Morning Desert Safari: Witness Dawn Over Dunes and Enjoy Sandboarding Adventure

Experience the thrill of a morning desert safari as you witness the breathtaking sunrise over the dunes. Enjoy an exhilarating sandboarding adventure and capture unforgettable moments with an expert driver. Embark on a thrilling dune-bashing adventure in a 4x4 vehicle at Al Big Red Dunes (Lahbab Desert).

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dubai - Enjoy pickup from your chosen location (Dubai/Sharjah/Ajman/Ras Al Khaimah).
  • Dubai - Upon reaching the Dubai desert, begin with an optional camel ride. Then, embark on an exciting dune bashing adventure in a 4x4, explore the rolling dunes, capture stunning photos in the heart of the desert, and try sandboarding with guidance. Refresh…
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off from your location.
  • 15-minute camel ride in Red Dunes Desert.
  • 40 to 45 minutes of dune bashing at Red Dunes Desert.
  • Watch the beautiful sunrise and capture moments.
  • Cold drinks, water bottles, and soft juice for refreshment.
  • Sandboarding slide experience from high dunes.
  • Thrilling and fun drive from the desert to the main road.
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir, quadbike & dune buggy.
Additional Information

Explore the stunning landscapes of Dubai’s desert with our Morning Desert Safari. Start with a convenient pick-up from your chosen location and journey to the dunes. Opt for a camel ride before embarking on an exhilarating 30–40 minute dune bashing experience in a 4x4 vehicle. Capture breathtaking desert vistas during a scenic photography stop and test…

Location
Dubai
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Luketr6432ae
Sep 15, 2025
5/5 - Amazing! I was with Navy and his brother, Navy told us he had a passion for it at the start and showed that throughout. 10/10 customer service all the way through (cold water whenever your bottle would go cold), getting sand off you with a tyre pressure machine etc. Also a pretty good photographer haha!
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974mohammadj
Jul 16, 2025
Best in town - As usual its always fun to choose Captivating Journey tourism for their tour me my family and friends we always choose them for the tours their hospitality is superb they know how to treat their customers with respect and understand what exactly you want, they always make sure that you enjoy your tour and get some unforgettable memories. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to enjoy the desert activities they have plenty of tours.
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Parminders634
Jun 23, 2025
Dessert Safari - The whole experience was brilliant and personnel from the point of pick up from your hotel and drop off right outside. Navy was a great host and driver. Would definitely book with him again - they also supply bookings for all other activities/days out as well...one stop shop. Thanks again Navy.
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Nikolaih190
Apr 9, 2025
Very good - Very good trip. The driver arrived on time. Picked up with large and comfortable car. Take short breaks in between. So only recommended!!!
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Simonhv4747ge
Mar 17, 2025
Duna bashing in Dubai - The tour was amazing. Navy, our guide arrived early, was very friendly and a great guide. The car was very clean and well maintained. I would recommend to anyone.
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Miouholidays
Mar 2, 2025
Perfect. - Very serious, very pleasant, go without hesitation, safe, adapts to families, we had a pleasant gres adventure
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F9075udthomasw
Aug 20, 2023
Sand boarding - This was a great morning out and a nice way to start the day. Jazzy our guide was helpful, chatty and easy to get along with. Definitely worth it if you are in the area.
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Mushaba2023
Jun 1, 2023
Dessert safari - It was a good experience. Our guide nadeem was friendly and best at his work. He was helping us throughout the journey
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Mbk_4056
Jan 24, 2023
Great fun for kids and adults - Excellent from beginning to end. Well managed and great communication. Our guide Magic did an excellent job of explaining the entire process.
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Alexander_w
Mar 10, 2024
Mismanaged weather and disappointing experience - My other half and I did this dune bashing morning tour on Saturday 9th March 2024. This was our second tour in the region having done a wonderful full day tour in Muscat to the Wadis a few days prior. Before the dune bashing tour, we became aware that there would be rain in the forecast. Unfortunate but we cannot change the weather. We reached out to the operator the day before to ask about alternative options in case of inclement weather. We were assured by the tour operator it will not affect the experience. Given our lack of expertise in dune bashing, we took this at face value and decided not to postpone. In hindsight this was a mistake, especially after the emergency text messages sent by dubai emergency alert system to all phones in the area… The tour started fine and driver was punctual. However once reaching the destination we had to persevere through a 1hr rain shower under a covered quad bike storage after having 5min to take photos with the camels. Once the rain had subsided we were able to get back to the SUV and proceed with letting air out the tires for the dune tour. During this time there was a bit of waiting around not knowing the next steps as rain continued to be on and off, we would have appreciated more communication here. After this stop was complete we continued with the dune bashing which was not at all as advertised. The sand was very hard and limited the ability to do anything but a leisurely off-road journey. The extreme dune bashing was the main reason we booked this tour and it was disappointing this was not delivered when we were promised the weather will not affect the experience. Once leaving the dunes, we noticed most other other tour operators located in same area appeared to be closed. We concluded that cancelling the tour should have been the obvious decision to any tour operator with experience. Sensing our disappointment, the guide offered a complimentary tour for next time (which we would have to come back to Dubai to do as we only have 2 fully booked days here), but this hardly begins to cover the wasted time which could have easily been avoided from proper decision making by management before the tour. As it stands, we are disappointed and think the only appropriate remediation is in fact a full refund. We appreciate we were unlucky with weather but strongly feel the situation was mismanaged from the beginning. We have no doubt this would have been a fun time if not for weather with the various activities available so there are redeeming qualities but the weather does not excuse the management for our experience in our view.
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From $41
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).