Sharjah City Sightseeing Tour - The Pearl of the Gulf

Excellent knowledgeable guide

I enjoyed the tour. The guide was very knowledable and ensured we had our questions answered. It was just the right amount of time to see the highlights.

Get to know Sharjah upclose.

Sharjah Central Souq was a place to relish. going around the Blue Souq gives your a feel of local shopping. I enjoyed the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization the most, dont miss the top floor star painted ceiling. The guides are fluent in English and in just 3-4 hrs you get to understand Sharjah upclose.

Sharjah City Sightseeing Tour - The Pearl of the Gulf / Poor

Overall - average rating. I wouldn't go if knew in advance what's the tour going to be like. Please see below a couple of comments: - tour is very much like driving from one spot to another - out of the entire list, you will actually see two places: the old Souq (i.e. market) and very briefly the Museum of Islamic culture, other stops are literally stops - you get out of the van and snap photos with a two line explanation - the Museum of Islamic culture is a heavy historical place - which is somehow left without much attention to it - last hour you are given free time at the mall (i.e. Central Souq) which is completely out of my expectations, I wouldn't get the guided tour to be brought to the shopping mall to wander aroud - all mosques which are in the program are photo stop only with 2-4 minutes explanatory note and plenty of free time, but (!) you are not allowed inside the mosque As a recommendation for tour management: from my point of view - the tour needs a significant re-design or price re-considered. A price of nearly $35 for this tour, compared to the $42 tour to Abu Dhabi (a day long) - this is just day and night. Abu Dhabi was amazing, the guide was very much engaging and easy going, lots of information and places covered. Maybe this is a matter of the guide as well - but it's for the company to consider (not sure the feedback is read).

Best tour I've ever had so far ! If...

<p>Best tour I've ever had so far ! If you like to learn about the culture and history of the emiratis, I highly recommend this tour</p>

Great tour. Glad we went. Would...

<p>Great tour. Glad we went. Would definitely take this tour again.</p>

The tour operator has arranged for...

<p>The tour operator has arranged for hotel pickup and drop kindly call the tour operator 2 days before the tour to inform your UAE mobile number and hotel details English speaking guide. The whole Sharjah tour was awesome. I really enjoyed the tour eventhough it was just a 4 hour tour short. So I request everyone to combine Dubai city tour and Sharjah city tour into one day and inform the tour operators in advance.</p>

5 hour tour. Picked us up at our...

<p>5 hour tour. Picked us up at our hotel in Dubai. A 20 mt. ride to neighboring Sharjah City. Apparantly many people live in Shajah and commute to Dubai daily as it tis cheaper to live here. The best part of our tour was visiting the Islamic museum, King Faizal mosque, Sharjah heritage center and last but not least visit to the 2 markets where you could get all kinds of thiings to buy. This Emirate has a tranquil quality and few beaches. Though we did not see too many people in the beach were told that they'll arrive later in the evening when it is cooler. Sharjah is called the pearl of the gulf for the right . This trip in my opinion was well worth, inexpensive and wouldn't miss it.</p>

Really enjoyable afternoon! The best...

<p>Really enjoyable afternoon! The best part of this tour is the Islamic Museum, which is beautiful and well organized. Sharjah is an active city, but much calmer than Dubai. Would recommend just for the trip to the museum.</p>

This tour was very well organized...

<p>This tour was very well organized, worth the price! It did as descripted on the web page.</p>

The tour was good. Chamil from Sri...

<p>The tour was good. Chamil from Sri Lanka is a very good guide. Unfortunately it was Ramadan so a lot of objective where close.</p>

Sharjah is full of Islamic cultural...

<p>Sharjah is full of Islamic cultural tradition. Good trip to the blue souq. Recommended for the tour to be a full day instead of half day.</p>

Good Tour. However few more places can...

<p>Good Tour. However few more places can be included in package</p>

Excellent tour, beautiful architecture...

<p>Excellent tour, beautiful architecture, well informed guide and plenty of time for photos.</p>

nice and good city tour- I dont...

