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Please tell me - from whom it is better to take excursions and which ones?
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Due to the fact that the husband refused to shop, we remembered the Emirates for excursions - and like I understand this now :) In 10 days - 4 excursions !!!
Before we went, we were on the sites of excursion bureaus, read the reviews. They chose Aladdin - they write more and better about them. They believed. We went to the Indian Ocean, overviews of Dubai and Abu Dhabi and Safari. In the end, I really liked everything!
By the way, their prices are the same as the Arabian Nights. And the brochures that are handed out are very similar. True, at Aladdin, excursions are not sold by the guides themselves, but by specially trained people. Also, as I understand it, Aladdin is "older" and then they began to copy them.
An important point - sign up right away - there are excursions by day - such as Monday and Thursday in one direction, Friday and Sunday - in the other. To get everywhere and then not to try to squeeze into a full bus - you need to sign up in advance.
Especially, this applies to safari, otherwise people remember before leaving - and everything is busy there - and begin to whine and swear. And they themselves are to blame.
Before we went, we were on the sites of excursion bureaus, read the reviews. They chose Aladdin - they write more and better about them. They believed. We went to the Indian Ocean, overviews of Dubai and Abu Dhabi and Safari. In the end, I really liked everything!
By the way, their prices are the same as the Arabian Nights. And the brochures that are handed out are very similar. True, at Aladdin, excursions are not sold by the guides themselves, but by specially trained people. Also, as I understand it, Aladdin is "older" and then they began to copy them.
An important point - sign up right away - there are excursions by day - such as Monday and Thursday in one direction, Friday and Sunday - in the other. To get everywhere and then not to try to squeeze into a full bus - you need to sign up in advance.
Especially, this applies to safari, otherwise people remember before leaving - and everything is busy there - and begin to whine and swear. And they themselves are to blame.
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answered 13 years ago
Yes, it’s better to take all the planned excursions at once, otherwise it can really turn out that there will be no places if you suddenly want to go. My wife and I went with Arabian Night. Everything is great. But the brochures are very cool. Read the descriptions of the same excursions and have fun how they tease each other. Apotheosis is a description of excursions to the Indian Ocean. I freaked out when I compared.
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answered 13 years ago
By the way, jokes are jokes, but there were scooters on the Indian Ocean! Only these are not large jet skis, but such torpedoes with a motor are also cool. So here the Arabian Night did not pin up, but lied. It’s just that they don’t have this, so they were envious;)
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answered 13 years ago
But calling a water torpedo a scooter is not a lie? And what did everyone get on a torpedo?)))) At Night, no scooters are needed. We just walked aground to the island and already swam around it at a depth. And the hotel at Night will be better. But one plus is half an hour less to go with Aladdin. Their hotel is located closer. And in general there is no difference between these two offices.
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answered 13 years ago
Take excursions from Aladin, we were in the Emirates from 04.11-18.11.11, took two excursions "Sightseeing Dubai", "Abu Dhabi", I liked everything very much. Sign up on Mamzar beach: we took from Firuza, and Victor was the guide.
It is advisable to leave an advance payment of 15-25% of the cost, and the remaining amount while on the bus. (There are cases We planned, paid 100% and did not go, then they demanded the amount back for a long time).
It is advisable to leave an advance payment of 15-25% of the cost, and the remaining amount while on the bus. (There are cases We planned, paid 100% and did not go, then they demanded the amount back for a long time).
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answered 13 years ago
Took 2 tours by the Arabian Night. The first was in Abu Dhabi. I liked it very much, thanks to the guide Bashar. He so "docked" sightseeing that we did not get bored for a minute. In addition, he was videotaping and we were offered discs with our tour for 15 dirhams. Therefore, we decided to take a second excursion from them, to Oman (Musandam). This is where we got disappointed for the simple reason that the management of the travel agency, having organized the most expensive excursion, did not take care of the unforeseen circumstances that often arise if something depends on nature. More: the trip should have included (according to the brochure): 1 part; transfer from hotels to the port in Oman, by boat to the lagoon, swimming and sunbathing on the sand or ship (as you wish), breakfast, lunch - that was all and the guide was great, BUT!!! there was no second and main part of the excursion - fishing! Namely, because of it, many chose this trip, instead of the Indian Ocean, which is 2 times cheaper. The reason is the storm. We were asked to at least stop by on the way back to the carpet market, we were refused, the driver did not want to. As a result (there and back) about 5 hours on the bus; 1.5 hours on the ship to the lagoon in a storm to swim for 2 hours. No compensation
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answered 12 years ago
Force majeure, there's nothing you can do about it. But the driver certainly squeezed the carpet market. Most likely they didn’t agree with kickbacks, that’s why they drove past
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answered 12 years ago
Pleased with the phrase. Unforeseen circumstances were not taken care of. This still needs to be figured out.
