The UAE · EVENING DESERT SAFARIS

The 15 Best Evening Desert Safaris in the UAE

27 tours  ·  from $24 a head

The evening run is the classic: dune bashing while the light goes, then a camp with dinner, a fire and a show. The 15 below differ on how good the food is and how many vehicles arrive with you, priced and timed honestly.

Dubai Evening Desert Safari BBQ Dinner & Transfer to Noble Camp - What happens at Noble Camp in Al Awir
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Dubai Evening Desert Safari BBQ Dinner & Transfer to Noble Camp

1.Dubai Evening Desert Safari BBQ Dinner & Transfer to Noble Camp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,365 reviews · from $79Our pick

You’ll ride from Dubai or Sharjah to Lahbab for 45 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, and sunset photos, then continue to Noble Camp in Al Awir for tea, camels, henna, a BBQ buffet, nine live shows, and a fire finale. Guides such as Saif, Farrukh, and Aman are praised for attentive service.

“One of the best tours I have ever been on in one day. Make sure to take camera phone for pictures and hold onto your seat for a good ride.”

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Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari BBQ, Camel Ride, Entertainments - Dune bashing across the sand
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Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari BBQ, Camel Ride, Entertainments

2.Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari BBQ, Camel Ride, Entertainments

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,790 reviews · from $72

Leave Abu Dhabi in a shared 4WD for dune bashing, camel-farm viewing, sandboarding, and sunset photos. At the Bedouin-style camp, try henna, local dress, falcon photos, shisha, and a BBQ buffet before tanoura, fire, and belly-dance shows. Guides such as Ashraf, Safeer, and Faizy are praised for safe driving and excellent photos.

“We had such an amazing time doing the sand dunes, sandboarding and camel Ride. Our guide Faizy was friendly, informative and provided an exhilarating ride on the dunes! My whole family loved the experience. The food was also quite a display. The spread was great, and we finished off with some shisha, shows and stargazing. I would definitely recommend it to everyone!”

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Dubai: Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride & Stargazing - The 45-minute drive from Dubai
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Dubai: Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride & Stargazing

3.Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride & Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,627 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $49

Leave Dubai by air-conditioned 4x4 for a 4 to 5-hour evening in the Red Dunes and Al Marmoom Oasis. Your English-speaking guide handles dune driving, sunset photos, sandboarding, a short camel ride, falcon photos, wildlife spotting, and telescope stargazing. Guides such as Adeel Awan, Lucky, and Waqar Ahmed are praised for careful driving and helpful photos. BBQ dinner is available with selected options.

“We had a wonderful experience. Saeed was brilliant throughout. Right from the pickup until the end. We did a dessert safari which was thrilling, then a camel ride for the first time with my daughter, very good food, horse show, star gazing and whatnot. It is great value for money. We thoroughly enjoyed”

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Dubai Evening Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner - Lahbab’s 35-minute dune-bashing run
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Dubai Evening Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner

4.Dubai Evening Desert Safari & BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,086 reviews · from $44

Spend about seven hours beyond Dubai with pickup from Dubai or Sharjah, a 35-minute 4x4 dune-bashing run at Lahbab, sandboarding, a brief camel ride, henna, sunset views, a buffet BBQ, and evening shows. Guides such as Hashim, Abdul, Fahad, and Zahid are praised for careful driving, photos, and family-friendly help.

“An amazing desert safari! Thrilling dunes, great vibes, and we truly had a lot of fun throughout. Must try!”

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Dubai Evening Desert Safari With Transfers Dune Bashing & Dinner - Lahbab: quad bikes, dune bashing, and sunset
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Dubai Evening Desert Safari With Transfers Dune Bashing & Dinner

5.Dubai Evening Desert Safari With Transfers Dune Bashing & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,012 reviews · from $62

Spend about six hours moving from Dubai to Lahbab and Al Awir for dune bashing, sandboarding, sunset photos, a short camel ride, henna, Arabic coffee, BBQ dinner, and live fire, belly dance, Tanoura, Yola, Girl, and Dabka shows. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included in an air-conditioned 4WD.

“Conduzir os carros todo o terreno. A adrenalina de fazer as Dunas no Jeep Simpatia do Guia As fotografias tiradas ao por do sol”

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Evening desert safari with camel ride and BBQ dinner - What happens at Lahbab before dinner
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Evening desert safari with camel ride and BBQ dinner

6.Evening desert safari with camel ride and BBQ dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 986 reviews · from $44

You’ll leave Dubai in an air-conditioned Land Cruiser for red-sand dune bashing at Lahbab, sunset photos, sandboarding, a short camel ride, and an evening camp with BBQ dinner, Arabic coffee, costumes, shisha, and live shows. Guides such as Shair, Qatar, Mohammed, and Shaheen have earned praise for friendly service, though camp upselling and uneven organization are worth noting.

“Fantastic experience. Our driver Qatar was excellent. Comfortable vehicle. Dune bashing was great. Dinner show and camel ride superb.”

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Dubai Evening Desert Safari: Sandboarding, BBQ, Camel Ride & more - Dune driving and the sunset stop
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Dubai Evening Desert Safari: Sandboarding, BBQ, Camel Ride & more

7.Dubai Evening Desert Safari: Sandboarding, BBQ, Camel Ride & more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 862 reviews · from $109

Leave Dubai by 4WD for an evening in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. Your English-speaking guide handles dune driving, sunset views, a short camel ride, sandboarding, henna, Arabic coffee, dates, BBQ dinner, and live shows. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with soft drinks available at the camp.

