Mumbai is one of the easiest cities in India to fly to Dubai from — roughly three hours in the air, more than forty non-stop departures a day, and five airlines competing on the route. That convenience is real, and it changes what a family should buy.

Because the flight is short and frequent, a Mumbai family gets more usable holiday out of the same number of nights than a family flying further. It also means the flight is rarely the reason to choose one package over another — the hotel, the room configuration and your children’s ages matter far more.

The packages below are land packages: hotel, breakfast, private airport transfers and named attraction tickets are inside the price; the Mumbai–Dubai flight is quoted separately. That structure is deliberate, and on this route it works in your favour, because you keep control of the one component where Mumbai gives you the most choice.

This page is built to help you pick a package, not to explain Dubai. Where a topic has a full guide of its own, we link to it rather than repeating it here.

Dubai Family Packages from Mumbai at a Glance

Four shapes cover almost every family requirement, and almost every package sold on this route is a variation of one of them. Finding your row first is faster than comparing prices, because the shape decides most of what follows — the hotel tier, the number of ticketed days, and how much free time your children actually get.

Two things to read carefully. Hotel tiers overlap between rows — the standard row shows 3 or 4-star and the premium row 3 or 5-star — because tier and pace are separate decisions here. The gentlest itinerary in the range sits at 3-star and runs eight nights; the most comfortable sits at 5-star and runs seven. Neither is a downgrade of the other.

And budget position is not the same as cost per night. The eight-night itinerary carries the highest total in its row and the lowest cost per night on the page. If your constraint is total spend, read the totals. If it is value, read the nights.

Package Type	Typical Duration	Best For	Hotel Level	Sightseeing Level	Budget Position
Short family break	4 nights	Limited leave, children roughly 6–12	4-star	Essential	Lower
Budget family package	5 nights	Cost-conscious families, cooler months	3-star	Beaches and landmarks over paid tickets	Lowest per night
Standard family package	5–6 nights	Most first-time families	3 or 4-star	Balanced	Medium
Premium or extended	7–8 nights	Larger groups, grandparents, two-city trips	3 or 5-star	Extensive, or deliberately slow	Higher
Caption: Four package shapes for Mumbai families, with the hotel tier and sightseeing level each one typically carries.

Every package listed here is marked customisable, so treat these as starting points rather than fixed products. Rates shown are per adult on twin or double sharing, and are land costs — the Mumbai flight is quoted alongside.

Find the Right Package for Your Family

Thirteen packages, each labelled with the family conditions it actually satisfies — so you can find yours here rather than comparing thirteen pages.

How to use this. Read down the “Best For” column until you find the row that sounds like your family, check the nights, price and age fit on the same row, then jump to that package. Each card lists the conditions it meets as a checklist. If four or five describe your family, that is your package — and the button below it takes you straight to booking or a quote.

Every rate is per adult on twin or double sharing and is a land cost: hotel, daily breakfast, private airport transfers both ways and the named tickets. Mumbai–Dubai flights, the UAE visa, GST and TCS are quoted separately, and children are priced individually once we know their ages. Mumbai’s three-hour flight means a 4-night package still yields three usable days, so the shorter rows here are more viable from Mumbai than from most Indian cities.

Each package below is set out in full: the day-by-day shape, what every included attraction actually is, who it suits, who should skip it, and what a family of four should budget. Anything needing a height or age check is flagged before the button.

The tightest sensible family itinerary in the range. One Downtown day, one Old Dubai day, one desert day — and nothing crammed into arrival or departure.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 4 nights realistically yields 3 usable days rather than 2. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Downtown & Burj Khalifa
• Day 3 — Old Dubai & Creek
• Day 4 — Desert Safari Adventure
• Day 5 — Departure from Dubai

Attractions that need a check before you book

For older children: Lahbab Dubai Desert Safari · Especially good for under-8s: Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Bed layout for your children’s ages — the rate is twin/double sharing
• Desert safari minimum age for your youngest child
• Vehicle seat count if you are five or more

Who should skip this package

Families with children under about four, who will find the desert day and the souk day hard work; and anyone wanting a theme park, which this itinerary does not include at all.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,06,518. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 60 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 4 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The lowest 5-star rate on this page, and structurally the calmest short itinerary: creek, souks, heritage, a dolphinarium and a marina cruise, with no ride restrictions anywhere in it.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 4 nights realistically yields 3 usable days rather than 2. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Deira Souks & Creek
• Day 3 — Jumeirah Heritage & Family Fun
• Day 4 — Marina Cruise & Shopping
• Day 5 — Departure from Dubai

