Dune bashing before the festival
The afternoon starts with dune bashing and sand skiing on Tal Moreeb, the UAE's tallest dune, and a stop at a camel farm to see the region's black camels.
A tour built around the Liwa International Festival
The next Liwa International Festival runs from 11 December 2026 to 2 January 2027 in the Al Dhafra region, around Tal Moreeb, the UAE's tallest dune. General admission to the festival grounds is free; some areas and events, including Liwa Village and headline motorsport shows, require separate tickets that are not part of this tour's price.
This tour books the desert half of the day so you are not driving yourself out to Liwa on top of a long festival evening. Pickup is from Abu Dhabi between 2.30 and 3.30 pm, followed by around two hours on the road, a camel farm stop, dune bashing and sand skiing on the tallest dunes, and sunset photographs, before heading to the festival grounds for the evening programme. Drop-off back in Abu Dhabi is between 2.30 and 3 am, once the festival's night time entertainment has wound down.
Your day and evening
The exact festival schedule is only confirmed by the organisers close to each date, so Arabiers sends the precise timing 2 to 3 days before your tour. Traffic and crowd levels can cause delays on both ends of the day, so allow flexibility around these windows.
Pickup in Abu Dhabi
Your guide collects you for the drive out to Liwa, around two hours.
Black camel farm
A stop at a Liwa camel farm to see the region's black camel herd.
Dune bashing and sand skiing
Dune bashing and sand skiing on the biggest dunes near Tal Moreeb.
Sunset over the dunes
Time for photographs as the sun sets over the festival grounds.
Liwa International Festival
Time at the festival for competitions, concerts, cultural activities and the main stage programme.
Drop-off in Abu Dhabi
Return to Abu Dhabi once the festival's evening programme concludes.
What is included, and what is not
Included
- Private 4x4 Land Cruiser with rollover protection
- Experienced guide skilled in driving Liwa's dunes
- Insurance
- Pick-up and drop-off around the festival area
- Bottled water on board
- Sandboarding
- Sand skiing
- Desert walk
- Desert sunset stop
- Soft drinks, Arabic coffee, dates and tea during the tour
Not included
- Food and beverages
- Alcoholic drinks
- Festival tickets for Liwa Village or paid events such as Monster Jam. General festival entry is free; some areas and shows require separate tickets bought directly through the festival
Have a date in mind?
Tell us your date within the festival window and group size, and we will confirm pickup time for your Liwa Dune Festival tour.
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Liwa Dune Festival tour FAQs
The Liwa International Festival runs from 11 December 2026 to 2 January 2027 in the Al Dhafra region, around Tal Moreeb. This tour only operates during that window.
General admission to the festival grounds is free. This tour's price covers your transport, guide and desert activities; tickets for Liwa Village or paid shows such as Monster Jam are bought separately through the festival.
A private 4x4 with rollover protection, an experienced dune guide, insurance, and pickup and drop-off around the festival area. Desert activities include dune bashing, sandboarding, sand skiing and a desert walk, plus a camel farm stop and sunset photographs at Tal Moreeb.
Pickup is from Abu Dhabi between 2.30 and 3.30 pm, with drop-off typically between 2.30 and 3 am. Arabiers sends the precise timing 2 to 3 days before the tour. Traffic and crowd levels can cause delays, so allow flexibility around these windows.
A full refund is given if you cancel at least 24 hours before the tour. Cancellations or changes made within 24 hours are not eligible for a refund, and a no-show is charged the full amount.
The festival combines motorsport competitions such as drag racing, freestyle drifts and classic car displays with camel and horse races, live concerts, and cultural activities including henna, basket weaving and traditional Emirati cooking, building toward a main stage concert and night-time light and drone shows.
Not this specific tour, since it is timed around the festival's evening programme. For dune bashing, the camel farm and sunset at Tal Moreeb year round, see our year-round safaris in the Liwa desert.
No. The Self Drive Adventure is a year-round tour where you drive yourself for 15 to 25 minutes on Tal Moreeb under a guide's supervision, with no festival element. This tour is guided throughout, only runs during the festival dates, and is built around an evening at the Liwa International Festival.
No. The price is per 4x4 vehicle regardless of how many people travel, up to 4 adults or a family combination, so solo travellers and couples pay the same as a full car of four. Some other Liwa operators require a minimum of two to four guests before they will confirm a booking, Arabiers does not.
