Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding
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Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding
By Oceanair Travels
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Crack the must-try desert activities in Abu Dhabi with ease on this morning tour. Rather than brave the afternoon heat, take advantage of the morning’s cooler climes and ride a 4WD deep into an area of dunes you couldn’t access independently. Then, take a chauffeured dune bash, try sand boarding, and experience a Bedouin-style camel ride. Upgrade to a private tour option—in your own 4WD—if you wish.
from per adult (price varies by group size)
$55.00
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Ages 3-60, max of 200 per group
Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Morning desert adventure tour from Abu Dhabi, with return hotel transfers
- Visit high dunes unreachable alone and try several activities in one trip
- Surf the slopes on a sand board, enjoy a dune bash, and ride a camel
- Upgrade to a private tour to ride in your own personal 6-seat 4WD
- Pick-up and drop off at your selected hotel/location
- Transportation by air-conditioned 4x4 Land Cruiser
- Professional licensed driver
- Dune bashing (30-40 minutes)
- Sandboarding
- Camel riding
- Mineral water
What's not included- Quad bike and dune buggy in the desert
- Any extras not mentioned above
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Pickup is available from any hotel or apartment in Abu Dhabi, as well as the cruise port (Port Zayed). Pickup will be within 45 minutes of your booked time. If there are any changes, you will be notified by WhatsApp, phone call or e-mail.
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 91575P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please wear comfortable shoes for safe sandboarding
- Pick-up will be within 45 minutes of your booked time
- It is recommended not to eat 2-3 hours before the safari trip to avoid any vomiting / sickness during the dune bashing
- By UAE law, pregnant ladies, people with Heart & back problems, and infants (under 3 years old) are not allowed during the dune bashing activity by car. ( If these conditions are applicable to you, please contact our Consultant to customize your tour)
- This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
- Pick-up available from your Abu Dhabi City Central hotels & cruise port, Airport pick up is from Premier inn Abu Dhabi Airport hotel.
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- OceanAir Travels shall not be responsible for any kind of loss, accident, sickness or injury. It is advisable that the traveler should avail a travel health insurance as there can be chances of potential risks and hazards. Also, make sure they are mentally and physically able to participate.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- How much is Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding?
- Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding price starts from $55.00. Discover and book Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding on Tripadvisor
- What is the Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding cancellation policy?
- Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding?
- Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding is hosted by Oceanair Travels. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Oceanair Travels on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 4h. Discover and book Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 91575P2
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Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee departure details
- 1Abu DhabiStop: 4 hoursGet ready for a 4-hours desert safari starting with morning pick-up at your hotel. A 45-minute drive takes you to the heart of the desert outside Abu Dhabi. Explore the desert in a 4x4 Land Cruiser, bashing the huge dunes. The fun continues with a chance to try out sandboarding. Follow the instructions and glide over the dunes as you see how simple it really is. During the safari there will be plenty of opportunity to pose for some photos in the desert. Your friendly driver will help you with that. This special morning safari concludes with a short camel ride before the transfer back to the pick-up pointRead more
- You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator
Oceanair Travels
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Joined in October 2015
#1 of 271 Tours & Activities in Abu Dhabi
- 648maartenw00Desert Tour ExtraordinaireFantastic trip with Azeez of OceanAir. Highly recommend this: From the pick up at the hotel, to the camel farm, dunebashing, sand boarding, pictures at sunset, a camel ride, drinks and dinner followed by a belly dancer and traditional dancer, shisha and henna drawing, Azeez helped us and took marvelous photos. On the way back, he took a detour showing us the Zayed Mosque at night with beautiful lighting as they prepared for National Day. Azeez really went above and beyond and I highly recommend him and OceanAir for your desert tour!
- riivot00Great experienceIt was great experience. 4x4 driving on sand tunes, camel riding, ATV driving to get feeling how is to drive on sand tunes and finally great Arabic dinner - everything was great. Our tour guide Kevin was super as well.
- sgerstl00Awesome experience. Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.Great experience. Our driver Kevin is a great tour guide that helps you all around. Was a very pleasant drive. Dune bashing was awesome. Sandboarding was mega and the evening in the camp was very enjoyable. Would go any time again and can highly recommend this tour.
- 967sidm00Ajmal the dune acrobatThis was my first visit to Abu Dhabi and I had heard so much about the desert safaris. Not knowing one from the other, I trusted the reviews and booked with OceanAir. I’m so glad I did! Travelling solo, they had no problem accomodating me - I called in the morning and was able to book for a tour that afternoon. We had the amazing Ajmal. This man could drive! Surfing the dunes like he was born on them, he had our whole group terrified in the best possible way. Combined with awesome pit stops for photos and dune surfing, a wonderful meal with awe-inspiring entertainment, camel rides and quad bikes, this tour had so much more than I bargained for. If you’re visiting Abu Dhabi. This tour is a must!
