Luxury tours · LUXURY DESERT TOURS IN THE UAE
This is the shortlist you would send a friend who asked what the upgrade buys: 12 luxury desert tours in the UAE worth the money, each with its price, its group size and the thing to check before you pay.
You’ll cross Al Lahbab’s red dunes in an air-conditioned 4x4 with a guide such as Younas, Rizwan, Zain, or Babar. Choose a 4-hour outing with dune bashing and sandboarding, or continue to a camp for camel rides, henna, BBQ, shows, and a VIP table. Quad biking is optional and self-driven.
“Zain was excellent - whole trip was brilliant, especially the dune bashing”
Spend about 7.5 hours in Dubai’s Lahbab Desert with a licensed English-speaking guide. You’ll ride across red dunes, sandboard, take a short camel ride, pose with a falcon, watch sunset, and eat at a Bedouin-style camp with henna, shisha, BBQ, belly dancing, tanoura, and fire shows. Quad biking costs extra.
“It was super. Safari was very well organised. Every event was on time. The desert place they took us was amazing. Real big sand dunes. There is no other people except us which is very special as many other agencies take you very near crowRead more”
Spend about seven hours on a premium Dubai desert safari with hotel pickup, red-dune driving in a Toyota Land Cruiser, sunset photos, camel and horse rides, falcon interaction, henna, and dinner at Al Sahra Desert Fortress. Expect a large buffet, BBQ stations, soft drinks, and belly dancing, Tanoura, music, and fire performances.
“OMG, what an amazingly awesome day! Our guide Abdul.M was beyond outstanding! He made every part of our experience absolutely great. The buggy driving and luxury vehicle desert rides were unforgettable. Then the dinner and show afterwards were 5 Star. The entire experience exceeded our expectations.”
Spend about seven hours moving from Dubai to Lahbab’s red dunes for quad biking, dune bashing, sandboarding, and a short camel ride. Your air-conditioned SUV includes hotel pickup and drop-off, followed by a camp BBQ, henna, Tanoura and belly dance, and a fire show. Guides such as Jamshi, Salman, Umesh, Sam, and Babil Raj are praised for safety, photos, and friendly help.
“Great tour - lots of fun and excitement - great photos in the dunes. Would recommend this tour………… thank you”
Spend about six hours on a Dubai desert safari with hotel pickup, 30 to 45 minutes of red-dune bashing in a 4x4, sandboarding, a short camel ride, sunset viewing, henna, Arabian costumes, and a BBQ dinner. Sami is praised for his driving, while camp host Saddam is noted for friendly service. Quad biking costs extra.
“The experience of a lifetime /our tour leader was an amazing desert sand driver ! Great evening! ! Sami was our driver ! He needs a raise !”
This six-hour Dubai safari combines shared 4x4 pickup, red-dune driving in Lahbab, sandboarding, a short camel ride, sunset photos, and an Al Aweer camp dinner. You’ll see belly dance, tanoura, and fire performances, with guides such as Asif, Waqar, and Abid Bhatti praised for safety and care. Quad bikes and dune buggies cost extra.
“Great experience, great Driver Asif who make sure everyone stays safe and have full fun . We enjoyed camel ride shows and Sheesha . Highly recommend Asif and his company. Thanks for the great adventure and fun Trip.🤩”
You’ll leave your Dubai hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle for a 45-minute camel ride, sunset coffee and dates, falcon photos, henna, a VIP BBQ, and traditional shows. Guides such as Ashraf, Nasir, Tariq, and Qurban are praised for careful service. Confirm the falcon show, since availability is not consistent.
“It definitely exceeded our expectations. We were surprised to learn that we had a private driver and car for the entire afternoon/evening. Our driver was amazing and very knowledgable. He took us to a dune buggy session and sorted out tRead more”
You’ll ride from your Dubai hotel in a 4WD, tackle the dunes with drivers such as Ijaz, Sohail, Tariq, or Zohaib, and stop for sandboarding, a sunset photo, and a camel ride. The evening ends at a premium camp with a 32-item buffet, unlimited soft drinks, belly dancing, tanoura, Ayyala, and fire performances.
“Ijaz was a professional driver and we were able to take some good photos”
Ride from your Dubai hotel to a desert fortress for Arabic coffee, dates, camel and horse rides, falcon viewing, henna, a barbecue buffet, and belly dancing, tanoura, music, and fire shows. The five-hour outing includes air-conditioned transport and soft drinks, with optional dune bashing and house beverages.
“The fortress is pretty. The shows with the dervishes, musicians and fire were amazing. A 2 hours adventure that we will remember. Great taxi driver too. Very friendly. A must do and I am saying that being a very picky person. My teenagers and wife loved it.”
Start with hotel pickup at 2:30 pm, then race across Dubai’s red dunes, try sandboarding, ride a camel, and take a 25 to 30-minute quad-bike outing. Finish at a desert camp with sunset views, henna, Arabic costumes, fresh BBQ, VIP seating, and live entertainment. Guides such as Sami, Ali Akbar, and Ghumman are praised for their care and driving.
“D'abord le négatif... Les quads, c'est e a la foire, des vieux brols avec lesquels on fait le tour sur 1000 m carré. Alors pourquoi 5*? Un guide (Sami) exceptionnel, répond à toutes nos questions, met de l'ambiance, nous donne des sensatioRead more”
You’ll ride in a private Land Cruiser or Nissan Patrol, tackle 45 minutes of dune bashing, try sandboarding, and reach Noble Camp for camel activities, henna, a VIP four-course dinner, and nine live performances. Guides such as Farrukh, Luqman, Qasim, and Shan are often praised for friendly service and good photo stops.
“Everything was great, especially with our safari guide Farrukh. The food was really good and the show with fire was amazing! I recommend it!”
Spend about 7.5 hours in Dubai’s Lehbab desert with a 30-minute quad-bike ride, 45-minute dune bashing, sandboarding, camel time, falcon photos, sunset views, and a Bedouin-style VIP camp dinner. Guides such as Yakoub, Norman, Shahid, and Alam have earned strong praise, though guide service can vary.
“The riding of the quad bike was really fun, even if it was too hot because its summer im fine with it, the camel ride wqs too short but im fine with it, lets not tire the camels, the sand boarding was fun too but not my cup of tea, the private dinnRead more”
Pick a deck, a car, a lounge or a camp.
