Dubai Trip Budget & Itinerary 2026 🇦🇪 | Flights, Visa, Hotel, Kids Guide (Indian Family) — Transcript

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1. 0:00If you're planning a trip to Dubai with your family and think it'll be too expensive,
2. 0:04don't worry, because I'm here to help. Hello friends, my
3. 0:07name is Yugant, and let's talk about Dubai. This isn't just a city. This is Dubai where the
4. 0:12future meets tradition and dreams touch the sky. In today's video,
5. 0:16I'll show you step-by-step how to plan a trip to Dubai, all within your budget.
6. 0:20From visas to flight tickets, currency exchange, hotel booking,
7. 0:25creating the perfect itinerary, booking activities, and what to keep in mind if you're traveling with kids
8. 0:28. How to use taxis and the metro in Dubai? Where
9. 0:32to get a SIM card? And my personal Dubai experience. So friends, stay tuned,
10. 0:36because this one video is enough to
11. 0:40plan your next Dubai family trip
12. 0:54. Whenever you plan an international trip, the first question is how much
13. 0:58it will cost. The simple rule is: flights plus hotel plus visa. If these three things
14. 1:03fit within your budget, then your trip is almost sorted. So,
15. 1:06let's talk about the flight first. I booked my flight with Oman Air. It
16. 1:10wasn't a direct flight. There was a layover, but the fare cost me
17. 1:14around ₹19,000. Considering the December peak season, it was a pretty good deal. If you're a little
18. 1:19flexible with your layover, you can save a lot on your flight. After the flight,
19. 1:23I applied for a Dubai tourist visa. It costs around
20. 1:26₹7,000 for adults. Children are free. The only tax you have to pay is
21. 1:31around ₹1,500. And if you want to see the Dubai visa process step-by-step,
22. 1:35I've made a separate video detailing it.
23. 1:39You can find the link in the description. So now we come to hotels. Location matters.
24. 1:44I did a lot of research when choosing a hotel. Initially, I was going to Bardu, Dubai, but it
25. 1:48seemed a bit crowded. Then I looked at the Al-Jadaf area. There, I
26. 1:52found a hotel called the Premier Inn, within walking distance of the metro station. The airport was very close. It
27. 1:57was family-friendly and a very quiet area. The cost was very reasonable.
28. 2:02I got a family room with breakfast for ₹8,500 per night. The rooftop pool at this hotel is quite nice, and
29. 2:08the breakfast variety was excellent. So, that's why I love this hotel. We
30. 2:13also had to visit Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for two days. We didn't
31. 2:17book a separate hotel for that. The reason was that it would have been a hassle with luggage and the kids. That's why we
32. 2:20kept all the nights in Dubai and traveled from there. Booking activities
33. 2:24was our biggest money saver. We did a lot of research on activities,
34. 2:28checked Klook and other websites, and spoke with local agents. We compared everything. The cheapest option turned out to be
35. 2:33the Cluq Dubai Pass. You can create your own combo. For example, you book five attractions
36. 2:37and get a special attraction with them. So,
37. 2:40we chose Yas Island as the special attraction, and the remaining five
38. 2:43attractions were included. So, what I booked was Museum of the Future, Burj Khalifa,
39. 2:48Marina Dhow Cruise, Yas Island's two parks, which were Warner Bros. World and SeaWorld,
40. 2:54Desert Safari, and Miracle Garden. The total cost came to around ₹22,500, which
41. 3:00is approximately ₹910. If you'd booked all these separately, just
42. 3:04the two parks on Yas Island would have cost you 400 to 450 Dhs. So, we saved a lot of money,
43. 3:11and I simply loved this option I booked myself. Now, let's talk about the itinerary,
44. 3:15which was supposed to be relaxed and family-friendly. Let me tell you
45. 3:19about it . On the first day, we went to the Museum of the Future in the morning.
46. 3:22After enjoying it for three hours and wandering around, we returned to the hotel.
47. 3:27We took a break. Then we headed to the Dubai Mall. We explored the Dubai Mall and
48. 3:32had dinner at Mausam Restaurant, which is also in the Dubai Mall.
