FROM VIENNA TO THE WORLD
ARCH ON TOUR 52_DUBAI EXPO
and other highlights in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
NOVEMBER 21 - 28, 2021
concept and moderation: Marion Kuzmany / ARCH ON TOUR
guiding: local experts; Expo-office Austria
tour operator: Mondial GmbH & Co. KG
This tour of superlatives leads to the Expo Dubai with accompanied visits to several country pavilions and themes "Opportunitiy", "Mobility" and "Sustainability". It starts with a guided tour and an exclusive welcome reception in the VIP lounge of the Austria pavilion designed by querkraft architects.
The tour also provides an insight into the architecture of the two Arab cities on the Persian Gulf. Dubai impresses with gigantic high-rise buildings by international architects and landfill-projects projects such as "the palm", which we visit on a tour, as well as historic Dubai, rounded off by a visit to the spice market, a walk and a boat trip through the Dubai Marina and a look at the Alserkal gallery district.
The day trip to Abu Dhabi is probably worth the trip just because of a visit to the Louvre designed by Jean Nouvel. We explore the museum as well as Abu Dhabi Central Market with its interesting renovations and extensions by Norman Foster and the mighty Sheikh Zayed Mosque made from the most elaborate materials. Last but not least, our excellent hotel is located on the beach and the pleasent local temperature offers a comfortable starting base for our tours as well as a change from the European or northerly November weather.
sunrise – sunset: approx. 06:45 – 17:30
temperature: max/min 31°/20° C
time difference: CET +3 hrs.
PROGRAM
as of 2021/11/18, subject to changes
Sunday, 2021/11/21 / flight to Dubai
individual check-in
meeting at the gate for boarding / Vienna airport
PCR test (not older than 72 hours before Dubai immigration) required
flight Vienna - Dubai 15:10 - 23:40 by EK128
bustransfer, arrival at the hotel after midnight
1st night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Monday, 2021/11/22 / Dubai Marina
breakfast at the hotel
free morning, time to relax at teh beach, pool, etc.
afternoon: walk and ferry through Dubai Marina
Cayan Tower / SOM, 2013 (from outside)
monorail to The Palm
Hotel "Atlantis the Palm" (time for individual visits of the hotel, grand lobby, bars, etc.)
back by Monorail
common dinner at Abd El Wahab at Pier 7, Dubai Marina
2nd night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Tuesday, 2021/11/23 / Dubai Highlights and modern art
breakfast at the hotel
bus tour
Burj Al Arab / Tom Wright, Atkins & Partners, 1993-1999 (guided tour)
Alserkal-art-district / including "Carbon 12 Galerie" (meeting with the gallery owner Nadine Knotzer)
Dubai Frame / Fernando Donis, 2018 (interior visit, observation floor)
The Opus / Zaha Hadid Architects, 2012-2020 (interior visit of the artium of Melia Hotel)
Burj Khalifa / SOM, 2010 (visit and view from the 124/125 level)
followed by a common dinner at "The Burj Club Rooftop"
3rd night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Wednesday, 2021/11/24 / Dubai Expo
breakfast at the hotel
by Metro MRed until EXPO 2020 Metro Station 2 to the Expo 2020 Dubai (Expo area: Masterplan / HOK; "Mashrabiya" Entry Portals / Asif Khan; Expo Dubai Water Feature / WET Design; Dubai Exhibition Centre and Al Wasl Plaza / Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill)
meeting with the Expo Austria Host at the Metro Plaza Entrance
Welcome at the Österreich-Pavillon by Helmut Döller (project leader of Expo Austria)
and guided tour through the Austrian-Pavilion "austria makes sense" / querkraft architekten, 2021
visit of selected pavilions by Easy Access:
- Saudi Arabia-Pavilion "Window to the Future" (Opportunity Zone) / Boris Micka Associates
- Singapore-Pavilion "Nature.Nurture.Future" (Sustainability Zone) / WOHA Architects
exclusive lunch-reception at the VIP Lounge of the Austrian Pavilion
- Belgium-Pavilion" the green arch" (Mobility Zone) / ASSAR ARCHITECTS, Vincent Callebaut Architectures
16:00 free time for individual visits at the Expo area
individual evening and individual return to the hotel by Metro (or direct public bus Exporider 191)
4th night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Thursday, 2021/11/25 / Dubai Expo
