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Baz
Vilnius, Lithuania12 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We were lucky to get to know Mahmoud, he was our guide during all trip. He is a really nice person and was answering all our questions about everything during the quite long drive (about 1,5 hour from our place) to the dessert.
This is a unique duna bashing experience that is not offered anywhere else so make sure to try it out here!
The tour exceeded our expectations, tge dune bashing was really a bumpy ride and we felt the thrill!
The Land Cruiser was brand new, like powerful ATV.
ATV ride was not included in our package so we purchased it in the camp (250 dirhams).
Night show was really impressive to us, belly dance and traditional dances as well as the fire show where we literally felt the heat of the fire!
We had some snacks and dinner included, as well as unlimited tea and coffee, small henna tatoo, short camel ride and we could try-on some arabic clothes. A lot of more stuff such as scarfs, food, drinks, rides, arts can be purchased separately.
It was a bit cold evening, as locals said - very unusually cold, so we recommend to take some more clothes with you and keep in mind that you will spend a few hours sitting outside after sunset.
What I liked most about this tour - Dessert thrill?
1. A lot of experiences for a very good price and in one place.
2. Trustwirthy and experienced driver and tour guide. We felt safe during the dune bashing.
3. Mahmoud was always taking care of us so that we would get what we paid for and didn't miss anything.
4. Great night show.
I see people in reviews complaining about the short camel ride, which for me was really ok and I was even glad it was short. It was my first time to ride a camel and I was scared to try it so it was okay for me. You can always ask for a longer ride if you like it, but I was happy I didn't have to pay more just to try it out wheter I'll like it or not.
The travel from Dubai to the dessert takes some time but for me it was also ok, it was good to escape the city and see the surroundings and that dessert that was here before the Dubai was settled. It is a bigger and more 'real' dessert that the one that is closer to the city but it is as always up to you, if you want fast food or something better.
Overall, I recommend this tour since I think is is really good quality for the price.
This is a unique duna bashing experience that is not offered anywhere else so make sure to try it out here!
The tour exceeded our expectations, tge dune bashing was really a bumpy ride and we felt the thrill!
The Land Cruiser was brand new, like powerful ATV.
ATV ride was not included in our package so we purchased it in the camp (250 dirhams).
Night show was really impressive to us, belly dance and traditional dances as well as the fire show where we literally felt the heat of the fire!
We had some snacks and dinner included, as well as unlimited tea and coffee, small henna tatoo, short camel ride and we could try-on some arabic clothes. A lot of more stuff such as scarfs, food, drinks, rides, arts can be purchased separately.
It was a bit cold evening, as locals said - very unusually cold, so we recommend to take some more clothes with you and keep in mind that you will spend a few hours sitting outside after sunset.
What I liked most about this tour - Dessert thrill?
1. A lot of experiences for a very good price and in one place.
2. Trustwirthy and experienced driver and tour guide. We felt safe during the dune bashing.
3. Mahmoud was always taking care of us so that we would get what we paid for and didn't miss anything.
4. Great night show.
I see people in reviews complaining about the short camel ride, which for me was really ok and I was even glad it was short. It was my first time to ride a camel and I was scared to try it so it was okay for me. You can always ask for a longer ride if you like it, but I was happy I didn't have to pay more just to try it out wheter I'll like it or not.
The travel from Dubai to the dessert takes some time but for me it was also ok, it was good to escape the city and see the surroundings and that dessert that was here before the Dubai was settled. It is a bigger and more 'real' dessert that the one that is closer to the city but it is as always up to you, if you want fast food or something better.
Overall, I recommend this tour since I think is is really good quality for the price.
Written January 17, 2020
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Praful G
New Delhi, India287 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
It is almost like a roller coaster ride. The drivers and there cars have amazing ability to rule the sand dunes. The view at the top of the dunes is also amazing to take pics. Though the real ride is just 30 minutes practically. The quad bike experience is poor as they charge crazy money 250 dirhams for 20min. Even the evening camp with belly dancing is not so great as the quality of food is very poor. All in all over all a different experience
Written January 9, 2020
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Aims
Dayton, TX496 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Booked through Arabian adventures as wanted to go through a reputable company. We were picked up from our hotel at around 1515 by Imran. There were four other people in our vehicle. It was around a half an hour drive to the desert and we stopped for a 10 minute break to let the air out or the tyres and use the toilet etc. We drove through some of the desert and saw some gazelles which was amazing. Then we started Dune bashing. This was so fun and we were all laughing all the way to the camp. We stopped for sand boarding and some refreshments. The weather was overcast this day so we didn’t get to see the sunset which was a shame but still good all the same. We got to the camp where there was belly dancing, flame throwing, dancing, camel riding and henna tattoos. We just got the soft drinks package so this was included in the price. It cost around £50 each which we didn’t think was too expensive for 7 hours. The food was very good and cooked well and we enjoyed the entertainment. It felt very authentic and we got to try foods we’d never had before. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Dubai.
