Desert Safari Dubai With Dune Buggy
Want more than a regular desert safari? Our Desert Safari Dubai with Dune Buggy combines a 30-minute self-drive dune buggy experience with the classic evening desert safari.
You will first ride your own dune buggy across the open desert for 30 minutes. After your buggy ride, our experienced 4×4 driver takes you for dune bashing, followed by a sunset photo stop and then the evening at our desert camp with camel riding, sandboarding, BBQ dinner and live entertainment.
It is a good option if you want to drive a dune buggy yourself but still want to enjoy the complete Dubai desert safari experience.
Quick Highlights
One Tour. Two Desert Adventures.
This package is for people who don’t want to choose between driving a dune buggy and enjoying a traditional evening desert safari.
The first part of your adventure is the 30-minute dune buggy ride. After reaching the desert, you’ll get ready for your buggy experience and drive yourself across the open sand with guidance from our team.
Once your buggy ride is finished, the experience continues in a different way. Our 4×4 driver takes you for dune bashing across the red dunes of Lahbab. You’ll then stop at a good spot to enjoy the desert sunset and take some photos before continuing to the desert camp.
At the camp, the adventure becomes a more relaxed evening with a camel ride, sandboarding, dinner and live entertainment.
So you’re not spending the whole evening inside one activity.
You get to drive the buggy yourself, experience dune bashing as a passenger, watch the sunset and finish the evening at the desert camp.
What’s Included & What’s Not
Optional
Activity Add-ons
Upgrade Dune Buggy Self-drive
From 30 minutes to 60 minutes
From AED 250 /buggy
Quad Bike Ride
From AED 200 per bike (30-min)
Extended Camel Ride
AED 100 (30-min) per camel
Shisha on Table
AED 70
30-Minute Dune Buggy Ride
The dune buggy is not just an add-on that you watch somebody else drive.
You drive it yourself.
After arriving in the desert, you’ll receive instructions and safety guidance before starting your 30-minute ride. The buggy experience takes place in the open desert, where you can enjoy the feeling of driving across the sand rather than staying on a fixed paved circuit. You don’t need to be an experienced off-road driver to enjoy the experience. Our team will explain the basics before you start and guide you through the activity. The exact route and riding conditions can vary depending on the desert conditions and operational requirements.
What Happens After the Buggy Ride?
Once your 30-minute dune buggy session is finished, you hand the driving back to our team. You then join our experienced 4×4 driver for dune bashing.
This part is different from the buggy ride. Instead of driving yourself, you can sit back and enjoy the vehicle moving across the Lahbab red dunes while our driver handles the desert driving.
After dune bashing, we’ll take you to a sunset photo stop. This is your chance to get out, stretch your legs and take some photos while the desert changes color around you. From there, we continue to the desert camp.
Before You Go
A few simple things will make your experience more comfortable.
A Few Things to Know About the Dune Buggy Ride
The 30-minute buggy ride is a self-drive experience.
You are not sitting in the buggy while someone else drives you around.
Our team provides guidance and safety instructions before you start, and the activity is conducted in the designated desert riding area.
The desert is a natural environment, so the sand conditions can change. The route, speed and exact riding conditions can vary depending on the terrain, weather and operational requirements.
The important thing is to enjoy the experience without treating it like a race.
Who Is This Tour Best For?
This package is a good choice if you:
If you mainly want a quiet desert dinner without the adventure activities, our Dinner in the Desert Dubai experience may suit you better.
Why Choose Desert Safari With Dune Buggy?
A normal desert safari gives you the classic Dubai desert experience.
But if you want to drive a dune buggy in Dubai as part of the same trip, booking the combination package makes things easier.
You don’t have to arrange a separate buggy tour and a separate evening safari. You get both experiences during one desert trip. It is particularly suitable for visitors who want some adventure but don’t want to spend the entire day doing motorsports. You drive the buggy for 30 minutes, enjoy dune bashing with an experienced driver, stop for sunset and then have dinner at the camp. That’s a lot to fit into one evening, without making every minute about driving.
Book Desert Safari Dubai With Dune Buggy
If you want to do more than simply sit in a 4×4 during your desert safari, this package gives you the chance to get behind the wheel yourself.
Start with a 30-minute dune buggy ride, then let our experienced driver take you dune bashing through the red dunes.
Finish with a sunset photo stop and an evening at the desert camp with camel riding, BBQ dinner and live entertainment.
One desert trip. A bit of driving. A bit of dune bashing. A sunset. And then dinner in the desert.
That’s the idea.
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