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Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner: Experience Thrilling Dune Bashing and Authentic Arabian Culture in Dubai
4.8
813 Ratings
Dubai
Experience the thrill of dune bashing and immerse yourself in authentic Arabian culture with a Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner in Dubai. Enjoy camel riding, shisha, traditional performances, and a delicious Arabic BBQ dinner. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Planet Tours & Safaris - The Arabian Desert is an ideal venue for a magical evening. Our knowledgeable safari guide will pick you up from your location with a 4x4 Land Cruiser, which will take you to the desert. The fun & excitement starts with dune bashing and off-roading through natural landscapes. On our way to the camp, you will have the opportunity to take photos with the picturesque sunset and vastness of beautiful colours. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed with Arabic coffee and traditional dates. Our Bedouin style camp encompasses two forts which represents authentic architecture.
You can conveniently enjoy the exhilarating camp scenery and entertainment which includes brick wells, traditional décor, a luxurious BBQ-buffet dinner, our Tannoura Show, a graceful belly-dancer swaying to the haunting strains of Arabic music.
To indulge your appetite, Planet Tours ensures that you enjoy your dining experience under the stars. We will satisfy your desires with a wide array of mouth-watering appetizers, a tasty BBQ-buffet dinner, soft drinks and delightful desserts. To complete this traditional Arabian experience, you will also have the opportunity to try our flavoured Shisha (‘hubbly bubbly’), get beautifully designed henna tattoos, and enjoy camel rides and sand-boarding for an exciting adventure.
As the evening comes to an end, our professional driver will drop you back off at your location.
With that being said, Planet Tours and Safaris will definitely make sure that your desert tour will be a memorable experience.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by luxury Landcruiser
- 30-minute dune bashing adventure
- Thrilling sand-boarding experience
- Authentic camel riding
- Traditional Henna painting
- Live entertainment shows
- Gourmet desert dinner
- Unlimited refreshments with tea and coffee
- Personal driver/guide for assistance
- Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase
- DVD (available to purchase)
- Buggies and Quad bikes are available at the camp at extra charge
Additional Information
• Collect passengers in a luxurious 4x4 land cruiser from any Hotel or location in Dubai
• Experience dune bashing & off-roading for approx. 30-40 minutes
• Stop for a sunset photo opportunity
• Travel to the Bedouin-style campsite
• Take part in a welcoming Arabic ritual with coffee and dates
• Experience a camel ride
• Unwind at the Shisha(Hubbly Bubbly) corner
• Enjoy a Tannoura show
• Henna tattooing and traditional attire are available
• Savor an Arabic BBQ dinner with dessert, accompanied by soft drinks & water
• Watch a Belly dancer move gracefully to the melodies of Arabic Music
• Quad bikes and buggies can be rented at an additional cost.
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Location
Dubai
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(813 Ratings)
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Lisak1626
Apr 7, 2022
Great fun! - Excellent experience. Arrived on time, we were in a buggy with 4 others. Drove out to the dessert where we did the dune bashing. Lots of fun but as stated in the booking, if you have any pains/injuries, you will get thrown around a bit.
Our driver Jamil was great, he went out of his way at the end of the evening to take us to a dark spot to get a clear view of the stars and was really informative throughout.
The shows were all great fun, traditional dance, belly dancing and a fire performance.
Food was really tasty with lots of vegetarian dishes, all soft drinks included - cans of pop/water (water was only sugar free option) and beer was a reasonable price
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Cfk123456
May 29, 2021
Amazing time Dune Bashing and adventuring in the desert - Abbas was an amazing guide. Truly took the experience to the next level. The truck was cool, comfortable and the dune bashing was unlike anything we’ve ever done. The sand boarding was exceptional and the food / show was very unique and the crowd was lit.
Thx again, Abbas!
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Jo
Apr 11, 2022
disappointing, poorly organised, unwelcoming - fairly disappointing overall. Driver was a bit surly and didn’t really say much. We thought we’d arrived at the “camp” as we werent told otherwise, but it turned out this was the just the stop off for the sand boarding (basically a few old snow boards with/ without bindings located at the bottom of a dune). at this place we also had a camel ride opportunity (2 minute ride) and quadbiking (extra). no refreshments offered after at least 1.5 hrs travel, just a man offering photos with his hawk (10 dihra)! then we were whisked off again before we all had a chance to have our camel ride. finally made it to the camp proper, no warm welcome, only drinks on offer were chargeable until the included drinks were available 30 mins after arrival. Man trying to flog personalised sand bottles etc etc. buffet was ok, entertainment (whirling dirvish and fire eater) were good but didnt last long. the “compere” was terrible. All in all it felt very “production line” - soon as meal was over we were loaded back in the 4x4s. oh and dont expect a nice desert night sky - so much light pollution from the various camps you could barely see any stars!
