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Abu Dhabi: Overnight Desert Safari

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Abu Dhabi: Overnight Desert Safari
4.6  / 5129 reviews

Unleash your spirit of adventure on an overnight desert experience in Abu Dhabi. Glide into the Arabian wilderness by 4×4 land cruiser and take a dune drive through the Al Khatim desert.

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Duration 7 hours
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Host or greeter
English, Arabic
Pickup included
Please contact the local supplier by phone or email with your hotel name, address, and room number to arrange the pickup.

Experience

Itinerary

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    2 pickup location options:

    Abu dhabi, Abu Dhabi

  • Car

    (1 hour)

    Abu Dhabi

    Sightseeing, Scenic drive (10 minutes)

    Optional

    Al Ain

    Dune bashing (30 minutes)

    Optional

    Capital gate camp

    Coffee, Tea, Dinner, Sandboarding, Camel ride, Camp activities, Overnight stay, Traditional dance show, Welcome refreshments (1.5 hours)

    Optional

    Capital gate camp

    Sandboarding, Camel ride, Camp activities (2 hours)

    Optional

  • 2 drop-off locations:

    Abu dhabi, Abu Dhabi

Main stop
Other stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Experience traditional Arabic camping in the desert
  • Indulge in Arabic food and hospitality
  • See the desert sunset and sunrise

Full description

Spend one day and night in the desert and experience the complete thrill! Take in the desert evening and get the real exposure to desert life. The campsite is attractively and artistically designed with Arabian concept and feel. Here you can enjoy the music along with tea and Arabic coffee. In addition, you can try sheesha in different flavors; it will make you feel calm and help you to relax. You can explore the camp at your own pace and cover yourself in traditional Arabic dresses and be photographed. The overnight desert safari is a fun experience that includes henna painting for ladies. International food with a Barbecue will whet your appetite. Once all the thrill calms down you sit together and chat with your beloved or your friends and enjoy the rhythm of the desert night. You go to sleep recalling the evening that you spent in the desert and prepare your mind to wake up in the morning to see the desert sun. After having breakfast and a glorifying sunrise experience you bid farewell to the desert adventures.

Includes

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver (English/Arabic)
  • Extreme dune bashing
  • Camel riding and farm experience
  • Tanoura dancing
  • Belly dancing (not available during Ramadan)
  • Henna painting
  • Shisha
  • Beverages
  • Bonfire
  • Breakfast and dinner
  • Option for an overnight stay or Quad bike use (choose 1 option only)
  • Alcohol beverages
  • Quad bikes

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Oversize luggage
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Alcohol and drugs

Know before you go

  • Entertainment activities such as Tanoura dance show, as well as alcohol will not be permitted during any Islamic holidays as per UAE law
  • Infants (under 3 years old) are not allowed in the car during the dune-bashing activity
  • Guest with pre-existing medical conditions or who are pregnant must declare this to the company beforehand

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 129 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
    4.6/5

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jessica – United KingdomMarch 26, 2024  – Verified booking
We loved everything about this safari. It was so much fun. We went to a camel farm, did dune bashing and camel riding and then the overnight stay in the desert, everything was amazing and memorable. Good small group tour, didn’t feel too rushed as well. Ahmed was an incredible tour guide and made the experience even better, he was funny and informative and made us feel very comfortable. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Lucy – United KingdomFebruary 1, 2024  – Verified booking
Ahmed made our trip really special! We went dune bashing, saw a camel farm, went camel riding, sand boarding, quad biking, got henna and had great food! We then stayed overnight and had breakfast before heading back to Abu Dhabi. It’s excellent value for money for everything we did!!
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Thyago – GermanyJanuary 23, 2024  – Verified booking
We had Ahmet as our driver/host/guide and he made it all an amazing experience. Everything went pretty smooth and everything went better than expected. We were picked at the hotel and first stopped to greet some adorable and friendly camels. Then he did some radical dune bashing on the way to the camp, approx. 20min, with a stop in middle desert for photos. Then at the camp we could do a quick ride on camels, do sandboarding and watch the sunset from the top of a dune. After sunset we had a arabic diner with a good variety of meats and side dishes, followed by two dance performances. Finally we went to a 2nd camp for a overnight stay, with shisha smoking and tea drinking by the fireplace with no artificial lights. After sleeping on a tent, with covers and pillows provided, we woke up around 9am, had a breakfast and Ahmed drove us back to the hotel. There were softdrinks and water always available on both camps.
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Product ID: 179537

Activity provider:Capital Gate Tourism

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