Desert Safari Abu Dhabi
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Leave the bustle of Abu Dhabi behind and venture into the serene desert of Al Khatim. During this desert safari and BBQ dinner, you’ll combine high-energy activities like dune bashing, sand boarding, and camel riding with an entertainment-filled evening under the stars. Air-conditioned vehicle transfers from the hotel, airport, or cruise port are included.
- An evening safari in the Abu Dhabi desert with Bedouin-style dinner
- Get off-road access in a comfortable, 4x4 vehicle with hotel transfers
- Enjoy live performances of Tanoura and belly dancing with unlimited hookah
- Quad bikes are available for rent on-site at an additional cost
What's Included
- • Pick up by 4x4 vehicle
- • Visit the camel farm
- • Dune bashing session
- • Top dunes sun set Photoshoot
- • Camel riding session
- • Arabic Coffee, Tea and Dates
- • Water and Soft Drinks
- • Arabic Costume Photoshoot
- • Sand boarding & Skiing
- • Falcon Photoshoot
- • Henna Tattoo
- • Hot BBQ Dinner
- • Tanoura Show
- • Belly dance show
- •Fire Show
- •Shisha
- • Stargazing, sitting on Dark desert
- • Quad Bike (available for rent)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
We will pick up anywhere in Abu Dhabi City Hotels, Malls, Residences, Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal and Abu Dhabi Airport.
Itinerary
Al Khatim (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
We booked this as we had 14 hours between our connecting flight and we had a wonderful time. Our driver, Sultan, was an experienced driver and did everything possible so we could enjoy most this experience. A great person. It is certainly its money worth. I would definitely recommend this adventure to everybody.
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Our family had an absolutely fantastic desert adventure in Abu Dhabi! Every part of the experience was enjoyable, but the highlights for us were definitely the dune bashing and our time with the camels. The dune bashing was an incredible thrill and one of the most exciting things we’ve done on our trip. We also had a great time sandboarding and experiencing the beauty of the desert.
A special thank you to our guide, Ahram, who truly made the day exceptional. He was incredibly patient and kind with our kids, making sure they felt comfortable and had fun throughout the experience. He also went above and beyond to help us get amazing family photos that we’ll treasure for years to come.
The entire excursion was well-organized, fun, and memorable from start to finish. We left with wonderful memories, great pictures, and a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the Abu Dhabi desert. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area!
Everything was excellent! They were really friendly, the food was good and the driver was super cool! I recommend it!
The tour was exceptional and exactly as described in the listing. The driver, Haneef, was an excellent driver — very professional, punctual, and attentive throughout the trip. I highly recommend this experience.
From beginning to end, I had such a fantastic time. As a solo female traveller, I always felt safe and comfortable. My driver even took a detour off the highway so I could get some photos of the Grand Mosque, totally out of his way but SO appreciated!
The excursion was SO much fun! Loved the camel ride and the Henna. Food was delicious, and the views were spectacular. 10/10!
Good value for money! Six hours programme included driving in desert, photo shooting stop, dinner and evening show. Well organized program package. The driver seemed professional.
Great 4 hours spent in the dessert. Everything included as described. Enjoyed dessert driving, quad bikes (50dhs the only extra), camel ride, BBQ, henna, shisha and dance shows.
Ahmed really did do a great job driving his Landcruiser threw the sand dunes, very cool experience.
Interesting time in the desert.
Sand bashing. Crazy and unforgettable. All other was as described and perfectly executed. From the pick up till drop off.
Totally disappointed as many of the activities listed in the booking description were either not provided, required additional fees, or did not meet the advertised standards. Here are specific examples:
- No sand surfing was conducted.
- Photo with a falcon required an additional fee of 30 AED.
- Traditional costumes were not provided; only a scarf was placed on our heads, and then we were asked to pay 70 AED.
- Shisha was only available if we waited until after the last show and could share it with others.
- Star watching on the sand was not offered at all.
Additionally, we were constantly harassed by various vendors trying to push us to buy additional products or services, which significantly diminished the enjoyment of the experience.
the experience did not match the promised itinerary.
The only good this was the driver who was really friendly and professional
Desert dune, sandboarding, Arabic coffe but also typical food. At the end the incredible fire show!!
Hello. I was not happy with the safari. The driver was amazing and so was the car ride. From then on I was disappointed. In the package there was a photo shoot with the falcon when we went we were told we had to pay extra money. Henna that it was included in the price, the girl who was going to do the henna didn't come. We didn't do sand boarding. Shisha, while it was included in the price, they told us that only the strawberry flavor was free. We had to pay extra for the other flavor.This is the reality. I hope in the future they become more professional. Thank you.
Excellent trip from start to finish and our driver Sultan was the best! Particularly loved the dunes! Would highly recommend!
We booked this as we had 14 hours between our connecting flight and we had a wonderful time. Our driver, Sultan, was an experienced driver and did everything possible so we could enjoy most this experience. A great person. It is certainly its money worth. I would definitely recommend this adventure to everybody.
It was an amazing experience! It os the best thing you can do in abu dhabi. Its something unforgetable!
Absolutely fantastic experience!!!
We picked the evening experience (so worth it)
*CHANGE SOME MONEY AND BRING SOME CASH*
*Fully charge your phone and cameras etc*
We was picked up later than expected, but time was made up and the guide Soltan, was fabulous.
The 4x4 dune experience was so thrill seeking and Soltan really knows his way through the desert and how to drive.
He allowed us to stop off and take some pics in the desert, before heading to feed the camels.
One we had fed the camels and taken pics etc, we headed to the location for the remainder of the evening experience.
Here you can have free refreshments and snow board down the sand dunes, ride camels and take pictures with the falcon etc (please ask about these opportunities) as they are not pointed out to you.
