Emirates Airlines departure from Istanbul New Airport 3 Nights 5 Days Oasis in the Middle of the Desert: Prestige Dubai Tour Including Dubai City Tour and New Year's Eve Gala (486)

30 December 2026 – 2 January 2027 | 3 Nights, 5 Days
What's included
Emirates Airlines round-trip economy class flight tickets from Istanbul Airport to Dubai and back to Istanbul Airport Airport taxes Dubai visa fee New Year’s Gala 3 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation in the selected hotel category Airport / Hotel / Airport transfers Panoramic Dubai city tour Turkish-speaking assistance service
Not included
Exit Tax Stamp All Tours Not Specified in the Tour Program Complimentary Breakfast on the First Day Lunches and Dinners Beverages Taken During Meals Personal Expenses City Accommodation Tax (As of March 31, 2014, the UAE has introduced a nightly city accommodation tax. This tax, determined according to hotel category, will be paid directly to the hotel reception by the guests staying there. For 2- and 3-star hotels: 10 AED per night (approximately 3 USD) – For 4-star hotels: 15 AED per night (approximately 4 USD) – For 5-star hotels: 20 AED per night (approximately 5 USD)
Need to Know

Departure Airport

Arrival Airport

Flight Numbers

Departure Time

Arrival Time

 Istanbul New Airport

(IST)

Dubai International Airport

(DXB) 

EK118 

 23:20

04:50

Dubai International Airport

(DXB)  

  Istanbul New Airport

(IST)

 EK117

 18:00

21:35

 

Extra Tour Package - Full Package: 390 Euros Per Person Instead, 320 Euros

  • Dhow Cruise Boat Tour with Dinner, Fountain Show and Dubai Mall Tour – Per Person: 80 Euros
  • Miracle Garden & Al Bastakiya Tour – Per Person: 70 Euros
  • Dubai Desert Safari Tour with Dinner – Per Person: 80 Euros
  • Abu Dhabi Tour with Lunch – Per Person: 85 Euros
  • Sky View, The View at The Palm Tour – Per Person: 75 Euros

 

***Prices of extra tours may vary during the season. Therefore, the prices valid at the time of purchasing the extra tour apply to extra tours.
***Extra tours are organized with a minimum participation requirement of 10 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, extra tours may not be operated or the price may change.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Points to be observed during Mosque Visits on Abu Dhabi tours; Men must not wear shorts, and women must not wear sleeveless clothing, mini skirts, leggings or shorts. Long-sleeved cardigans and headscarves must be brought for the mosque visit. Lunch is included in our tour.
  • Points to be observed during our Desert Safari tour; Sportswear and comfortable clothing should be worn, and a cardigan should be brought. Heavy meals should not be eaten and excessive amounts of water should not be consumed before the tour. Guests with stomach, back or neck complaints and pregnant guests must inform their guides of their condition.
  • In order to benefit from the Advantageous Excursion package prices on extra tours, the fee must be paid to the local agency representative during the tour.
  • Extra tours take place with a minimum participation of 10 people. If participation is less than 10 people, the tour prices may change or the tour may be conducted by metro. Our guide may change the days of the extra tours, provided that the content remains the same.
  • Prices for extra tours may change depending on regional density or the period. The prices quoted by the guide at the time of purchase will apply to extra tours.
  • In cases where the booking is processed as VB in the tour program, or where only category information is provided without specifying a name and/or there are options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by your agency 48 hours before the excursion departure.
  • In our programs, the guide will meet guests at the destination to be visited. The guiding service included in the package covers only the panoramic city tour and the round-trip airport transfer. If extra tours are purchased, guiding service will also be provided. A different guide may accompany our guests during extra tours. For return transfers, guests must be ready at the reception of the hotel where they are staying before the pickup time given by the guide.
  • Guests must inform the guide of cancellations or changes to extra tours at least 24 hours in advance. The cancellation and refund conditions of the extra tour requested to be cancelled may vary depending on the final decision of the local supplier.
  • During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events and sports tournaments, hotels may be used at distances exceeding the stated km’s. In such a case, Bluemaxx Travel will provide information 2 days before the tour departure date.
  • Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically with the guide’s narration from inside the vehicle, without including museum or archaeological site entrances.
  • Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible if panoramic tours and other tours specified in the program cannot be operated when the places to be visited are closed by local authorities on the day and at the time corresponding to the tour, roads along the route are closed due to an event, or weather conditions make it impossible to conduct the tour. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot, where possible, due to closed roads or locations where vehicle entry is not permitted.
  • In our tour programs, the guide meets guests at the airport of arrival. For return transfers, guests must be ready at the reception of the hotel where they are staying before the pickup time given by the guide.
  • The hotels included in the program are offered for sale as stated, etc. Availability at hotels may vary during high season or special periods. Therefore, a similar alternative hotel may be provided; the hotel name is not guaranteed.
  • We recommend that guests do not exchange large amounts of foreign currency so that they are not affected by exchange-rate differences. Old/worn foreign currency is not accepted by banks at the destinations. Therefore, extra tour reservation transactions will not be carried out with old-type foreign currency that banks will not accept.
  • Since transactions for extra tour purchases at the relevant destination are made in USD, the USD - EUR parity is applied equally
  • Since our package tours are intended for travel abroad, guests are responsible for their own foreign language skills.

