A personal chef and butler
Your BBQ dinner is cooked to order by a personal chef and served by a butler, not taken from a shared buffet.
A private BBQ dinner at Qasr Al Sarab
Arabiers arranges a thrilling private BBQ dinner at Al Sarab that goes beyond a standard desert dinner. While your meal is prepared, your own chef and butler handle the cooking and service, with bonfire seating and a torch-lit setting for the evening. Arabiers keeps your setup apart from other guests, so the evening stays private.
Pickup from Abu Dhabi is around 1 pm, followed by the drive out to the Liwa Empty Quarter, around 200 km. After a desert safari expedition in the dunes, your guide brings you to Qasr Al Sarab for the BBQ dinner itself, before the return drive to Abu Dhabi. Note that the dining arrangement at Qasr Al Sarab is subject to change in unfavourable weather.
How the Qasr Al Sarab experiences compare
The pricing basis and dining format are different across the three tours.
| BBQ Dinner, this tour | Sunset Cocktail | Lunch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time of day | Evening | Afternoon into evening | Midday |
| Pricing basis | Per person | Per vehicle | Per vehicle |
| At Qasr Al Sarab | Private chef and butler BBQ | Rooftop sunset cocktail | Lunch reservation |
| Availability | Daily, on request | Not Tuesdays or Sundays | Daily |
| Best for | Special occasions, full privacy | Couples, sunset views | Daytime visitors |
Your day, pickup to drop-off
Timings are indicative and may shift slightly with traffic and desert conditions.
Pickup in Abu Dhabi
Your guide collects you for the approximately 200 km drive out to Liwa.
Desert safari expedition
Spend time in the Liwa Empty Quarter with your guide before the evening at Qasr Al Sarab.
Arrival at Qasr Al Sarab
Transfer to your private dining setup, kept apart from other guests.
Private BBQ, chef and butler
A BBQ dinner cooked by your personal chef and served by a butler, with bonfire and torch-lit seating.
Drop-off in Abu Dhabi
Return to your hotel or agreed point in Abu Dhabi.
What is included, and what is not
Included
- Complete BBQ dining: starters, main course and dessert
- Soft drinks, Arabic coffee, dates and tea at the camp
- Sparkling water
- Private chef and butler service
- Exclusive 4x4 Land Cruiser with rollover protection
- Skilled dune driver and guide
- Bottled water on board
- Comprehensive insurance coverage
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks
Have a date in mind?
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Qasr Al Sarab BBQ dinner FAQs
Per person. It is 2990 AED per adult and 2790 AED per child. This is different from most other Liwa tours, which are priced per 4x4 vehicle regardless of group size, so the total cost here scales with how many people are dining.
Complete BBQ dining with starters, main course, dessert, soft drinks and sparkling water, prepared by a personal chef and served by a butler, plus 4x4 transport with rollover protection, an experienced guide and insurance. Alcoholic drinks are not included.
Yes, it is available daily, based on request, unlike some of the other Qasr Al Sarab tours which have specific closed days.
The dining arrangement at Qasr Al Sarab is subject to change in unfavourable weather. Contact Arabiers ahead of your date if conditions look uncertain.
A full refund is given when the booking is cancelled at least 24 hours before the tour.
This tour is priced per person and centres on a private, chef prepared BBQ dinner with a butler and full privacy from other guests. The Sunset Cocktail and Lunch tours are priced per vehicle and centre on a cocktail or a lunch reservation at the resort rather than a private dining setup.
No. The Liwa camping and Liwa trekking tours include a live outdoor BBQ dinner cooked at your own open desert camp as part of a full overnight stay, priced per vehicle. This tour is a single evening with no overnight stay, at Qasr Al Sarab itself rather than an open camp, with a personal chef and butler and seating set apart from other guests. Choose this tour for a private dining occasion, or camping and trekking for an overnight desert experience that includes a BBQ as one part of it.
No, alcoholic drinks are not included and can be arranged separately at Qasr Al Sarab.