Quad biking is also available, but chargeable (depending on your package choice)
Climb up the big sand dune to the back if you can, the sunset is absolutely breathtaking up there and definitely worth the climb.
At around 7pm the bbq buffet dinner is served and free water, coke, sprite and Fanta is offered. Beer is chargeable.
You get to eat and enjoy the dancers and performers.
Then once dinner and the show is done, you have the option to smoke some shisha (free).
Then a shorter evening 4x4 dune drive back to main road, then a calm drive back to your accommodation.
An absolutely amazing lay over excursion in Abu Dhabi 5*
The dunes bashing was memorable (in good and bad ways) - it was intense, but was fun! In the camp, everything was really well timed and not rushed on all activities. The buffet food was great as well. It was a fun evening and we would recommend.
A very wholesome evening. Driver handled the dunes well and we felt very safe and had fun! They communicated with us well prior to the trip on exact pick up time so we were not waiting around. food was good, entertainment was good and was an overall lovely experience watching the sunset and taking some lovely pics in the desert. Would surely reccomend
We had a brilliant time on this desert safari. Our driver and guide was Ahmed. He was great! Pick up from our hotel was at 4:30pm in a private 4X4 for our family of 4 (us and our teenage kids) with excellent communication via WhatsApp. The drive was 45 min. We first stopped at a camel farm before going into the desert and dune bashing which was definitely a highlight! My son opted to do the quad bike which was not included but was reasonably priced at 75 AED. Remember to bring some cash. Dinner was lovely with a buffet for vegetarians and non vegetarians alike. Sunset was beautiful over the dunes and the entertainment was fun. All in all, an excellent excursion which felt authentic and not too touristic like the tours offered in Dubai. There were some other visitors who lived in Abu Dhabi and were with friends from abroad. They said they come here every time and have already done it five times as it is the best tour.
What an amazing experience! Nayef was our guide / driver for the trip and he was fantastic - clearly very experienced and knowledgeable, we felt very safe in his hands.
We booked a private tour which was perfect, giving us the flexibility to end the trip whenever we were ready, not having to wait for others and meant the car rides were very comfy.
Would definitely recommend this trip to others - oh and the sunset was breath taking!
A very good trip in the desert. Try it if you are in Abu Dhabi. Good food, fun ride in the desert and armacing view!
I don't regret doing this, it's definitely not a repeat. I enjoyed a version we did in Dubai a lot more, because it involved much less time in the car. This is a 45 minute drive each way from Abu Dhabi, a bit of dune bashing (I really think total of about 15 minutes), and then everything else is just hanging out at the desert camp.
We did get henna, pictures on camels, and good pictures of a desert sunset. The dinner, as you'd expect, was just kebabs and rice. The show was a single dance, with a very good dancer who did photos at the table, but I did want more.
In short, this will feed your social media, but it really is mostly just time in car and at camp. I wished for a lot more camel time.
1st - The driver arrived 30 minutes late.
2nd - I specifically asked and paid for an exclusive 4x4 car for my family. We are 4 girls and I did not want to share! Plus I wanted to do the dunes my way...
But the driver arrived with 2 other British young ladies. This was the reason he arrived late. This was quite a disappointment. And I need to ask you for a reimbursement for the difference from exclusive to shared car.
3rd. - The henna lady in the camp never came. If I knew she wasn’t coming I would have cancelled my trip with you. This was part of the desert experience for my girls! The next day, I had find and pay 100 usd to do henna for me and my children at another place! I would like a gesture of reimbursement for the absence of the henna lady. This was promised in the tour.
4th - The duration of the tour was to be 6 hours, and this is the reason why I choose your company from competitors. But we were picked up at 4pm and back home at 9pm. Where is this extra hour? It is not correct to do this to clients.
On the other hand, I would like to point out, that our guide was an extraordinary man. Very kind and funny. He took very good care of us and was extremely polite. Please extend my regards to this good man. He allowed me to do quad to excuse for the delay.
I paid 404 US dollars for this experience and expect to be returned AT LEAST the difference between an exclusive and shared car and for the absence of the henna lady. No one ever anwserd my 3 complaint mails.
Ana LARRIU
was a good experience but overpriced quadbiking should have been included will recommend but wont do again once was enough
Dune bashing good but did not expect there to be 6 passengers in one car so we were in very back. Visibility limited.
Not all the things listed as included were offered.
Our driver Nayef was an amazing host to the event and looked after us throughout the event extremely well!!!
Guide was extremely very good. unlike other guides, he wasn’t too friendly or overselling the Safari. He was calm & quiet and he suggested me the activities, gave information about the places. Whole trip went smooth and valued for money.
On-time pickup and dropoff, didn't have long waiting times to start the tour. Guide/driver was very nice and informative. He drove well in the sand dunes. I enjoyed the performances, although it would be better if they could add more shows. The food and shisha were good as well. It was a good experience overall.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Desert Dreams Tours would like to thank you for taking time to review your experience here in TripAdvisor. As always we ensure that our tour packages memorable and good experience to our valuable guests.Thank you very much for being with us Desert Dreams Tours customer is our first priority We always get motivated with these lovely reviews and it helps us to give our best of best services to our guests. We hope to see you again in Abu Dhabi.
Tout était conforme à ce qui avait été indiqué. Superbe balade dans les dunes, bon repas et joli spectacle
Il tramonto sulle dune è qualcosa di davvero stupendo, peccato che a causa del periodo del ramadan il programma non è stato rispettato a pieno
Très bonne expérience. Nous avons passé de très bons moments. Tout était parfait : 4x4 confortable , spectacles, etc.
Le meilleur camp à Abu Dhabi.
Spéciale dédicace à Nayef, très sympa.
Je recommande vivement ce safari
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