Attractions that need a check before you book

Especially good for under-8s: Mercato Mall, Dubai Dolphinarium. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• The listing shows a hotel category rather than a named property — ask for the shortlist
• Confirm which room categories can take four people
• Museum-and-souk days need older children or slow mornings

Who should skip this package

Families who came to Dubai for theme parks. There is not one ride in this itinerary. Also skip it if your children are under about five, because the museum and mosque mornings will not hold them.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,06,294. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 80 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 4 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Five nights at one of the lowest per-night rates here. It gets there by leaning on beaches, a lake and viewpoints rather than expensive park tickets — the right trade for a family that wants time together more than turnstiles.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 5 nights realistically yields 4 usable days rather than 3. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival at Dubai International Airport
• Day 2 — Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain Show
• Day 3 — Black Palace Beach and Al Qudra Lake
• Day 4 — Dhow Cruise Dubai Marina and Dubai Miracle Garden
• Day 5 — The Pointe and Ain Dubai
• Day 6 — Departure

Attractions that need a check before you book

Seasonal: Dubai Miracle Garden · Status unconfirmed: Ain Dubai. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Beach and lake days are a poor fit for a May–September trip
• Low ticket load means more free time — budget for meals and local transport
• Bur Dubai sits on the Red Line, which keeps free days cheap

Who should skip this package

Anyone travelling between May and September — two of the five days are beach and lake days and will not be usable. Also skip it if your children specifically want theme parks.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,23,448. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 50 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 5 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The most balanced option at 4-star, and the easiest here to customise. Its days are already separated by theme — heritage, Downtown, desert, Abu Dhabi — so a single day can be swapped without unpicking the rest.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 5 nights realistically yields 4 usable days rather than 3. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Old Dubai & Creek Cruise
• Day 3 — Downtown & Burj Khalifa
• Day 4 — Desert Safari Adventure
• Day 5 — Abu Dhabi City Tour
• Day 6 — Departure from Dubai

Attractions that need a check before you book

For older children: Lahbab Dubai Desert Safari. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• The heritage and Abu Dhabi days are museum-heavy — ask to swap one if your children are young
• Abu Dhabi is a long day; with under-sixes it can become a rest day
• Confirm the Abu Dhabi property by name, not category

Who should skip this package

Families with children under five, unless you drop the Abu Dhabi day — it is a long day trip and the heritage morning is museum-heavy. Ask for the swap rather than enduring it.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,27,050. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 75 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 5 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Built for families whose children are too small for the parks. Burj Khalifa, the aquarium, a dolphinarium, an ice rink and Bluewaters — six separate attractions a young child can use, and not one height restriction in the itinerary.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 5 nights realistically yields 4 usable days rather than 3. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Downtown & Burj Khalifa
• Day 3 — Dubai Arts & Culture
• Day 4 — Jumeirah Heritage & Family Fun
• Day 5 — Bluewaters & Downtown Highlights
• Day 6 — Departure from Dubai

Attractions that need a check before you book

Especially good for under-8s: Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, Mercato Mall, Dubai Dolphinarium, Dubai Ice Rink. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Hotel shown as a category — ask for the named shortlist and family-room availability
• Arts and design district days suit adults more than children; ask to swap if needed
• Confirm dolphinarium show timings against your day plan

Who should skip this package

Families with teenagers, who will find it slow, and families who want theme parks. The arts and design district day is the weakest for children of any age — ask to swap it.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,34,530. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 100 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 5 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Seven nights at one of the two lowest per-night rates on this page. It is deliberately light on ticketed attractions, which is exactly why it works for a long, slow, largely indoor trip in the hotter months.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 7 nights realistically yields 6 usable days rather than 5. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai | Leisure Evening
• Day 2 — Ain Dubai & JBR Experience
• Day 3 — Al Fahidi Historic District & Fort
• Day 4 — Al Barsha Exploration
• Day 5 — Al Karama Shopping Experience
• Day 6 — Al Khail Mall & Leisure
• Day 7 — Al Habtoor City Experience
• Day 8 — Departure