Written January 26, 2020
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ruks M
Ghaziabad, India9 contributions
Feb 2021 • Family
Desert safari was always a dream for us and
was a must to do activity in Dubai. We had a high expectations from the trip but it turned out to be a tourist fooling game. The ride in Desert through a was good but was limited to 10 mins only.In 10 mins we reached at camp.From all the promotions we had seen in Dubai, Desert Safari is accompanied by a Barbeque dinner. We paid a good amount of money per person .After reaching there we were asked if we would liked to be treated as VIPs or normal guests.They charged 60 dhirams extra for it. Those who did not take it were not given food until 9 pm. Those who paid were given dinner at 7 pm. There was no buffet and no Barbeque. The dinner was being provided in packed lunch boxes.Many who had asked for non vegetarian were given vegetarian lunch¹ boxes. Performances were ok.
All those planning for the trip should enquire properly about charges as after reaching there ,there is no option left but to give VIP treatment money to camp staff as they scare you to hell that if you will not take VIP pack you will have to stand in queues for dinner, you will get everything late.
Highy disappointed with the concept of Desert Safari.Would not recommend it to anyone. Desert safari camps are taking excuse of Covid and not serving food as per their marketing, after reaching camps they are forcing people to give them extra money for providing food and drinks. Low grade shows of 5 to 10 mins to fool people.Will not recommend to anyone.
was a must to do activity in Dubai. We had a high expectations from the trip but it turned out to be a tourist fooling game. The ride in Desert through a was good but was limited to 10 mins only.In 10 mins we reached at camp.From all the promotions we had seen in Dubai, Desert Safari is accompanied by a Barbeque dinner. We paid a good amount of money per person .After reaching there we were asked if we would liked to be treated as VIPs or normal guests.They charged 60 dhirams extra for it. Those who did not take it were not given food until 9 pm. Those who paid were given dinner at 7 pm. There was no buffet and no Barbeque. The dinner was being provided in packed lunch boxes.Many who had asked for non vegetarian were given vegetarian lunch¹ boxes. Performances were ok.
All those planning for the trip should enquire properly about charges as after reaching there ,there is no option left but to give VIP treatment money to camp staff as they scare you to hell that if you will not take VIP pack you will have to stand in queues for dinner, you will get everything late.
Highy disappointed with the concept of Desert Safari.Would not recommend it to anyone. Desert safari camps are taking excuse of Covid and not serving food as per their marketing, after reaching camps they are forcing people to give them extra money for providing food and drinks. Low grade shows of 5 to 10 mins to fool people.Will not recommend to anyone.
Written February 24, 2021
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Sangram Banerjee
Dubai, United Arab Emirates15 contributions
Feb 2019 • Family
We were a group of 7, the idea was to experience Desert Safari in all its hyped up splendor. We had an average time relaxing in the middle of the desert. I didn’t like the dune bashing as it seemed more like my head bashing against the roof of the Land Cruiser. Extremely painful and not fun at all. The food was cold and tasteless. The only saving grace was good weather and various performers keeping us entertained by dancing and juggling. Overall an okay experience but it’s just my opinion, others in my group probably had a much better time since they’re less cynical and I guess it helps if you’re a smoker then you can smoke shisha under the stars and have a fabulous time.
Written January 10, 2020
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The nomad couple
Manama, Bahrain33 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
We booked it with Rayna tours. Except for the dune bashing (10mins hardly). It wasn’t any great, food was very average and belly dancing wasn’t good. Tanoura and fire show was good. Overall i felt it a bit rushed, we paid privately 200 aed for a separate dune bashing and the driver did pretty well and was overall enjoyable. Camel ride was terrible because for short ride, camel was made To sit and stand up once in every few mins, wasn’t a great sight to see the animal suffer.
Written January 2, 2020
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Nitin P
Jalandhar, India18 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
I may differ with many but its my personal experiences what i am sharing. Safari is divided into parts. 1st part is some bike rides over sand dunes which enthusiasts will enjoy. 2nd part they roll over there 4×4 over sand dunes which was exciting. 3rd part was dinner and entertainment. Here they asked for 50dhs pp to be seated on sofas cf on floor pillows if you don't pay. This i personally felt uncomfortable with people sitting infront of you and collecting food items from stalls while other sitting over sofa and served awful (really if you are vegetaian then its just daal-chawal for you) food. Entertainment part was good with variety of dance performances.