49. 3:36The Indian food there was amazing, and the view of the Burj Khalifa was beautiful. The restaurant
50. 3:40was a bit expensive, but it was my wife's birthday. That's why I chose that
51. 3:44option. After dinner, we went to the Burj Khalifa. The views
52. 3:48were stunning, and we also saw the fountain show below. Then, after returning,
53. 3:53we re-entered the Dubai Mall and saw the fountain show from close by. So, that was
54. 3:57about the first day. If you want Indian food and the best views, I think Mausam
55. 4:01Restaurant is the perfect place to play. Day Two: Shopping Plus Cruise.
56. 4:06In the morning, we went to Meena Bazaar because I wanted to buy an iPhone 17 Pro
57. 4:10Max. I went on the second day because I wanted to shoot the rest of the trip with the same phone.
58. 4:14We also shopped for a lot of chocolates and perfumes. And if you
59. 4:20want to know where I bought the iPhone, chocolates, and perfume from Cheapest Way,
60. 4:23I've made a detailed video of it. You can watch it there.
61. 4:27From there, in the evening, we went on the Marina Do cruise, which starts from Marina.
62. 4:31The best part of it, I thought,
63. 4:35was the Indian menu on the Marina Do cruise, and the Hyatt restaurant menu. The food was
64. 4:39amazing. Furthermore, I booked the Cheapest Way cruise through Klook. I've
65. 4:44already mentioned that in the activities section. The biggest bonus was that it
66. 4:48was UAE National Day, so we got to see the fireworks, which were absolutely amazing. We enjoyed
67. 4:52watching it. Marina is a bit far away, so if you're coming from Dubai or Al Jazeera
68. 4:57, leave two hours early to ensure you'll be able to reach and see them properly. Day Three: Yas
69. 5:02Island, Warner Bros. World. If you're with kids, this is the best place to go. You
70. 5:06can get a free shuttle from Dubai. The shuttle we took was
71. 5:10from Dubai Deira City Centre at 11:00 am. If you want to know the schedules,
72. 5:14I'll put a link in the description. You
73. 5:18can check the nearest shuttle to your hotel. You can
74. 5:21go there. The shuttle starts
75. 5:26at 11:00 am and picks us up around 12:30 pm. It's open until 8:00 am (silent). So, you
76. 5:30can do a lot of rides. Our top rides were Batman Knight
77. 5:34Flight, Justice League, the Green Lantern Coaster, and the Flynn Stones boat ride. All of these were very
78. 5:41good rides. The other rides were also good. But these
79. 5:44were some of the top rides I really enjoyed. Food is a bit expensive here,
80. 5:48but you'll find a staff member on the shuttle who will sell you meal vouchers.
81. 5:54We got a meal voucher from them for 15-50 euros for one person. It saved us a lot of money. If
82. 5:58you can find it on the Dera Express, which is your bus, the Jasland Express,
83. 6:02please take it; it will save you a lot of money. Also,
84. 6:06at Warner Bros. World, you'll find a screen that will display the show
85. 6:10timings. What exactly are those show timings? You
86. 6:13can go and get a photo taken with your favorite characters, like Batman as Robin, Wonder Woman,
87. 6:17Superman, Aquaman as Flash. You can get a photo taken with all of them there
88. 6:21. You'll find the timings on the screen. So, don't miss that
89. 6:24at all. Day Three: After Jasland, Day Four: We relaxed a bit and
90. 6:28went on a desert safari. We woke up in the morning, relaxed, had breakfast,
91. 6:33went to the pool, and got ready. Around 1:30 PM, we were picked up by the people
92. 6:39who were going on our evening desert safari. We went there first,
93. 6:44waited a bit, and did dune bashing. Then we saw a fire show and went on a camel ride. The food
94. 6:49was absolutely amazing. The variety was excellent. There was a lot of variety.