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Ilyas2010
Aug 5, 2021
Not as impressive as experienced before - Due to Covid-19 the desert safari was restricted to the Dubai Emirate (whereas the nicest close-by dunes are in Sharjah). The venue of the desert safari was totally unimpressive and the dune bashing was very artificial going round and round the same few dunes. This was our second visit and it was nothing like the first visit.
The dinner venue was beautiful but food was average with the meat overly BBQed prior to our arrival and dry. The BBQ could have been live to increase the quality of the meat.
The shows were relatively OK.
The driver we had was excellent and provided practical and historical background information throughout the journey.
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Monica_l
Mar 24, 2024
is a scammer - We never have a contact with the operator, we tryed by phone number, by email, by facebook and never get an answer, they never pick up us to take the tour, we lost our money, we doent recomended
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Hotel1o1
Feb 24, 2024
No show - They never turned up, no contact at all, we booked and receive confirmation etc all fine had our tickets - then we waited an hour and a half and no one.
I called several times and no one answered so I contacted Viator who I booked through, they couldn’t contact them either so we received a refund. Very Disappointing though.
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Rosalie_h
Feb 11, 2024
Hugendisappoinent - Please don’t use this company planet Safari booked through Viator. They had amazing rental October and then 2 bad ones. Unfortunately, we did not look at the current reviews otherwise we would not have booked. The tour operator never showed up at the hotel and never responded to text or messages so we essentially lost out on six hours of an opportunity in the desert outside of Dubai.
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Mohamedaw3117ml
Jan 6, 2024
STAY AWAY - worst company ever. We booked the safari tour through Tripadvisor. The whole family was looking forward to this trip and was excited. The company withdrew the money and simply didn't show up. no driver, no call. no message. We tried to reach the tour operator by phone 50 times - in vain. Our money was gone and the family was sad. It's better to keep your distance from this safari tour operator
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F3822jxdorotab
Dec 22, 2023
!Be aware !- No appearance, No communication. - I rarely write negative reviews, but on this occasion, I feel compelled to share our disappointing experience. We had booked a Dubai safari dinner for three people with a scheduled pick-up at 3:30 pm. Being aware that the car could arrive 30-60 minutes prior to the scheduled time, we remained vigilant. Despite attempting to contact the company approximately 20 times through calls and emails, our efforts were met with silence.
Without receiving any communication, we decided to wait outside the building from 3 pm onwards. Unfortunately, the car never showed up, and we found ourselves waiting until 4:30 pm with no information whatsoever. Frustratingly, even after spending an hour on the line with Viator, they were unable to reach the local provider responsible for this experience. This level of unresponsiveness is unacceptable, especially considering that the Dubai safari dinner is considered one of the most important tourist activities. Regrettably, it resulted in the waste of our entire afternoon...
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Frequenttraveler2028
Nov 18, 2021
TERRIBLE, SCARY... - TERRIBLE SAFARI DRIVER AHAMAD..!
PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR SAFARI COMPANY DRIVERS RIP TOURIST AND REGRET THEY TOOK THE TOUR..!!!!
I booked a dessert safari with bbq dinner from my hotel Rove City Center Deira, from the time i got in to the vehicle till i got off was in disappointment & fear as a solo traveler & this was the first ever i faced and i hope its the last...!!!!
REASON: I booked through the hotel for UAE DIHIRAM 288.7 and i was told by hotel to pay to the driver, to my surprise while on the way to pick up 4 more tourists from another hotel driver was asking me over dhs 350 and i said no and call the hotel but he didn't and i didn't have a local mobile to call, i was feeling scared since i was alone and time to time on the safari he said at times dhs 400+ coming up to the safari camp table showing some whatsapp msg someone sent and trying to rip me off thinking i must be stupid to get caught, At last the safari guy gave up trying every possible thing to convince me it was over dhs 300+,400+ and agreed the amount which was mentioned on the price the hotel leaflet mentioned.
i was lucky to find some nice people on tour who joined from a another hotel, i told them the story and they were checking up on me even after they got down to see if i went to the hotel safe.
i will not ever recommend this company,
i have traveled toured through TRAVCO for the past few years i never faced such bad behavior.
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