Al Fahidi & The Stories in the Wind Towers
Yasmine Al-Hassan · Dubai
Hidden
USD 60 / person
Al Fahidi & The Stories in the Wind Towers
Hidden
2h 30m2-8USD 60 / person
Al Fahidi is Dubai's oldest surviving neighbourhood — coral-and-gypsum buildings with traditional wind towers that cooled rooms before air conditioning. We walk through it with a historian's eye and I tell you which families built which houses and why they came to Dubai.
With Yasmine Al-Hassan · Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood entrance, Bastakiya
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What makes it unique
Access to a traditional courtyard house that has been restored and is now a private family home — the family host us for coffee.
What's included
Guided walk, wind tower explanations, private courtyard visit, Arabic coffee and dates
Who is it for
Architecture and history lovers, anyone who wants to understand the city before the towers.
What you'll feel
Standing in a wind-tower courtyard in Al Fahidi, you can almost hear what this city sounded like in 1950.
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