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Dubai Morning Buggy Dunes Safari with Sandboarding & Camel Ride

Recommended by 100% of travelers

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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5+ bookings last month.

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

5.0

· Cindy_s ·

Jan 2026

Very good experience ! From pick up to drop off. Our guide Waheed was friendly and proffesional. He texted up the night before about pick up time and arrived early. The safari tour was also enjoyable. Highly recommend

· Malthe_L ·

Feb 2026

Super fun experience with great and friendly guides, especially our driver Hussein. Would definitely recommend this to others. The buggy ride was amazing.

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Overview

While most desert safaris offer short dune buggy rides, this experience allows a full 1-hour ride through the desert near Lahbab, roughly 45 minutes from Dubai by car. Spend the rest of the morning riding camels, sandboarding, and taking photos in the desert light before taking your ride back to your hotel in Dubai.

A small-group morning safari in the desert near Lahbab
Spend one hour riding a dune buggy through the open desert
Sandboarding, camel rides, and desert photo opportunities
Round-trip transport from most hotels in Dubai City and Port Rashid

What's Included

One hour BUGGY driving in the wild desert with powerful Buggies as per your selection
Sandboarding on amazing desert scenery
Picture time for your memories with the best light of the day
Camel Ride for your “slow-motion” experience
Free Bottles of water during the desert experience

Additional items not listed in inclusions, such as falcon photos, scarves, or souvenirs

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pickup availability: Pickup is available from all hotels in Dubai City and the mentioned Ports. Timing: Pickup time is an estimate and may vary by ±20 minutes; we will notify you of any changes. Vehicle: Transfers are provided in an air-conditioned 4WD vehicle (e.g. Toyota Land Cruiser or Nissan Patrol). Part of tour duration: Pickup and drop-off are included in the total tour duration (approx. 3.5 – 4 hours). Surcharges: Pickup from certain areas (Jebel Ali Hotels & Resorts, Dubai Parks and Resorts, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort) incurs a one-time surcharge of USD 49 per car, payable in cash or card at pickup. Unavailable areas: Pickup is not available from Naif and Al Sabkha areas.

Itinerary

Lahbab

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate

Please prepare yourself with sun protection for skin and head
Wear light, comfortable or sportive clothes
Please don’t eat approximately 1 hour before the adventure starts. Alternatively, we suggest enjoying a light breakfast (e.g. fruits).
No luggage (e.g. suitcases)
No pets
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 70 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

Scott_L

Great experience overall. They picked us up on the hotel to drive us to their facility in the desert. The camel ride was short, but created a great photo opportunity. The dune buggies were well maintained and offered some exciting driving and views of the desert. The staff was attentive and helpful.

Reviews

5.0

based on 666 reviews

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Wiranchana_U, Mar 2026

Had such a blast! The buggy ride was definitely the highlight—so much fun and the views were absolutely breathtaking. The camel ride felt a little short, but overall, it was a wonderful new experience.

Good buggy drive

shirish_j, Feb 2026

The pickup and all process was smooth. This is good option for those who only want Buggy Drive. Time is perfect in morning as there is less crowd.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Hi Shirish, Thank you for your superb review, and we are delighted to provide you with unforgettable adventures. It's great to see that you had a great time. Many thanks for having been our guests!

Amazing buggy trip

Malthe_L, Feb 2026

Super fun experience with great and friendly guides, especially our driver Hussein. Would definitely recommend this to others. The buggy ride was amazing.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Hi Malthe, Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback! We are delighted that you had an amazing day filled with unforgettable experiences with us. Thank you for having been our guests!

Great desert tour!

gseidell, Jan 2026

Awesome half day tour. Awesome guides and friendly and communicative staff. Very efficient and great amount of time.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Hi Gseidell, hank you so much for the wonderful feedback! We are delighted that you had an amazing day filled with unforgettable experiences with us. Thank you for having been our guests!

Great 1/2 day dessert safari!

Cindy_s, Jan 2026

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Hi Cindy, Thank you for your amazing review and share your Safari experience with us. Your feedback is highly appreciated. Thank you for the amazing pictures as well. It was a pleasure to have you as our guests.

Super experience! Highly recommend!

Scott_L, Jan 2026

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Hi Scott, Thank you very much for your feedback. We are glad that you had a wonderful experience during the Safari. Thank you for having been our guests!

Excellent experience

RhianLewis_J, Jan 2026

This experience is worth doing. Good 1 hr on the buggies. Also taster of camel riding and sand boarding. Very friendly and helpful staff 😀

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Hi, Thanks a lot for your awesome recommendation. We love that you had a great time with us during your experience. Thank you very much for having been our guest!

We had a really good...

