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Abu Dhabi: 7-Hours Desert Safari with BBQ, Camel Ride & Sandboarding

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Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner Belly Dance Tanura and Fire Dance Camel Ride

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Perfect for friends, couples, and families, this adventure-filled evening tour brings you into the heart of the desert. Experience a traditional, Bedouin-style campsite, complete with henna painting, belly dancing, and a tasty BBQ dinner. Sip on a mint tea and relax in the tent, or choose from a variety of high-speed activities, including dune bashing, sand boarding, and more.

An action-packed desert excursion with Bedouin tent and multiple fun-filled activities
The perfect photo opps: dress in traditional costumes for men and women, or pose with camels
Upgrade to include a high-speed adventure through the desert on your own quad bike
Venture to remote locations in a sturdy 4WD vehicle, with round-trip hotel transfers for extra convenience

What's Included

Pick-Up And Drop Back By 4 Wheel Drive (Toyota Land Cruisers) Desert Driving & Dune bashing in 4wds by professional drivers trained in Desert driving. Desert Sunset Watching & Taking Desert Sunset Picture Camel Farm Visit Sand Boarding Camel Ride Arabic Hospitality Upon Arrival With Arabic Coffee/Tea/Dates Unlimited Soft Drinks, Tea Coffee And Mineral Water at camp Local dresses for men and women for picture taking Falcons for picture taking Henna Tattoo Or Henna Painting Bedouin tent with carpet and pillows BBQ dinner with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options Dance floor and music system Live entertainment Belly Dancing Live entertainment Thanoura Dance Live entertainment Fire Dance A Relaxing Smoke Of Fragrant Sheesha (Arabian Water Pipe) After The Dinner.
Dinner
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea

Quad biking (approx. 50 AED for 10 minutes) Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase) Additional info Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

02:30 PM

Pickup details

Our Main Pick up and Drop Off was "INSIDE ABU DHABI" (WE CAN PICK UP AND DROP OFF ANY MALL OR HOTEL IN ABU DHABI) Pick up and Drop off from AL AIN - we required the booking for 4 people Pick up and Drop off from other Emirates Like Dubai - We have extra Charge. (For inquiry and information email us )

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
4X4 Land cruiser will be on sharing basis with 6 peoples accommodated in a car
Comfortable clothing is advised, including closed shoes and trousers for quad biking. Warm clothing is recommended during the winter period (October to March)
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Children below 4 years not recommended. Child seat will not be provided they have to sit on parents lap.
Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking(Child Rate applies)
Infants must sit on laps
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Infant seats available
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund Please note: During the month of Ramadan this activity will not include Entertainment and alcohol will not be served
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Duan_V

We had an amazing experience!! Our driver, Shahid was friendly and professional. The dune bashing was such a wicked experience!!! One of the people, however, found it a bit too overwhelming and Shahid was kind enough to drive on an easier path to accomodate her motion sickness. The activities in the desert camp were also very nice - all of the activities offered (aside from the quad ride) are free of charge and the dinner was great. All together, this is an experience I definitely recommend to all who love a bit of an adventure!

Reviews

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An unforgettable story

Burlan_D, Apr 2024

Everything was exceptional! The driver's professionalism and attention to tourists, the joy of meeting the camels in the desert farm and especially the entertainment program and traditional dinner in the desert village. Congratulations to the organizers!

Fabulous

Juliette_D, Apr 2024

Our driver, Eid, was the best! My daughter was not feeling well and he was attentive and did a great job checking in on us and so compassionate!

Most memorable part was...

Alisa_T, Feb 2024

Most memorable part was the desert itself, because we have never been there. Our family liked the whole package very much: dune rally was exiting and adrenaline-rising; food in the camp was good, with a lot of choise and we also liked the show (dances etc). For us this all was very exotic. Thank you!

no recommendation

beongmu_y, Feb 2024

1. for by of the women . 2. no recomand . this is shortly take a pictures. others company take a pictures too many cut. 3. desert lally is good 4. food is bad 5. departure times were delayed

Excellent opportunity, a must do.

Todd_G, Nov 2023

The experience was just mind blowing. It all started being picked up by Mario. He was very professional and accommodating. Camel Farm was interesting. Desert 4wd was amazing and exhilarating. The Bedouin camp and activities were entertaining. Buffet dinner was delicious.

Out of this world experience

Duan_V, Jan 2023

our guide Thaj is a great...