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answered 12 years ago
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you are probably an employee of the Aladdin company, since you write with confidence that the Aladdin company appeared earlier than the Arabian Night.
I am a tourist with 15 years of experience and I am familiar with the Arabian Knights employee .... but the Aladin company appeared 5 years later ...
you are probably an employee of the Aladdin company, since you write with confidence that the Aladdin company appeared earlier than the Arabian Night.
I am a tourist with 15 years of experience and I am familiar with the Arabian Knights employee .... but the Aladin company appeared 5 years later ...
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answered 12 years ago
And we were "thrown" in Aladdin. We called them, booked an excursion to Abu Dhabi. On the eve of the excursion, they called and specified the meeting point and time. As a result, we drove from the other end of the city in 2 taxis (we were 8 people), but we didn’t get on the tour, because there were no more seats on the bus. By the way, we weren’t late, but arrived even earlier, they just forgot about us. We started calling the hostess of Aladdin Irina, a terrible boor, said that they had forgotten about us and she did not care about dissatisfied tourists. like anything happens. In general, I do not recommend this sharaga to anyone
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answered 12 years ago
I completely agree that this is not a company, but "SHARAG" and their manager Irina does not give a damn about clients. They collected money from people, showed everything from the bus and said be content with what you have. Excursion to Abu Dhabi will be remembered for a long time!!!
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answered 12 years ago
We had an unpleasant honey agaric with Arabian Knight, and specifically with Alexander (in a white cap, everyone smiles) who is on duty at Al Mamzar beach! They forgot to pick us up from the hotel for an excursion 2 times!!! , besides that in the advertising brochure the price was declared lower than what they charged us later!
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answered 11 years ago
Two weeks from Dubai and the devil pulled us to contact Arabian Knight. Everything was fine during the trip in 2010. But now they have surpassed everything possible. We bought two excursions: on a safari and on the Indian Ocean. We are nine people company. At the same Sasha by the beach. So in the booklet and in words, we were promised snow-white Landcurious 200 with Arab guides on safari and blah, blah, blah. As a result, two garbage dumps came for us. One Landcruiser of the 90s with a driver the same age who didn’t even know a word in Russian and the Chevrolet is even older blue and dirty)) and this is in the UAE, where there are no dirty cars at all. And the driver is a 18-year-old Pakistani boy. Nimble and cheeky. As a result, he almost rolled over, sliding down the slope sideways and digging into the sand along the door. Then, instead of dinner, we dragged him out for an hour, when we arrived dinner in the desert was over. Not to mention that they came for us 40 minutes late and we didn’t have time to take a picture at sunset in the desert, it gets dark instantly. Well, it would be okay if everything happens, but the next day 9 people forgot us on an excursion to the Indian Ocean. It's interesting how? Three hours of calls to the office and guides did not give any results. they simply dropped their pipes. We didn't argue, we talked politely, etc.
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answered 11 years ago
Continuation.
As a result, after a call from a hotel representative that we were serious, we took a certificate from the hotel with the current time, filmed everything and are going to reach the main office. there they deigned to send a car for five of us to catch up with the excursion. What kind of excursion was it, I hope you don’t need to tell? In general, think 100 times whether to use this sharaga at all. I absolutely do not recommend.
As a result, after a call from a hotel representative that we were serious, we took a certificate from the hotel with the current time, filmed everything and are going to reach the main office. there they deigned to send a car for five of us to catch up with the excursion. What kind of excursion was it, I hope you don’t need to tell? In general, think 100 times whether to use this sharaga at all. I absolutely do not recommend.
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answered 11 years ago
Sorry correction. driver rovenk meant grandfather 90 years old.
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answered 11 years ago
The Arabian Nights are a complete mess, the survey - they didn’t get into the desert at all because the guide (Volodya) forgot to sign us up, but didn’t forget to take an advance payment. we thought it was a normal company on the first excursion to the ocean, everything was fine, but then on the survey the bus broke down, then something else. (It’s generally better to take a survey by metro, it will cost less. And you don’t need to run after a guide, you won’t catch up with everything exactly)
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answered 11 years ago
10 independent vacation was ruined by the Arabian Nights in two days. thanks to the guide Volodya. You see, on the last day we were counting on a safari, but he didn’t give a damn. all the mood before leaving deteriorated
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answered 11 years ago
We visited Dubai this year. I had to visit before, but now the city has developed, so the impressions from the trip were positive. But with the exception of a meeting with our compatriots who sell local tours under the brand name of Aladdin.
