Overnight Desert Camp: Family-friendly Adventure with Complimentary Stargazing, BBQ & Sunrise Drive
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45 Ratings
Sharjah
Embark on a family-friendly adventure with our overnight desert camp. Enjoy complimentary stargazing, a BBQ dinner under the stars, and a sunrise drive. Book now!
Duration:
13 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Sharjah - Spend a magical night camping under the star-filled skies on our overnight camp adventure.
Perfect for those looking for an authentic desert experience!
Wake up for a sunrise drive and short walk around the beautiful vistas of Fossil Rock!
Children must be accompanied by a guardian aged 18+ years. -
20 minutes Stargazing included
– Breakfast included
– Dinner(Menu option:1) included
Further, enhance your experience with our thrilling Buggy Adventure, Safari Drive for Sunset, or any other add-on below.
Add on activities:
-Sunset Safari Drive
-Dune Buggy Add-on Adventure
-All add-ons duration to be 20 minutes.
Food Menu 1 (Meals opted in Non-Exclusive Overnight Camping are fixed to Menu 1 however Veg/Vegan and other Menu options for Exclusive camping are also available, contact Mleiha team for more details)
Salad - Fattoush | Hummus | Tabouleh | Arabic Bread | Mixed Pickles
BBQ Chicken Wings | Lamb Kofta kebab | Shish Tawook | Vegetable Kebab
Accompaniments
Oriental Bukhari Rice | Roast Potatoes with Paprika and Cumin | Vegetable Curry
Dessert -Basbousa | Umm Ali
What's Included
- Air-Conditioned 4x4 vehicle for Safari
- Light refreshments
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Stargazing
- Driver/guide
- Dinner
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Breakfast
- Tea and coffee
- BBQ Dinner
- Trekking
What's Not Included
- Transfer charges are not included, it can be arranged for a fee(contact Mleiha for the details)
Additional Information
Enjoy a relaxing escape for the entire family and friends in our fully equipped, overnight camp set up in the middle of the desert. Vistas of the desertscape and the surrounding peaks of Faya and Fossil Rock add to the spectacle.
The evening starts off with a beautiful 20-minutes complimentary stargazing followed by a BBQ dinner under the stars. Breakfast served the following morning
Short off-road sunrise drive included in the package.
Further, enhance your experience with our thrilling buggy night adventure that can be booked on site or visit our website for further details (www.discovermleiha.ae).
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant meals not included
- Dress code is light, comfortable clothing. Closed shoes are recommended
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Transfer charges are not included, it can be arranged for a fee(contact Mleiha for the details)
Location
Sharjah
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(45 Ratings)
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Judithalexa
Mar 7, 2024
Very cool experience. - Nothing can prepare you for this. We had the luck to be the only guests on the camp and it was great! We booked the buggy drive, which was the best experience for us and the dinner which was fabulous and really tasty. Stargazing was so cool! The camp is clean, and nicely decorated, the bonfire made it perfect. It is not completely silent like we used to have it in Oman on our first desert night, since there is a generator constantly making noise. This was a pity. The desert deserves to be enjoyed in silence. Sunset viewing was cool, we also visited the fossil hill.
My airbed was broken and I slept on the hard floor, this should not have happened at all. When the staff prepares the tents, they should test, if the airbeds are ok! This was very annoying.
The thing that we really did not like was, that we booked the dinner for 4 adults, since our kids were 12 and 15 and it was so much food, we could not eat it at all. I don't know, if the Arabic families eat that much or even care, but for us it was so bad to see, that our food was wasted and thrown away. When booking the dinner, we could not book for kids portions other than silly kids meals, and it was not clear, that we could book less portions. The center should do something about this. it is not right, to throw perfect food into the trash. Maybe tell people better, what to expect and that it is ok to book less portions.
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Rakeshpatnaikdxb
Mar 3, 2024
Awesome place with horses - Amazing place with horses We had stayed overnight near the stables. The staff at the stables,cafe and in general are amazing , so helpful. Can’t thank them enough for taking care of us.
