Updated: March 26, 2024

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This traditional market offers hundreds of stores selling primarily gold jewelry but also silver and precious stone jewelry in intricate Arab and Indian designs. Visitors often spend a whole day

The Dubai Gold Souk consists of a few streets next to the spice souk on the side of Dubai Creek (old town Deira). It’s easy to find, there are many signs and maps, so in my opinion you can easily visit without a guide. Streets in the gold souk are wider than in the spice souk.

Like in the other souks, know before you come that you will be constantly approached by shop owners and street vendors not only to buy gold, but also to buy counterfeit designer bags. Personally, this makes me uncomfortable. I take a long time to select jewellery for purchase and like to browse without being pressured or having to bargain. So we came here strictly as tourists. We didn’t feel unsafe but we wish we would have had more time and “space” to take a look at some of the window displays which were really spectacular. We felt we had to keep moving to avoid being surrounded by pushy sellers, which was a pity. I had hoped to see the biggest gold ring in the world which is supposed to be displayed here, but we never found it. I was also hoping to look at bracelets, but ultimately I didn’t trust myself to know what would be a genuinely good deal and passed on the opportunity. That said, I don’t want to scare anyone off, the gold is truly worth seeing. Just know what to expect ahead of time.

Dubai Gold Souk is bordered to the north by the Dubai Fish and Vegetable Market and the Deira Corniche near Baniyas Square at Sikkat al-Khali Street which is in close proximity to the Deira Bus Stand. On the other side of the Dubai Creek lies Dubai Textile Souk.
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Neighborhood: Deira
How to get there
Al Ras • 7 min walk
Palm Deira • 8 min walk