Representatives of this unfortunate company are actively selling study tours on the city beach, trying to “load” our tourists with promises of good excursions at dumping prices. So we "bought", and, approaching the agent of the tourist form "Aladin" by the name of Feruza, we began to learn about excursions. We liked the trip to Abu Dhabi for $240 for four. To book the tour, the cunning Feruza offered to pay half the price (and no less!). We did not have local dirhams with us and we offered to pay in dollars (especially since the price was indicated in dollars). Handing out a 100 American green note to the cunning Feruza, we asked her to write out a receipt, which was immediately done to her. In the “advance payment” column, she entered “$100” with a pen, which did not arouse any suspicions in us. How were we to know that we were scammers?
The surprises began when, a few days later, we were already on the excursion
Representatives of this unfortunate company are actively selling study tours on the city beach, trying to “load” our tourists with promises of good excursions at dumping prices. So we "bought", and, approaching the agent of the tourist form "Aladin" by the name of Feruza, we began to learn about excursions. We liked the trip to Abu Dhabi for $240 for four. To book the tour, the cunning Feruza offered to pay half the price (and no less!). We did not have local dirhams with us and we offered to pay in dollars (especially since the price was indicated in dollars). Handing out a 100 American green note to the cunning Feruza, we asked her to write out a receipt, which was immediately done to her. In the “advance payment” column, she entered “$100” with a pen, which did not arouse any suspicions in us. How were we to know that we were scammers?
The surprises began when, a few days later, we were already on the excursion
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answered 11 years ago
We visited Dubai this year. I had to visit before, but now the city has developed, so the impressions from the trip were positive. But with the exception of a meeting with our compatriots who sell local tours under the brand name of Aladdin.
Representatives of this unfortunate company are actively selling study tours on the city beach, trying to “load” our tourists with promises of good excursions at dumping prices. So we "bought", and, approaching the agent of the tourist form "Aladin" by the name of Feruza, we began to learn about excursions. We liked the trip to Abu Dhabi for $240 for four. To book the tour, the cunning Feruza offered to pay half the price (and no less!). We did not have local dirhams with us and we offered to pay in dollars (especially since the price was indicated in dollars). Handing out a 100 American green note to the cunning Feruza, we asked her to write out a receipt, which was immediately done to her. In the “advance payment” column, she entered “$100” with a pen, which did not arouse any suspicions in us. How were we to know that we were scammers?
The surprises began when, a few days later, we were already on the excursion
Representatives of this unfortunate company are actively selling study tours on the city beach, trying to “load” our tourists with promises of good excursions at dumping prices. So we "bought", and, approaching the agent of the tourist form "Aladin" by the name of Feruza, we began to learn about excursions. We liked the trip to Abu Dhabi for $240 for four. To book the tour, the cunning Feruza offered to pay half the price (and no less!). We did not have local dirhams with us and we offered to pay in dollars (especially since the price was indicated in dollars). Handing out a 100 American green note to the cunning Feruza, we asked her to write out a receipt, which was immediately done to her. In the “advance payment” column, she entered “$100” with a pen, which did not arouse any suspicions in us. How were we to know that we were scammers?
The surprises began when, a few days later, we were already on the excursion
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answered 11 years ago
In January 2013 we were in Dubai, took excursions to Arabian Knights, there were no problems with payment, delivery, etc. Excursions at the best level, thanks to everyone for organizing: Rano, Valentina, Valya, VICTOR, and also his colleague, a cheerful and friendly guy (unfortunately we don’t know his name ((( !!!
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answered 11 years ago
we were advised by a tour company in Dubai, called Aladin, as soon as we arrived, we immediately called and booked a tour to Abudabi for the day and to the most famous michet to get to their bus, they came and collected people in the old area, we spent 20 bucks on a taxi , they said that we should not be late and arrive at 12, so we arrived and waited for them for an hour until they returned from the morning excursion, and although when we went to Abudabi we drove through the whole city and everyone who participated in the excursion lived almost in the center and were surprised why didn’t they pick them up from there, then the forwarder tediously told us how tired he was for half a year and this was his last excursion and the day after tomorrow he flew home, then he told us about the Hermitage although we traveled around the capital of the emirates, and the last thing that hit us, we at 1 a.m. they brought me to Dubai and dropped me off 3 metro stops from our hotel because the wadila didn’t know where he was, although we asked him to stop right in front of him, and he assured me that it wasn’t that hotel and we calling a taxi called the hotel and their network in dubai and could not explain to the Indians where to go, we had to walk on the lawns t. k. there are no footpaths there, and no one walks there)))) but the metro
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answered 11 years ago
Was the first time in the UAE from 05 to 14 February. And for the first time in her life, she refused to take tours from the host. Agree, the difference of 50 dollars is significant! And there were two of us. Took tours from Arabian Knight on the beach. Al Ain, review and Abu Dhabi. The guide in AlAin was Lada. A real smart girl. Everything is clear, on time and without fuss. In the evening they called and reminded me. In the morning, they called and checked. The tour itself is amazing.