Written January 28, 2020
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Miss EB
5 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
As I already went to the Sahara, this was very disappointing. After 1h30 of bus ride, we got to the so called desert, where you could see the highway from the camp site. There was 1 surfboard available for all the groups and we couldn't slide properly. There was 4 camels and the ride was going around in a small circle for a few minutes. The 4x4 were very little and the ride was also going around in a small circle. The first part of the show was great, the second part was a none arabic lady dancing baladi the wrong way. The food was alright. I wouldn't recommend going there, since there's other very nice desert in this world.
Written February 8, 2020
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ebkader
Dubai, United Arab Emirates140 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
1. Most operators are pretty similar and reliable. Expect to pay around 300AED.
2. Allow about 7 hours total
3. Your actual dune bashing experience may be quite variable depending on your driver. It may vary from a pretty sedate meander to edge of your seat stuff. You may be able to ask your driver to pick up the pace if you desire
4. Don't expect much from the sandboarding.... You're not going to be cutting up the dunes. Expect to wait in line and slide down a 5m hill on your bottom
5. Food is average, but adequate
6. Entertainment is ok.... If you want an exotic Arabian night experience, you'll have to spring for the private tour
2. Allow about 7 hours total
3. Your actual dune bashing experience may be quite variable depending on your driver. It may vary from a pretty sedate meander to edge of your seat stuff. You may be able to ask your driver to pick up the pace if you desire
4. Don't expect much from the sandboarding.... You're not going to be cutting up the dunes. Expect to wait in line and slide down a 5m hill on your bottom
5. Food is average, but adequate
6. Entertainment is ok.... If you want an exotic Arabian night experience, you'll have to spring for the private tour
Written February 28, 2020
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Karen G
Houston, TX8 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
It was VERY damp and nearly double the cost with almost no additional value.
However, I would recommend doing this as a day trip. the sand bashing and the dune buggy rides and the dances and dinner were very fun.
It's entertaining, but a bit pricey in my opinion. Definitely look into it.
However, I would recommend doing this as a day trip. the sand bashing and the dune buggy rides and the dances and dinner were very fun.
It's entertaining, but a bit pricey in my opinion. Definitely look into it.
Written January 1, 2020
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Can I visit Dubai desert @ free of cost, all my myself just to take few pictures ( maybe less then 1km). No time for safari, packages.
The Indian Nomad
India41 contributions
You have to take a car to reach the desert area from the main areas of Dubai. I doubt you can park your car anywhere for free. Instead why don't you spend just around 80-120 Dirhams per person and enjoy the evening with pick up from hotel or apartment, dune bashing, sand skating, music and food. It's all included in the price and well worth the money. If you just want photos to show to your friends, then use a green screen in your room itself and edit it to make it look that you went to the desert.
Marjoleinilse
Groningen, The Netherlands31 contributions
Hallo,
Wij gaan in augustus naar Dubai en zijn benieuwd of het met de temperaturen die er dan zijn ook te doen is om een dessert safari te doen? Of dat dit veelte warm is?
On the internet we see some safari tours that mention red dunes and others that don't. A) Are they referring to different places in the desert, and are there multiple camp sites in the desert?
drkishorekumar
Varanasi, India41 contributions
My wife has backache and she wants to avoid dune bashing. Can she accompany me and participate in other activities at a subsidised cost of entry fee??
Dr Kishor Kumar
SOMENDRA PRATAP SINGH
Mumbai, India11 contributions
Dear Kishor, you can ask the driver to avoid much jerks. You can simply take a drive in dunes at a lower speed i guess. Totally dropping this activity from your itinerary is not a good idea i guess as evening in camp is good and an experience to have. Also the cars which they use for safari are good ones like land cruiser so its not as rough as we have in india.
Lakshmi L
New York City, NY13 contributions
does Gate 1 go to the Miracle garden?
SOMENDRA PRATAP SINGH
Mumbai, India11 contributions
We were allowed entry from a smaller gate where tickets were also being sold & there was a big space for bus & car parking. Entry was thru this gate only. Can't remember whether it was gate no. 1 or 2. but it was not a gate with big doors as you can see in pics of miracle garden.
Hope my answer may help you a bit. You can ask more, if i can help i certainly will.
Papagiannis K
Hamburg, Germany3 contributions
Θα ήθελα να μάθω σε τι τιμές κυμαίνονται επίσκεψη σε ενυδρείο και σε επίσκεψη ξενοδοχείου για φωτογραφιες
is it good for a person who had undergone a heart surgery about 3 year back who is now ok
Zahid Ali
Dubai, United Arab Emirates5 contributions
Well, the dune bashing can be a bit rough experience. Its similar to sailing in a ship caught in a storm. I would suggest you consult your cardiologist before planning the trip. If you would like to go then it would be better to sit in the middle seats of the vehicle and tell the driver beforehand that you would like a milder version of the trip.
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