95. 6:55The dancing and other activities were also excellent. This includes your hotel and pickup,
96. 7:00which I booked with Klook to Klook Pass, as I've already mentioned
97. 7:02. It was a very good safari, and it was a unique experience. Going on a desert safari
98. 7:09here was quite amazing. Day Five: Yas Island Sea
99. 7:13World: If you're with small kids, Sea World is perfect for you. The best
100. 7:17part that I found here in Sea World was the Ocean Center area, which
101. 7:23is the area in the middle, there is a huge screen installed where you
102. 7:27can see the entire Sea World and there are shows there as well, so I found that place quite beautiful,
103. 7:31apart from this, dolphin show, seal show, rainforest animals, these are the peak things
104. 7:37to see here, there is a penguin area where you
105. 7:41can come and see penguins on the railway, so you should not miss Sea World, it is a very ultimate place to go,
106. 7:46apart from this, do not miss the timings of the shows, you can check them on the screen,
107. 7:50after going there, I liked the dolphin show, seal show the most, and apart from this, there
108. 7:55is a 360 ride which is inside the Polar Ocean, that ride is also very ultimate, phones
109. 8:00and cameras are not allowed there, but if you come back after viewing that, then all together it
110. 8:04will be one of the best lifetime experience. Your Day Six is ​​Miracle Garden plus JBR
111. 8:08Beach, so we left in the morning towards Miracle Garden You can easily spend
112. 8:13three to four hours here, and you have to come to Burjman station
113. 8:16, Bur Dubai or Al Jed, wherever you are coming from, and from Burjman you get bus 105.
114. 8:20The number takes you to Miracle Garden in 10 to 15 minutes. All in all, it
115. 8:26was a wonderful experience. I've never seen such a beautiful garden in my life. We
116. 8:29had planned to visit Global Village that evening, but we missed it because we
117. 8:33wanted to see JBR Beach. I actually knew there was a drone show there every day at
118. 8:378:00 and 10:00. I didn't want to miss that drone show.
119. 8:40I had never seen a drone show in my life. But it was truly
120. 8:43amazing. And the JBR beach vibes were simply amazing. Day Seven: We chilled out
121. 8:48, had a leisurely breakfast, got up, and finally
122. 8:52went about our final shopping. We did some shopping. We did some perfume shopping in the area near Meena Bazaar.
123. 8:57I'll share a few tips. I've made a separate video,
124. 9:01which tells you where you can shop. After that,
125. 9:05we went to one last place: Wings of Mexico, which can be reached from the Dubai Mall
126. 9:12by taxi or bus. It's a spot that
127. 9:17always has a 30-45 minute wait. It can take a while to
128. 9:21get there, but the spot is quite beautiful, as you can see in my video
129. 9:24. Now, let's talk about currency and payments
130. 9:29. I mostly brought cash from India, which I converted
131. 9:33and used there. However, mostly, our food bills, and sometimes
132. 9:39I went to a shopping complex, where I did some shopping. For example, I
133. 9:42bought groceries, bread, or water, I paid for all of them
134. 9:46with the Neo Global Card. There's no mark-up on it. So, I used that
135. 9:50. But if you're buying an iPhone or other gadgets, pay in cash.
136. 9:55Whether you withdraw money or pick it up from here. Otherwise
137. 9:58, a 2.5 to 3% extra fee is charged on gadgets and electronics, so you'll have to pay
138. 10:02with your card. This isn't a very good option. Local transport in Dubai, especially taxis,
139. 10:07is quite expensive there. You probably already know this. But let me
140. 10:11tell you a few tricks. We mostly used the metro, and I'll show you
141. 10:14where to get a NIL card, how much it costs, and how to use it. I
142. 10:19'll explain that in this video. So, buy this NIL card for 25 Dhs each. I
143. 10:27think a 19 Dhs balance is loaded into the 25 Dhs, and the 6 Dhs are your security
144. 10:30. When you give it back, you get the 6 Dhs back. Usually,
145. 10:33I'm never able to return it, and these cards are returned. But this time,
146. 10:37I'll see if I'll return it. Additionally, you
147. 10:40can get a gold version. Its cost is a little higher. So, the Gold card at the front
148. 10:44is reserved for Gold passengers. But I don't
149. 10:47find it to be a value-add, meaning you'll generally get it for nothing. So, that's today's update:
150. 10:53a guard costs 25 dirhams, with six dirhams for your security, and 19 dirhams for a loaded
151. 10:57balance over five years. We have to pay the full amount,
152. 11:02so there's no discount. But below that, Kids Are Free, meaning my younger
153. 11:06son, Himach, is free, and for Himeshika, I paid the full amount for an
154. 11:10adult. So, generally speaking, if you're traveling with children,
155. 11:13I need to keep one more thing in mind: whenever you
156. 11:18recharge this card, it will be a minimum of 50 dirhams. Furthermore, whenever
157. 11:22you surrender the card, five dirhams will be deducted, and the remaining amount will be returned to you
158. 11:26. But generally, it's not like you're always using the metro, so just
159. 11:30install the Careem app on your phone. You'll have the Uber app on your phone. Install the Careem app.
