Dubai: Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride & Sandboarding

Experience the desert in the morning hours on a dune drive with a camel ride, sandboarding, and typical Arabic specialties. Choose between a shared group or a private safari.

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Live tour guide

English

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Experience a morning desert expedition that will show you the serenity of the Arabian sands. Take in views of the unique landscape, enjoy a camel ride, give sandboarding a go, and try typical Arabic specialties. Escape the city and head north to the desert, boasting spectacular landscapes of pristine, rolling sand dunes. Once you arrive, stop to deflate the tires then enjoy an exhilarating ride over the undulating dunes and into the wilderness, making several stops for photos. The drive continues until you reach an Arabian Desert Campsite, where you will experience a traditional welcome with ‘Gahwa’ Arabic coffee and local dates. Stretch your legs and enjoy a brief camel ride, sandboarding, and shisha, the Arabic water-pipe.

Highlights

Enjoy the peace and serenity of the desert in the morning before it gets too hot
Feel an adrenaline rush from dune bashing, sandboarding, and camel riding
Taste Arabic coffee with local dates and try out shisha, the Arabic water pipe
Be sure to take plenty of scenic photos to show friends and family back home
Sit back and relax with roundtrip transportation from your Dubai area hotel

Know before you go

Children aged 5 years and under are only allowed to join the private option Vegetarian options are available, please advise at time of booking if required 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 Guests visiting the UAE during the Summer months (June – September) are advised that peak daytime temperatures sometimes reach 42 – 45 degrees Celsius, it is recommended to take adequate precautions The duration of the actual tour takes 3 – 4 hours, but the driving time from Dubai may take another 60 – 90 minutes depending on traffic conditions and time of day

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off Morning photo stop Camel ride Dune drive Light refreshments (coffee, water, soft drinks) Sandboarding English-speaking driver

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2023-12-13)

We liked dune bashing and sandboarding the most, otherwise everything was great, the guide was very nice and explained a lot of things to us

Scott - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-04-06)

We had an amazing time and this activity was just what we had hoped for. Doing the morning safari was perfect for us as it was nice and quiet. We were picked up on time in a nice big / clean Land Crui (Read More)ser by our driver for our private tour who explained what would happen and in what order. We requested a calmer desert drive due to my youngest son having a medical condition and also a car seat (4 years old) which was perfect and just the right level of excitement for my children. The desert drive was great, so was the camel ride, sand boarding and morning coffee / dates. There was no rush and our guide was fantastic, ‘Hamoosa’ I believe was his name from Srilanka. He was so knowledgable about Dubai and shared so much information on the drive there, during and back. It was a great experience and exactly what we hoped it would be. We were unsure of who to book with due to all the different choices, options and camps but Orient Tours were great and we’d definitely book them again. Thank you

GetYourGuide traveler - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-10)

Very good experience, from the hotel pick-up and drop-off to the racing through the desert, short camel ride, and sliding down a sand dune on a board. Our guide took lots of great photos as well. Wort (Read More)h doing.

Romana - Austria

4 /5

(Written on 2024-03-31)

The time for riding the camel is far too short; you feel like you're in a circus. Once in a circle and it's over again.

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-15)

The pick-up, the ride and the nice guide were perfect. The towels that you should/could buy are of poor quality, both are broken...

Karlijn - Netherlands

5 /5

(Written on 2023-11-05)

The activity was amazing. The tour guide was really nice and knew all the right spots for good views and photos. It was a really great experience and totally recommend it!

Julie - United Kingdom

4 /5

(Written on 2024-02-17)

Really good just take your own scarves otherwise you get ripped off buying them

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