (~1hr) while we drove to the Mosque. The Mosque itself is very impressive. There are several stations for taking pictures, and the guide was super nice in taking pictures of us along the way. He explained the main features of the mosque, inside and outside.
Once we finished walking through the mosque, we had about ~1hr to explore on our own, take additional pictures, and get some food in the mall before departure.
I highly recommend this experience! I wish I remember the name of the tour guide, but I am sure they are all highly qualified given the professionalism of ours.
They communicated with us the previous day to let us know about the pick up time. They arrived on time and we picked up other passengers on the way. Long local Abaya were provided to all women to make sure we were compliant with the mosque's dressing rules. Men should not wear pants above knees, women should cover legs, arms and hair. We had to present negative PCR test (taken within 1 week) to enter the Mosque.
The tour guide explained a bit of history about UAE, Dubai and Abu Dhabi during the first 30min, and then gave us some quiet time to rest (~1hr) while we drove to the Mosque. The Mosque itself is very impressive. There are several stations for taking pictures, and the guide was super nice in taking pictures of us along the way. He explained the main features of the mosque, inside and outside.
Once we finished walking through the mosque, we had about ~1hr to explore on our own, take additional pictures, and get some food in the mall before departure.
I highly recommend this experience! I wish I remember the name of the tour guide, but I am sure they are all highly qualified given the professionalism of ours.
Written September 12, 2022
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Jeannine V
1 contribution
Guten Tag
Wir sind an einem Ausflug morgen interessiert. Nun meine Frage: Kann man diesen Ausflug auch ohne Impfung nur mit einem PCR Test machen? & ist es möglich in dem Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Culture Village Dubai abgeholt zu werden?
Vielen Dank für Ihre rasche Rückmeldung
Hallo. Ist eine Tour nur als geimpfter möglich? Reicht ein PCR Test oder ein Genesenenschein nicht aus? Danke.
Baby-Dragonfly
Latvia147 contributions
Good morning
To visit the mosque is covid passport (vaccine certificate) enough or do I need also PCR test?
Thank you
Phoebethemenace
Birmingham, UK27 contributions
You will have to show paperwork. We showed a pcr test from five days previous - the one we had taken to fly to Dubai. We also showed vaccine certificates. BUT - they were barely glanced at and in my opinion could have shown anything. However - DO check that the border between Dubai and Abu Dhabi is open. When we visited in Nov it had just re opened. It closed again in Dec due to Omicrom. The mosque only re opened two weeks before we went. Do your homework. But - if you can go, do. It’s the most amazing place.
gibori
Hod Hasharon, Israel24 contributions
Hi we would like to know if you pick up at Ramada by Wyndham Dubai Deira, or whats the closest place near you can pick us up and at what time ?
Doshain Blake
9 contributions
Hi good morning. For the tour. You got to be vaccinated. A covid test wont do
Hi, for the half-day (8 AM)tour: can we get picked up from Pullman Dubai Downtown and get dropped off close to a location from where we can travel to Dubai Expo easily? Asking since going back to the Hotel will be in the opposite direction from the Expo area.
Antony C.
Nanterre, France
Hello,
I would like to know if you can pick us up and take us back at the "Citymax Hotel Al Barsha at the Mall" ? Thank you!
Ezgi
Berlin, Germany2 contributions
Hallo, brauchen wir einen PCR-Test für die Tour?
Oder reicht es wenn wir geimpft sind?
Mashaba
Orlando, FL17 contributions
Good Morning.... I have a question I am going to Dubai on the 26th of Dec... do you have tours to the Mosque in Abu Dhabi for the 27th or 28th?
Thank you,
Marbel
Marouane
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
est t’il possible de visiter la mosquée ? Quelle sont les restrictions pour le Covid ? Faut il refaire un test Covid pour se rendre à abu dhabi ?