Dubai Desert Safari Guide
Dubai Desert Safari Guide
Dubai Desert Safari Guide : Dubai City is renowned for its soaring skyscrapers and white sand beaches with a magnificent backdrop of the golden desert dunes, Dubai is a great travel/holiday destination for all travelers, weather you are first time visitors or visiting this beautiful city for a third of forth time. There is always some thing new to explore, one of the best experiences to enjoy in Dubai beyond the fascinating city attractions is doing a desert safari.
As you drive up and down the dunes, the thrill will send your heart in a race. Watch the sun blend into the dines as it sets for the day and be entertained by traditional Arabic performances as you sit around a crackling campfire.
Get your heart racing as you drive up and down the dunes, watch the sun blend into the dunes as it sets for the day and sit around a crackling campfire while being entertained by traditional Arabic performances.
If you are planning to do a Dubai Desert Safari, this article offers you more information about this unique and thrilling adventure.
What to consider when booking a desert safari
As you plan to visit Dubai for a desert safari or a Dubai Safari, there are three key things to consider before booking your excursion.
- Your choice of destination
There are many popular desert destinations around Dubai City including Lahbab, the Hatta Mountains and the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. Most of the Organized Desert Safari Tours include pick up and drop off at your hotel, this means you do not have to think about the logistics of getting into the desert.
- The kind of activity you’d like to do
There are many activities to do on a Dubai Desert Safari and they include quad biking and sand boarding which will give you the opportunity to explore and enjoy the desert.
If there is any activities you are not familiar with while on the desert safari, there is always an expert to give you instructions before trying them out by yourself.
- Whether food is provided
After all the adrenaline – fueled fun, your appetite has to be worked up. As part of the package, most desert safaris include an evening meal of traditional Arabia dishes at a camp set amid the dunes. This is typically accompanied by entertainment from belly dancing to whirling dervishes.
The best adventure activities on a desert safari
The Dubai Desert Safari is filled with adrenaline – inducing activities and some of the excursions to book for your adventure include
Dune buggy ride
With your helmet strapped, get ready for a bumpy ride. From the city, you will be taken into the desert for the ride. The expert will give a briefing and guide through the dues in your dune buggy, there are no road signs, few rules and no enforced speed limits giving you to opportunity to zip through the vast desert.
An alternative option to dune buggies is quad biking which provides a similar experience.
On these experiences, you will not need to have previous experience as you will be given expert instruction by a professional.
Dune Bashing
For travelers seeking for adventure and thrill, this off-road driving will give you a great experience you have never had before. This activity is not fait hearted, you will hit the dunes and a confident, professional driver will be maneuvering the car sideways, upwards and downwards in a manner that feels far from normal during this white – knuckle ride.
Sandboarding
Silding down the desert dunes on a sandboard is an exciting activity to consider while on a Dubai Safari as it a mix of surfing and snowboarding, though it can take you time to get your balance and learn how to stay upright on the wooden board. This is a lot of fun, also you will get the most incredible views of the desert from the top of the dunes.
The best relaxing activities on a desert safari in Dubai
Not every traveler is an adrenaline junkie, because of this there are some desert safari experiences operating at a much gentler pace, these experiences are ideal for visitors who want to take things slow
Stargazing
Laying down in the middle of the boundless desert looking up at the night sky is a very relaxing experience, the light and pollution is more reduced away from the city thus providing the perfect opportunity for stargazing.
Stargazing is one of the more romantic ways to experience the majesty of the desert thus being perfect for couples.
Camel rides
Camel rides are one of the more traditional ways to experience the majesty of the Dubai desert, the rides are suitable for most age. The ride is bumpy so will have to hold on tight.
Note: Camels in the UAE have owners priding themselves on how well they care for these beautiful humped creatures.
Hot air balloon experience offers spectacular views of the desert from above, you will conquer the sky above the desert and enjoy aerial views of the desert and the surrounding.
The hot air balloon usually lasts around an hour offering you plenty of time to enjoy the mind-blowing views and get Instagram worth pictures, the perfect time to do the hot air balloon is at dawn when the orange glow of the rising sun illuminates the golden sands below.
