Desert Safari: Dune Bashing, Sandboarding, and BBQ

Experience the thrill of dune bashing, camel riding, sandboarding, and more on an Evening Desert Safari in Dubai. Enjoy a BBQ buffet dinner and cultural performances. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lahbab - Embark on a thrilling desert safari in Dubai, venturing to the towering dunes beyond the city for a day brimming with excitement. Start with an exhilarating dune bashing session led by an expert driver. Afterwards, unwind at a Bedouin camp and partake in activities like camel riding, sandboarding, henna painting, shisha, and a belly dancing performance. This 6-hour adventure also features a complete barbecue buffet dinner, with vegetarian choices available.
What's Included
  • Henna Painting
  • Dune Drive by 4X4 car
  • Sandboarding
  • Dinner
  • Belly Dance, Fire Show, Tanoura Show, Arabic Show
  • Camel ride
  • Tea, Coffee, Water
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Quad Biking
Additional Information

Depart from the city of Dubai and venture into the wilderness of the desert. Traverse the sandy dunes off-road with a skilled driver in control and experience the thrill of a dune bash. Navigate the slopes and brace yourself as your 4WD slides down.

Pause for a sunset photography session, then test your skills at sandboarding. Utilize the provided board and relish in the excitement of gliding down tall dunes. Next, proceed to a camp inspired by Bedouin culture, where you’re welcomed with Arabic coffee and sweets.

Once you’ve replenished, choose from a variety of activities: camel riding, dressing in traditional Arabian attire for keepsake photos, getting a henna tattoo, or choose to smoke a water pipe (shisha) if you wish. If you’re in search of more adventure, consider renting a dune buggy or quad bike (at an extra charge) for speeding across the sand.

Finally, indulge in a barbecue buffet and watch performances of belly dancing, fire shows, and Whirling Dervish (tanoura) before your trip concludes with a hotel drop-off.

Location
Lahbab
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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A2958tjstefanom
Sep 28, 2024
Amazing experience on safari desert - Amazing experience. Shamas amazing driver, very recommend. Driver take care of you from the first moment until the end of the trip.
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Zainulabideensohail
Sep 27, 2024
Great experience - Had an amazing time. Our driver/guide mansoor was amazing Picked us from the hotel on time, guided us throughout. Buggy rides, dune bashing, the shows, food, everything was better than expected. Dropped us all happy and satisfied back to the hotel.
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Andreassh9562fk
Sep 27, 2024
Desert safari - Shamraiz our Guide! She picked us up from the hotel. Gentle with very nice music until we get to camp. Everything was very careful and amazing Excellent experience
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Komurcu954700
Sep 27, 2024
Dessert safari - The Muhamed amine driver is an excellent Guide. I highly recommend this Attraction. Thank you all! 🙏🙂
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Cfturista72
Sep 27, 2024
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT! - Our Guide for the beautiful desert Safari was called shamraiz, very good, professional and accompanied our group until the end of the evening.
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Trail13613021158
Sep 22, 2024
Thank you, ma'am. - We had a very kind, comfortable and safe tour! If you're in Dubai, be sure to sign up for a Desert Safari tour!
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Voyager11692342950
Sep 22, 2024
Great for friends and families - The pickup and ride was smooth and the show was entertaining. Our driver, Md. Amin, was very accommodating and kind. The company was great too. A fun few hours in the dessert.
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Voyage07568927386
Sep 22, 2024
Great Desert Safari - It was a great experience and we enjoyed it a lot. Our guide Mohamed Amin is great person and he helped us a lot, please try for him when book the service.
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156sharleens
Sep 30, 2024
Desert Safari - This tour was ok, we were picked up 1hr and half later to the scheduled 3:30pm Instead of 2pm. Therefore we did not see the desert view , it was already dark . Camel safari included is not worth, it’s just one round circle (last less than a minute) . The shows were amazing and the dinner was great.
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586karinw
Sep 22, 2024
Tourist trap! - Should have read the bad reviews beforehand. It’s a tourist trap. So many extra charges! The driver picked us up at the hotel. Great. We went to a place in the desert where you could pay extra to almost die. I mean, driving a quad bike without a helmet, without safety instructions or age limits and surrounded by a bunch of people who don’t know what they’re doing either… dangerous! We saw one quad tip over and another one driving into a third quad when watching for just ten minutes and we couldn’t see what was going on further away. There must be accidents all the time! They also know they can charge whatever they want for ice cream and water in the kiosk… Then off further into the desert to switch cars and get driven through the dunes, dune bashing. That was fun and included in the package. When we arrived at the camp in the desert the real tourist trapping began. Some dude put a scarf on me and then charged me 25 dirham to take a picture of me in it. I got to keep the scarf but the picture was then 50 dirham to buy. There was a short camel ride included and you could pay for a longer one. The camels looked like they weren’t being treated very well. Some sand boarding was also included. Then we entered the camp. If you want to sit on pillows by low tables it’s free, if you want a chair at a high table in the VIP area it’s 50 dirhams per person. Then you also get a better buffet and a shorter way to the same toilets as everyone else. But most of all you don’t get harassed by all the salespeople. They want you to buy different types of souvenirs, drinks and snacks, shisha (Arabian smoking) and ice cream. And they Just. Don’t. Quit! I don’t know how many times we said “no thank you” during the night, to the same people over and over again. And then it’s time for dinner. Bbq buffet. Right! First you get one piece of falafel along with some undefined spicy stuff and a sauce as an appetizer and then you get some pasta, potatoes, vegetables and rice. Oh, and ONE tiny drum stick of chicken. That’s all the meat in the bbq buffet. Included in the meal there are small cups of unlabeled soft drinks. Water is included all through the night but the soft drinks aren’t available until dinner. Then there’s the entertainment. One dude spinning around in interesting clothes, one belly dancer who wasn’t very good, one fire show which was very cool and another belly dancer who was a bit better but who wanted audience participation all the time, which made some people very uncomfortable. And then the driver came by our table and wanted to make us give him five stars. When he saw my grade he said it wasn’t necessary to give a grade at all. We then got to go home and the driver almost fell asleep and drove into oncoming traffic for a second. Luckily we got back to the hotel in one piece. If you’re willing to pay extra for everything you may want and you want the complete desert experience in an evening this is for you. If you get uncomfortable by sales people this is not for you.
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