Check for your family

• Few included tickets — budget separately for any attraction you want to add
• Mall and district days blur together; plan two or three anchor outings
• Good summer choice because almost nothing here depends on being outdoors

Who should skip this package

Anyone who wants a sightseeing-led trip. This is deliberately light on ticketed attractions, which is why it is cheap per night. If you want landmarks, this is the wrong shape.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,45,420. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 70 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 7 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Eight nights at roughly the price of a five-night parks itinerary, and structurally the calmest thing here: beaches, boardwalks, viewpoints and lakes, with no dune bashing and no height-gated rides anywhere in it.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 8 nights realistically yields 7 usable days rather than 6. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Dubai Fountain Boardwalk and Beaches
• Day 3 — Iconic Views & Beach Relaxation
• Day 4 — Desert Escape & Luxury Landmark
• Day 5 — Coastal Walks & City Canal
• Day 6 — Lakes & Cultural Charm
• Day 7 — Views, Nature & Heritage
• Day 8 — Sunset Spots & Palm Views
• Day 9 — Scenic Walks & Farewell

Attractions that need a check before you book

Especially good for under-8s: Umm Suqeim Beach · Status unconfirmed: Ain Dubai. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Almost entirely outdoor — only workable in the cooler months
• Eight nights on twin/double sharing will not cover a multi-generation group; price the second room
• Dubai Fountain Boardwalk does not admit under-3s

Who should skip this package

Anyone travelling in summer — almost the entire itinerary is outdoors. Also skip it if your children want rides, because there is not a single one in eight nights.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,48,428. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 80 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 8 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Pairs the two headline Downtown attractions with a full water-park day and a full LEGOLAND day, and deliberately does not stack them together. The strongest balance of attractions to downtime at five nights.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 5 nights realistically yields 4 usable days rather than 3. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival at Dubai International Airport
• Day 2 — Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa Observation Deck
• Day 3 — Burjuman Mall and Dubai Fountain Show
• Day 4 — Atlantis Aquaventure Area and The Lost Chambers Aquarium
• Day 5 — LEGOLAND® Dubai and The Dubai Frame
• Day 6 — Departure

Attractions that need a check before you book

Height-gated: Atlantis Aquaventure Area, Legoland Dubai · Especially good for under-8s: The Lost Chambers Aquarium. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Your child’s height against Aquaventure’s slides and LEGOLAND’s ride tiers — both gate by height, not age
• LEGOLAND has no family rate: everyone is priced individually from age three
• Whether a 3-star room takes your family size

Who should skip this package

Families with children under about five, who will pay full price at LEGOLAND and Aquaventure while being too short for much of both. Wait two or three years and this becomes the right package.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,50,648. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 50 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 5 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The best mixed-age itinerary here. KidZania suits younger children, the water park suits older ones, and two separate beach days give everyone a reason to stop. Only one height-gated attraction in the whole trip.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 5 nights realistically yields 4 usable days rather than 3. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival at Dubai International Airport
• Day 2 — Atlantis Aquaventure Area and The Lost Chambers Aquarium
• Day 3 — City Centre, Mirdif and Dubai Ice Rink
• Day 4 — Dubai Sports City and JBR Beach
• Day 5 — KidZania Dubai and Marina Beach
• Day 6 — Departure

Attractions that need a check before you book

Height-gated: Atlantis Aquaventure Area · For older children: Dubai Sports City · Especially good for under-8s: The Lost Chambers Aquarium, City Centre Mirdif, Dubai Ice Rink, KidZania Dubai. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Aquaventure gates its slides by height — measure before booking
• KidZania roles have their own age bands; check for your youngest
• Two beach days make this a cooler-months trip

Who should skip this package

Families who want the classic Dubai landmarks — there is no Burj Khalifa, no desert and no Old Dubai here. This is a beaches-and-activities trip, not a sightseeing one.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,55,830. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 50 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 5 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The most teenager-focused itinerary in the range: indoor skydiving, a football theme park, karting, a water park and an ice rink. Almost nothing here suits a small child, which is precisely the point.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 4 nights realistically yields 3 usable days rather than 2. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Most of this itinerary is indoors or heat-tolerant, which makes it one of the workable choices for the Maharashtra summer break when outdoor attractions are closed.