The review was impressive. Just always ask what time the rise to the Burj Khalifa is. We had at 21.30. We were a little upset, but in the evening it was great. Sapphire City. And they also looked at the fountains from above to the music of Michael Jackson.
But the most memorable trip is Abu Dhabi. Guide Tatyana. Unfortunately, I don’t know her last name, but we often remember her Odessa humor. We left in the morning, and we do not regret at all that we missed the sea. There were only 17 of us in the big bus. On the way from Dubai, we got into the fog (people with no luck climbing Burj Khalifa). It's such a fantastic view!!!! The mosque in Abu Dhabi shocked me so much that I even became numb with beauty. The camera ran out of footage after a couple of minutes (I felt like a tourist from China with their clicking the shutter). You can write about the trip for a long time, but I want to return to Tatyana.
The review was impressive. Just always ask what time the rise to the Burj Khalifa is. We had at 21.30. We were a little upset, but in the evening it was great. Sapphire City. And they also looked at the fountains from above to the music of Michael Jackson.
But the most memorable trip is Abu Dhabi. Guide Tatyana. Unfortunately, I don’t know her last name, but we often remember her Odessa humor. We left in the morning, and we do not regret at all that we missed the sea. There were only 17 of us in the big bus. On the way from Dubai, we got into the fog (people with no luck climbing Burj Khalifa). It's such a fantastic view!!!! The mosque in Abu Dhabi shocked me so much that I even became numb with beauty. The camera ran out of footage after a couple of minutes (I felt like a tourist from China with their clicking the shutter). You can write about the trip for a long time, but I want to return to Tatyana.
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answered 11 years ago
But I want to return to Tatyana. She is a historian by education. She STOOD on the bus all the way, turning her face to us. You must admit, not everyone can "keep the audience." But she did. At some point, I caught myself thinking that I was listening to her with my mouth open.
Outcome! I am very sorry that someone did not get a trip from this company. We must have been lucky. WE were VERY lucky to have guides who love this country and their job. So the stars aligned. Have a good rest everyone.
Outcome! I am very sorry that someone did not get a trip from this company. We must have been lucky. WE were VERY lucky to have guides who love this country and their job. So the stars aligned. Have a good rest everyone.
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answered 11 years ago
In general, the impression of Arabian Knight is very good, I would put four plus. The office calls you back, worries about you. The guides are sociable and their stories and narration are very interesting.
Buses, minibuses are new. Nicely.
Went on their excursions to Abu Dhabi, Ferrari Park, Indian Ocean, Al Ain, safari. I also wanted to catch crabs, but in January they say it’s still cold, then next time.
If anyone is interested in Arabic Night and in general in the UAE, then contact me: http://vk.com/jeizet
+ I'll give you a local phone number of the guide.
And then here in one message with 1200 characters it will not be possible to paint everything.
Buses, minibuses are new. Nicely.
Went on their excursions to Abu Dhabi, Ferrari Park, Indian Ocean, Al Ain, safari. I also wanted to catch crabs, but in January they say it’s still cold, then next time.
If anyone is interested in Arabic Night and in general in the UAE, then contact me: http://vk.com/jeizet
+ I'll give you a local phone number of the guide.
And then here in one message with 1200 characters it will not be possible to paint everything.
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answered 11 years ago
Just returned from Dubai, a lot of impressions, traveled with Arabian Night to the Indian Ocean, Al Ain and a survey of Dubai. I liked everything very much, you can feel the professionalism of the staff, very attentive and charming. I was especially struck by Vladimir, energetic and humorous. Thanks to him and the company for a pleasant stay!!!
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answered 11 years ago
Hello everyone, I was vacationing in Dubai in March 2013. on the beach where we were taken by 3 companies, we chose Arabian Knight on the aisle, a little strained, of course, and then we were relaxing on the beach, the guy Vasya came up, young and friendly, standing at the entrance in the morning. He told me where is the best place to buy. we bought dubai from him, ind. ocean, safari everything went well. we went to the ocean the day after my wife's birthday gave us a disk thanks to them.
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