160. 11:35Always book a Hala taxi on the Careem app. They're the cheapest taxis in Dubai.
161. 11:40You can save a lot of money on those Hala taxis. But, of course, when booking,
162. 11:43compare it with Uber. If Uber is offering the same price, then
163. 11:47go with Uber. You'll get a Lexus or BMW instead of a CR or Corolla. So that's up to you. But, of course,
164. 11:52install both apps, compare them, and then book. I think it would be a good option
165. 11:55for you. So, if you're traveling with children,
166. 11:58keep a few tips in mind. The ACs are always very loud.
167. 12:02They're quite strong. So, sometimes, say, you're taking the Silent Express or
168. 12:07going to an amazing park, the ACs are very loud there. So,
169. 12:10be sure to carry jackets for your little ones, whether they're in use or not.
170. 12:14Take it with you. It often happens that you're wearing a half-t-shirt somewhere and you
171. 12:17start feeling cold, so think about the kids, they'll feel even colder. That's the first step.
172. 12:21And carry your kids' medicine. Bring it from India. Even if you get it there,
173. 12:25the salt isn't the same. So that's a problem. So, that's one thing. And your
174. 12:31average daily walking around, wherever you go, is 8 to 10 kilometers.
175. 12:37So, definitely take a stroller for the kids. Don't miss it. Even if your
176. 12:41child is 6, 7, or 8 years old and doesn't want to walk much,
177. 12:44take a stroller for him. Take him for a stroll in it. Let's talk about SIM cards. So, whenever you go through immigration,
178. 12:48suppose you have two adult passports, you get
179. 12:52two free SIM cards on them . When you go through immigration, you get a
180. 12:57SIM card that's valid for 24 hours and offers 10GB of data. It's a
181. 13:01free SIM card. So, you'll use it for two days: the first and second day.
182. 13:05What did I do on the third day? Later, I bought a 3GB eSIM via a Klook, which
183. 13:09cost me only ₹400. I used less data because
184. 13:14almost all of Dubai has free Wi-Fi, so I don't face any problems. But
185. 13:17generally, sometimes you need to book a taxi or check navigation routes, so
186. 13:21you need a SIM card. That's why I bought this eSIM
187. 13:25from Klook. It was a 3GB SIM card with a seven-day validity and cost ₹400.
188. 13:29So, if you want more data, you can do it.
189. 13:33But this is a very convenient option. Let me tell you one more thing. If you are going to Dubai
190. 13:37, WhatsApp calling will not work there. So, apart from this, another alternative
191. 13:40is the Bothim app. Install this Bothim app and go and I think you will be good. All your
192. 13:45relatives with whom you want to talk should also have the app in their phones. Just like
193. 13:48WhatsApp and you can talk. After telling you all this, I will tell you some more tips
194. 13:52which are my personal experience. Do try the local restaurants. I mean, I
195. 13:56used to go there in the morning because I am a little fond of local sightseeing. So, I used to drink tea
196. 14:00in the morning for one and a half dim. He used to make very good tea. There was a guy in Aljedaaf with him
197. 14:05and he used to buy water bottles. They used to cost around two dim. If I needed a water bottle,
198. 14:09I would buy it locally. There is a restaurant in Aljedaaf called Greenland Restaurant. It eats
199. 14:14South Indian food mostly, but very good hospitality. Very nice people and very good
200. 14:19food. So, we had a family meal together. Now that we are coming back from a tired state, a full family
201. 14:23meal would cost us 50 dim. We ate very well. So, this
202. 14:27restaurant is a must-try. If you are staying in Aljedaaf
203. 14:31and have any queries or doubts, you can ask in the comments. I
204. 14:35will reply to you. You can also connect on Instagram. And if you
205. 14:38found the video helpful, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share. I hope
206. 14:42friends, after watching this video, you will plan your own trip to Dubai.
207. 14:46See you in the next video. Till then, stay happy, stay safe. Bye
208. 14:50bye.