Dubai Private Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in 4WD
Description
After a pickup from your Dubai hotel, travel by private, air-conditioned 4x4 into the desert that surrounds the city.Continue the drive to the Desert and reach the region of dunes that provide the perfect terrain for sandboarding. Enjoy an adrenaline rush sandboarding down Dubai’s desert dunes.Witness a spectacular sunset upon reaching our traditional Arabian Campsite where you will be welcomed with ‘Gahwa’ Arabic coffee and local dates. Experience camel riding, sand boarding and get a henna tattoo then relax with a ‘Shisha’ Arabic water-pipe. Whet your appetite with a Shawarma or Falafil sandwich, both popular local snacks before settling in to watch the evening's live entertainment. A mesmerizing traditional folk dance, Tanoura is followed by a spectacular fire blower show. Take a break and enjoy a delicious barbecue dinner thereafter. The evening comes to an end after an enthralling belly dance performed under the starlit sky.
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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.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
• Your centrally located Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman hotels or Dubai Port Rashid ( cruise terminal) • For guest staying in any Private Residence or Villas in Dubai , pick up can be arranged from any nearby hotels. • For Transit guest, pick up can be arranged from any nearby Airport Hotels ( without luggage) >> Departure time : - • WINTER time ( Oct - Apr ) - Between 14:45pm and 15:15pm approximately • SUMMER time ( May - Sept ) - Between 15:00pm and 15:45pm approximately
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- 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.
Reviews(142)
Mustafa the driver was excellent , the Safari was very good experience, the local bbq was good !!!!!
Dear Sotiris, Thank you for your wonderful review of your Dubai Private Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in 4WD experience. We’re delighted to hear that you had a very good time on the safari and enjoyed the local BBQ dinner. Your kind words about Mustafa mean a great deal. We will be sure to pass along your compliments to him. He will be thrilled to know he helped make your experience excellent. Thank you for choosing to explore the desert with us. We look forward to welcoming you back for another memorable adventure in the near future. Kind regards, Hammad Abbasi Guest Services Manager ORIENT TOURS LLC
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.
Dear jlp9202, Thank you for leaving a wonderful review of our Desert Safari with camp activities. We could not agree with you more, indeed our team of guides and drivers use their years of experience to flawlessly execute these tours and safaris with ease. So much so that it almost seems to be second nature to them. We love to read about the experience you have had with us and we will be sure to share your review with our team as this helps us validate against our efforts. We hope to see you return at the soonest so you can try some of our other highly rated tours and safaris. Best regards, Nicole Raijmakers Guest Service Excecutive ORIENT TOURS LLC
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
Dear Cherrie R, Thank you for leaving a wonderful review of our Desert Safari with camp activities. We could not agree with you more, indeed our team of guides and drivers use their years of experience to flawlessly execute these tours and safaris with ease. So much so that it almost seems to be second nature to them. We love to read about the experience you have had with us and we will be sure to share your review with our team as this helps us validate against our efforts. We hope to see you return at the soonest so you can try some of our other highly rated tours and safaris. Best regards, Nicole Raijmakers Guest Service Excecutive ORIENT TOURS LLC
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.
Dear Alberto_L, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about our Dubai Desert Safari that you have recently joined with us. Appreciate your positive words about our tour but of course, we also regret to hear about you not being fully satisfied with the customer service provided to you by Viator and the mishap this has caused, We tried to compensate for this by giving you a private tent in our safari camp, even after all of our effort we are sorry to read about the experience as we can feel it overshadowed your experience. We will forward your review to the team at Viator. Our company values put customer satisfaction as a top priority and we are committed to our customers. We would love to see you on one of our tours/safaris soon again. Best Regards, Nicole Raijmakers Guest Services Executive ORIENT TOURS LLC
Good experience .. everything was managed very nicely. For the tourist it’s very important to get things done easily and on time..
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.
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.
Dear Cherrie R, Thank you for leaving a wonderful review of our Desert Safari with camp activities. We could not agree with you more, indeed our team of guides and drivers use their years of experience to flawlessly execute these tours and safaris with ease. So much so that it almost seems to be second nature to them. We love to read about the experience you have had with us and we will be sure to share your review with our team as this helps us validate against our efforts. We hope to see you return at the soonest so you can try some of our other highly rated tours and safaris. Best regards, Sarah P. Dubke Senior Manager Guest Services ORIENT TOURS LLC
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!
Dear Laura_S, Thank you for a wonderful review of our Desert Safari. We are very glad to hear that you have had a great experience with us at the camp. Firstly we would like to mention that our expert safari guides are at your disposal from the time of pick-up till we drop you back. Our safari guides use their years of experience and knowledge to deliver a program that is second to none. We take a lot of pride in our entire team that executes this program effortlessly. We love to read that you have liked the desert safari activities and truly it is something that every visitor to the U.A.E. should experience. We would also love to see you return at the soonest so you can try some of our other highly rated tours and safaris. Best regards, Sarah P. Dubke Senior Manager Guest Services ORIENT TOURS LLC
Mr Mustafa of orient tours was very cordial and friendly took us to sarjaha area for dune rides was fantasric
Dear Naren..., Thank you so much for the wonderful review of our Desert Safari. Our licensed group of safari guides are experts in the sands of U.A.E. and you can always count on them for a pleasant time. We hope your stay here was nothing short of an amazing time and we look forward for your return to the U.A.E. Best Regards, Sarah P. Dubke Manager Guest Services ORIENT TOURS LLC
The private service was excellent,,the dessert experience ,fr 4x4 car sand bashing,,fire dance,,belly dance,,the dinner,, overall was just GREAT
Dear Geraldin…, Thank you for such a nice review of our private Desert Safari. We highly recommend this trip as it allows us to deliver on a more personal level, which leaves a much more lasting memory. Our team of licensed and professional safari guides will make sure that you are comfortable at all times and they are always approachable. We are very glad to hear that your trip was a great one and we hope to see you soon for our other highly rated tours and safaris. Best Regards, Sarah P. Dubke Manager Guest Services ORIENT TOURS LLC
