Desert safari Dubai
Someone else drives. Dune bashing, a Bedouin camp, halal BBQ dinner and live shows.
12 packages across evening, morning, overnight and private safaris. Free hotel pickup inside Dubai, no deposit, and you pay at the base or on the day.
What guests say
Real Google reviews, alongside our TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice award.
The service offered by Ali is exceptional, very fun and safe. I recommend it to everyone visiting Dubai. The desert tour is fantastic! Don't miss it!
Great experience with them at the Dubai Sand Dunes - Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique experience in Dubai!
Very good ride. We enjoyed it. Thanks
nice experience with such a bumpy and challenging route with beautiful sunset!!
Was a really good and amazing experience, staff was also nice and helpful
The best ride we ever had. Best service. Highly recommended. Love from Sri Lanka
Today I went to desert I did bike riding with my family it was good experience i will recommend for all tourists
Today I booked for quad bike and it was a very good experience. Very good service and great bike. Thrilling and great experience.
Had amazing experience on desert safari! Everything perfectly. Highly recommended. Mr Watto was best for pickup to drop off
Today I went to desert I did bike riding it was good experience I recommend you to book with them. Very friendly and worth every penny. I'll definitely come back again with my friends.
Today i booked the buggy tour and it was amazing. Cannot recommend this enough. Our driver Ali was kind and courteous and we were well looked after
Well arranged. Good support, good buggies. We really enjoyed ourselves.
It was a great experience with buggyrents.com. The driver was very pleasing and entertaining. They have new buggies and I recommend everybody to book and enjoy
Went with my kids and we had a lovely experience. Professional staff, safe and exciting. We had fun and will definitely come back.
It was very good experience with them. They are too much cooperative. I recommend all guys to book from them, you will remember this tour.
It was good experience buggy was they given me good service I recommend plz book tour with this company
Very professional team and a well organised desert experience from pickup through to drop off.
The packages
Shared safaris are per person. Private safaris are per vehicle. Every card below says which, because that difference decides which one is actually cheaper for your group.
You share a Land Cruiser with other guests. The cheapest way into the desert, and the one most people book.
Shared 4x4
The classic evening desert safari Dubai: red dune bashing in a shared Land Cruiser, a sunset stop, then a Bedouin camp with halal BBQ dinner and live entertainment.
Shared 4x4
The evening safari upgraded. VIP seating at the camp, a better dinner spread and a quieter section away from the main crowd.
Shared 4x4
Evening desert safari with a quad bike session added before the camp stop. The pick when half the group wants to drive rather than be driven.
Shared 4x4
VIP camp treatment plus a quad bike session, the fullest shared evening safari we run.
Shared 4x4
Evening desert safari paired with a self-drive dune buggy session. Priced for two people, not per head.
Shared 4x4
Stay the night. Evening safari, BBQ dinner, then sleep at camp under the stars and wake for sunrise over the red dunes.
The vehicle is yours. For four or more people this often costs less in total than the same number of shared seats.
Private 4x4
Your own vehicle and guide, plus a 4-seater dune buggy session so the whole group drives together.
Private 4x4
A morning desert safari Dubai in your own Land Cruiser, cooler sand, quieter dunes, and back in time for the rest of the day.
Private 4x4
A private evening safari timed and paced for two, sunset stop, unhurried photos, and VIP seating at camp.
Private 4x4
The standard evening safari on your own schedule rather than a shared one. Suits families and small groups.
Private 4x4
A dedicated Land Cruiser for your group, with a driver who tailors the dune route to how much bashing you actually want.
Private bus
For larger groups travelling together, one mini bus for 10 to 12 people rather than splitting across several 4x4s.
What is included
No paid extras at the camp. If something costs more, it is priced on this page.
Hotel pickup and drop-off within Dubai is free on every booking. Outer emirates are quoted before you book.
A trained driver takes the red dunes. You are a passenger, which is the whole point of a safari.
Both included on the shared packages. No extra charge and no upsell at the camp.
Vegetarian options are always available. Tell us about allergies when you book.
