Experience a desert safari on this excursion from Dubai. Venture to a desert camp and after Arabic coffee and dates, take off on a thrilling quad bike ride across the sands. Enjoy a camel ride, see some sand art, get a henna tattoo, and finish with a starlit barbecue dinner back at the camp. As you feast on delicious Arabic dishes, watch a sequinned belly dancing show and hypnotic ‘tanoura’ performance, with dancers spinning in time to traditional Emirati music.

Desert safari with BBQ dinner and quad ride from Dubai
Ride a 4x4 over the dunes as the sun sinks over the desert
Arrive at a Bedouin-style camp and be welcomed with Arabic coffee and dates
Ride a quad bike over the sands and enjoy a camel ride
Feast on a delicious BBQ dinner under the stars as you watch exotic belly dancers
Watch a tanoura folk dance, with whirling dervish-style dancers spinning before you
Admire traditional sand art, watch henna artists at work and get a henna tattoo if you wish

What's Included

Hotel Pickup, Drop Off with Driver/Guide
BBQ Dinner Buffet, Belly Dancing + Live Shows with soda and water
Free Quad Bike Ride at the camp (13yrs and above), Camel rides, Henna Tattoo, Shisha at Shisha Tent
Arabic Coffee, Dates with Traditional Welcome Snacks

Gratuities
Additional drinks (available from cash bar)

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

03:30 pm

Pickup details

If your hotel in Dubai is not listed Please mention the name of your hotel for pickup on remarks section We pickup from all Hotels in Dubai city. We dont pickup from private residences and apartments. Please be ready at the main lobby entrance door 5 minutes before the pickup time.

What To Expect

After pickup from your central Dubai hotel, relax into your air-conditioned 4x4 and journey into the desert. On route, chat to your guide, who acts as your driver, and hear fascinating stories about Dubai and the desert around you.

Go off road and head into an area of dunes for an exciting dune bash. Hold tight as your 4x4 ploughs up the sandy slopes before skidding and sliding back down.

Continue to a beautiful, Bedouin-style desert camp nestled in the heart of the dunes. Hop out of your 4x4 into the torchlit grounds and enjoy a revitalizing Arabic coffee and fresh dates. If you wish, try an aromatic shisha (Arabic water pipe) along with your coffee.

Duly refreshed, take off on a quad bike ride. Listen to a safety briefing and instructions, pull on a provided helmet, and zip and zoom around the camp and desert terrain.

Visit a camel farm and enjoy a short ride on one of these hardy desert animals. Afterward, admire some examples of delicate sand art, and if you wish, get a henna tattoo etched onto your hands or feet.

As darkness falls, return to the camp for a delectable barbecue dinner. Menus may vary, but typical dishes include shawarma (spit-roast meat wraps), Arabic salads and kebabs teamed with complimentary sodas and additional drinks (own expense) from the bar.

During your meal, enjoy a glittering belly dance show and watch ‘tanoura’ dancers spin, whirling dervish-style, across the floor, in time to rhythmic Arabian music.

Finally, return to Dubai by 4x4 and end your experience with a hotel drop-off.

Sand Trax Tours

6 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Children aged 4 years and under are not allowed on the tour
Tours or part of the tours could be cancelled or changed last minute due to unforeseen circumstances and government regulations
Not wheelchair accessible

Not recommended for travellers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Linda_F

Our guide, Chocolate Khan, was excellent and caring, he looked after us, and he was funny. The show, the guy with the rolling clothes around, the fire dance, and the belly dancers were unique and beautiful. It is a must-see. Need to add the camel riding and the quad bikes. Go for the package. You won't regret it.

Reviews

4.5

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Best thing to do in Dubai

Karen_H, Sept 2023

Tour guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and informative on the Emirate culture, great evening entertainment and food. Wish the camel ride was longer only lasted a few minutes!