Natalie_H, Jan 2026

We had a really good day,driver kept in touch before hand via text messages. Facility was Clean staff friendly.tour guide took some amazing pictures.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Hi Natalie, We are glad you had an unforgettable adventure and enjoyed your safari experience. Thank you so much for the recommendation. Thank you for having been our guests!

Amazing experience,...

Aman_D, Jan 2026

Amazing experience, thrilling and safely done. The guide Zouma was experienced. Would recommend to anyone coming to Dubai

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Hi Aman, Thank you so much for your recommendation. We highly appreciate your effort to share your experience and make it an unforgettable safari day. Thank you for having been our guests!

Great experience - easy win

Ben_D, Dec 2025

The whole thing was easy to set up and easy to enjoy. Shah our guide was awesome and went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and take care of us. We were on a work trip and had a free day, wouldn’t have changed a thing, the buggies were awesome and the views were incredible.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hi Ben, Thank you so much for your recommendation and for sharing your experiences of morning buggy desert safari tour with us. Thank you for sharing your awesome picture too. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests!

Totally Awesome Dubai Desert Adventure

John_P, Dec 2025

Outstanding setup and booking / great hotel pickup in a nice SUV / very helpful guide / Wahid was awesome and explained all about Dubai and the desert. Super fun all-pro dune buggies and extremely cool to ride the dunes and desert. Strongly recommended for all ages. If you like adventure, don’t miss this one. My wife and I loved it. And the camel ride and photo ops were great too. You won’t regret it.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hi John, Thank you so much for your detailed and great review. We highly appreciate your effort to share your experiences and are glad that you had a great safari day. We are happy that you were satisfied with our services. Thanks for sharing your amazing pictures as well. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

Desert fun

Louise_S, Dec 2025

It was fantastic. You do get sandy but it is totally worth it. All the photos turned out great and we had an excellent guide

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hello, Thank you very much for your great feedback and recommendation. We are glad you enjoyed your buggy safari with us and shared your experience. It was our pleasure to have you as guests and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

fun fun fun a unique experience

VERJINE_K, Dec 2025

It is so much fun. Something that you have never experienced before. it is also fun when you are sith a group.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hello, Thank you very much for your great feedback and recommendation. We are glad you enjoyed your buggy safari with us and shared your experience. It was our pleasure to have you as guests.

Dune buggy and camels

Becky_G, Nov 2025

It was fun driving the dune buggy in the desert and riding the camel. Good activity to do when in Dubai

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hi Becky, Thank you very much for your great feedback. We highly appreciate that! We are delighted that you enjoyed your morning buggy safari tour. Thank you for having been our guests!

Book it!!

chris_l, Oct 2025

Had a blast for my 12 year olds birthday. Great experience. Very well organised, safe, punctual and top level bikes/buggys. Amazing location especially once you get out into the dunes. Well recommended.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hi Chris, Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful feedback with us! We are delighted to hear that you had an excellent morning buggy safari experience with us and are satisfied with our service. Thanks for sharing an amazing picture as well. Thank you for being our guests!

Dune excitement

Andrew_P, Oct 2025

I not we , enjoyed this Dune buggy ride because I was driving and my wife was the passenger but saying that the falcon rest stop was fabulous then the drive back she did enjoy without screaming @£#%&,,,,i would recommend this to everyone but sunscreen is a must, hat too,transfer was great.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hi Andrew, Thank you very much for your great feedback, and we are glad you enjoyed your morning buggy atv safari tour. We highly appreciate that. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests!

Awesome experience

DIPEN_D, Aug 2025

Excellent experience from booking right through to the comms, pickup & the experience. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Hi DIPEN, Thank you very much for your awesome review! We are glad you enjoyed your Dubai Morning Buggy Dunes Safari. Thank you for being our guests!

Dune buggy and Camel ride

Alan_M, Jun 2025

Brilliant experience. Was contacted evening before to offer to be collected at 7am rather than 9am due to expected heat, so glad we did! Pick up at hotel was brilliant and air conditioned vehicle for the drive to site was very welcome. Camel ride and dune buggy hire was more than we expected and we had a brilliant time smashing over the dunes for an hour, the heat was intense! Tour guide was brilliant for dune buggies and the complimentary water was very much needed. Anyone going to Dubai must try this at least once, by far our favourite excursion of our holiday. Thanks to everyone involved, top class!!!

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Hi Alan, Thank you so much for your detailed review. We highly appreciate your effort to share your experiences and are glad that you had a great safari day. We are happy that you are satisfied with our services. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

We did private dune buggy...

Melissa_J, May 2025

We did private dune buggy and camel tour and had a great time! Staff was awesome, and took lots of great pics and videos for us. Very friendly. Would definitely recommend!!