Miroslav_M, Jan 2023

our guide Thaj is a great and experienced guide, he made our trip perfect and safe. thank you thaj and all the guys from the desert safari

Best Dessert Safari tour in Abu Dhabi

Sadifa_S, Dec 2022

We just got the opportunity to experience this trip. The company is really professional and they tried to give us the best experience. They managed their time very professionally. We were able to take ample of photos in the dessert with the camel, we got to ride camel, the BQ was fantastic. The dune bashing was out of the world. It was so adventurous. We just loved it. The driver with us tried to give us the best experience. Team manager/coordinator Hossain was really helpful. He verified again and again that we are making the most out of it. We would definitely recommend them. There was a misunderstanding regarding shared transportation. But management of this company solved it with utmost grace. Now, I am grateful that out of 100 other companies, I chose xtreme tourism for this amazing Abu Dhabi dessert safari. They took care of us to the greatest extend!

Wonderful and exciting experience

PAOLA_M, Dec 2022

Excellence exciting experience , ffilled it with joy and happiness the operator nice and very friendly the punctuality excellence

A lot of fun and excitement

Alfred_T, Dec 2022

This tour includes a lot of fun and excitement- Sand boarding, camel ride and belly dancing. It was a memorable tour.

Touristic trap

Dzangir_K, Dec 2022

We got to camel farm, few old an sad camels where people took photos. From there dune bashing. That was nice experience. Again photo stop. At camp, you could 'ride' a camel for 2 minutes, there was falcon to take photo with him, you could be dressd as local for photo, cana drawing was available. Next was diner, with meat, rice, salad, humus and potatos. Also pasta was available? We ended with performace of belly dancer and rotating guy - similar to dervish. Star gazing, where they turn off lights but next camp had lights and was not that good. Most of people enjoyed it. But for me was one of worst experience. No traditional filling, Indan empoyess, pasta to eat, sad animals and short camel ride. I was sorry to do it.

Awesome day out. We...

Lindsey_B, Nov 2022

Awesome day out. We travelled for the grand prix but this was such a great day out it justified a day away from the track!

Book with another company

Jane_M, Nov 2022

I've done desert safaris in this area before and this was definitely the worst experience I've had. I requested the front seat to which I was told they "can't guarantee but will try". When the car picked us up, the front seat was taken and nothing was mentioned however, it seems like the guy in the front seat was either a friend of the driver or he worked for the company and was training him. We then went to a gas station where we had to wait for nearly 30 minutes to 'wait for the other cars' but there only seemed to be one that we were following. The dune bashing was ok but the driver didn't talk to us the whole time, he never asked if we were ok and after a short while, I was feeling very ill. When we finally got to the camp I had to run to the bathroom to throw up, the driver didn't notice or didn't care. The camp had a really unpleasant smell and there was no shisha available as advertised. There was a poor Falcon constantly crying out as it was tied up, I felt awful for the way the animals were treated. Definitely book with a better company and maybe not through Viator.

A great day!

Karen_M, Oct 2022

The dune bashing was so much fun, lasted a good 45 mins and got some great photos. Dinner was of good quality and plentiful. Overall very good value for money.

Great family experience

Nikki_B, Oct 2022

Everything was a memory made . Great service . Kids really enjoyed sand boarding and the camel ride .

Exellent

Ilia_S, Oct 2022

First of all Tanzir the guide was simply exceptional! Conducted the tour in a wonderful, clear and very kind manner. The jeep tour was successful and even extreme in a way. Later we rode camels, a nice dinner was served and there was an authentic Arab show. We left the trip with a very successful experience.

It is amazing tour, we...

Inessa_K, Sep 2022

It is amazing tour, we have a great time with our driver Thahzi, he is very supportive, positive and good driver and also he is doing great photos

Fantastic trip

Tracey_L, Aug 2022

Absolutely fantastic excursion. Driver was very knowledgeable on the area and his driving skills were exceptional. ‘Camp’ was amazing; large selection of food that would suit most people (I’m fussy and ate most of the items available), as many drinks as you wanted, Jenna tattoos, sheesha, camel ride and I paid extra for the kids to use the quads. The whole experience was probably the best we’ve been on whilst on holiday! Deffo recommend

Amazing trip all round!!!

Allison_S, Jun 2022

Excellent price for what you get!! Amazing staff all round from start to finish , the driver, the venue and the quad biking , Amazing trip although the sand surfing in the 4x4 was extremely nauseating haha !!! The food at the venue in the desert was amazing and I'm relay fussy as vege and don't like cheese so even I was catered for with regards to choice ( veg curry etc)

Good experience but unnecessary features

Reto_U, Apr 2022

Everything ok, tour guide was very friendly and food was good. However, show was short (due to Ramadan) and camel ride was short as well. Me and my wife felt very sorry for the falcon. He is suffering and really unnecessary to have a trapped bird only for people to take pictures with it. It is pretty cruel :(