Experience the best desert safari in dubai or legendary Arabian hospitality for four hours and satisfy your sense of adventure in Lehbab, a large dune-filled area about 50 kilometers from Dubai. Enjoy dune bashing, camel riding, and quad biking, then enjoy a buffet barbecue dinner and watch the desert sunset at Al Khayma Camp.

Upgrade to the Bedouin Experience to spend a night in a desert tent and see the magical stars lighting up the sky.

Dune Bashing

Get an adrenaline rush with a morning or sunset desert safari featuring dune bashing and sand boarding. Choose a ticket option that includes a quad bike ride for an even more thrilling experience!

Your tour operator will pick you up from your hotel and drive you straight to the desert. Once there, the driver will deflate your tyres and you’ll be ready to begin the adventure!

Dune bashing is a wild ride up and down the sand dunes at high speed. It’s not recommended for kids or those with back problems. The Bidayer Desert is the easiest spot for dune bashing, while Sweihan and Liwa require more skills and bigger dunes to tackle.

Camel Riding

If you prefer a more laid-back experience of Dubai’s desert, you can hop on the ‘ships of the desert’ and sail across the sand dunes like nomads do. Many full-day desert safari tours will include a camel ride along with other more adrenaline-focused activities such as dune bashing and quad biking.

Riding a camel is a truly magical experience that will transport you back to a time before the advent of modern technology. It will help you appreciate the beauty and emptiness of the desert in ways that nothing else can.

For the best camel riding experience, choose a tour that includes other more fun and exciting activities such as a falcon show and BBQ dinner at the desert camp. Some full-day desert safari tours will also allow you to watch the sunset in the desert which is really spectacular.

Desert Camp

With a few exceptions, any desert safari that involves spending the night in the desert is going to be a bit of a tourist trap. Guests are dropped off at desert camps that offer a range of accommodation options from basic glamping tents to luxury tents more suited to a hotel room.

From there you can enjoy a variety of activities, including camel riding and sand boarding. Some tours will include henna painting, which is a form of body art traditionally used by women for weddings and other special occasions. There’s also a chance to try some shisha and enjoy traditional Arabic entertainment, such as belly dancing and the whirling dervish dance. Some tours will even include a BBQ dinner.

Henna Painting

Henna is an ancient body art that uses natural dye to decorate hands and feet. It's used as a form of cosmetics and even has medicinal purposes. Henna tattoos are often worn for special occasions, such as weddings and Eid celebrations. They last for up to a week and fade gradually over time.

Some desert tours include henna painting in the price, and others offer it as an additional service. The best place to get a henna design is in a desert safari camp, where you can enjoy a BBQ dinner and traditional folk entertainment.

This is the perfect desert safari for those who don't mind paying a bit more for a luxury experience. You'll be picked up in a Range Rover and have the chance to see a falcon demonstration.

Belly Dance

For a really cool desert safari experience, you can’t go past this overnight Dubai desert safari in an open-roof 1950’s vintage Land Rover. As you bob and weave over the dunes, you’ll realise why so many writers used the desert as their inspiration: Aladdin, Sinbad, and the Arabian Nights all come to mind.Book your trip on HolidayDesertSafari.

You’ll also get to experience the desert as it awakens, with a hot air balloon ride and breakfast atop the dunes. Click here to book your tour and see prices availability.

Alternatively, you can also enjoy the thrills of this Dubai desert safari with dinner and cultural shows on an evening tour. It’s a perfect option for families with children. You can even try your hand at sand-boarding and camel riding!