Dubai: Jet Ski Tour Burj Al Arab & Free Ice Cream

4.96

(356 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

I’ll be honest — I nearly chickened out when I saw the jet skis lined up at Jumeirah. The water looked choppier than I expected, and the sun was already sharp even though it wasn’t noon yet. But our guide, Khalid, just grinned and handed me a life jacket like he’d seen this look before. “You’ll get used to the bounce,” he said. Maybe he was right; maybe I was just too stubborn to back out in front of my friend.

Once we got moving, something switched in my brain — the noise of the engine almost drowned out my nerves. The salt spray hit my face and honestly, it tasted like pure adrenaline (and ocean). Khalid led us along the coast toward Burj Al Arab, that sail-shaped hotel you see in every Dubai photo. It’s wild seeing it from the water — so close you can spot reflections on the glass. He pointed out Burj Khalifa way off in the haze and shouted something about Jumeirah Hotel but I mostly just remember how my arms felt trying to keep steady over each wave. There’s this weird mix of feeling tiny next to those buildings but also kind of invincible skimming across the Gulf.

When we stopped for photos (Khalid’s idea — he took about a hundred), I noticed how quiet it got once you turned off the engine. Just wind and distant city sounds. My friend tried to pose all cool but ended up laughing when she nearly slipped off. And then — this is real — they actually handed us free ice cream when we got back to shore. Not fancy gelato or anything, just cold and sweet enough that I still think about it whenever I hear jet skis now.