Traditional architecture - photography tour

This fascinating tour takes you through the more traditional areas of Dubai and it's old markets providing you with an insight into the cultural history of the region and plenty of photo opportunities.

This tour will not take you far from Dubai's modern office blocks and hotels, where a number of wind-tower houses still stand as a reminder of the graceful and resourceful architecture that pre-dated the arrival of electricity and air-conditioning.

The greatest concentration of these attractive buildings is in the city's Bastakiya district in Bur Dubai, and the old markets that that are covered with traditional roofing materials with shop featuring old-style wooden doors, highlighting the historical commercial roots of the city.