The experience at this place Feelquest Retreat was one a kind - awesome to spend time with horses in their natural
Environment .
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Vignesh_r
Dec 23, 2023
Soothing private camping experience in outskirts of sharajah - We got a nice private camp with good view, camp is outside of sharajah. Stargazing was perfect, dinner and breakfast was nice. Perfect sunrise and safari ride in the morning. Visited Mheila archaeological site and they have nice restaurant there.
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Mansourh2019
Dec 16, 2023
Geminids Experience. December 14th - An experience I’d never forget! It was amazing by all means. The event organizers were so professional which made it perfect. We enjoyed it right from the beginning that we upgraded from standard to overnight and even that was done smoothly. A special thanks to Jackie for being such a great organizer, she was always there for us from the time we booked till the end of the event. I’d like to also extend my appreciation to the buffet chef for the delicious food provided. I’d definitely encourage everyone to go for it!
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304hanifai
Dec 15, 2023
Shooting stars - An overnight to remember for a lifetime, especially since we witnessed shooting stars as a family!
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354anuradham
Aug 13, 2023
Perseids meteor - Happened to attend the Perseids meteor shower on 12th August 2023 with Mleiha Archaeological centre, Sharjah.
It was an wonderful experience with impressive arrangements for watching the meteors, car parking and wash rooms. The dinner was commendable and light. The lecture about stars, galaxies, universe and constellations was fantastic... Appreciate the efforts taken by the team!! Special mention to the educators Mr. Nirmal and Mr. Prabhu for their excellent presentation and quiz. Planets and star show through telescopes were well explained by Ushani and Jhen...
A soothing relaxing music added special effects to the show!! Finally, very much excited to watch those meteors flying around..
Thankyou guys! Overall, a delightful experience!
Keep up the good work!!
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Salnabus
Feb 8, 2023
Exclusive overnight Camping - We Enjoyed an exclusive overnight camping as a family beginning of January ,great experience from the time we arrived until we left ,everyone was courteous ,friendly ,nothing was much to ask.
The setting ,the lights ,the bonfire will transfer you to another place .
We also ordered dinner for 4 ,lots of food the feeds many more,unlimited water ,soft drinks as well as tea ,karak and coffee ,breakfast in a box the next day after we went to watch the sunrise .
The only thing that I would recommend is improving the breakfast .
Leaving you with the great photos ,highly recommended .
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Nylaqayoom
Jan 24, 2023
Camping trip with girlfriends a must do! - Jackie organized our overnight camping trip so well and made sure that we were looked after seamlessly. Omar our guide was well informed and took us to see the fossils and early morning sunrise. Samir was polite and drove us early morning.
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P9423ukantoinem
Jan 23, 2023
Relaxing and soul-soothing experience - Sameer, Umar and Jackie welcomed me to the site and catered to any need, just as much as they gave me private space to fully enjoy the night with the stars.
Good place if you seek to get away from touristy Dubai.
I'd recommend the site's transport option as no Uber/Careem can be ordered from there.
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Vidya211
Jan 3, 2023
A serene desert camping experience. - This was our 2nd visit to the Meliha archaeological centre. We booked the 31st December, overnight non-exclusive camping experience through Jacqueline +971 50 968 1749. The booking procedure was easy though it was a last minute plan.
Though it was non - exclusive we had a very private kind of camping experience, everything was meticulously arranged. The dinner spread was good with a lot of vegetarian options so my friends were happy too. They had arranged good live entertainment activities which kept us engaged and entertained.
Tents were neat, clean and comfortable. A special mention to their clean toilets because at most of the camping places this is a compromised thing.
We were lucky to win the voucher for sunset lounge with dinner so definitely we are coming back for more with more friends.
A special thanks to all the staff at Meliha, they work really hard to provide us this wonderful experience , kudos and keep up the good work.
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