Private Dubai Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner
About this activity
Highlights
- Thrilling dune bashing in a private 4WD vehicle
- Spectacular sunset views over the desert dunes
- Traditional BBQ dinner with live entertainment
- Authentic cultural experiences at a desert camp
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Dubai
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Private 4WD vehicle with professional driver
- Dune bashing adventure in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
- Traditional BBQ dinner with live entertainment at a desert camp
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Itinerary
After a pickup from your Dubai hotel, travel by private, air-conditioned 4x4 into the desert that surrounds the city. On route, learn about the desert geology and the UAE’s age-old customs from your private driver-guide.
First stop on your desert rendezvous is a traditional camel farm to see herds of the magnificent hump-backed herbivores. After showing off your balancing skills on a camel ride around the enclosures, learn about the different types of camels that are commonly seen in the desert around Dubai. Continue by 4x4 across the desert plains to the campsite in the desert and try your hand at a popular local pastime: sandboarding! Learn to master the art of 'surfing on sand' and race your friends and fellow travelers down the sand dunes during in an adrenaline-rushing experience. Show off your balance skills on a camel ride or relax and take a seat outside to watch your show as the sun sets over the craggy canyons and sun-baked plains. Get a henna tattoo design on your hands or feet, watch a traditional tanoura folk dance, and feast on a delicious barbecue dinner or try out our new shawrma station.
After dinner, smoke a shisha (Arabic water pipe), if you wish, and watch a live belly-dance performance around the campfire. Relax under a canopy of twinkling stars and enjoy an experience that could be straight out of One Thousand and One Nights! Your tour then finishes with a drop-off at your Dubai hotel.
Important information
Know before you book
- This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
- Infant seats are available upon request for children up to 5 years old.
- The tour duration may vary depending on traffic conditions.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable, lightweight clothing suitable for desert conditions.
- Bring a camera to capture the stunning desert landscapes and cultural performances.
- Ensure you have a valid ID for hotel pickup and drop-off verification.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Good to know
- Children aged 4.99 years and under are not allowed to join the Tour.
- Pickup will be in a Private 4x4 Land Cruiser with up to 6 people per land Cruiser.Only the car is private guest have to share with other guest for all Desert camp activities.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Dress code: lightweight summer clothing is suitable for most of the year, but sweaters or jackets may be needed for the winter months, especially in the evenings. Good quality sunglasses are advised. Hats are advisable when in direct sunlight.
- Guests visiting the UAE during the Summer months (June – September) are advised that peak daytime temperatures sometimes reach 42 – 45 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels can also exceed 90 percent during this period. We recommend all our guests to take adequate precaution.
- The Dubai desert can get cooler in the evenings during winter, so we recommend you bring a light jacket and closed shoes. Please wear sports shoes for safe sand boarding.
- The local tour operator reserves the right to cancel any part of the scheduled programs because of government decisions, public holidays, weather conditions, or other similar circumstances.
- The duration of the actual tour takes 5 – 6 hour but the driving time from Dubai hotel and return may take another 60 – 90 minutes depending on traffic conditions and time of day.
- Due to safety precaution process, please note that we will NOT be conducting "Falcon show" & 'Ayala Dance" during the Desert safari from 01 Nov 2020 until further notice.
- During the Islamic holidays / Ramadan fasting month,there will be a restriction on live entertainment ( Belly dance , Tanoura dance) and serving alcohol throughout the UAE. Therefore the Safari will be operated without these entertainments and serving of alcohol at the camp site during these days.
Traveler reviews
Unique
Mustafa the driver was excellent , the Safari was very good experience, the local bbq was good !!!!!
Book this Safari… 5 star service
Choosing a tour company for the desert safari can be tough , but I can't recommend this tour company enough! Firstly, as someone who gets terrible car sickness, I was completely fine – the hour-long drive to the dunes is all straight roads. We chose the private tour so I could sit in the front seat. We had a great stop at a Camel Hospital/racing track before the amazing sand bashing. We were the only car in the dunes and our driver was so skilled. He even took fantastic sunset photos of us on the dunes. The camp was beautiful! We were welcomed with drinks, Arabic coffee, fresh bread, soft drinks, and an incredible BBQ buffet. Plus, henna painting, sandboarding, and camel rides were all free! The entertainment was fantastic, broken into short, exciting segments, especially the fire and belly dancing.
An experience certainly not to be forgotten
We had a wonderful experience with Orient Tours. Our guide was great and as expected he knows his way around and was able to time everything perfectly. We went for a one hour quad biking experience and we arrived before the big crowds started to arrive. This meant a huge time saving. The quad experience through the dunes was really great. After arriving somewhere far out in the desert, we had time to take some pictures and then headed back. Our guide was ready to go to the next location. We stopped at a camel farm where we took some memorable photos with the camels. After the camels we went into the dunes for some dune bashing, which was great fun to experience. After driving through the dunes, we stopped for 20 minutes before the sun set. Here we had the chance to take many photos with the beautiful background of the setting sun. Right after sunset Nitin took us to the camp, here we took some pictures while riding a camel. We came into camp and had a really good spot in front of the podium. Our guide helped guide us through the various activities held there, there was sand surfing, taking some nice photos with a falcon, and of course the shows which were also a great experience. During the shows there is a 45-minute break, and then there is time to visit the buffet and enjoy the surroundings even further. Our guide signaled us to go to the buffet to avoid the crowds. After the last show, our guide was waiting for us on the other side of the camp and brought us back safely. When you visit Dubai, I recommend using Orient Tours. Very good organization, you really get what you pay for
Experience was great,...
Experience was great, what wasn't great was the customer service of Viator. After chatting with many people from the customer service asking for the experience I was trying to arrange and asking for a full private one, they all said it was. But when I payed and asked to the tour operator if it was a full private experience they said it wasn't. This was a business trip I never said anything about the average price per person I was willing to pay it was assumed that I wanted to pay less which force us to have an experience shared instead of a full private one.
Good experience
Good experience .. everything was managed very nicely. For the tourist it’s very important to get things done easily and on time..