A white Mercedes G-Class
Not a shared Land Cruiser. Your group is collected and kept in a G-Class for the evening, a rare thing in the Abu Dhabi desert.
Standard, Premium or VIP
Every Arabiers evening runs on the same desert. What changes is how privately, and how grandly, you cross it. Here is the choice in plain terms.
The shared safari
See the desert and eat well in the buzz of a shared camp. A Land Cruiser you share, a BBQ buffet, live shows.
The private G-Class evening
The same desert, but the night is only your group's, and you arrive in a Mercedes, with your own majlis and a private BBQ.
The white-glove night
Everything premium, plus an Emirati historian, a private gold-fitted washroom in the dunes, and a Royal Red Carpet Majlis.
| Feature | Standard | Premium | VIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle | Land Cruiser | Mercedes G-Class | Mercedes G-Class |
| Your evening | Shared camp | Just your group | Just your group |
| Guide | Safari guide | Safari guide | Safari guide + Emirati historian |
| Washroom | Shared, in camp | To the camp if needed | VIP Mobile Washroom |
| Dinner | Shared BBQ buffet | Live private BBQ | Private BBQ + food and fruit platters |
| Seating | In the camp | Sunset Dune Majlis | Royal Red Carpet Majlis |
Happy with the buzz of a camp? See the standard shared evening safari. Want the historian, private washroom and red carpet? Step up to the VIP desert safari.
Your evening, from pickup to stars
The whole evening is private to your group and arranged around desert and sunset conditions.
A Mercedes G-Class at your hotel
Your group is collected privately and driven out to the dunes.
Private dune bashing
Your own run at the sand, at whatever pace suits your party.
Camel farm & sandboarding
Meet the camels and try the boards, with no queue.
Sunset over the dunes
The desert to yourselves as the light turns gold.
Live private BBQ at your Sunset Dune Majlis
Dinner grilled for your party and served at your own majlis.
Stargazing, then a private return
Stay under the stars, then the G-Class takes you back when you are ready.
What's included, and what's not
Included
- A private white Mercedes G-Class with your driver guide
- Private hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private dune bashing at your own pace
- Camel farm visit and sandboarding
- Sunset over the dunes
- A live private BBQ dinner (halal)
- Your own Sunset Dune Majlis seating
- Arabic coffee, dates and tea, and stargazing
Not included
- Alcohol
- Emirati historian and VIP Mobile Washroom, available on the VIP tour
- Royal Red Carpet Majlis, the VIP seating
- Quad bike or dune buggy, which can be added
Who this evening is for
This is the private desert safari in Abu Dhabi for people who want the desert to themselves rather than to share it. Families who would rather set their own pace with children aboard. Couples who want privacy without going fully secluded. Small groups of friends marking something, and travellers for whom arriving in a Mercedes G-Class is simply how the evening should begin. If you would happily trade the buzz of a big camp for your own guide, your own majlis and your own timing, this private desert safari in Abu Dhabi is your tour.
Perfect if you...
- Want your own vehicle, guide, majlis and timing
- Are travelling as a couple, family or small group
- Want dune bashing adjusted to your party
- Prefer a live private BBQ to a shared buffet
- Want the evening to begin and end in a Mercedes G-Class
Maybe not, if you...
- Want the lowest-priced shared safari
- Prefer a large camp and live stage shows
- Need the VIP historian and private mobile washroom
- Want a Royal Red Carpet Majlis rather than a Sunset Dune Majlis
Have a date in mind?
Tell us your date and group size and we will confirm availability and send a quote for your private G-Class evening.
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Frequently asked questions
It is the private tier of our Abu Dhabi evening desert safari. Instead of a shared Land Cruiser and a group camp, your party gets its own white Mercedes G-Class, private dune bashing, and a live private BBQ dinner at your own Sunset Dune Majlis. The vehicle, the guide and the dinner are yours alone.
The standard evening desert safari is shared: a Land Cruiser you share, a buffet and seating at a busy camp. This premium tour makes the whole evening private, and swaps the Land Cruiser for a Mercedes G-Class, the buffet for a live private BBQ, and the camp bench for your own Sunset Dune Majlis.
Yes. Your group is collected from your hotel and driven in a white Mercedes G-Class, kept for your party for the evening. Very few operators in Abu Dhabi offer a G-Class for the desert, and it is the signature of this tour.
Yes. The vehicle, the guide, the dune bashing and the Sunset Dune Majlis dinner are all private to your party, whether you are a couple, a family or a small group. You are never seated with strangers.
It is a private low-seating majlis set on a dune, laid just for your group, where your live BBQ dinner is served as the sun sets. It replaces the shared camp seating of the standard safari.
Both use the Mercedes G-Class and are fully private. The VIP tour adds an Emirati historian riding with you, a VIP Mobile Washroom in the desert, extra food and fruit platters, and a Royal Red Carpet Majlis in place of the Sunset Dune Majlis. Premium is the private G-Class evening; VIP is that evening with the full white-glove treatment.
Because the premium tour is a private, made-to-order evening, pricing is quoted on enquiry and is subject to availability. Tell us your date and group size on WhatsApp and we will confirm availability and a quote.
