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Overnight Desert Safari: Vintage Land Rovers & Traditional Activities in Dubai
4.9
136 Ratings
Dubai
Experience the thrill of an overnight desert safari in Dubai. Ride in vintage Land Rovers, indulge in traditional activities, and sleep under the starry desert sky.
Duration:
16 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dubai - Pick-up from Dubai hotels between 2:30pm and 4:30pm (depending on season/sunset).
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve - Arrive at the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to receive your Adventure Pack and put on your Sheila/Ghutra (traditional headscarf).
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve - Embark on a wildlife drive through Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve in an open-top vintage Land Rover. Enjoy a sunset falcon show in the sand dunes.
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve - Witness a spectacular falcon show led by a professional Falconer and watch these magnificent birds in full flight. Learn about ancient training techniques and how the Bedouin used falcons for hunting
- Platinum Heritage Desert camp - Arrive at an authentic torch-lit Bedouin camp. Be entertained by traditional henna tattoos, live bread-making, Arabic coffee-making, camel rides and aromatic shisha pipes.Dinner includes soup, salad, appetiser, main course and dessert.Enjoy cultural Emirati entertainment performances such as drumming and Yola. Retire to your overnight room, a traditional Arabic stone dwelling complete with bedding.
- Platinum Heritage Desert camp - Wake to the stillness of the fresh desert in the morning to a gourmet breakfast of hand-cut salmon, Eggs Benedict, fruit platters and more.
- Dubai - Return to the Hotel between 8:30am and 9:30am (depends on the traffic).
What's Included
- Emirati entertainment, Camel ride, live Bread and Coffee making
- Overnight stay in traditional Arabic stone dwellings with mattress and beddings (no showers)
- Sunset Falcon Demonstration
- Breakfast included
- Dinner included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Wildlife Safari in a 1950’s Land Rover through the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Eat and sleep under the starry desert sky at a Bedouin-inspired camp on this overnight experience from Dubai! After traveling through Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve by open-roof vintage Land Rover, settle in for an evening of traditional Emirati food and entertainment in the grounds of a royal residence. Enjoy local music, cultural entertainment, cookery demonstrations and a falconry demonstration; get a henna tattoo and ride a camel; and relax during a 4-course banquet under the stars. After sleeping overnight in an Arabic tent, enjoy an alfresco breakfast and then return to Dubai.
- The Dubai desert can get cooler in the evenings during winter, so we recommend you bring a light jacket and closed shoes
- Please note: Guides in the following languages (German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Chinese, ) are upon request and availability.
- Children under 5 years are not permitted on shared car and need a private car booking
- Not recommended for pregnant women in their third trimester
- At the camp there is running water and clean bathroom but no shower
- One backpack or luggage not more than 50 cm in height is allowed per guest
- The rate for a private vehicle depends on the total number of participants including children 11 and below.
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers after their second trimester. A private car booking is then nessesary.
Location
Dubai
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(136 Ratings)
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Flyingdman65
Apr 1, 2024
Fantastic desert safari with overnight stay in an Emirati camp - Very enjoyable and rewarding experience with top class guides (Lourenzo and Khairi). The best part is that this tour is in the Royal Reserve and focuses on nature and Emirati local culture. The driving through the reserve in vintage Land Rovers at a gentle pace and the wildlife spotting and photo opportunities were fun and rewarding. The evening entertainment and dinner were focused on Emirati culture and cuisine. The food served was really tasty and well prepared. Finishing off the evening grilling marshmallows around the camp fire made the day. The camp accommodation and facilities were clean and comfortable and the breakfast served in the morning was delicious. Watching the sunrise in the morning was a beautiful experience. Overall a really fun, relaxing and enjoyable experience. I would definitely recommend Platinum Heritage Tours.
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Yako_w
Mar 31, 2024
Fantastic overnight experience in the Royal Reserve - Very enjoyable and rewarding experience with top class guides (Lourenzo and Khairi). The best part is that this tour is in the Royal Reserve and focuses on nature and Emirati local culture. The driving through the reserve in vintage Land Rovers at a gentle pace and the wildlife spotting and photo opportunities were fun and rewarding. The evening entertainment and dinner were focused on Emerati culture. The food served was really tasty and well prepared. Finishing off the evening grilling marshmallows around the fire made the day. The camp accommodation and facilities were clean and comfortable and the breakfast served in the morning was delicious. Watching the surprise in the morning was a beautiful experience. Overall a really fun, relaxing and enjoyable experience. I would definitely recommend Platinum Heritage tours.
