Dubai Yellow Boat Tour

Sometimes as I’ve been shooting as a photographer on all these guided tours, one of the things I go in expecting to be somewhat boring actually ends up being quite a good time. When I was reading the description for the Yellow Boat Thrill Ride with GetYourGuide, I sort of expected it to be a quick and lame cruise through the Dubai Marina with just maybe a few bursts of speed thrown in on the wide-open parts.

And that did happen, for like the first 5 minutes as we cruised out of the no-wake zone. As soon as we got out, though, it was a half hour of full-speed and tight turns just before reaching what appeared to be pretty solidly built rock jetties. This is the kind of boat that has built-in three-point-harness seat belts… and we’ll not even talk about how scared I was for the life of my camera! (It survived, thankfully, and even came back with a couple of photos I quite like!)

Even on the down parts of the Yellow Boat Tour our guide (who I remember being a transplant from the Seychelles, but whose name I’ve sadly forgotten) was full of interesting perspective on the history and development of Dubai in the 15+ years he has lived there.

Another hard day at work for me, and another pleasant surprise as something I normally wouldn’t have spent time or money doing ended up actually being quite a lot of fun – and a distinctly good highlight to being back in Dubai.

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I went on the Dubai Yellow Boat tour while working as a freelance photographer for GetYourGuide. I actually genuinely enjoyed the trip (one of several that they offer), and while this company no longer seems to support that platform, there are a handful of other Dubai speedboat cruises that seem equally enjoyable.