breakfast at the hotel
by Metro MRed (or direct public bus Exporider 191) until EXPO 2020 Metro Station 2 to the Expo 2020 Dubai
meeting with the Expo Austria Host at the Metro Plaza Entrance
visit of selected pavilions by Easy Access:
- UK-Pavilion "the Poem Pavilion" (Opportunity Zone) / Es Devlin, VERETEC
- Japan-Pavilion "Where ideas meet" (Opportunity Zone) / Yuko Nagayama and Associates
- common lunch at the Restaurant "Aklet" at the Lebanon-Pavillion "together we walk", short guided tour through the pavilion before lunch
- Sweden-Pavilion "The Forest" (Sustainability Zone) / Alessandro Ripellino Architects + Studio Adrien Gardère + Luigi Pardo Architetti
- Theme pavilion "Terra" (Sustainability Zone) / Grimshaw architects
16:00 free time for individual visits at the Expo area
individual evening and individual return to the hotel by Metro (or direct public bus Exporider 191)
5th night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Friday, 2021/11/26 / historic Dubai
breakfast at the hotel
free morning
tour start at noon: Historic Dubai: Dubai Creek, historic quarters: Al Bastakya, Deira, Bur Dubai
including Spice-Souk, Dubai Municipality Building, Al Fahidi Fort, etc.
boat ride with traditional Abras (boats)
Al Shindagha Museum / x Architects, 2020
common dinner al "Al Makan" at Souk Madinat
6th night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Saturday, 2021/11/27 / Abu Dhabi
breakfast at the hotel
Bus: daytour to Abu Dhabi
Louvre Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel, 2006-2017 (individual visit of the museum)
Central Market Abu Dhabi (World Trade Center Souk) / Foster + Partners, 2014
(walk through the market, common lunch at "Al Mandoos")
Sheikh Zayid Mosque / Yusef Abdelki, 1989-2007 (visit)
back to Dubai
7th night at the hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai
Sunday, 2021/11/28 / relaxing morning and return flight to Vienna
breakfast at the hotel
free morning
12:00 bustransfer to Dubai airport
flight Dubai - Vienna 15:40 - 18:50 by EK125
TOUR PRICE per person in a double (twin) room: 3.100 EUR (incl. tax), single room supplement: 750 EUR
tour price includes: direct flights (Economy class) by Emirates, Vienna-Dubai, Dubai-Vienna ; 7 nights with breakfast (at the 4*Hotel Hilton The Walk, Dubai); 5 meals (excluding beverages), 1 exklusive reception at the VIP Lounge of teh Austrian Expo Pavilion Dubai; airport transfers and coach, Metro tickets, boat tour; tickets for the Expo and all museums according to the program, guided tours by local experts; program and expert moderation by Arch. DI Marion Kuzmany
not included: individual meals and individual program, beverages at common meals, taxi rides
The program is subject to changes. Participation is at your own perils and risk.
SOLD OUT / next tour date: 2022/03/20-27
max. number of participants: 25
The tour will be operated in accordance with the current Covid regulations of November 2021 and the program will be adjusted if necessary. The so-called 2G-rule applies.
Requirements for entry into the emirate of Dubai: Negative PCR test, not older than 72 hours at the time of entry, to be presented at check-in and on arrival. Latest upon arrival (but recommended in advance) we will need to download the so-called "Al Hosn App" for uploading vaccination and test certificates, which is necessary for all museum and restaurant visits, various sightseeing, at the Expo, etc. Please also bring your vaccination and test certificates with you on the trip in printed form! For our day trip to the emirate of Abu Dhabi we will probably not need another PCR test; information will be announced in time and on place. Only fully vaccinated people are allowed to enter any building!
click here for GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS and CANCELLATION TERMS (attention: modified cancellation terms for this tour!)
Photos above: Expo Pavillon Österreich / querkraft architekten, 2020 © Timeleapse Middleeast, Kieran Fraser; Expo Dubai 2020; © Tim Griffith / SOM; © Laurian Ghinitoiu / ZHA; © Jonas Kullman; AJN
TOUR PHOTOS
© Christine Binder-Ruff, Verena Schowengerdt-Kuzmany, Wolfgang Müller
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