Day-by-day travel plans

Quick answer: Short, practical itineraries: what to see each day, how to get around, what it costs and when to go. Flight times and visa notes are written for trips from Saudi Arabia. If you’re visiting from another country, the flight search starts from your own city. Reviewed, with official sources.

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16 plans, from 3 to 7 days

Downtown Dubai at night seen from the Burj Khalifa, with the Dubai Fountain and the surrounding towers lit up.Dubai3 daysDubai in 3 days: a day-by-day planWooden dhows moored on Dubai Creek in front of low white buildings in old Dubai.Dubai5 daysDubai in 5 days: city, Abu Dhabi and the MarinaTbilisi seen from above, with red roofs, new buildings and hills behind.Tbilisi5 daysTbilisi in 5 days: old town, Mtskheta and KazbegiA road through green hills and trees near Salalah in the monsoon season, with a car on it.Salalah3 daysSalalah in 3 days: city, east coast and west coastThe Istanbul skyline across the water, with the Süleymaniye Mosque on the hill and gulls overhead.Istanbul5 daysIstanbul in 5 days: old city, Bosphorus and GalataThe pyramids of Giza in the desert on the edge of Cairo.Cairo4 daysCairo in 4 days: pyramids, museum and old CairoChinese fishing nets on the shore at Kochi at sunset.Kerala7 daysKerala in 7 days: Kochi, Munnar and backwatersThe Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok at sunrise.Bangkok5 daysBangkok in 5 days: temples, markets and AyutthayaThe towers of West Bay in Doha seen across the water in the morning.Doha3 daysDoha in 3 days: museums, the souq and the desertA Nabataean tomb cut into a single sandstone rock at Hegra, near AlUla.AlUla3 daysAlUla in 3 days: Old Town, Hegra and the HarratThe stone Ateshgah fire temple near Baku under a blue sky.Baku4 daysBaku in 4 days: Old City, Gobustan and Yanar DagA small round island in the Maldives, ringed by a reef, seen from the air.Maldives4 daysMaldives in 4 days: Malé, Maafushi and the reefThe Colombo skyline, with the Lotus Tower among the tall buildings.Colombo4 daysColombo in 4 days: Fort, temples and GalleThe front of Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, the old walled city of Manila.Manila5 daysManila in 5 days: Intramuros, Makati and TagaytayOld stone walls and a minaret in Sarajevo at dusk.Sarajevo5 daysSarajevo in 5 days: bazaar, Trebević and MostarPura Ulun Danu Beratan, the lake temple on Lake Beratan in the hills of north Bali, a stop on day 5.Bali7 daysBali in 7 days: Uluwatu, Ubud and Nusa Penida
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