All of the premium Desert safari tours are conducted in a luxury campsite. A family-friendly place that oozes luxury and has exceeded the hopes of many newbie desert travelers will give you a taste of the Bedouin lifestyle and their decor. They also offer a variety of activities and sports that are a part of the Emiratis’ outdoor preferences. Catering to half-day and full-day safari goers, the location of the resort is truly breathtaking. Don’t be fooled by the palm and mud-brick exterior of the huts, as the interior hides extravagantly decorated areas that exudes Bedouin styles and provides all the modern-day amenities. The food offered at the Village is buffet style and maintains 5-star standards.
Premium Evening Bonfire Safari
This tour is a combination of the Premium Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari and the Shisha Around bonfire experience. Apart from being able to smoke a shisha around the bonfire, you will also be able to take part in desert activities like dune bashing, sand boarding, camel riding, and the most favorite, views of the Al Khatim desert at sunset.
Premium Evening Safari with Pool Access
Enjoy a luxurious evening exploring the Abu Dhabi desert and enjoying activities in the luxury Village. Experience the exciting dune bashing session, and the eye-opening camel rides, followed by amazing views of the desert while the sun is setting. Back at the Village, eat your fill from a delicious buffet serving international variety while listening to the mesmerizing tunes of the oud music and a live belly dance performance.
Premium Abu Dhabi Morning Desert Safari with Pool Access & Breakfast
Book this safari and start your day out with a luxurious indulgence of desert, adventure, and Bedouin traditions. Drive roughly 80 minutes away from Abu Dhabi to the Village and feast your senses on an authentic Emirati desert experience. Take a relaxing stroll across the desert, have a thrilling dune bashing in an air-conditioned 4x4, and go sliding down the steep dunes on a sandboard. You will also have access to the breakfast buffet and the poolside at the Village.
Premium Bedouin Tents & Desert Houses – Abu Dhabi Safari Overnight Stay
If you want to experience the Abu Dhabi overnight desert safari but want a more luxurious experience than sleeping in a tent. This is the ideal add-on for you. The mud brick and palm exterior of the desert houses is filled with luxury amenities and soothing décor that reflects the Bedouin’s desert roots. With this village desert safari, you can have the best of both worlds, an exciting Evening desert safari, and an overnight stay in a cozy desert house that will take you to Bedouin dreamland.
Premium Abu Dhabi Camel Trekking
Experience the Bedouins treasured way of getting around the desert, which starts with a pick-up from any of your Abu Dhabi city hotels. You will be escorted to the desert point, where your camels will be awaiting your arrival. Follow your guide on an exciting camel ride across the Al Khatim desert. Feast your eyes on the desert scenery until you reach the village, where you can take part in many desert activities.
Standard desert safaris are conducted in traditional camps scattered across the Al Khatim deserts & Al Khazna. There are around 6-8 desert camps, and all standard desert safari providers conduct their tours in any of these camps. From the 4x4 to camel riding and buffet experience, all are provided by these desert camps on sharing basis to the safari operators. As standard tours are less costly than premium or luxury tours, you will have to be patient with the queues at the buffet table and camel riding with pictures.
Standard Evening Safari
After a pick-up from your preferred location in Abu Dhabi city, you will be taken to the desert. At the time of pick up first come, first serve basis, you will get your seat (If you need a specific seat, ask for the preferred seat while booking the tour). You will go on off-road, visit a camel farm and then experience other desert activities in the desert and the camp. Your Abu Dhabi evening desert safari vehicle is roll-over protected and fully insured.
Standard Morning Safari
Start your day with an early morning pick-up from your hotel and a 45-minute drive to the Abu Dhabi desert. Go off-roading across the desert in a 4x4 and enjoy a dune bashing session. The adventure extends to a sandboarding experience followed by a stop at the camp.
Standard Camel Riding Safari
Understand the importance of camels in the life of Bedouins with this camel-riding safari. This nostalgic experience might make you feel like a Bedouin as you see the desert from a heightened perspective. After your camel riding experience, head back to camp for a hot cup of Kahwa (Arabic coffee) or tea and get back.
Abu Dhabi Quad Biking Tour
Try out an exciting way to relieve your mind of stress by taking the controls of your quad bike and stirring up some dust across the unexplored desert terrain. The morning quad bike tour is a good way to learn something new, as you will be given a brief training session. Follow a guided convoy of quad bikes and enjoy under expert supervision.
