Morning Adventure from Dubai: Desert Dune Bashing, Sand Boarding, Camel Ride

Badge of ExcellenceDubai, United Arab Emirates

From $33.00

Price varies by group size

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Unleash your inner adrenaline junkie on this morning desert dune bash adventure from Dubai. Leave the city skyscrapers behind and make the journey to the Al-Hibab region of desert, known for its red dunes. Then, aboard a comfortable 4x4 with a professional driver at the wheel, hold tight as you scale, slip and slide up and down the dunes—it’s a rollercoaster ride! Enjoy the stark beauty of the desert as you skid and slip, and if you wish, try your hand at sandboarding down the soft slopes.

Desert dune-bashing experience from Dubai
Travel into the red dunes of the Al-Hibab region of desert
Enjoy a thrilling 4x4 dune bash with a professional driver
Climb, skid, and slip around the rolling dunes
Try out the popular desert sport of sandboarding
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Bottled water
30 - 40 Minutes Red Dune Bashing
Sand Boarding
Short Camel Ride (Repeated as per Request)
Professional and Licensed Safari Guide
Pick & Drop-off by 4x4 Car

Quad Bike / Buggy

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pickup is available within Dubai except inside the mall. Pickup and drop-off are included from any hotel or residential building inside Dubai central locations: Bur Dubai, Deira, Karama, Oud Metha, Al Qusais, Al Jafliya, Al Rashidya, Al Barsha, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, downtown, Business Bay, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Jumeirah, Sheikh Zayed Road. (Noted please)Pickup from Sharjah, Ajman, Al Furjan Al Maha Resort, Bab Al Shams, Jebel Ali Resorts, Expo Village Hotels, Al Maktoum Area Hotels, Jebel Ali Palm Hotels, and Dubai Parks hotels and resorts are on a private basis only with no shared transportation options. Pickup is not available from the Hatta area or from locations outside Dubai. Pickup time and location confirmation will be sent to you by email and WhatsApp. Please be ready for pickup 45 minutes before the start time of your tour.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not recommended for child aged 3 and under
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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

Benjamin_R

Driver Ijaz did a good job hammering the dunes for 20-30 minutes. That’s all that we wanted to experience.

Reviews

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Good dune ride.

Benjamin_R, Apr 2024

Driver Ijaz did a good job hammering the dunes for 20-30 minutes. That’s all that we wanted to experience.

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Guest, We’re so happy to hear from you! Thank you for your valuable feedback. Looking forward to see you again soon.

Desert

Tim_S, Oct 2023

The verry rare and cool view of the desert Fun to drive quad and good time for pictures where you want. Good guide and good safety!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Dear Guest, Thanks for the awesome review, We work hard to meet expectations like yours, and we’re happy to hear we hit the mark for you. Come back and see us soon.

A bit of a let down

Zoe_C, Nov 2022

Better on our first trip. This trip felt shorter than the first (especially during the bashing) and the guide wasn’t as good. There was also more of a hard sell along the way as well. Camel ride is a bit of a non event. Quad bikes were good.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Hello dear thank you so much for your feedback. We are already Conway the message to the driver and our concer team working on the camp site as well so we are trying to improve our services. Wich your comments help us as well so hopefully next time will be much better services thanks and best regards Fun tour Dubai

Great Guide

Josie_B, Aug 2022

Sheru was a great guide with so many great stories. The vehicle was very nice too! We did some fun dune bashing but felt very safe.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

It's great to know that you enjoyed your tour with us. We appreciate your feedback, which keeps us motivated to do our best. We look forward to seeing you again. Regards,

Great cars, drivers, service...

Alexey T, Mar 2017

Great cars, drivers, service. Friendly environment. Nice route. Great timing. Everything was as good as we expected. Thank you.

Great fun speeding up and down the...

Joanna K, Feb 2017

Great fun speeding up and down the dunes! A bit of a drive out of the city but well worth it. Stopped out on the dunes for photos and some children did some dune surfing. Easy pickup and drop off from our hotel. Would definitely recommend it.

Fantastic tour with a fantastic...