Day structure

The source itinerary for this package lists arrival and departure days only, with the activities scheduled flexibly across the days between. Ask for the day-wise plan in writing before booking, and use it to check that no two height-gated activities fall on the same day.

Attractions that need a check before you book

Height-gated: AquaFun, Real Madrid World Dubai · For older children: Inflight Dubai Indoor Skydiving, Chaos Karts · Especially good for under-8s: Dubai Ice Rink. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Every headline activity has a height or age minimum — check each against your teenager
• Indoor skydiving and karting carry the strictest limits
• Highest per-night rate of the short packages — you are buying activity, not nights

Who should skip this package

Any family with a child under about ten. Almost every activity here is height or age gated, and a younger sibling would spend the trip watching. This is a teenagers-only itinerary.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,58,204. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 40 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 4 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Four separate ticketed attraction days including two theme parks. Genuinely good value per attraction, but demanding — choose this deliberately rather than by default.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 6 nights realistically yields 5 usable days rather than 4. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival at Dubai International Airport
• Day 2 — Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa Observation Deck
• Day 3 — Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Fountain Show
• Day 4 — Atlantis Aquaventure and The Lost Chambers Aquarium
• Day 5 — LEGOLAND Dubai and The Green Planet
• Day 6 — IMG Worlds of Adventure and Dubai Frame
• Day 7 — Departure

Attractions that need a check before you book

Height-gated: Atlantis Aquaventure Area, Legoland Dubai, IMG Worlds of Adventure · Especially good for under-8s: The Lost Chambers Aquarium, The Green Planet · Seasonal: Dubai Miracle Garden. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Five ticketed days with no built-in rest day — ask to trade one for free time
• IMG Worlds admits by height, and its coasters need a taller threshold than entry
• LEGOLAND and IMG on consecutive days is a lot for under-sevens

Who should skip this package

Families with children under about seven, and anyone who wants downtime. Five of the six days carry tickets, with LEGOLAND and IMG Worlds on consecutive days.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹1,96,074. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 60 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 6 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The most complete itinerary here: Downtown, Deira, arts, Jumeirah, Palm Jumeirah, Marina and Bluewaters across eight nights, with a dolphinarium and an ice rink for the children. Twenty-one attractions and not one height gate.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 8 nights realistically yields 7 usable days rather than 6. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Downtown & Burj Khalifa
• Day 3 — Deira Souks & Creek
• Day 4 — Dubai Arts & Culture
• Day 5 — Jumeirah Heritage & Family Fun
• Day 6 — Palm Jumeirah Icons
• Day 7 — Marina Cruise & Shopping
• Day 8 — Bluewaters & Downtown Highlights
• Day 9 — Departure from Dubai

Attractions that need a check before you book

Especially good for under-8s: Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, Mercato Mall, Dubai Dolphinarium, Dubai Ice Rink. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• Hotel shown as a category — ask for the named property and family-room availability
• Eight days of activity is a lot; identify which two days you would drop
• Two rooms means the Tourism Dirham is charged twice

Who should skip this package

Families on a tight budget, and families with only a week of leave. Eight days of scheduled activity is also genuinely a lot — decide in advance which two days you would drop.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹2,26,756. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 160 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 8 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

The only explicitly family-built long itinerary that splits the stay across two cities. Seven nights buys genuine pacing: attractions spread one per day rather than doubled up.

From Mumbai. The three-hour hop means a morning departure puts you at the hotel by early afternoon, so 7 nights realistically yields 6 usable days rather than 5. That matters most on the shorter packages, where one lost day is a quarter of the trip. Because two or more days here depend on being outdoors, this is a poor fit for the Maharashtra summer break in late May and June. It works best in the Ganesh-to-Diwali window or between November and March.

Day by day

• Day 1 — Arrival in Dubai
• Day 2 — Downtown & Burj Khalifa
• Day 3 — Palm & Aquaventure Fun
• Day 4 — Premium Desert Safari
• Day 5 — Old Dubai & Creek Cruise
• Day 6 — Transfer to Yas Island
• Day 7 — Grand Mosque & Capital Icons
• Day 8 — Departure from Abu Dhabi

Attractions that need a check before you book

Height-gated: Atlantis Aquaventure Area, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi · For older children: Lahbab Dubai Desert Safari · Especially good for under-8s: Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. Every attraction in this package is explained in full in our Dubai family package guide.

