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Hero Boat Tours

📍 Dubai

4.7(236 Google reviews)

Best for families with older kids and teens who want adrenaline over sightseeing. You drive your own small speedboat past Atlantis, the Marina, and Burj Al Arab, with guides who snap the photos.

Drive your own boatFriendly guidesIconic Dubai viewsYou get soaked
★★★★★Featured review by Shanti Khanna

A Must Experience in #DUBAI 🇦🇪 I couldn’t have imagined a more exciting way to explore Dubai’s iconic coastline. You too can become the Captain for a day & drive your own HERO boat, with the adrenaline pumping you can reach speeds over 50km/h on these fun, agile and fast HERO boats. And the best part is 🌟No boat license required 🌟Discover Dubai’s iconic coastline on a guided adventure 🌟They have several routes & timings to chose from 🌟Great photo opportunities along the ride 🌟All the Professional safety regulations , life jackets & safety briefing are followed Their team is super professional making it a seamless & super fun experience ! Another must try in my to do list for all romantic adventure junkies like us 💕 #burjalarab #aindubai #dubaitourism #visitdubai #dubaitravel #dubaitravelguide #odysea #boatride #boat #mustvisit #mydubai #mydxb #travelblogger #travelawesome #traveller #dubaiadventure #dubaiactivities #thingstodoindubai #dubaicity #instamood #instamoment #followformore #reelsvideo❤️ #reelstravel #reelkarofeelkaro #reelsitfeelsit

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Great for families with older kids and teens who want adrenaline over sightseeing - you actually drive the boat yourself, no license needed, and reach real speed. Little ones and anyone who hates getting drenched should sit this one out, since rough water off the palm can leave you soaked. Groups tend to be small, so it often feels almost private.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Wear a swimsuit or quick-dry clothes - you can get soaking wet, especially on the rougher outer palm stretch
Bring sunglasses or eye protection; saltwater in the eyes is no fun
🎟️Arrive early - some guides will point you to fresh, affordable local seafood for lunch beforehand
🚗A safety briefing and life jackets are provided before you set off

💬 What Families Are Saying

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4.7

236 Google reviews

Fun, fast, drive-it-yourself boats90%
Standout, helpful guides70%
Phenomenal coastline views70%
You get soaking wet40%
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Shanti Khanna

A Must Experience in #DUBAI 🇦🇪 I couldn’t have imagined a more exciting way to explore Dubai’s iconic coastline. You too can become the Captain for a day & drive your own HERO boat, with the adrenaline pumping you can reach speeds over 50km/h on these fun, agile and fast HERO boats. And the best part is 🌟No boat license required 🌟Discover Dubai’s iconic coastline on a guided adventure 🌟They have several routes & timings to chose from 🌟Great photo opportunities along the ride 🌟All the Professional safety regulations , life jackets & safety briefing are followed Their team is super professional making it a seamless & super fun experience ! Another must try in my to do list for all romantic adventure junkies like us 💕 #burjalarab #aindubai #dubaitourism #visitdubai #dubaitravel #dubaitravelguide #odysea #boatride #boat #mustvisit #mydubai #mydxb #travelblogger #travelawesome #traveller #dubaiadventure #dubaiactivities #thingstodoindubai #dubaicity #instamood #instamoment #followformore #reelsvideo❤️ #reelstravel #reelkarofeelkaro #reelsitfeelsit

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Helen Bui

Loved every moment of it! This is not just a tour, it’s just to perfection as a tourist. We arrived an hour earlier to see the area we needed to meet, and Omar was right at the entrance to greet us and showed us where to have lunch. He took us to choose our own seafood and the cheapest way to get this delivered to us - we cannot thank Omar enough for this experience, we were treated like royalty. Note this is not actually part of the tour, he just went out of his way to show us the way to do things as a local before the tour. Anyone that visits Dubai, this is a must! We did a signature tour for 90 minutes and the whole ride was amazing. If you do this, definitely meet Omar and go earlier more than an hour for lunch, the food was fresh!!! See the images on the sights we saw whilst on the tour, it was amazing.

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Danielle Robinson

Our family of four had a blast. Our host, Amin was fantastic. There were a total of six of us on the tour and it was very intimate. The sea was rough on the outer palm on the way to Atlantis but it was a blast to speed out there. You can get soaking wet so I recommend wearing a swim suit or something that dries quickly. Wear glasses as saltwater in your eyes isn’t fun- ask me how I know- but the ride is great. We were in Dubai for nine days and this was our favorite activity. Views are phenomenal and the boats are easy and fun to drive. It’s a must do when visiting the city!

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Nadia

There will be Upcoming Offer starting from 15th of November for a double Rider boat starting from AED 295 per person. We Booked Double Rider Boat. This was our first time and Alhumdullilah everything went so Smoothly. First we took safety Session. Heroboats Guide us in very Good way. They give instructions in our whole 60 min tours. We enjoy every bit of our tour. Enjoy views of Dubai Marina, Dubai skyline, Dubai eye, Burj Al Arab and different Islands. Do Book yours today and make it memorable with your loved ones

Reviews from Google

Overview

You actually drive the boat yourself, no license needed, zipping past Atlantis, the Marina and Burj Al Arab while a friendly guide leads the way and grabs the photos. Groups stay small, usually only a handful of people, so it feels almost private. The water off the outer palm gets rough and you will get properly soaked, so this one suits older kids and teens who want the speed, not littles who hate getting wet.

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