 

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • At the time of reservation, it is mandatory to convey to guests the tour program specified and the general terms and obligations set out below. Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for complaints that may arise within the scope of the information provided. Our guest is deemed to have read and accepted all clauses in advance.
  • Guests traveling with a Turkish Republic green passport must renew their passports if the date of issue is more than 10 years old. Otherwise, they may not be admitted to the country they are visiting and/or the airline may not allow them to fly from Türkiye. In such a case, responsibility belongs to the passenger, and Bluemaxx Travel cannot be held responsible in any way.
  • To avoid problems with customs police at the border gate of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or otherwise damaged passports, such passports must be renewed, and if the country applies visas to citizens of the Turkish Republic, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
  • Guest passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months as of the return flight date. Otherwise, any resulting impediment is the responsibility of the guests.                   
  • Bluemaxx Travel acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the consulate. The consulate has the right not to issue a visa when it deems necessary; Bluemaxx Travel has no responsibility whatsoever regarding the passenger’s inability to obtain a visa. Bluemaxx Travel only undertakes the role of intermediary. Bluemaxx Travel has no liability or obligation in individual visa applications. Consumers have registered for the tour by accepting these terms.
  • When Bluemaxx Travel applies for a visa as an intermediary between the passenger and the consulate, the guest must check the accuracy of the information on the resulting visa. Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for any incorrect spelling on the visa or for any resulting situation that may prevent boarding the flight.
  • Under normal circumstances, obtaining the documents required by passengers who will apply for their own visas (hotel confirmation, flight ticket, etc.) takes 1 business day. Our guests must arrange their appointment dates and times by taking this period into consideration. Otherwise, Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for any possible disruptions.
  • If the guest cancels their reservation and/or does not or cannot participate in the relevant tour, the visa fee and service fee will not be refunded. If the guest obtained their visa and visa service through the Bluemaxx Travel Visa department and this visa service was specified as an additional service in the travel contract, and if Bluemaxx Travel cancels the relevant tour due to insufficient participation or another reason, the guest may receive a refund of the amount remaining after excluding fees and similar amounts paid to consulates for the visa, provided that they present their passport proving that they did not use the visa within 1 week at the latest after the visa expiry date. If the guest obtained their visa through their own means and/or with the assistance of a different visa intermediary company and Bluemaxx Travel cancels the relevant tour due to insufficient participation or another reason, no refund will be made to the guest.
  • Routes may change depending on the city where the aircraft lands. The aircraft type and time may change, and since hotel availability may vary during high season or special periods, a similar alternative hotel may be provided. These circumstances were notified at the time of contract and THE PASSENGER PURCHASED THE TOUR BY ACCEPTING THE RISK OF TIME CHANGES AND HOTEL CHANGES.
  • Triple rooms are provided subject to hotel availability. Triple rooms include an extra bed, and the third bed is smaller than a standard bed. Three separate beds cannot be guaranteed in triple rooms; if the hotel has a suitable room, the hotel will block it subject to availability.
  • Child discounts are valid only for children staying with 2 adults.
  • The breakfast served at the hotels is continental breakfast, not Turkish breakfast. Continental breakfast consists of butter, jam or honey, bread, tea or coffee and fruit juice.
  • Group breakfasts may be served in a separate room.
  • During the reservation/registration, the first and last name, date of birth and passport number as shown in the passport to be used for travel must be provided and entered into the system. Flight tickets are issued according to this information. Penalties for flight ticket cancellations or changes resulting from incorrect information are the responsibility of the guest.
  • Whether obtained from Bluemaxx Travel or not, our guests are required to have overseas travel and health insurance that begins one day before the tour date and ends one day after the tour date, and to carry the relevant insurance policy with them. Guests who do not carry their travel insurance may be fined by the police of the relevant country. If such a fine is incurred because the travel insurance was not carried, responsibility belongs to our guests.
  • Due to diplomatic relations between countries, having entered or exited certain countries may result in being unable to obtain a visa for another country or multiple countries or being denied entry at the border gate. Since this situation is beyond the control of Bluemaxx Travel, the parties acknowledge that Bluemaxx Travel bears no responsibility in such a case.
  • Guests who do not wish to participate in tours conducted along the road route for the purpose of providing economic and time benefits to the group agree to wait for the group at a nearby facility until the extra excursion ends. At the end of the excursion, our bus will pick up these guests and our tour will continue.
  • Panoramic city tours are excursions organized to introduce the cities. City tours and extra excursions may be organized on different days, provided that their content does not change, or may not take place depending on weather conditions. In such a case, Bluemaxx Travel is obliged to offer our valued guests the most suitable alternative possible. Extra tours are organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, extra tours may not be operated or the price may change.
  • Excursions or tours that local authorities do not permit for any reason will not take place. Bluemaxx Travel cannot be held responsible for the inability to conduct such excursions or tours.
  • The aircraft seats in our programs are group seats, and are arranged as a single round-trip ticket. If the outbound flight is missed and/or not used, the return flight may also be automatically cancelled. The rules of the relevant airline apply in such cases.
  • Last-minute delays and gate changes that may occur on flights are displayed on information boards/screens at airports. These details must be monitored by individuals. If the flight is missed due to such a situation or personal reasons, the guest must obtain and pay for a new ticket themselves (as per the previous clause, if necessary, as a round-trip ticket). In addition, they may partially or completely miss the first day’s program because they missed the group’s departure; in such a case, responsibility belongs to the guest. Furthermore, if they travel to the relevant city/country on a flight different from the group’s, the airport-city or airport-hotel transfer is the guest’s responsibility.
  • Guests who wish to upgrade their flight tickets using miles may do so only after the tickets have been issued and provided there is availability on the relevant flight of the relevant airline. Since the aircraft seats in our programs are in the group class, before upgrading the desired ticket if availability exists, it may be necessary to pay the difference specified by the airline and move the ticket from the group class to an economy class eligible for upgrade. Any resulting price difference is the responsibility of the guest. Group tickets in our programs are issued a few days before the tour departure.
  • To use your mobile phones abroad, before leaving Türkiye you must check with your GSM operator whether your line is open to international calls/calls received abroad.
  • During your trip, when temporarily or completely leaving the means of transportation you use and the hotels where you stay, please make sure that you have taken all your belongings.
  • Bluemaxx Travel may change the order of the cities in the program and/or the airline to be used without altering the content of the program in cases of force majeure or when it deems necessary.
  • Bluemaxx Travel reserves the right to change hotel names, provided that the category remains the same.
  • Bluemaxx Travel is not responsible for belongings forgotten, lost or stolen during the tour.
  • Children under the age of 18 traveling with their mother must obtain a letter of consent from their father; traveling with their father must obtain one from their mother; and traveling with a third person must obtain one from both their mother and father. Bluemaxx Travel cannot be held responsible if the flight does not take place due to the absence of a letter of consent.
  • The General Terms and Conditions are an integral part of the tour program and cannot be considered independently of the tour program.
Tour Program
Day 1: Istanbul - Dubai

