Embark on a thrilling 2-day desert camping adventure in Dubai. Experience sandboarding, sunset views, traditional entertainment, BBQ dinner, and a peaceful night under the stars.
Day 1: Dubai – Dubai Desert (D)
Dubai Desert Tours - After a pickup from your centrally located Dubai hotel, relax in your air-conditioned 4X4 vehicle as you head to the desert that surrounds the city. Admire views of the barren yet enchanting landscape on the way, and listen to your drivers tales about the region and its fascinating geology. First stop on your desert rendezvous is a traditional camel farm to see herds of the magnificent humpbacked herbivores. Show off your balance skills on a camel ride around the enclosures, and learn about the different types of camels that are commonly seen in the desert around Dubai. Continue by 4x4 across the desert plains 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.Listen to a safety briefing, and then take to the dunes as you follow a local guide around the desert canyons and valleys. Then, travel with your guide to a campsite, nestled deep in the desert where you will join other guests sharing the same experience. Take a seat outside to watch your show as the sun sets over the craggy canyons and sun-baked plains, and settle in for the evening’s entertainment. Get a henna tattoo design on your hands or feet, watch a traditional tanoura folk dance, and feast on a delicious barbecue dinner.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! When you are ready to leave the partying, make your way to your tent — complete with comfortable mattress, pillows and sleeping bag — within the camp. Settle in and enjoy sleeping overnight in the heart of the desert !
Overnight: Arabic camp in the desert.
Day 2: Dubai Desert – Dubai (B)
Dubai Desert Tours - Relax over breakfast, meet your driver and then travel back to Dubai. Your overnight experience finishes with a drop-off at your hotel.
- Dune Bashing, Camel Riding, and Sand Boarding adventures
- Savor Arabic Coffee, Shisha, and local delicacies like Shawarma or Falafil
- Refreshing cold mineral water available in the vehicle
- Live BBQ Dinner and an additional Dinner
- Capture the beautiful Sunset with photography opportunities
- Get a traditional Henna Tattoo design
- Enjoy live entertainment with Fire Show and Belly Dance performances
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in a shared 4x4 vehicle
- Experience 1 night at a Bedouin-style campsite with tent and sleeping bag included
- Tasty Breakfast included
- Shared Bedouin-style tent accommodation
- Immerse in must-do popular activities in Dubai
- Gratuities
- Pictures and video in USB available to purchase
- Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase)
- Quad bikes are available at the camp at extra charge
Get a taste of outdoor excitement amidst the sand dunes in this 2-day Dubai desert journey. Enjoy a thrilling sand-boarding ride across the dunes. Appreciate the sunset at your desert camp, followed by traditional delights like henna tattooing and folk dancing. Indulge in a mouth-watering barbecue dinner and unwind with a pipe as belly-dancers entertain around the campfire. As the night comes, fall asleep under the starry sky.
- Pickup will be in a 4x4 Land Cruiser on sharing basis with up to 6 people per land Cruiser from different hotels.
- Children aged 4.99 years and under are not allowed to join the Tour.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- After the regular Evening Desert Safari finishes, those who have booked for our regular evening safari will depart camp and Overnight guests will stay back.
- We shall provide sleeping bags and igloo tents (2 persons per tent).The guests will have to bring their toiletries and some woolen cloths, which can fit in a small carry bag.
- All facilities at the camp site are basic and cannot be compared with any hotel accommodation.The guest will also provide emergency lamp , Camp security and Jeep drivers will be stationed at the camp site.
- The guest will also provide emergency lamp , Camp security and Jeep drivers will be stationed at the camp site.
- 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.
- 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.
- If you want to book this tour in Private Vehicle,please search the activity, product code : 2168PDXB12 - Private Overnight Safari: Sandboarding, Camel Ride, BBQ Dinner and Belly Dancing
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