You don't want to miss out on experiencing an Abu Dhabi desert safari, but your budget is a bit too tight? You do have the option of choosing a budget tour, but before you do that, there are some points need to be cleared. There won’t be any 4x4 pick-ups from your hotel lobby. You and all other guests who booked these budget tours will be picked up from a specific location (for example, Carrefour airport road). You will have to wait until every one of these guests arrives. You might be able to enjoy at camp; however the chances of you missing the sunset views from a dune are very high, or you might still be on your way to the desert while the sun has already said goodbye to the world. Sometimes you may get a chance to see the sunset ride. So you can forget the sunset in the desert and visiting a camel farm if you choose this budget tour.
Budget Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari by Bus
You will be collected from the specified location in Abu Dhabi city and drive towards the Al Khatim desert. Wait for your land cruiser to try a brief dune bashing experience and get transferred to the budget desert camp. Other activities included in the safari are Tanoura and belly dance performance, stargazing, along with a BBQ dinner.
Budget Abu Dhabi Desert Safari Experience – Direct Camp Visit
The majority of the camps in the Abu Dhabi desert don’t agree to provide this type of service. This is because all camps are situated within the desert, and a 4x4 is a must for desert drive over the desert sand to reach the camp. Since budget tour pick ups are done by bus, you will have no way of getting to the camp. However, if you have rented a car for your vacation or a resident who prefers to drive to the desert, then you definitely can go for this. There’s no dune bashing included in this tour, but you will be able to enjoy stargazing, belly dance, and tanoura performances, as well as a dinne.r
A mere 50-kilometer drive southeast of Abu Dhabi is Al Wathba, a place that will let you explore unique attractions together. Being the home of the Al Wathba Camel Race track, you can be a spectator of a thrilling camel race if you plan your honeymoon around the camel racing season. It is regarded as one of the country's most popular racetracks and is hoarded by travelers and locals who thoroughly enjoy the sport. Another attraction to visit is the Al Wathba fossil dunes which is a spectacular desert vista likened to a setting from another planet. After you have admired the quirky natural sculptures, move over to the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve. Book a tour that covers both the Al Khatim desert and the Al Wathba desert.
Al Wathba & Evening Abu Dhabi Safari - BBQ Dinner & Shows
This tour promises some amazing moments in the deserts of Al Wathba and Al Khatim. Experience various emotions together, from the excitement of a thrilling dune bashing session to the awe at observing camels, and the desert environment. There will be lots of moments to cherish each other’s company with long romantic desert walks, stargazing opportunities, taking pictures in Fossil dunes, and more.
Al Wathba Fossil Dunes & Morning Abu Dhabi Desert Safari
Spend an energizing morning in the deserts of Abu Dhabi with this morning tour. Get a dose of adrenaline with the dune bashing experience or sandboarding, and observe the desert surroundings and their inhabitants while snapping a few photos. Also, visit the Al Wathba camel racetrack and the fossil dunes.
The breezy winds of the world's biggest uninterrupted desert are something you need to feel while exploring. The Empty Quarter was bought to light by the British Explorer Wilfred, along with his Omani and Emirati travel mates. For a luxurious taste of the Empty Quarter’s Rub Al Khali, stay at the breathtaking Qasr Al Sarab resort by Anantara that stands tall like a lush mirage in the desert backdrop. Built to look like a traditional Emirati fort, the place is full of 5-star services. If that's not enough, choose from their entertaining varieties of activities for couples, like camel riding, falconry demonstrations, campfire BBQ sessions, and more. Numerous Liwa desert safaris operate from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Checkout our recently released complete liwa desert safari guide 2023 now
Full Day Liwa Safari
Enjoy a full-day tour of Empty Quarter's Liwa Desert. Stroll through the date-palm lined boulevards of the Liwa Oasis and observe the thriving beauty of the Oasis that thrives with the incorporation of traditional agricultural methods.
Al Wathba Fossil Dunes & Morning Abu Dhabi Desert Safari
Spend an energizing morning in the deserts of Abu Dhabi with this morning tour. Get a dose of adrenaline with the dune bashing experience or sandboarding, and observe the desert surroundings and their inhabitants while snapping a few photos. Also, visit the Al Wathba camel racetrack and the fossil dunes.
Self-Drive – Liwa Desert
Tackle the sands of the Liwa desert in the comfort of your 4x4. After a few lessons on desert driving, you will be given control to go on the dunes with the guide. This tour will prove to be one of the best desert tours.
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