Belly dance, tanoura and a fire show at the Bedouin camp after dinner.
Cash, card and bank transfer are all accepted, and you can pay on the spot at the base. Nothing is due when you book.
How the day runs
The evening safari, which is the one most people book.
Free anywhere inside Dubai. Afternoon for the evening safari, before dawn for the morning one.
Forty minutes or so across the red dunes at Lahbab, with a stop at the top for photos.
Camel ride, sandboarding, henna and Arabic coffee before the light goes.
Halal buffet, then belly dance, tanoura and fire show under the lights.
Back to your hotel. Evening safaris usually finish between 9 and 10pm.
Choosing a safari
Four things decide it: the time of day, whether you share the vehicle, the size of your group, and whether anyone wants to drive instead.
The evening safari is what most people mean by a desert safari in Dubai. Afternoon pickup, dune bashing while the light is good, then a Bedouin camp for dinner and shows. It runs 7 to 8 hours door to door and finishes around 9 or 10pm.
The morning safari is shorter and quieter. Pickup before dawn, dune bashing as the sun comes up, and you are back at the hotel by late morning with the rest of the day free. In summer it is also the only comfortable option.
Overnight safaris add a night in the camp under the stars. It is a genuinely different experience and worth it if you have the time, but it is not the one to book if you have an early flight.
A shared safari puts you in a Land Cruiser with other guests, usually six or seven people. That is why it is priced per person and why it is cheap. You have no control over who else is in the vehicle, which is fine for most people and occasionally is not.
A private safari gives you the vehicle. It is priced per vehicle rather than per head, so the maths flips: a family of six in a private Land Cruiser often pays less in total than six shared seats, and gets a driver who works to their pace. If your group is four or more, always ask us to price both.
Ready to lock in a date? Send your group size and we will confirm availability the same day.
Comfortable clothes and closed shoes. Sand gets into everything, and the camp floor is sand. In winter evenings genuinely get cold once the sun drops, so bring a layer. In summer the opposite problem applies and the morning safari is the better booking.
Bring a camera and something to keep it in. Dune bashing throws sand around and phones do not enjoy it. If you wear contact lenses, sunglasses are worth having for the photo stops.
A safari is the one desert activity where somebody else does the work. If you want to drive, a dune buggy from AED 300 or a quad from AED 75 puts you in control instead, and both are priced per vehicle.
Plenty of groups do both, and that is usually the right answer when a group is mixed. The people who want to drive take a buggy or a quad, everyone else takes the safari, and the whole group meets at the camp for dinner. Tell us the split and we will plan it.
Dune buggy, quad bike or KTM dirt bike, tell us the date and group size and we will come back with availability, the total in AED and a pickup plan.
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From AED 99 per person for the shared evening safari. Private safaris are priced per vehicle instead, starting higher but working out cheaper for a family or a group who want the 4x4 to themselves.
It depends on the package, and every card on this page says which. Shared safaris are per person because you share a Land Cruiser with other guests. Private safaris are per vehicle.
The evening safari runs 7 to 8 hours door to door, including pickup and drop-off. Morning safaris are shorter, usually 4 to 5 hours.
Yes, and children usually enjoy it most. Tell us their ages when you book. If anyone in the group gets motion sick, ask for a gentler drive and the driver will adjust.
Yes. Tell us when you book and the driver takes a calmer route to the camp. Guests who are pregnant, have back problems or simply do not enjoy it take this option regularly.
Yes, the BBQ dinner is halal. Vegetarian options are always available. Tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book so the camp knows in advance.
Hotel pickup and drop-off within Dubai is free on every booking. Outside Dubai we quote the transfer before you commit.
Yes, and it is the most popular combination we run. A quad and safari combo starts at AED 200. A buggy with BBQ dinner starts at AED 450. Ask on WhatsApp and we will price your group.
Go deeper
Timings, who each one suits and whether it is priced per person or per vehicle.
Rather drive yourself?
Mixed groups often book both, then meet at the camp for dinner.
Ready to book
We will come back with shared and private prices so you can see which one works out cheaper.
