Dubai Private Tour: 4x4 Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner and Camp Activities

Experience the thrill of a private 4x4 desert safari in Dubai. Enjoy sandboarding, camel riding, henna tattoos, and a delicious BBQ dinner at a traditional Arabian campsite.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • VIP Hummer Desert Safari Dubai - 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.
  • VIP Hummer Desert Safari Dubai - 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.

  • Desert Camp - 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.
What's Included
  • Desert Safari with English-Speaking Professional Drivers
  • Private Luxury 4x4 Jeep Hotel Pickup & Drop-off
  • Dune Bashing & Sunset Photography Experience
  • Sandboarding, Camel Ride & Live Entertainment Shows
  • Arabic Coffee, Shisha, & Live BBQ Buffet Dinner
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Quad bikes are available at the camp at extra charge
  • Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase )
Additional Information

After being collected from your accommodation in Dubai, journey in a private, climate-controlled 4x4 vehicle into the city’s surrounding desert. Proceed toward the desert and arrive at an area of sand dunes suitable for sandboarding. Experience the thrill of gliding down the dunes of Dubai’s desert. Upon arrival at our traditional Arab Campsite, marvel at a glorious sunset and receive a warm welcome with ‘Gahwa’ Arabic coffee and locally grown dates. Cherish a camel ride, try sandboarding and get a henna tattoo, afterwards, unwind with a ‘Shisha’ Arabic water pipe. Sample popular local fare like a Shawarma or a Falafil sandwich before settling down for the evening’s live entertainment. Be captivated by a traditional folk dance - the Tanoura, followed by the magnificent spectacle of a fire blower show. Enjoy a break with a delectable barbecue dinner. The night concludes with a captivating belly dance performance under a star-filled sky.

  • 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.
Location
VIP Hummer Desert Safari Dubai
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Quest39365552057
Nov 26, 2023
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
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Alberto_l
Sep 11, 2023
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.
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Mohammad_a
Dec 9, 2022
Good experience - Good experience .. everything was managed very nicely. For the tourist it’s very important to get things done easily and on time..
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B3268xfjc
Nov 27, 2022
Enjoyable and fun - This was really good value for money. We had the vehicle to ourselves. The guide/driver arrived promptly at our hotel lobby and was amiable throughout. He was an expert at driving at the sand dunes and we were safe and had fun. We had a quick visit to a camel farm. The camel ride was just a short circle around the area but it is enough for me. The entertainment during dinner could’ve been grander but I have no complaints if it means keeping costs down.
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Cherrie
Nov 21, 2022
Best tour guide in Dubai - Mehul is the best your guide in Dubai hands down. He has so much knowledge on Dubai and he sense of humor was so fun and refreshing! His partner was an amazing bus driver and such a smooth ride all week for our tours. Thank you both for an amazing week in your beautiful city. We will be back.
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Laura_s
Oct 25, 2022
Amazing memories made with everything you want from a desert safari - We were picked up on time from our hotel by our tour guide, Jaffar, who was absolutely brilliant. He chatted to us along the way and told us lots of interesting facts as we passed landmarks. Once in the desert we were able to take photos of the camels, then came dune bashing! This was such an exhilarating experience!! Next we went on to the camp where all activities were included; henna tattoos, shisha & traditional arabic coffee, camel rides, sand boarding and shows. We were also able to enjoy the most delicious bbq and there were as many soft drinks and water as you wanted. The camp was so well set out and there were clean toilets etc. I would recommend this trip to everyone, it was our most enjoyed activity of our holiday!
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Narendra_h
Jul 10, 2022
dune rides - Mr Mustafa of orient tours was very cordial and friendly took us to sarjaha area for dune rides was fantasric
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Geraldine_b
Jun 29, 2022
Recommended - The private service was excellent,,the dessert experience ,fr 4x4 car sand bashing,,fire dance,,belly dance,,the dinner,, overall was just GREAT
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Kp_snellville
Nov 6, 2019
Dessert Safari - Absolutely awesome . Would give it more stars if I could . The tour guide Jaffer was very informative and courteous. The trip was memorable in every way . The camp site . The special attention . The minute details . The dances and performances. The food . Loved it .
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Carlohelmond
Feb 27, 2022
Nice desert experience with fantastic guide - The itinerary was quiet good. A stop at a camel farm with a lot of questions and answers. Some stops in the desert for taking pictures and of course the 4x4 driving across the desert. The camp does have a nice setup layout wise. You can go camel riding but it is just a short circle to take some pictures to be sold later on. The sand boarding is a disappointment as you will not move downhill. Not steep enough. You can take pictures with a falcon or have a henna tattoo. Drinks are included (except for alcohol) there are a few performance: dancer, fire artist and belly dancer. Food is a buffet with partly a bbq. What raised this tour a notch was the driver/guide Nabil. He answered all questions and ask himself as well and in the process pointed out many things along the way. He is a very knowledgeable and experienced guide. Highly recommended
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