- jonathanc22500Best experience in AbuIt has been a fantastic experience all the way . Shameka our driver is as well a profesional photographer and a marvelous person Recommend to any one that visits Abu Dhabi
- shinyoungsoo00If you are in Abu Dhabi, you mustThe guide was kind and desert safari is very satisfying. It will be a must-experience course if you come to Abu Dhabi.
- OnAir16483100Very Good.We had an enjoyable tour. We had bit of problem with confirmation of pick up time/place. Jo from customer services was very good. Tour guide Adhi was excellent. He managed the group nicely. Very calm , good communicator and pleasant personality. He was practical. Tour plan was good and there was sufficient time.
- F7228PIdang00Awesome desert experienceWe had an awesome time on this trip. It’s well organised and provided a great variety of experiences. Hamza our host was awesome and took a bunch of great photos for us. I would definitely recommend this to family and friends.
- 484tiffanis00Amazing - don’t think twice & just go!Absolutely amazing experience - don’t think twice and go! We did sandbagging, sand boarding, camel rides, and went to a camp where we experienced local entertainment, food, henna, etc. The staff took awesome pictures throughout the experience. Hamza was an awesome guide and made the whole experience really seamless, comfortable, safe, and fun!!
- beatriceeiring00Tour was amazing, Camp disappointingOur guide Azeez was amazing! He was really caring and is a great photographer. So we got a lots a beautiful pic for memories. I loved his Dune Bashing! The camp was really touristy what we don’t like. I was very sorry for a falcon sitting the whole night in front of a sound box with no one caring. He looked awful! Why must animals suffer for touristy fun?
- VukLazic00Remarkable ExperienceTruly amazing experience. Everything was organized well. There are a lot of activities, however every member of the group had enough time to enjoy and take photos. Well done!
- U7763TGrobind00Great tour - RecommendedGreat tour. Our driver (Kevin) looked after us very well. He also showed great skill driving over the dunes. The meal included was a very high standard as well. Recommended.
- 253joannee00Excellent driver and cool experienceReally cool experience made even better by having Hamza as our driver! He was very experienced with the driving and friendly. I would definitely come back and do a tour with him!
- Z5798KXirinaa00Wonderful tour with KevinWonderful tour with our fantastic guide and driver Kevin. He was very polite, attentive, excellent desert driver :) the tour was exciting and full of fun. I suggest it to all tourists who come to Abu Dhabi
- Excursion571913846630010/10Azeez was a wonderful tour guide , he did a great job on the sand dunes, picked us up on time, very communicative, gave us an itinerary, INCREDIBLE dune driver, we did everything the tour claimed, he constantly checked in on us and made sure we were having fun!! Loved it!!
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Truman T
Regensburg, Germany4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
Very well organized tour. You'll get an update about the estimated pick-up time so you don't have to wait for long. The driver and guide Rafeek was not just friendly and accommodating but also helping out taking photos for the guests. His driving in the dunes was both extreme fun but also always safe. The car was in good condition. In addition of 100 AED you can rent an ATV for some extra fun time. I'd definitely recommend taking that trip. Thanks!
Written January 3, 2020
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Fabi G
1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Friends
We had an excellent dessert tour with our guide Hamza. He also took very beautiful pictures of our group, they look like from a professional photographer. The dune bashing was so much fun and we would do it again every time. At the camp we got some cold drinks and we enjoyed the camel riding. We only can recommend the tour!
Written January 4, 2020
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Dounia
Fes, Morocco2 contributions
Mar 2020
Afsan was an AMAZING tour guide. He let us play our music in the car the whole time, was a safe driver for dune bashing, & took lots of photos for us throughout the expedition including for the camel rides & sand boarding. He was flexible with our schedule as we were able to add on 10 minutes on ATVs for 100 AED once we were there as well. Can't say enough good things about Afsan! Highly recommend the whole experience, everyone loved it.