<p>nice and good city tour- I dont understand why we were not introduced to the cornice, but apart from that it was ok.</p>

Great value but you get what you pay...

<p>Great value but you get what you pay for. Very boring tour and be prepared to stop every fifteen minutes take a few pictures and then go back in the bus. The museums were very enlightening and beautiful. Not enough time to shop in the souks. The driver was great but the tour guide spoke very softly. It was hard to hear what she was saying.</p>

Need more time in museums,good coach...

<p>Need more time in museums,good coach well air conditioned. Clear commentary,unfortunately driver and tour guide had disagreement, very unprofessional</p>

My wife enjoyed the trip more than I...

<p>My wife enjoyed the trip more than I did. I was expecting it to be older buildings than seen although the driver and guide were excellent.</p>

Thank you very much for an excellent...

<p>Thank you very much for an excellent and interesting tour. Shiju, our driver, picked us up at the hotel and was patiently waiting at all the dfferent locations. We met Gamini our guide in Sharjah and throughout the tour he thoroughly explained the history of Sharjah, pointed out daily life issues, answered questions about the Islam, the UAE and its people and presented interesting buildings, museums, mosques, the renovated fort of Sharjah, and monuments. Most interesting for me was the museum of civilizations as well as the highly recommended Heritage Museum. I found this museum even more interesting than the one in Dubai. At the end there was a good opportunity to stroll through the Al Arsa Souk as well as through the Al Markazi souk.<br/> Well worth. All together a good opportunity to explore an area outside of Dubai where the majority of the working families live, Sharjah, that showcases many more interesting museums and an exiting history. Konrad Richter, New Zealand</p>

I wish this tour was longer...

<p>I wish this tour was longer. Everything was rushed. I also wanted to visit the eye of the emirates in Sharjah but we only drove by.</p>

Excellently arranged tour..Guide was...

<p>Excellently arranged tour..Guide was well informative and smiling..<br/> Bus was also confortable..<br/> Pick-up from Dubai was little delayed..</p>

Tour covered quite a lot, photo...

<p>Tour covered quite a lot, photo opportunities, museums, Heritage village and markets. I could have missed out the last stop at the market, mostly jewellery and carpets, but the rest of it was good for the 4 hour trip.</p>

This was a fun half day tour with a...

<p>This was a fun half day tour with a couple of interesting museums on Islamic history and Arabic heritage, as well as some traditional souks. Our tour guide was always friendly and helpful, though slightly limited in his depth of knowledge and English vocabulary.</p> <p>Overall I think this tour was good value for the amount paid.</p>

well organised tour. the most...

<p>well organised tour. the most impressive sight was the museum of islamic civilization, the best museum in the uae. highly recommend</p>

Nice place, if it's a day trip that...

<p>Nice place, if it's a day trip that would be perfect.<br/> I loved those heritage tours!<br/> Thanked tour guide Stephen to whom I met twice during 6 days in Dubai. Also the driver sent us very early from Dubai to Sharjah. Viator network travel agents are well qualified, assist in my tours bookings always.</p>

This tour was well organised and the...

<p>This tour was well organised and the pickup was prompt. The guide was knowledgeable and helped with purchases in the souk. The only negative was arriving at the Burj al Arab when the sun was directly behind it - not good for viewing or photography.</p>

The tour was okay but only 20...

<p>The tour was okay but only 20 minutes in each of the souks including the souk that sold all the gold. Not enough time to buy anything.</p>

Excellent value. Our private guide...

<p>Excellent value. Our private guide Gabor was fantastic-he was extremely interesting and informative and very entertaining throughout. He took us to many interesting venues- especially the museums. Sharjah was a great place to visit even during Ramadan-it was far more relaxed than we expected as long as you observe a sensible dresscode. The locals were very friendly. We would definitely like to stay so we could see it in more depth and as an alternative to Dubai.</p>

Excellent, the tour guide has a very...