“That was amazing tour. The tour guys picked up me on time, friendly, I have enjoyed a lot for dune drive, belly dance. However the camel ride is too short...around few mins. For the buffet dinner, you should take time because the main courRead more”

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Private Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Sand Boarding - A short camel ride with a cultural purpose
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Private Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Sand Boarding

8.Private Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Sand Boarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 853 reviews

Spend about six hours with a private 4x4 guide in Dubai’s Lahbab Desert. Expect red-dune dune bashing, sandboarding, a short camel ride, sunset photos, falcon pictures, and a camp dinner with henna, Arabic dress, belly dancing, Tanura, and fire shows. Guides such as Noori, Haider, Yousaf, and Adnan are often praised for safe driving and friendly service.

“we had a great tour together wirh our fantastic guide Mr.Haider an incredible guy who knew everything”

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Evening Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding & BBQ Buffet Dinner - Dune bashing across the Lahbab sand
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Evening Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding & BBQ Buffet Dinner

9.Evening Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding & BBQ Buffet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 786 reviews · from $23Best value

Start at 2:30 pm with 4x4 pickup, then head to Lahbab for dune bashing, sandboarding, a short camel ride, and sunset views. At the Bedouin-style camp, enjoy tea, coffee, soft drinks, henna, Arabic costumes, a BBQ buffet, belly dancing, fire, tanura, and traditional shows. Quad bikes and dune buggies cost extra.

“Was such a great trip with the driver very good . All the city attractions was super good and riding the bike super fun”

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Sunset Desert Safari Quad bike Camel ride Sand Board & BBQ Dinner - Dune bashing and sunset photos
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Sunset Desert Safari Quad bike Camel ride Sand Board & BBQ Dinner

10.Sunset Desert Safari Quad bike Camel ride Sand Board & BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 734 reviews · from $70

Spend an evening outside Dubai with a 30-minute self-drive quad bike ride, dune bashing, sandboarding, sunset photos, a camel ride, henna, BBQ buffet, and four live shows. Pickup is available from Dubai and Sharjah. Guides such as Mansoor may add music, humor, and local character to the drive.

“Mansoor was a fun, genuine and experienced guide. Made the trip extra fun - such a character!! And great music while dune bashing”

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Evening Desert Safari & BBQ With Live Shows,Camel Ride,Falcon pic - Camel riding and sandboarding at Lahbab
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Evening Desert Safari & BBQ With Live Shows,Camel Ride,Falcon pic

11.Evening Desert Safari & BBQ With Live Shows,Camel Ride,Falcon pic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 716 reviews · from $49

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring Lahbab’s red dunes with shared hotel pickup, a 15-minute camel ride, 40 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, and a sunset photo stop. At the Al Awir camp, enjoy Arabic coffee, dates, henna, traditional clothing photos, a BBQ dinner, unlimited soft drinks, belly dance, Tanoura, and fire shows. Guides include Hussain, Yaseen, Hashim, Ali, Azmat, and Nour.

“Amazing adventure especially our Driver Yaseen who went above and beyond to make it special. His Dune driving in the Desert was spectacular”

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Abu Dhabi: Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride, BBQ & Live Show - Dune bashing before sunset
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Abu Dhabi: Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride, BBQ & Live Show

12.Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride, BBQ & Live Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 638 reviews · from $72

Spend an evening beyond Abu Dhabi on a shared 4x4 safari to Al Khatim Desert. Expect dune bashing, a camel farm, sandboarding, sunset photos, a short camel ride, henna, falcon photos, BBQ dinner, belly dance, Tanoura, and stargazing. Guides such as Ahmed, Hamza, Sanal, and Haneef are praised for safe driving and helpful photography.

“Superbe expérience, remerciements sincères à notre guide sharqui qui est d’une gentillesse incroyable,”

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Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner - Quad biking at Al Madam
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Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner

13.Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 612 reviews · from $48

You’ll leave your Dubai hotel around 2:30 pm for Lahbab’s red dunes, ride a quad bike, try dune bashing and sandboarding, then settle into an Arabian camp for a short camel ride, henna, BBQ dinner, Tanoura, belly dance, and fire shows. Guides including Sam, Jamshi, Salman, Umesh, and Babil Raj are praised for safety, photos, and friendly help.

“Worth it.! Salman was an excellent guide. Scare yourself silly and enjoy the ride. Its worth doing the afternoon tour and enjoy the buffet dinner and show at night.”

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Evening Desert Safari in Dubai, Sandboard & BBQ Dinner - What the 4WD dune bash is really like
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Evening Desert Safari in Dubai, Sandboard & BBQ Dinner

14.Evening Desert Safari in Dubai, Sandboard & BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 583 reviews · from $66

Spend about seven hours leaving Dubai for the red dunes of Lahbab. A licensed English-speaking guide such as Siddiqi handles the 4WD ride, dune bashing, sandboarding, camel ride, camp dinner, henna, and evening shows. Pickup is included within Dubai city limits, with groups capped at seven people.

“The trip was excellent. Siddiqi made our trip more memorable and enjoyable by guiding every part of the visit. He entertained our kid and us by making up few things like sand dune skating, took us excellent photos...”

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Red Dune Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner - Hotel pickup and the shared 4x4 ride
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Red Dune Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

15.Red Dune Evening Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 486 reviews · from $89

Spend about six hours in Dubai’s red dunes with hotel pickup, a shared 4x4 safari, sunset photos, dune bashing, camel riding, and sandboarding. At camp, you’ll enjoy Arabic coffee, dates, henna, shisha, dinner, belly dancing, tanoura, and a fire show. Quad bikes and dune buggies cost extra. Guides may include Muhammad, Saqib, Zuber, or Basit.

“The safari tour was by far our favourite experience! Thanks to Zyans seamless booking procedure, and Majids outstanding services. The trip was exciting and relaxing all in one, the food was amazing and the events in our itinerary were nothing shy of breathtaking. This tour was a staple in my journey and i would highly recommend it!”

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