Check for your family

• It departs from Abu Dhabi, not Dubai — check your return is quoted from AUH
• Ferrari World’s headline rides are height-gated
• Two hotels means two check-ins and the occupancy question asked twice

Who should skip this package

Families who want to stay in one city, and anyone whose return flight must leave from Dubai — this itinerary ends in Abu Dhabi. Also skip it if your children are too short for Ferrari World’s main rides.

What a family of four should budget

Two adults at the published rate is ₹2,91,574. Add your two children’s rates, which only we can price once we know their ages plus four Mumbai–Dubai return fares, four UAE visas at roughly ₹26,500 in government fees, GST and TCS on the package value, and about AED 140 in Tourism Dirham for one room across 7 nights — doubled if you take two rooms.

Nothing here an exact fit? That is common, and it is what customisation is for. Tell us your travellers, your children’s ages at the date of travel, your dates and the one thing you would change — and we will build the itinerary around it rather than making your family fit a package.

Flight Timing from Mumbai: The Part That Actually Changes Your Holiday

This is the section that genuinely differs by departure city, so it is the one worth reading closely.

The route, in numbers. Mumbai–Dubai is among the busiest international corridors in the world. Non-stop block time runs roughly 3 hours 5 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes over about 1,925 km, with 40-plus non-stop departures a day across five carriers — IndiGo, Air India, Emirates, flydubai and SpiceJet. Dubai runs 1 hour 30 minutes behind IST. Published economy one-way fares in 2026 have typically sat in a wide band, with peak-season and last-minute tickets running materially higher, and the commonly cited booking window is around 45 to 90 days ahead.

All international departures leave from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 2. That single-terminal simplicity is a genuine Mumbai advantage — there is no domestic-to-international terminal transfer to plan around with children.

The terminal detail almost nobody mentions

Mumbai’s international terminal is Terminal 2. Dubai also has a Terminal 2 — and it is a completely different kind of place.

Dubai International has three terminals, and the Metro Red Line serves only Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Terminal 2 sits on the northern edge of the airport with a separate access road and no station of its own; flydubai’s own airport information puts the nearest metro at Abu Hail, roughly 2 km away by taxi. IndiGo’s published terms confirm its Dubai operations use Terminal 2. Emirates uses Terminal 3, and Air India and several others use Terminal 1.

Why this matters for a package: if you are tempted to skip the airport transfer because “the Metro goes to the airport”, that reasoning collapses at Dubai Terminal 2. With luggage and children at 3 a.m., a free inter-terminal shuttle is not a plan. Ask which Dubai terminal your flight arrives at before deciding the transfer is optional.

Timing beats fare, and the short flight makes that easier

Mumbai departures span roughly 02:00 to 23:15, so the cheapest fare is often at an inconvenient hour. But the three-hour flight gives Mumbai families a genuine advantage: a morning departure puts you in the hotel by early afternoon, so day one is usable rather than lost.

Run the arithmetic before accepting a cheap slot. A 2 a.m. departure means leaving home around 10 p.m., a night without sleep for the children, and nothing happening before the 2 p.m. check-in. On a four-night package that is a quarter of the trip. On this route, a slightly costlier morning flight frequently buys back more than it costs.

The return works the same way in reverse: a late-evening departure gives you a real final day, but only if the hotel holds your bags after checkout.

Baggage is a fare-brand question, not an airline question

Two quotes naming the same airline can carry different baggage, because the allowance attaches to the fare brand, not the carrier. On Indian routes the gap between the cheapest economy brand and a mid-tier one can be around 10 kg per traveller — 40 kg across a family of four, on a trip where most families return heavier than they arrived.

Two family-specific points. A child with their own seat generally receives the full adult allowance; an infant travelling on a lap receives very little or none. And most carriers on this route carry one collapsible stroller free of charge in addition to the allowance — confirm it against your own ticket.

Takeaway: ask for the airline, the fare brand, the checked baggage in kg per traveller, the timings and the arriving Dubai terminal. Those five details decide more about your holiday than the fare does.

When Should a Mumbai Family Travel? The School-Calendar Advantage

Mumbai families have a scheduling advantage over most of India, and almost nobody uses it deliberately.

The Maharashtra school summer break runs earlier than most states. The state’s model calendar for 2026 put it at roughly 2 May to mid-June, with schools reopening around 15–19 June. Compare that with much of north India, where the break typically starts in mid-May.

