A walk through the Old City where the story of Dubai’s beginnings comes alive. The perfect place to start discovering the city.

Everyone knows the image of Dubai. Far fewer understand how it became this city. Moving through the places where its story unfolded, the forces behind Dubai’s rise begin to make sense - the vision and decisions that shaped it.

A boat journey into Dubai’s pre-oil era, when the sea was the lifeline of Emirati life. As you move across the water, this story unfolds around you — carried by the sea breeze.

A journey into the long relationship between Dubai and India, and the way Indian culture became part of the city’s life. Unfolding like a Bollywood film, the route lets you experience India without leaving Dubai.

Dubai is a city where many traditions and communities live side by side - mosques, churches and Hindu temples all part of the same urban landscape. This diversity exists within a society deeply rooted in faith, which quietly shapes the rhythm and values of life in the Emirates.
Explore the cultural presence of religion in the city — through architecture, everyday rituals and the ways different communities have found a place to belong.

Cycling routes offer a different way to experience the city. Moving through streets and waterfronts by bike, you begin to notice hidden corners, unexpected places, and the details that usually pass unnoticed.
With the audio in your headphones, the city gradually reveals its architecture, stories, and everyday rhythms.

Sharjah’s center is the heart of the emirate’s cultural life. Its key cultural spaces reveal why the city is often called the cultural capital of the UAE.

A journey to Al Ain - the city of oases, where water and palm groves made permanent life in the desert possible. This landscape holds not only the origins of water, but the origins of the nation itself. Today this heritage is recognized by UNESCO and can be seen here firsthand.

A journey to Ras Al Khaimah - a chance to see the Emirates as Emiratis know them. A visit with a local family, and in a single day you move between the sea, the mountains, and the desert. These landscapes shaped the character of the region’s tribes for centuries, and among them the story of the Emiratis begins to make sense.

A journey into the pre-Islamic history of this land. Long before the modern state, these territories were home to settlements, trade routes, and ancient cultures that shaped the earliest roots of the Emirates.