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Hi Melissa, Thank you very so much for your great feedback and for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are thrilled that you had a memorable safari experience with us. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

Great fun

Greg_H, May 2025

We had fun enjoying our time in the desert. All was as described and our driver and guides were excellent.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hi Greg, Thank you for your feedback. We are glad that you had a wonderful experience during the Safari. Thank you for having been our guests!

Dunes sun and fun

Scott_A, Apr 2025

Great rip through the stunning desert! Guide was fun as was the trip. Sandboarding was amazing. Get them to wax it for extra speed!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Hi Scott, Thank you very much for your recommendation. We are delighted that you enjoyed your unique buggy safari. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

Morning tour Arabian desert

Tiffany_C, Apr 2025

We had a blast riding the side by side in the Arabian desert! Pickup and transfer from the cruise port was seamless and our experience was incredible. Must do in the deserts of Dubai!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Hi Tiffany, Thank you very much for your recommendation. It is awesome to see you enjoyed your safari day. We are delighted to have you as our guests and it was a great pleasure to welcome you.

Great fun!

Joanne_A, Apr 2025

We booked the morning sand dune buggy experience, which included the camel ride and sand boarding. Picked up in private transfer, driver really friendly. Experience itself was great fun- followed a guide for an hours drive with photo opportunities. The whole family really enjoyed it!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Hi Joanne, Thank you very much for your great feedback. We are delighted that you had a wonderful safari tour and that you had a great time with us. Warm thanks to you for being our guests!

Take a scarf for head...

vcepelak5, Apr 2025

Take a scarf for head protection against sand and the sun Otherwise wonderful experience, great tour guide Hashim explained us everything, the buggy ride was awesome if I could I would be riding there whole day, sandboarding and camel ride was a nice bonus to the whole experience

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Hi Vcepelak, We are glad you enjoyed an unforgettable Safari day and received such a detailed and heartfelt recommendation. We take pride in providing excellent service to our guests, and it was a pleasure to welcome you. Thank you very much for having been our guest!

Dune bashing a must

Will_D, Mar 2025

The camel ride was short, but ok for me. They are a most uncomfortable animal. The dune buggy bashing (self driving) was great with a solo leader to follow.(necessary as easy to get a bit lost). The leader biases his speed it seems dependent upon the capability of the driver. Sandboarding ok, but I was fairly useless at it. A good personalised trip from Hashim with collection to and from location from your hotel/ address

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi Will, Thank you very much for leaving us a marvelous recommendation. We are glad that you enjoyed the morning buggy dune ride, and the camel experience to be memorable. It is wonderful to know that our team members contributed to making your experience exceptional. Our priority is always to satisfy customers by giving excellent services. We highly appreciate your effort to share your experiences and are glad that you had a great safari day! It was a great pleasure to welcome you as our guests.

Fantastic experience!

Sagar_T, Mar 2025

Experienced driver, tour guide and a great buggy ride! The overall experience was worth it! Definitely recommend.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi Sagar, Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and leaving us with your amazing recommendation. We highly appreciate that. Warm thanks to you for having been our guests!

Great excursion. A must do! Dune buggies are the way to go

Ken_S, Mar 2025

This was a great excursion, we had a lot of fun and got a lot of pictures. Definitely a must do in Dubai, if I would’ve missed this excursion, I would have felt like I did not see the desert that makes up Dubai.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi Ken, Thank you so much for your recommendation. It is so awesome to see how much you enjoyed your safari day. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

This was soooo much fun!...

Marissa_B, Mar 2025

This was soooo much fun! Definitely do this before you leave! Our tour guides were amazing and we had the best time.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi Marissa, Thank you very much for your great feedback and recommendation. We are glad you enjoyed your safari day and shared your experience with us. It was a great pleasure for us to welcome you as our guests.

Loved the dune buggy and enjoyed the camel ride. A great way to spend a morning.

DarrenC, Mar 2025

Great way to spend a morning. Pickup was on time, a drive out to the area was smooth. The 3 evebts started with a short camel ride which was an experience. Then came the dune buggies which we loved.. great fun and we would do them again. We stopped for a break and some sand surfing. Back in the buggies. The guide was excellent and took loads of videos and photos which captured the great morning we had

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi DarrenC, We are glad you enjoyed an unforgettable Safari day and received such a detailed and heartfelt recommendation. We take pride in providing excellent service to our guests and it was a pleasure to welcome you. Thank you very much for having been our guest!

Amazing trip! Well...

Fleur_B, Jan 2025

Amazing trip! Well organised and was an overall great experience. Would definitely recommend. Thank you!!!

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Hi Fleur, Thank you for your superb review, and we are delighted to provide you with unforgettable adventures. It is awesome to see that you had a great time. Many thanks for having been our guests! See you next time again.