Free tours offer the chance to check out Expo 2020 Dubai site

Tuesday, 16 July 2019 13:56

Hope on a the colourful tour bus to see the Expo 2020 Dubai site (WAM)

How would you like a sneak peak of the Expo 2020 Dubai site? Residents and tourists in the UAE will soon have the chance to do just that.

From July 20 to August 21, Expo 2020’s colourful coaches will collect visitors from pickup points across the country like Dubai Mall and Abu Dhabi Mall.

The tour, which will run three times a week, will take people through the mega event's 4.38 sqkm site and its most iconic structures.

Expo 2020 Dubai will be the first World Expo ever held in the region.

It's expected to welcome around 25 million visitors over the course of its 173 days.

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