Experience desert life on this tour from Dubai to the Red Dunes and Al Khayma Camp. Enjoy dune bashing, camel riding, a BBQ dinner, dance shows, stargazing, and staying overnight in the desert.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
- Reserve now & pay later
- Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
- Duration 17 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Live tour guide
- English
- Pickup included
- Pickup is available from Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman city hotels and apartments, as well as from Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal or Port Rashid. Pickup from Dubai Airport is available from Holiday Inn Airport Hotel. Pickup from Bab Al Shams, Al Maha Resort, Jebel Ali, and Sport/Motor City is available for an additional fee. Pickup will be 45 minutes prior to your booked time, depending on your location.
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
Experience
3 pickup location options:
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman
Lahbab Desert
Sandboarding, Dune bashing
Al Khayma Desert Camp
Camel ride
Coffee, Free time, Local snacks
Camp activities, BBQ
Al Khayma Desert Camp
Overnight stay
Camel ride
Breakfast
3 drop-off locations:
Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
- Marvel at the desert's starry sky with overnight stay in a air-conditioned tent
- Take an exciting dune bashing drive through the red dunes
- Improve your surfing skills with desert sandboarding
- Enjoy a camel caravan trip across the desert dunes
- Eat a barbecue dinner accompanied by shisha, henna, tanoura and Khaliji dance
Enjoy a desert safari in Dubai. Ride a camel, enjoy exhilarating dune bashing, and have an authentic barbecue while enjoying the traditional dance. Then stay overnight in a air-conditioned Bedouin tent, and go on a camel trek the next day.
After being collected from your accommodation in a comfortable 4WD vehicle, you will head to the Lahbab desert. Once in the desert, you will have some free time before your safari starts.
Relax here or opt to go for a quad-bike ride while your vehicle for the off-road dune drive is prepared, the choice is yours. Next up you will enjoy a dune bashing ride, feel the adrenaline rush as your vehicle climbs up and slides down the sand dunes.
Afterward, you can try sandboarding. Stand on the wooden board provided, balance yourself, and glide down over the sands. Next up, head to Al Khayma, a Bedouin-type campsite, where you will be led to your own tent (Khayma) inside the camp. After settling in here, you can taste Gahwa (Arabic coffee), Gaymat (sweets), and dates as a sign of welcome.
Head out for a camel ride around the camp premises, and depending on the time and luck, view the sunset over the desert. Back at Al Khayma Camp, you can spend your time smoking shisha and henna painting.
Don local Arabian clothes and pose for photos with a falcon. Enjoy a lavish barbecue buffet dinner while a Khaliji dancer keeps you entertained. When the camp lights are turned off, feel the essence and magic of the desert while stargazing with a telescope. Later, you will be taken by camel to a nearby camp area where a fire will be arranged for you. Learn how to make Arabic coffee or tea as you relax in the night sitting by the campfire, enjoying the silence of the desert and the dark sky above.
Your desert guide will add to the fun with interesting desert stories, and when it’s time to sleep, you will return to the camp. You will retire back to your tent for an overnight stay. The following morning, wake up just before sunrise to witness a spectacular view. Your guide will take you to the desert with a camel caravan that is waiting outside the camp.
Then go for a short camel trek capturing the nice view of the sunrise over the sand dunes. After camel trekking, you will return to your tent before eating a freshly cooked Arabian breakfast.
Later, you will be driven back to Dubai and dropped off at your accommodation.
- Pickup and drop-off to your hotel or selected location
- English-speaking licensed driver
- Dune bashing (30-45 minutes)
- Sandboarding
- Camel ride
- Henna painting (for women only)
- Arabian makeover with falcon photos
- Shisha pipe (hubble bubble flavor)
- Arabian entertainment, such as Tanura, Fire shows, and Ladies Khaliji Dance
- Unlimited mineral water and soft drinks
- Sweets, coffee, and dates
- Barbecue buffet (vegetarian and non-vegetarian options available)
- Stargazing session with a telescope
- Overnight stay in a private air-conditioned tent
- Free Wi-Fi during night at Al Khayma Camp
- Night desert guide
- Seasonal Fruit Basket
- Rogag (Arabic bread) and Chai (Arabic tea)
- Showers
- Toiletries, towels, and slippers
- Morning Sunrise camel trek
- Arabic breakfast
- Alcoholic drinks
- Quad bike/dune buggy activities (optional)
- Pickup from Rove Dubai Marina and Wyndham Dubai Marina hotels (meet at the nearby Stella Di Mare Hotel)
- Children under 3 years
- Pregnant women
- People with back problems
- People with mobility impairments
Select participants and date
Participants
Date
What to bring
- Passport
- Comfortable shoes
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat
- Sunscreen
- Comfortable clothes
- Passport or ID card, copy accepted
- Warm clothing
Not allowed
- Luggage or large bags
Know before you go
- Due to heavy traffic in the Rove Marina and Wyndham Dubai Marina areas at the time of pickup, it is requested that you come to the Stella Di Mare Hotel for an easy pickup (within a few minutes of walking distance)
- Casual, loose-fitting clothing is recommended in the summer, along with a jacket in the winter
- It is not recommended to bring valuables
- If your skin is sensitive to henna, it is advised not to do it
- It is recommended that you have international travel insurance as self-driving activities are prone to risk, leading to serious injury
- Quad biking is a self-driving activity to be taken at your own risk and the activity provider's insurance does not cover it
- A passport copy is required for all tourists and an ID copy is required for all residents. Soft or hard copies are accepted for both residents and tourists
- Pickup timing is subject to change due to the emerging summer heat: 1 hour earlier in the morning and 1 hour later in the afternoon