That earlier start matters, because three of Dubai’s best family attractions are seasonal and they close in sequence through May and June:

• Dubai Miracle Garden ran until 31 May 2026
• Global Village closed in early May 2026, with Season 31 confirmed to return in October 2026
• Dubai Safari Park ran until 22 June 2026

Read those two calendars together and a clear window appears. A Mumbai family travelling in the first half of May can still catch Miracle Garden and Dubai Safari Park. A family that waits until June loses Miracle Garden entirely and is racing the Safari Park closing date.

There is a second Mumbai-specific window, and it is arguably better. Maharashtra’s Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra and Diwali cluster creates a long festive break through September to November — which is precisely when Dubai’s seasonal attractions reopen, the weather turns comfortable, and prices have not yet reached the December peak.

Window	Mumbai School Position	What Is Open in Dubai	Verdict
First half of May	Break has just started	Miracle Garden and Dubai Safari Park still running	The best summer-break window — and one most families miss by booking later
Late May to mid-June	Break continues	Seasonal attractions closing or closed; Summer Surprises not yet started	Lowest prices, fewest open attractions. Buy an indoor itinerary.
July to August	School term, monsoon peak	Dubai Summer Surprises runs with kids-go-free offers	Good value if you can travel outside term time
Late September to November	Ganesh, Dussehra and Diwali festive cluster	Seasonal attractions reopening; comfortable weather	The strongest all-round window for Mumbai families
December to March	Term time, short winter break	Everything open	Best conditions, peak prices, book earliest
Caption: Mumbai school windows matched against Dubai’s seasonal attraction calendar. Verify current season dates before booking around any attraction.

School calendars are announced by circular and shift year to year, and Dubai’s season dates move too. Check both before you commit to non-refundable dates. Our best time to visit Dubai guide breaks the year down month by month.

Takeaway: if your dates are set by the Maharashtra summer break, travel in the first half of May rather than June. If you can use the festive cluster instead, late September to November is the better trip at a similar price.

Choosing the Right Package for Your Family

The single most useful thing you can do before comparing prices is describe your family accurately: how many adults, how many children, and their exact ages at the date of travel. Those three facts narrow the list faster than any budget filter.

Family Type	What to Prioritise	Start With
2 adults + 1 young child	A comfortable room, a manageable pace, and transfers that do not involve waiting	Dubai Family Tour (5N)
2 adults + 2 children	Room occupancy and bedding first, itinerary second — four people crosses a threshold at many hotels	Fun Dubai (5N)
Family with teenagers	Attractions and activity level; check whether a 12-year-old counts as an adult for the quoted room	Joy Dubai (6N)
Multi-generational family	Short travel days, lift access, gentle activities, and a vehicle that seats everyone	Bliss Dubai (8N)
Budget-conscious family	Total cost including flights and visa, a Metro-accessible hotel, fewer paid tickets	Harmony Dubai (5N)
Comfort-focused family	Hotel category, private transfers, a slower schedule, better room configuration	Dubai & Abu Dhabi Family Holiday (7N)
Limited leave	Efficient flight timings and a short, well-grouped itinerary	Short Break (4N)
Caption: Family types matched to the package worth starting from. Every package is customisable — pick the closest shape and adjust.

Two cautions on using this table. It is a starting point, not a rule — a family with two calm ten-year-olds may do very well on a parks-led package, and a family with one anxious traveller may want the gentle one regardless of ages. And “start with” genuinely means start with: families who pick the cheapest row and then request five changes usually end up above the price of the row that already fitted them.

Takeaway: the expensive threshold is not headcount. It is whichever child pushes you past the room’s licensed occupancy, and past four people in a vehicle.

The Essentials, Briefly

The topics below all have full guides of their own. Here is what a Mumbai family needs to know to choose a package — with a link where the detail lives, so this page stays about the decision rather than the explanation.

What is included in the package

Hotel on twin or double sharing, daily breakfast, private air-conditioned airport transfers both ways, the named day-wise activity tickets, digital vouchers and 24/7 advisor support. Excluded: international airfare, UAE visa, lunch and dinner, travel insurance, GST and TCS, tips, and the Tourism Dirham the hotel collects directly. A 20% token amount confirms a booking and is non-refundable.