<p>Excellent, the tour guide has a very good knowleged, he ask all the question, was very friendly.<br/> In the tour we saw more thing that the ones we expected.<br/> Would highly recommend tour.</p>

The tour was very interesting and...

<p>The tour was very interesting and informative. It was good to see another Emirate that is so different from Dubai. The guide was excellent and really helpful.</p>

Excellent, informative tour with a...

<p>Excellent, informative tour with a guide who really knew what he was talking about. I've lived in the UAE for several years and this has been the best tour so far. The guide has lived in Sharjah for many years and we found him really interesting to listen to. Would highly recommend tour.</p>

There were only my wife and I during...

<p>There were only my wife and I during this trip, and we were lucky to have a knowlegable senior tour guide. TY.</p>

Would not recommend. It was boring...

<p>Would not recommend. It was boring and the tour was mainly presented in Dutch, despite speaking English.</p>

Was very informative. Only criticism...

<p>Was very informative. Only criticism was that there were too many hotel pickups and so it took too long to get home. Would have been better to have done pickups at metros along the route.</p>

Good trip unfortunately many...

<p>Good trip unfortunately many attraction were closed due to Ramadan, however the guide was excellent and took us to some other interesting places.</p>

Quite interesting to learn about the...

<p>Quite interesting to learn about the other Emirates. The fruit market was great!</p>

I really enjoyed this tour. It was very...

<p>I really enjoyed this tour. It was very informative.</p>

Very interesting visiting another...

<p>Very interesting visiting another emirate, tour guide was great and informative we had a small group of 5 well worth it.</p>

I have booked many tours with Viator...

<p>I have booked many tours with Viator before this tour in Dubai. I intentionally booked an English speaking tour for my friend and myself. However we were put into a group tour of Germans. We were the only two English speakers on the tour. The guide did everything he could to make sure we were included in everything...but there were times when we had already passed a landmark and didn't know what we were looking at because by the time he finished with German and went back to English we had already passed the landmark. We totally felt "left out" of the tour even though we were part of it.</p> <p>This is the only time I've been let down by Viator.</p>

It was nice to know a little bit...

<p>It was nice to know a little bit about Sharjah, but by the end of the tour you get tired because of the amount of stops.</p>

As there was only 4 of us on this...

<p>As there was only 4 of us on this tour we got VIP treatment. Our guide was very passionate about his job , gave us lots of interesting information and offered to take photos for us which was nice to be able to have both my husband and myself in the photos.</p>

Not a very exciting morning. Most of...

<p>Not a very exciting morning. Most of the time is spent in the old and new markets.</p>

I really enjoyed the tour, but I...

<p>I really enjoyed the tour, but I believe Sharja have more to see.</p>

A very interesting insight into another...

<p>A very interesting insight into another Emirate well worth the visit and highly recommended.</p>

One of the place to be seen.Beautiful...

<p>One of the place to be seen.Beautiful and quiete place to stay .</p>

Excellent experience and we are very...

<p>Excellent experience and we are very satisfied with the service.</p>

Whole different world from the...

Whole different world from the skyscrapers of Dubai - well worth a visit.

Sharjah is really just an extension of...

Sharjah is really just an extension of Dubai, which I didn't find to be a very interesting place overall. Plenty of international designer shops if that's what you're into. The tour made a pleasant change from Dubai however and I would recommend it. It's easy to book this tour when you get there though.

This was an excellently arranged tour...

This was an excellently arranged tour, with a driver and guide for four persons. Very well informed guide indeed and would certainly use Viator again.

We had a very enjoyable trip. We were...

We had a very enjoyable trip. We were surprised to find that it was just the 2 of us. It was interesting to learn something of the culture, and the tour guide made it interesting. We enjoyed looking around the various museums and sights.

The guide was great. We learn so much...

The guide was great. We learn so much about life in Dubai and we are quite hard tourists to satisfy. Traffic to Sharjah is crazy however this did not influence the tour, once the roads are finished the trip will be enjoyable. Town is worth seeing cause it is different from hectic Dubai. Life seem to be more peaceful in this emirate.