Written March 4, 2020
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Nil N
New York86 contributions
Feb 2020
My family and I went on a four hour desert safari in the morning with our guide NADEER. Nadeer is a five star guide with incredible patience. He took all the time in the world to allow my young children to take in the experience and sand board down a hill as many times as they wanted to. The trip consist of a visit to a camel farm where my kids enjoyed feeding camels, dune bashing and sand boarding. As a bonus you also get a camel ride to end the trip. The entire tour was not rushed and Nadeer made us all feel at ease. He explained everything at all times and most importantly, he let us enjoy the experience to the fullest without rushing us. Nadeer is also an amazing photographer (see attached photo) and he took as many photos as you wanted without complaining a bit. Fantastic guide. My family thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I fully recommend it to anyone traveling to Abu Dhabi. I booked the trip online and we communicated with the tour company personnel via WhatsApp thus, making the entire experience seamless. Big thumbs up to Oceanair Travels and Nadeer.
Written February 24, 2020
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Tom
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Friends
Rafeek our driver, guide, 4x4 dune basher and personal photographer was exceptional!
There were so many activities in one morning with friendly and helpful staff.
Rafeek was very skilled in his manoeuvres driving off road in the desert and was very kind to take time to take personal photos of us whilst on the dune and whilst sand boarding.
The refreshments before the camel ride were a nice unexpected surprise.
I can highly recommend this tour!
There were so many activities in one morning with friendly and helpful staff.
Rafeek was very skilled in his manoeuvres driving off road in the desert and was very kind to take time to take personal photos of us whilst on the dune and whilst sand boarding.
The refreshments before the camel ride were a nice unexpected surprise.
I can highly recommend this tour!
Written March 7, 2020
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Luka M
Bielefeld, Germany3 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
The trip was very exciting and our guide Nadeer took some beautiful pictures of us. The dune bashing in the back of the car was like a roller coaster. After that it was good to have a cold drink in the camp! 😅
Thank you for the great experience Nadeer!
Thank you for the great experience Nadeer!
Written February 23, 2020
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Walshy Travels 🇬🇧
Portsmouth, UK3,418 contributions
We were short on time and so did the 4hour morning safari. Firstly our tour guide Yassir was brilliant from start to finish. Good humoured, friendly, softly spoken & knowledgeable. A good driver too, especially on the dunes and especially on the drive back when he was forced to avade a truck drifting into our path. He also took some nice pictures for us.
We didn’t pre-book the Quad Biking experience but the tour always stops there and if we resisted adding it on we would have just sat around for an hour doing nothing. Although Yassir gave us the pushy salesman routine to do it, he gave us different options with prices and ultimately I’m glad he did because despite our reservations about it (which is why we didn’t pre-book it) it was safe and we were allowed to share two Quads with 4 people. For a quad each for 4 it wold have been around £250 but was £113 for two. It was very fun and reasonably priced when sharing. Probably the highlight, having easily 30 minutes run time in a defined area.
We also enjoyed the dune bashing but be warned if you are prone to motion sickness, anti-sickness tablets are recommended. Someone we shared the tour with was sick and I could tell it definitely affected their enjoyment for the rest of the day.
The camel ride was literally a 5 min walk about and photo opportunity. Disappointing if you are expecting more but for us with the heat of the day now on us after dune bashing, sand boarding and quad biking it was enough. But again it highlights the point I made about not doing the quad biking. If you don’t, it would be more like an expensive taxi to the desert with 5 mins sand boarding, 5 mins on a camel and 5 minutes bashing the dunes.
At the places you do stop at, especially the place they use to reinflate the tyres for the 4x4, expected to be hard pushed to buy things from the shop keeper. They forced traditional clothing on both the children we were with without giving them much choice about it and before I had chance to even say no thankful, they had rung up almost 500uad on the till and was demanding I pay. Thing is we always buy from local vendors to support local business but these aggressive tactics put us off.
The desert however was amazing to see and in all we were really glad with did this tour.
We didn’t pre-book the Quad Biking experience but the tour always stops there and if we resisted adding it on we would have just sat around for an hour doing nothing. Although Yassir gave us the pushy salesman routine to do it, he gave us different options with prices and ultimately I’m glad he did because despite our reservations about it (which is why we didn’t pre-book it) it was safe and we were allowed to share two Quads with 4 people. For a quad each for 4 it wold have been around £250 but was £113 for two. It was very fun and reasonably priced when sharing. Probably the highlight, having easily 30 minutes run time in a defined area.
We also enjoyed the dune bashing but be warned if you are prone to motion sickness, anti-sickness tablets are recommended. Someone we shared the tour with was sick and I could tell it definitely affected their enjoyment for the rest of the day.
The camel ride was literally a 5 min walk about and photo opportunity. Disappointing if you are expecting more but for us with the heat of the day now on us after dune bashing, sand boarding and quad biking it was enough. But again it highlights the point I made about not doing the quad biking. If you don’t, it would be more like an expensive taxi to the desert with 5 mins sand boarding, 5 mins on a camel and 5 minutes bashing the dunes.
