Pause en-route in Dubai for dazzling city sights before heading to island paradise in the Maldives

Dubai

Dubai & Seychelles

Pairing Dubai with the Seychelles makes real sense if you want an Indian Ocean escape with more contrast and really make the most of a flight layover. You spend three nights in Dubai first, turning the outbound route into a proper city-and-beach start, easing you into your holiday with warm evenings, world-class restaurants, architecture, culture, shopping, and sun-soaked time by a pristine pool. Then you have a full week in the Seychelles, where the feel changes completely. Green hills, Creole cooking, Beau Vallon’s broad bay, and the chance to add a cooking class, a forest walk, or an island day trip to make this a beach holiday with way more to talk about than the sunlounger situation.

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Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah

Start with the sun-soaked city of Dubai where glittering skyscrapers, modern shopping malls and desert adventures await. After, nature takes over. The only emirate that has sea, desert and mountains, Ras Al Khaimah is pretty special and it’s worth discovering before everyone else does too.

Dubai

Dubai & Phuket, Thailand

Dubai is a city like no other. Break up your journey to Phuket and spend three nights here. Then you’ll be ready to relax in chic villas that cascade down the hillside in Phuket, each with its own infinity pool and jaw-dropping ocean views. From here you can trek to local temples or learn to cook Thai food.

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Dubai & Mauritius

Seize the opportunity to experience both Dubai and Mauritius in one trip and indulge in a ‘best of both worlds’ getaway that you’ll never stop reminiscing about. Traverse the sparkling skyscrapers of Dubai’s glossy city streets before swapping those swanky shopping centres and marinas for Mauritius’ flourishing forestry, icing sugar sands and crystalline coral reefs.