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Abu Dhabi: 7-Hours Desert Safari with BBQ, Camel Ride & Sandboarding
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By Oceanair Travels
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What you can expect during your visit
Regular temperature checks for staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
What you can expect during your visit
Regular temperature checks for staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
About
Abu Dhabi’s desert is a must-see for visitors, but going off-road into the sands isn’t recommended for first-timers. This afternoon-and-evening expedition steps in: delivering everything from dune exploration to tasters of Bedouin culture and dinner, all in one safe and effortless trip. Go dune bashing and sand boarding; enjoy traditional Bedouin activities at a desert camp; and conclude with a barbecue dinner and live shows before heading back.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 6h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English
Know before you go
  • Duration: 6h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Available languages
English
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
Enjoy the complete desert experience on a tour from Abu Dhabi
Full mix of desert activities, with no transport or logistics to worry about
Dune bash, sand board, camel ride, henna art, dinner, and live shows
Relax with sodas and convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 91575P1
Call +1 855 275 5071
Important information
Inclusions
Pick-up and drop off from Abu Dhabi • Transportation by air-conditioned 4WD Land Cruiser with Licensed driver • Dune bashing experience & Sandboarding • Camel ride • Mineral water and soft drinks • Henna painting • Open buffet BBQ dinner (vegetarian & non-vegetarian) • Tanoura show and Nashaat show “group of ladies” dance • Shisha pipe (free in the Shisha area) • Traditional Arabic dress (for photos)
Exclusions
Quad bike and dune buggy activities in the desert • Alcoholic beverages
Duration
6h
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.
Inclusions
Pick-up and drop off from Abu Dhabi • Transportation by air-conditioned 4WD Land Cruiser with Licensed driver • Dune bashing experience & Sandboarding • Camel ride • Mineral water and soft drinks • Henna painting • Open buffet BBQ dinner (vegetarian & non-vegetarian) • Tanoura show and Nashaat show “group of ladies” dance • Shisha pipe (free in the Shisha area) • Traditional Arabic dress (for photos)
Exclusions
Quad bike and dune buggy activities in the desert • Alcoholic beverages
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.
Duration
6h
Additional information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
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
Entertainment activities:- During the holy month of Ramadan (23 April - 23 May 2020) you can watch Tanoura only in our desert camps as there will be some restrictions for Nashaat show “group of ladies” dance. Other religious holidays as per UAE law i.e. 3rd April​, 10​ & 31st​ Aug​, 9th Nov etc there will not be any entertainment activities in the camps as its strictly not permitted by UAE law.
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.
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Pick-up available from your Abu Dhabi City Central hotels & cruise port, Airport pick up is from Premier inn Abu Dhabi Airport hotel.
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.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
Itinerary
  • You'll get picked up
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    Abu Dhabi
    Stop: 6 hours
    Following pick-up from your hotel, the port or airport in Abu Dhabi, journey by air-conditioned 4WD Land Cruiser to the desert just 45 minutes from the city center. Take a ride across the sands on a dune-bashing adventure, experience what it is like to surf on sand with a sandboarding activity and visit a camel farm. Watch the sunset, and then go to a traditional camp to get a welcome coffee and dates. Ride on the back of a camel and avail of entertainments such as henna painting, shisha pipe smoking or posing with a falcon in traditional costume. Feast from a buffet dinner as you watch tanoura and belly dance shows.
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Stefan
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg1 contribution
Great Day with our guide Nouman
Mar 2021
Great Trip, very well organized and timed. To recommend. Our driver NOUMAN did a great job at guiding us through the day and was very friendly.
Written March 16, 2021
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annalichaj
Krakow, Poland5 contributions
Definately its a must do in Dubai!
Feb 2021 • Couples
The trip definately deserves the highest rate.
Great adventure , delicious local food provided and wide range of attractions only within 7 hours - that all prooves the best value for money and gives you "a piece" of arabic culture to enjoy.
Any safari option from OceanAir offer is a Must-do for those who have enough time to spare in Dubai.
Recommended :-)
The guide Mansoor highly recommended too! :-)
Written February 21, 2021
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Fayaaz F
1 contribution
To good
Nov 2019 • Family
The best awesome experience well worth it crew is awesome will recommend to everyone always everytime
Written October 29, 2020
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JLx4
2 contributions
A fantastic experience; highly recommend
Mar 2020
This Abu Dhabi safari was really the highlight tour in the UAE for us. The activities were awesome and the company was incredibly professional. We booked through Costco and there was an issue but that was Costco's fault. After it got sorted out it was amazing. We sandboarded, ate at a Bedouin-style bbq (so delicious!), had camel rides, went dune-bashing. I felt it was great value and a great experience and can't recommend it enough. If you go, ask for Imran to be your tour guide. He's knowledgeable, friendly AND he takes amazing photos. Top marks all around!
Written May 4, 2020
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Yana
Krasnodar, Russia5 contributions
Great experience in the desert - must visit for anyone
Mar 2020
The Safari was just great. If you visit UAE, you definitely need to choose this excursion as it is a typical local fun for tourists which is worth visiting. Our guide Biju was amazing. He drives perfectly and we had much fun in our Toyota. He also was making fantastic photos of us during the tour. And it's all included in this tour.
Highly recommend this tour to enjoy not only the desert safari but super fun sandboarding and camel riding.
The evening show and dinner were also great.
Thanks a lot for this. And many thanks for Biju!!!!!
Written March 18, 2020
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Gints R
1 contribution
6 stars
Mar 2020
Fantastic experience. Great driver and guide - Imran. Thank you very very much! Even better than expected.
6 stars!
Also extremely good value for the price. :)
Written March 17, 2020
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ChristianSt.
10 contributions
Amazing Trip
Mar 2020 • Couples
Thanks for the amazing day and the unforgetable memories we have made today.
Also a big thank to Biju who was our guide on todays journey. He was absolutely kind and always willing to help. Furthermore he has apart from his incredible driving skills a big talent in taking perfect pictures to catch these fantastic Moments.
All in all it was the best part of our UAE journey. Absolutely recommendable trip with an extremly professional guide.
Written March 16, 2020
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Kristina T
1 contribution
Very extreme and unusual experience
Mar 2020
Everything was geat, I loved extreme level of dune bashing! The show of belly dancer and man dance were also great! Food was nice, guide made super photos of me in the desert, I realy liked them.
Written March 16, 2020
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Kristine K
1 contribution
Wonderful!
Mar 2020
Had a great time! All was on time and nicely managed! Got more than could hope for. Definitely recommend!
Written March 16, 2020
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Si Mone
Munich, Germany4 contributions
Absolutely a great trip! Highly recommended!
We stayed in Abu Dhabi for 10 days and booked the Desert Safari.
It was such an amazing experience and we had an unforgettable day with our great tour guide Faisel.
He picked us up from our hotel on time and informed us beforehand about the exact pickup time. We were a group of 6 people and went to a camel farm before we went for the dune bashing! It was soooo much fun! Afterwads we went for sandboarding and Faisel took amazing pictures of us in the desert. He did such a great job and made everything for providing us an unforgettable day in the desert.
Before sundown we arrived in a typical camp and had the possibility for a camel ride. In the evening they prepared a great BBQ with very delicous regional food.
The Food was great and we had a good dancing show at the end.
To sum it up: we had a fantastic and exciting day in the desert with our amazing tour guide Faisel who made the day to an unforgettable experience!!! Thanks a lot!!!

...and it is a „must do“ once you are in Abu Dhabi!!
Written March 15, 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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