Evening Desert Safari Dubai

Experience an evening in the Lahbab Red Dunes with a shared 4×4 desert safari. Enjoy dune bashing, a sunset photo stop, sandboarding and a traditional desert camp experience with bbq dinner buffet and live entertainment.

Your Evening Desert Safari Experience

Your evening desert safari takes you from the city to the red dunes of Lahbab, where the adventure begins. Travel in a shared 4×4 with an experienced safari driver and enjoy a drive across the desert, followed by a sunset stop and time to experience the traditional camp.

Dubai Desert Safari Tours Evening Desert Safari

Afternoon | Hotel Pickup

Meet your safari driver at the agreed pickup location and travel towards the Lahbab Red Dunes.

Desert Safari Dubai Dune Bashing

Late Afternoon | Desert Adventure

Enjoy approximately 20–30 minutes of dune bashing, followed by a sunset photo stop and sandboarding.

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Evening | Traditional Desert Camp

Enjoy a short camel ride, camp activities, BBQ buffet dinner and live entertainment.

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Around 9:00–9:30 PM | Return Journey

After the camp experience, travel back to your agreed drop-off location.

Choose Your Evening Safari Package

Enjoy the same evening desert safari experience with a choice of Standard or VIP seating at our partner-operated desert camp. Choose the option that best suits your comfort and dining preferences.

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Standard Seating

AED 130

Per adult
Child price AED 100

  • Regular camp seating
  • Standard BBQ buffet arrangement
  • Food is generally prepared after guests arrive
  • Guests collect their food from the buffet
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VIP Seating

AED 150

Per adult
Child price AED 120

  • Preferred seating with a better stage view
  • Additional food options
  • BBQ Buffet ready when guests arrive
  • No need to join the standard buffet queue

What is the difference?

The main difference is the camp seating and dining arrangement. Standard seating offers the regular buffet experience, while VIP seating provides preferred viewing, additional dishes and earlier buffet access.

Both packages include the evening desert safari experience. The VIP option does not mean a private vehicle or a different safari route.

Booking Note:

Prices are per person. Children’s prices are listed separately. Please send an enquiry with your preferred date and number of guests so our team can check availability and confirm the arrangements.


What’s Included in Your Evening Desert Safari?

Both Standard and VIP packages include the main evening desert safari experience. From the Lahbab Red Dunes to the traditional camp, here is what you can expect during your trip.

Shared 4×4 Hotel Pickup and Drop-off

Travel in an air-conditioned shared 4×4 safari vehicle, with pickup and drop-off arranged at the agreed location.

Dune Bashing

Approximately 20–30 minutes of dune driving in the Lahbab Red Dunes.

Sunset Photo Stop

Stop in the desert to enjoy the scenery and take photographs.

Sandboarding

Try sandboarding on the desert slopes.

Short Camel Ride

Enjoy a short camel ride at the desert camp.

Arabic Hospitality

Enjoy Arabic coffee and dates at the camp, including;

  • Unlimited water, tea, coffee and soft drinks.
  • Henna application for female guests.
  • Traditional Arabic attire for photographs.
  • Shisha in the designated camp area.

BBQ Buffet Dinner

Enjoy an international buffet with Arabic dishes, vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, salads and desserts.

Live Entertainment

Watch traditional performances, including Tanoura, Dabka, belly dance and fire shows.

Not Included

  • Quad Bike
  • Dune Buggy
  • Extended Camel Ride
  • Alcohol
  • Souvenirs
  • Tips / Gratuities

Add More Adventure to Your Evening Desert Safari

Make your evening desert safari even more memorable with optional desert activities in the Lahbab Red Dunes. Choose from quad biking, dune buggy rides or an extended camel trek. These activities are available at an additional cost and are separate from the short camel ride included at the camp.

Dubai quad biking at sunset yamaha raptor roaring up to the sand dune blade

Explore the desert on a quad bike

  • 30 minutes, enclosed area: from AED 100
  • 60 minutes, open desert: from AED 150

Prices are per quad bike. Two-rider options are available.

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Drive a dune buggy across the dunes

  • 2-seater, 30 minutes: AED 350
  • 4-seater, 30 minutes: AED 450
  • 2-seater, 60 minutes: AED 500
  • 4-seater, 60 minutes: AED 600

Prices are per buggy.

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Group of friends on a Morning Camel Trekking

Enjoy a longer camel ride in the desert

  • Duration: approximately 30–45 minutes
  • Price: AED 100 per camel
  • One or two riders per camel
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Let our team know which activities you would like to include when sending your safari enquiry. We can help check availability and arrange the details.


Evening Desert Safari Pickup and Booking Information

Pickup and Drop-off

Pickup locations

  • Dubai
  • Sharjah
  • Ajman

Approximate pickup times

Season

Approx. pickup time

October to March

2:15 PM–3:00 PM

April to September

3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Your exact pickup time will be confirmed by our team after your location and safari date are checked.

Return to your location

The evening safari usually finishes with guests returning to their pickup locations around 9:00 PM–9:30 PM.

How to Book Your Evening Desert Safari

1. Send Your Enquiry

Choose Standard or VIP seating and contact us through WhatsApp or the enquiry form.

2. Confirm Your Details

We check availability and confirm your safari date, number of guests, package and pickup arrangements.

3. Enjoy Your Safari

Once your arrangements are confirmed, get ready for your evening in the Lahbab Red Dunes.

Submitting an enquiry does not automatically confirm a booking. Our team will check availability and contact you to confirm the arrangements.

Evening Desert Safari FAQs

Our evening desert safari starts at AED 130 per adult for Standard seating and AED 150 per adult for VIP seating. Child prices are AED 100 and AED 120 respectively.

The experience includes shared 4×4 pickup and drop-off, dune bashing in the Lahbab Red Dunes, a sunset photo stop, sandboarding, a short camel ride, Arabic coffee and dates, bbq buffet dinner and live entertainment.

Our evening desert safari takes place in the Lahbab Red Dunes in Dubai, known for their distinctive red sand.

Pickup is generally between 2:15 PM and 3:00 PM from October to March, and between 3:00 PM and 3:45 PM from April to September. The exact pickup time depends on your location. Return is usually around 9:00 PM–9:30 PM.

Both options use the Standard Camp. Standard seating offers the regular bbq buffet arrangement. VIP seating includes preferred seating with a better stage view, additional food options and bbq buffet access when you arrive, without joining the standard buffet queue.

No. Quad biking and dune buggy rides are optional activities available at an additional cost. You can request them when making your enquiry.

Yes. We also offer a private desert safari with an exclusive 4×4 vehicle. Visit our Private Desert Safari Dubai page for details.

Send an enquiry through our website form or contact us on WhatsApp. Our team will check availability and confirm your package, date and pickup arrangements.

No. Dune bashing involves off-road driving and may not be suitable for pregnant guests, infants, or people with certain medical conditions, including neck or back problems and heart conditions. Please inform our team about any relevant concerns before booking. A private safari can be arranged without dune bashing, but this does not automatically make dune driving medically suitable.

Enquire About Your Evening Desert Safari

Planning your evening in the Lahbab Red Dunes? Send us your details and our team will check availability and contact you to confirm the arrangements.

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You can also contact our team on WhatsApp to ask about availability, package options and pickup arrangements.