Lee C, Feb 2017

Fantastic tour with a fantastic guide! Not the best weather, but our guide, Noor Khan was determined to ensure we had a great time.. Very experienced, capable driver and a very friendly guide... Would highly recommend and will use again for other tours the next time we are in Dubai!

Amazing trip .... thrilling...

BRIAN_P, Jan 2017

Amazing trip .... thrilling. Enjoyable from the moment we were picked up at our hotel, to the camel ride and on to the most exciting sand dunes ride something I've wanted to do for ages ..... not forgetting the sandboarding. Our guide was unwell that day but he carried on like a real trouperson.

Thrilling desert ride with our tour...

Kerry F, Sep 2016

Thrilling desert ride with our tour guide Kismet very capable driver who thrilled us with his extreme driving through the Sandhills of the Desert ...Kismet was very entertaining and made our tour very enjoyable Exhillarating and a must if your visiting Dubai Great fun

On the website it states an 8-8.30...

Julia_K, Jul 2016

On the website it states an 8-8.30 pickup, but as soon as you book this is changed to 7-7.30. So we had to sit in the hotel reception from 7am, we then got a phone call on my mobile at 7.30 am which cost me to answer to say he is running late. He finally turned up at 7.45 and then took us to a petrol station to fill up. When we finally got to the sand dunes we spent 15 minutes riding on them and then taken to another place where you can pay extra to ride buggies. We then drove home and was back in our room by 10.30 am. A lot of waiting around and driving to the dunes for 15 minutes on the sand dunes :

Booking was very easy. Pick-Up at...

Mathias S, May 2016

Booking was very easy. Pick-Up at the hotel and all the organizational stuff worked great! Our driver was very friendly and funny and not least a very good driver in the desert! It was a great experience!

Very good dessert safari. Would...

Herpal C, Apr 2016

Very good dessert safari. Would only suggest the morning trip, not the full day as you could be stuck in the dessert until late night, waste of a day, would get borrowing with a lot of standing about, afternoon would just be too hot, so earlier the better. The dune bashing was about just over an hour, after which time I started to feel sea sick which I don't usually, and after the hour one dune is the same as the last one. Good friendly driver and staff we were looked after and safe, would go again-morning only. Enjoy.

Perfect! Nice Guide, on time...

Sven B, Apr 2016

Perfect! Nice Guide, on time, clean and confartably car. Driving over the Dunes was very exciting! I would do this any time again!

Great morning trip with our guide...

Valerie H, Feb 2016

Great morning trip with our guide Noor. Had to pay extra for quad bikes but worth it. Sand dune driving was as good as a rollercoaster with our experienced driver.

Excellent tour. A very friendly...

Samantha R, Feb 2016

Excellent tour. A very friendly guide picked us up and provided useful commentary as we drive through Dubai to the desert. The safari experience was excellent followed by a quick camel ride. Well worth the money. Magical memories made.

It was a very good tour. Well...

SIDDHARTH S, Jan 2016

It was a very good tour. Well planned and on time. A must experience for anyone coming to Dubai if you have not done this before.

Fantastic.the driver, the drive, the...

Inessa W, Sep 2015

Fantastic.the driver, the drive, the desert.all excellent. Thank you!

Nice Tour, very friendly and...

Ferdinand F, Sep 2015

Nice Tour, very friendly and Professional driver. Next Time again Regards Ferdinand and family

Excursion bien organisée, timing...

ANNEVALERIE_L, May 2016

Excursion bien organisée, timing, vehicule , chauffeur: rien à redire... permet de sortir de la ville et de voir...le desert . Par contre estomac fragile s'abstenir, ça bouge vraiment beaucoup et devient franchement désagréable au bout d'un moment et pourtant je ne suis pas trop fragile habituellement de ce coté là! Je n'aurais pas choisi cette excursion sachant cela...

Super expérience . Notre guide était...

Isabelle N, Mar 2016

Super expérience . Notre guide était vraiment sympa. Il s'est super bien occupé de ma fille de 10 ans qui a testé le surf sur sable . Bel aperçu du désert, totalement dépaysant .