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Middle East
Seven hours, guaranteed winter sun, and the best stopover position on earth. Also 45°C in August, which is the one thing to plan around.
Seven hours, guaranteed winter sun, and the best stopover position on earth. Also 45°C in August, which is the one thing to plan around.
This is the most seasonal region we sell, and the summer is not a matter of preference.
From November to March the Gulf sits at 24–30°C, dry and comfortable all day — it's genuinely one of the best winter-sun propositions anywhere. From May to September it regularly passes 40°C with high humidity, and outdoor time becomes impossible rather than uncomfortable. Prices halve for exactly that reason. If you must travel in summer, Yas Island's indoor theme parks and Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah, ten degrees cooler at altitude, are the two things that still work.
Four destinations that get treated as one and aren't.
Skyline, souks and beaches. The most to do, and the highest prices.
Same weather, 20–30% less on the hotel. Two indoor theme parks.
The Gulf before the skyscrapers. Wadis, forts and the easiest self-drive.
Four nights of winter sun with a skyline attached.
Not the Gulf, but the other great city at this range.
The stopover argument in its purest form.
Cheaper Gulf city, island-hopping second half.
The under-sold route, and the best value into East Africa.
Gulf city, Bangkok, then an island. Three flights, none long.
Dubai for the most to do and the liveliest. Abu Dhabi for the same weather at 20–30% less, plus the Grand Mosque and two indoor theme parks.
If you want scenery and history rather than shopping and skyline, very much. It's also easy to drive and cheaper than the UAE.
You can, and it's half price, but 40°C-plus with humidity is genuinely limiting. We'd steer you to indoor attractions or a different destination.
UK passports get a free visa on arrival for the UAE. Oman requires a visa on arrival for short stays or an eVisa for longer — we'll check it against your itinerary.
Guide prices across the region, from a short-haul week to a full circuit.
25–28°C, no rain, and a city attached to the beach.
Quieter than Dubai, with the Louvre and the Grand Mosque.
Mountains to 3,000m, wadis, and a low-rise building code.
Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea within a five-hour drive.
Distance to the Haram stated in metres.
The stopover that pays for itself.
Guide prices, per person, based on two sharing, including return flights, accommodation and transfers. They indicate what a holiday of this type has typically cost and are not an offer or a quotation. Your price depends on dates, party, board basis, departure airport and availability, and is confirmed in writing before any payment is taken.
Ready-built and fully reshapeable around your dates.
11 nights · Nov–Apr · from £2,199pp
14 nights · Apr–May, Sep–Nov · from £1,999pp
11 nights · Apr–May, Oct–Nov · from £2,449pp
14 nights · Dec–Mar · from £1,899pp
11 nights · Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb · from £1,799pp
12 nights · Nov–Mar · from £1,849pp
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