Meet at the Emirates Airlines counter in front of the Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal at 20:20. We will complete our check-in procedures. After passport and customs formalities, we depart for Dubai at 23:20 on the Emirates Airlines flight.

Day 2: Dubai

Our arrival is scheduled for 04:50 local time. After passport procedures, our tour begins with the vehicle waiting for us in the area. Before our panoramic city tour, we take an additional break for a free breakfast. After breakfast, we first proceed along Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai's busiest and most magnificent avenue, to view the Emirates Towers, skyscrapers, shopping malls, and Medinat Souk panoramically. Then we continue to Jumeirah Beach. At this stop, during our photo break, we will see the world-famous only 7-star Burj Al Arab Hotel. Afterwards, we continue our tour by vehicle to Dubai Marina. In Dubai Marina, which has approximately 7 km of walking paths and is surrounded by restaurants and cafes, after a short period of free time, we move towards the hotels and complete our check-in procedures at the hotels' check-in time. Guests who wish can join the ''Dinner Dhow Cruise Boat Tour with Fountain Show and Dubai Mall Tour'', which will be organized additionally in the evening hours. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Extra Tour: Dinner Dhow Cruise Boat Tour with Fountain Show and Dubai Mall Tour – Per Person: 80 Euro

We begin our tour by moving to the Dhow boat in the Marina where we will have our dinner. As our boat sails within the marina, we enjoy our all-you-can-eat buffet dinner while taking in the magnificent views of Dubai Marina and the Dubai Eye. After our boat tour, we proceed to Souk Al Bahar bazaar, located right next to Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping centers, situated in the shadow of the world's tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa; this historic bazaar combines luxury with grandeur. We enjoy a pleasant stroll in this authentic bazaar reflecting Arab culture. Guests who wish can spend their free time after the tour at Dubai Mall, go shopping, or enjoy their time at cafes and restaurants.