→ Full component-by-component breakdown, including what “included” quietly does not mean: what sits inside a Dubai family package.

What a family trip actually costs

There is no single number, and the per-adult rate is a land cost rather than a trip cost. Your total moves with travel dates, the number and ages of your children, room configuration, flight fare class, ticket count, transfer vehicle size and meal plan. For a family of four, flights and visas together are usually comparable to the land package itself — the published UAE government visa fee alone runs to roughly ₹26,500 for four people before any service charge.

→ Two worked cost build-ups from a real package rate, line by line: Dubai family package cost, explained.

How much a family of four should budget

Work in this order: land package for two adults from the card above, plus the children’s rates (only the operator can give you these), plus four return fares from Mumbai, plus four visas, plus GST and TCS, plus the Tourism Dirham at the hotel. Then decide your meal and shopping allowance. Anyone quoting a single all-in figure without your children’s ages and dates is guessing.

Choosing the number of nights

Count usable days, not nights. Mumbai’s three-hour flight helps here — with a morning departure, a 4-night package can still yield three usable days, where a longer-haul departure city would lose one. Five to six nights suits most first-time families: four to five usable days, enough for two attraction days, one park and a genuine rest day. Seven or more makes sense with under-sixes, with grandparents, or for two full theme-park days.

What a family itinerary should look like

Arrival day and departure day are logistics, not sightseeing. In between, plan one significant thing per day and treat anything else as a bonus. A ticket takes a minute to add and four hours of your child’s day to use — which is why the package with the most attractions is rarely the best family package.

Hotel, room and occupancy

For a family this is really two decisions: which property, and which room inside it. Room occupancy in Dubai is licensed and enforced, and passports are scanned at check-in, so children’s ages are verified rather than assumed. A room described as “sleeps 4” is a capacity figure, not a promise of four beds. Ask for the exact room name, the bed configuration and the licensed occupancy for your children’s specific ages, in writing.

→ Occupancy rules, extra beds, family rooms and what each hotel tier delivers: choosing a family hotel in Dubai. For neighbourhoods rather than properties, see best area to stay in Dubai.

Which sightseeing inclusions are worth prioritising

Judge inclusions by suitability, not count. Height rather than age decides entry and ride access at water parks and IMG Worlds, and several major attractions charge full adult price from age three with no family rate. Group attractions geographically so a day is not spent in transit, and protect free time — beaches, the hotel pool and the waterfront cost nothing and are usually what children remember.

→ Park-by-park thresholds: Dubai theme park height and age chart. Ticket pricing by age: kids’ ticket and free-entry cutoffs. Free options: Dubai beaches guide.

What can increase the final cost

Peak dates and festive weeks, flight fare movement, a room upgrade or second room, extra beds, a child crossing an age threshold, added attractions, a larger transfer vehicle, meal upgrades, visa service charges and optional activities. The gap between a starting price and a final family cost is almost always these lines rather than the package itself.

How to compare two packages

Do it on one sheet with the checks down the left and the packages across, and leave price until last. Then add flights, visa and taxes to both columns before comparing totals — that step changes which package wins more often than anything else.

Here is the sheet. Print it, or copy it into a note, and fill both columns before you decide.

Factor	Package A	Package B	What to Check
Duration			Nights, and how many become usable days after flight times
Flights			Airline, fare brand, baggage in kg per traveller, arriving Dubai terminal
Hotel			Named property or category only; distance from your itinerary
Room			Exact room name, bed layout, licensed occupancy for your children’s ages
Transfers			Private or shared, seat count, child seat, flight-delay policy
Sightseeing			Named attractions and ticket tier, plus the rate applied per child
Meals			Which meals, and how many guests the breakfast covers
Free time			How many days carry no ticket at all
Visa and taxes			Inside the price or added later, and for how many travellers
Total payable			All-in for your exact family and dates — not per person
Customisation			Which changes are free, which trigger a re-quote
Caption: A blank worksheet for comparing two Dubai family packages on equivalent terms. Fill both columns before comparing totals.

The empty cells are the answer. A seller who cannot fill eight of these eleven rows within a working day has told you something useful about how your trip will be handled.

→ The reasoning behind each row: how to compare two Dubai family packages.