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Constansemjeldheim_b
Mar 21, 2024
Amazing desert stay - Excellent overnight stay in the desert. The highlights were the safari in an open 1950s Land Rover, sunrise with a cup of coffee on a sand dune and seeing falcons hunt. Loved the camp which was charming and great breakfast
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Catrine_k
Mar 17, 2024
Great time overnight camping - Great trip and our guide was superb. Personable, knowledgeable and super nice. Fantastic time. Highly recommend
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Hualux
Feb 25, 2024
Definitely for Heroes! Please pick Fahad! - Overnight Desert Safari by Platinum Heritage is the most amazing experience that you can possibly find in your life time. The whole journey is perfect for everyone no matter where you come from. They just arrange everything for you.
First hotel pick-up was punctual, and our guide Fahad really took care of all of us. He gave us introduction and recommend and was willing to answer all the questions. We saw Arabian oryx and gazelle in nature reserve by Vintage Land Rovers. It feels so good that all the wild animals are well protected by four countries.
Also we have falcon show together with amazing sunset. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. The services is 100% next level.
After arriving at the camp, the party was just getting started. It was worth coming just for the dinner lol. I can't give away too much, so I'm looking forward to you exploring it for yourselves!
We are very grateful to our tour guide Fahad who genuinely looks out for every tourist. He made this journey more incredible. Also his colleague Ravi is talented too, helping us with creative pictures. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon, next time we will try other heroes adventure.
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925meghann
Dec 13, 2023
Book this tour and ask for Nizar as your guide!!! - This tour was recommended to us by our resort Atlantis, The Palm and for good reason! We will truly never forget this experience. The desert tour was absolutely beautiful and we were lucky to have an AMAZING guide with us, Nizar!!!! Nizar picked us up from our resort and toured us around the lands giving us amazing information and making sure we stopped for photos/to take the experience in. We opted to do the platinum package with an overnight stay followed by a sunrise hot air balloon ride. We cannot recommend this company enough. Everything was beautiful, safe, the food was amazing and the staff are highly skilled. If you are coming to Dubai, book this tour and ask for Nizar you will be so happy with the experience!!! Thank you again!
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Muyuy2023
Nov 2, 2023
Great experience. - It’s such a great experience. Runel is so nice and introduced us a lot of interesting facts about the desert. It’s way more comfortable than what I thought. You can even take a warm shower. Will definitely come back again but next time with someone else and try the balloon.
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593saulel
Oct 16, 2023
Ecotourism in the Dubai Desert - Very nice performance. Not disappointed with the approach to more environmentally friendly tourism. We appreciated the warm welcome from our guide Rashid and his discretion and that of the photographers to also be able to experience moments without permanent requests. Neat layout of the camp, decoration present to give the atmosphere but without artifice. The evening is enlivened by small shows. Food in abundance. The camel ride is really very pleasant and long enough to enjoy the reserve and its beauty. It's our best memory!
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Fernandopz8770pw
Aug 26, 2023
Desert tour - The desert during the day is beautiful, the sunset is beautiful…
Dining in the cabins is really a really cool experience and full of interesting attractions.
Super attentive guides, speak several languages, mine was a Brazilian, Cesar, super attentive. Top program!!!!
The only problem was the heat, which was really intense at this time of my trip.
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Keytones
May 2, 2023
Great fun for all! - This was a great experience overall, and I would highly recommend this company. All of the activities were great and our group and my 3-year-old very much enjoyed the entire experience. Our one complaint was that the stone house we stayed in was very hot and stuffy! We were told that it would be cold in April, but it was very warm, we did not even need a jacket or sweater. I would recommend that they would offer a fan. Many of the guests slept outside because it was very hard to sleep inside. We did the overnight in April and the stone house was way too hot to sleep in. Other than that, it was a great experience.
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