Day 3: Dubai

Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish can join the 'Miracle Garden & Al Bastakiya Tour' and 'Dubai Desert Safari with Dinner', which will be organized additionally. Overnight at our hotel.

 

Extra Tour: Miracle Garden & Al Bastakiya Sightseeing Tour – Per Person: 70 Euro

In Dubai Miracle Garden, the world's largest natural flower garden, a world full of flowers awaits you. In the 72,000 square meter park, famous buildings and structures transformed entirely into colorful flower exhibitions are lined up. Walk along the heart-shaped path or wander among leafy castles, illuminated night views, and life-size houses. Immerse yourself in this place filled with over 150 million blooming flowers, featuring many attractions and diverse interesting arrangements. Also within the same tour, while strolling through the narrow streets, stone houses, and old markets of Al Bastakiya, you will enjoy the historic atmosphere and architectural beauty. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to see the famous old Starbucks and take unique photos. Many traditional houses in the area have been restored and offer visitors the chance to experience the traditional Arab way of life. Al Bastakiya also hosts various venues such as art galleries, cafes, and handicraft shops.

 

Extra Tour: Dubai Desert Safari with Dinner – Per Person: 80 Euro

Picked up in 4x4 vehicles, you can experience unforgettable moments in the desert and watch the sunset. After the fun and thrilling ride on the red sands, we arrive at a Bedouin camp located in the middle of the desert. Here, we enjoy dinner accompanied by beautiful shows and belly dance performances. Riding camels is also available. Unlimited soft drinks, tea, and coffee are complimentary services included in the tour. After the meals and shows, our tour concludes, and we return to our hotel via our private 4x4 vehicles.

Day 4: Dubai

In the morning, after breakfast, free time. Guests who wish can join the 'Abu Dhabi Tour with Lunch' which will be organized additionally. Overnight at our hotel.

 

Extra Tour: Abu Dhabi Tour with Lunch – Per Person: 85 Euro

Departing from Dubai, we pass through Jebel Ali, the world's largest man-made port. Our first stop will be the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, one of the largest in the world and capable of accommodating 41,000 people for prayer simultaneously. With its magnificent architecture and rich decorations, it offers unforgettable photo opportunities. While touring the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the seven emirates, you will witness how modern the city has become today, having been a small fishing village in the recent past. You will see the Al Bateen district and the Corniche Road in this ultra-modern Arab city with its wide boulevards and skyscrapers. After a photo break at Emirates Palace, you will visit Miras Village, an authentic replica of the city's past, where you will have the opportunity to experience the traditional lives, customs, and mud houses of the Arabs. Lunch will be served as a buffet during the tour. After the meal, we continue our tour. We will view the Louvre Museum located on Saadiyat Island panoramically, then proceed to Yas Island, recognized as an entertainment hub and host of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi races. At the same location, you can take photos and shop at souvenir stores during a break at the world's first Ferrari-themed amusement park. After the tour, return to the hotel.

Day 5: Dubai – Istanbul

In the morning, after breakfast, we have free time and proceed to check out of our rooms. (The latest checkout time at hotels, including key handover, is 12:00). Guests who wish may join the additional 'Sky View, The View At The Palm Tour'. The journey to the airport begins at the time determined by your tour leader. After ticketing and customs procedures, our Emirates Airlines flight EK117 departs at 18:00 for Istanbul. Our arrival time is 21:35.

 

Extra Tour: Sky View, The View At The Palm Tour – Per Person: 75 Euro

Starting our tour on Palm Jumeirah, the world's largest man-made island, we visit The View at The Palm, an observation deck that has become a symbol of Dubai. From a height of 240 meters above ground, we enjoy the privilege of viewing the palm tree's flawless architecture, the deep blue Arabian Gulf, beaches adorned with luxury yachts, and Dubai's dazzling skyline in a 360-degree panoramic view. At this point, every frame becomes a postcard, and every video turns into a memorable moment that will stand out on social media. A magical experience awaits you, where you can feel Dubai's grandeur from above and say "glad I'm here." Next, we move to Downtown Dubai, known as the heart, energy, and showcase of Dubai. Here, we ascend to Sky Views, located on the 52nd floor of the prestigious Address Hotel, part of the Royal Group. Walking on the glass walkway, the cityscape beneath your feet will quicken your heartbeat; you will experience the sensation of watching Dubai from the sky. As you admire the city lights from above, the splendor around Burj Khalifa, and the pinnacle of modern architecture, you will collect unforgettable memories. Guests who wish may additionally experience the glass slide and other high-adrenaline attractions within Sky Views; we will provide free time for dining and resting so these thrilling moments can be transformed into special frames that will be remembered for a lifetime.