When customisation makes sense

Choose a fixed package if you are two adults with one or two children of similar ages and flexible dates. Customise if you are five or more travellers, if siblings have a wide age gap, if grandparents are travelling, if you need a specific room configuration or diet, or if a package includes two attractions you would skip. Paying for inclusions you do not want is not a saving.

The cheapest customisations are also the best ones: swapping an activity day for a rest day, or asking for a gentler variant of an included experience such as a desert camp without dune bashing.

What to check before booking

Room name and bed layout; extra bed availability and cost; who the breakfast covers; named attractions and ticket tiers by child age; ride height requirements; whether seasonal attractions are open on your dates; transfer vehicle capacity and child-seat provision; airline, fare brand and baggage; the delay policy; visa position including refusal terms; cancellation tiers at 60, 30, 15 and 7 days; and the all-in total.

→ The full pre-booking checklist in three stages: what to confirm before you pay.

Common mistakes

Choosing on headline price without checking inclusions. Comparing two packages with different night counts. Ignoring flight timing, so five nights becomes three and a half usable days. Ignoring room occupancy and paying for an upgrade at the front desk. Booking a seasonal outdoor attraction for a month when it is closed. Assuming everything shown in an itinerary is a confirmed ticket. And reading a land-package price as a trip price.

Quick Decision Guide

If you have read this far and still have two or three packages open, this is the shortcut. Pick the single thing that matters most to your family — not the second and third things, just the first — and take the package on that row.

The reason for forcing one priority is that families who weight four priorities equally almost always end up choosing on price, which is the one factor this page has spent 4,000 words explaining is misleading on its own.

If Your Priority Is	Look For	Package
Lowest practical total cost	Metro-accessible hotel, fewer paid tickets, cooler-month dates	Harmony Dubai (5N)
A comfortable, balanced family trip	4-star hotel, themed days that can be swapped	Dubai Family Tour (5N)
Young children	Short travel days, more free time, no height-gated rides	Bliss Dubai (8N)
Maximum sightseeing	Longer duration, broader ticket inclusions	Joy Dubai (6N)
Theme parks and water parks	Park days spread out, not stacked back to back	Fun Dubai (5N)
Better comfort and a second city	Higher hotel category, slower pace, private transfers	Dubai & Abu Dhabi (7N)
Limited leave	Morning Mumbai departure, well-grouped short itinerary	Short Break (4N)
Caption: One priority in, one package out. Every option is customisable from there.

Three notes before you act on it.

This maps priorities to starting points, not to verdicts. A family with two calm ten-year-olds may do very well on the gentle eight-night itinerary, and a family with one anxious traveller may want it regardless of the children’s ages. Use the row as a shortlist of one, then read the card’s right-hand column against your own family.

If two rows apply equally, take the longer package. An extra night costs one hotel night and buys a full usable day, because arrival and departure days are already spent either way. Adding attractions to a shorter package does the opposite — it costs more and removes rest.

Whatever you pick, price it whole. Add the Mumbai return fares, four visas, GST and TCS, and the Tourism Dirham the hotel collects before you compare it against anything else.

Takeaway: choose on your single strongest priority, then lengthen rather than densify if the budget allows.

Dubai Family Packages from Mumbai: FAQs

Final Recommendation

The right Dubai package from Mumbai is not the cheapest one, and it is not the one with the longest list of attractions. It is the one that matches your family’s size, your children’s ages, the hotel comfort you want, your flight timings and your budget.

• Choose a budget package: if you want essential sightseeing and a practical, well-located hotel while keeping the total controlled — Harmony Dubai at five nights, ideally between October and March.
• Choose a standard family package: if you want a balanced combination of hotel comfort, sightseeing and convenience, with days you can swap — Dubai Family Tour at five nights.
• Choose a premium or extended package: if hotel quality, private transfers, a better room configuration and a slower pace matter more than the headline price — the Dubai and Abu Dhabi holiday at seven nights, or Bliss Dubai at eight if the priority is a gentle pace rather than a higher tier.
• Choose a custom package: if your family has requirements a standard itinerary cannot absorb: five or more travellers, a wide sibling age gap, grandparents, specific dietary or accessibility needs, or particular flight timings.

And whatever you choose, do the three checks that cost nothing: confirm your children’s exact ages with the hotel before paying, confirm the attractions in your package are open on your dates, and add flights, visa and taxes to every quote before comparing — because a land-package price is not a trip price.