Fun Tour

Emma_S, Sept 2023

My husband and I loved this tour. It was so much fun and our your guide, Chocolate Khan, was amazing. We loved the ATV and camel ride. Dune bashing was fun, but would recommend if you get car sick to sit in the front. The dinner and shows were entertaining. We would recommend!

The best holiday ever

Kenny, Sept 2023

John was very approaching and king tour guide. He really show he care about people, and I noticed he knew almost everything about Dubai, and explained to us all about their culture, traditions, rules and regulations. I really recommend John as a tour guide. We had so much fun, and this holiday will be always in my memory, and I hope I'll be back. Paul and Zaby

Great

Shanique_W, Sept 2023

Such a fun experience. Thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the day, it was worth every penny. Our guide Chocolate Khan was also amazing.

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I had a great time with...

Shanice_S, Sept 2023

I had a great time with Manoj. He was very attentive and kept the experience exciting. My favorite part of the night was the belly dance show at the campsite!

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Amazing Safari 10 out of 10

Latisha_M, Sept 2023

We had a great time! Munich was an awesome guide. He made sure we were good at all times asking if we needed anything and ensuring we knew where to be and when. He took some amazing pictures of my fiancé and I after sand dune bashing. The entire experience was great! Will definitely recommend and do again.

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Amazing Experience

Kaibeh_J, Sept 2023

I had an amazing time on this desert safari. Our driver Chocolate Khan kept us laughing the entire time. Getting to ride the camel and ATV was really fun.

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Do it!!!

Delmena_W, Sept 2023

This was absolutely the highlight of our trip to Dubai. Chocolate Khan was a wonderful tour guide. He was funny and interactive. He made the experience wonderful. The show, food, and activities were awesome. This was a great experience for the price.

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Dessert safari

Kandise_M, Sept 2023

Chocolate Khan was an amazing tour guide! I really enjoyed myself. I attended this tour as a solo traveler and had an amazing time.

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The whole set-up was amazing

Linda_F, Sept 2023

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Safari Ride

Jaamar_K, Aug 2023

Desert Safari was excellent. Ride thru the desert was fun and interesting. Atv, camel ride, and the shows was also wonderful. Tasting the dates along with the coffee was good followed by dinner. Thank you Kahn aka (Chocolate Kahn)for your services.

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Desert Tour

Gabrielle_A, Aug 2023

Great Experience camel ride, ATV, Sand bashing. Our driver John was helpful and informative. I’d recommend this tour to others.

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Our tour guide “chocolate...

Leena_M, Aug 2023

Our tour guide “chocolate khan” was awesome as well as the whole experience. I will definitely be back again

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Thank you John!

Lily_L, Aug 2023

Thank you John for this wonderful experience! As a solo traveller I enjoyed every minute of it. 10/10 recommend!!

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Awesome

Mubinahmet_A, Aug 2023

Driver and the camp staff was very nice, friendly and helpful, the show was excellent food was great and overall very enjoyable

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Dubai desert safari

Saran_C, July 2023

Amazing, camel riding, atv, desert pictures, awesome driver Manoj was very informative, knew all the right angles for pictures so make sure you book with him live shows were very Entertaining, buffet was great

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Good experience

Kimberly_H, July 2023

Food was ok and the camels and other experiences were great. The driver was the best! I only missed the sand surfing.

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Great Time

Oladunni_O, July 2023

Sooo much fun, from the djne bashing to the camel riding and ATV. The food was amazing!!!! 10/10 experience

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Do it.

Melissa_W, July 2023

Great experience! Don’t leave Dubai without doing this during your trip. The only part of the trip that I was not expecting is the drive through the desert, when I heard Safari I assume (driving through and sight seeing animals of some sort) but it was more so a rollercoaster of driving over dunes and hills in the sand.

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Desert safari

Linda_S, June 2023

Our guide was outstanding. He was engaging and took awesome pictures of us. We liked the dunes, atv and the fact that it was a small group.

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