At the places you do stop at, especially the place they use to reinflate the tyres for the 4x4, expected to be hard pushed to buy things from the shop keeper. They forced traditional clothing on both the children we were with without giving them much choice about it and before I had chance to even say no thankful, they had rung up almost 500uad on the till and was demanding I pay. Thing is we always buy from local vendors to support local business but these aggressive tactics put us off.
The desert however was amazing to see and in all we were really glad with did this tour.
Written February 19, 2023
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DayTrip768567
1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Family
What a fantastic experience. The dune bashing was brilliant, such experienced drivers. Our tour guide Biju made us feel so relaxed and was very attentive throughout the morning, ensuring we had an amazing experience. The camel ride and trip to the farm was fab! The sand-boarding great fun. The quad bike was an excellent bonus, whilst having to pay a little extra, as not included (which we were aware) we did not expect there would be an opportunity to ride one. Our daughter was thrilled! Definitely worth booking the tour and a great price. Thank you again to Biju and the team, who were professional throughout!
Written March 19, 2023
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Muneer I
Mississauga, Canada2 contributions
Had a time of my life with this tour. From the riding on the sand dunes to riding on a camel. Mohamed Shijin was an amazing host who was an expert driver on the sand dunes, taking any pictures you asked of him, while also answering any questions we had. Definitely recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you Mohamed for the great hospitality!
Written February 29, 2020
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Conner G
1 contribution
Dec 2022 • Friends
Our morning with Hamza was nothing short of a 10/10 experience. His driving was world class and we felt safe the entire time, plus he was very friendly. We did the additional ATV driving and that was also a great decision - would highly recommend.
Written December 16, 2022
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Sherry B
Rotorua, New Zealand
Hi, we will land around 5 am at the international airport. I understand the "Premier inn Abu Dhabi Airport hotel" is within walking distance and we may able to reach there within 2 hours after landing.
What time will be the pickup for 7:30 Am 4 hours Morning safari?
Master Cosmo Nibbs
1 contribution
7:30 am
Marilyn S
Australia256 contributions
What time is morning pick up.
We have a 16 hour layover
Plane landing at 6.15 am
chengeto m
2 contributions
730-745 am
Hello We want to make reservation for this trip tomorrow. But I wonder whether you can pick up at Premier Abu Dhabi Int Airport Hotel. Could you check it?
Hi, we are a group of 32 (including kids) we would like a competitive quote for safari with camel ride and sandboarding on 3rd April afternoon!
Hi, we are a family of 4, we want to do the tour tomorrow morning. Is it possible for it to be private (just our family on the car)?
How much will it cost?
Kevin
OceanAir Travels
World312 contributions
Hi Kevin,
Greetings from OceanAir Travels and thank you for approaching us :)
Regret to inform you that we do not have availability for today, you can do the tour on tomorrow, 04th January
The cost for a Private Abu Dhabi: 4-Hour Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride and Sandboarding will be 881.44AED.
Regards
Lima | OceanAir Travels
Fede M.
4 contributions
Hello, in which place do you make the safari? Al Ain?
Thank you
OceanAir Travels
World312 contributions
Hi Fede,
Greetings from OceanAir Travels and thank you for approaching us :)
We organize desert safari in Al Khatim Desert, Abu Dhabi.
Regards
Lima | OceanAir Travels
l_island72
Munich, Germany48 contributions
Hello Oceantour-Ream, We are 4 adults + 3 children (6/8/8). Does this fit in one Landrover? Thanks in advance and Best Regards, Peter
OceanAir Travels
World312 contributions
Hi Guest,
Greetings from OceanAir Travels and thank you for approaching us :).
If the guest is fine with 7 people in one Landcruiser, there are no restrictions from our side. But more than 7 people are not allowed.
Regards
Lima | OceanAir Travels
Hello,
we would like to do the tour, we are a family of four. But I am pregnant and we have a 1-year old and a 4-year old child. Is it still possible ans safe or not?
Greetings
Family G.
OceanAir Travels
World312 contributions
Hello,
Thank you for approaching us for the Abu Dhabi safari. Kindly note, Pregnant ladies and also those with back pains, neck pains, and children aged below 3 years are not allowed for the dune bashing. The main activity of the morning safari is the dune bashing & sandboarding, so I do suggest you go with an evening safari with a private customized option without dune bashing & sandboarding. Please contact us for a private tour.
Regards
Lima | OceanAir Travels
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