Liwa Oasis Desert Drive from Abu Dhabi: Experience Beauty and Silence of UAE’s Famous Oasis

Experience the overwhelming beauty and silence of the UAE’s famous Liwa Oasis on an exciting full-day desert safari from Abu Dhabi. Book now!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Liwa Oasis - Begin your desert experience with a pickup from your centrally located Abu Dhabi hotel. Meet your expert driver-guide, hop inside your comfortable, air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle, and then set off toward the southern edges of the UAE.
    As you travel, hear fascinating facts about the Liwa Oasis, a series of oases at the north of the Rub Al…
What's Included
  • Comfortable transport in air-conditioned 4x4
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Enjoy a picnic lunch with soda and mineral water
  • Guidance from a professional driver-guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the overwhelming beauty and silence of the UAE’s famous Liwa Oasis on an exciting full-day desert safari from Abu Dhabi. Travel by air-conditioned 4x4 to this remote swathe of sands and oasis in the vast Rub al Khali or ‘Empty Quarter,’ one of the world’s largest and most spectacular dune deserts. Enjoy a 2-hour desert drive past the towering…

Location
Liwa Oasis
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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M7597ajhr
Mar 1, 2026
Brilliant - would do it again - Awesome! Aris was brilliant, explained so much and the desert driving was incredible! The angles of the sand dunes that you go down was amazing! Wildlife was surprising, camels yes, but not expecting gazelles as well! Sunset incredible. Highly recommend it.
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Joanl1375
Dec 24, 2025
Liwa Tour - Fantastic day with our guides and drivers: Hakeem and Najeeb. They perfectly adapted to our needs. Highly recommended.
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Camper712104
Oct 9, 2025
Pick this one for authentic experience! - Beautiful experience for once in a lifetime. It is a more rugged experience, so don't expect luxuries, but an authentic desert experience! Very experienced guides! Note that this experience is a ca. 3h drive from Abu Dhabi.
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Zhengyangk2024
Oct 2, 2025
Unforgettable journey! - Top trip with our guide Unni! He is a very professional driver!!! Und also introduce the city on the road. Unforgettable experience!! You should try it!
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Philippeld9856fx
Mar 7, 2025
A Must do experience, the real desert without tourists - This has been a truly fantastic experience to go to Liwa desert and discover unique marvelous places in the desert of Abu Dhabi. Aris is a very knowledgeable guide and a top sand driver. Aris has shared his desert experience with us during the full day. He is keen to give a lot of explanations about Abu Dhabi, the life and culture of the city. We truly recommend this safari with Aris. It is a must do experience. Thank you Aris, we have been so fortunate to be with you for this experience. Looking forward to meet you again.
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Philippeld9856fx
Mar 7, 2025
A must do to discover what the real desert is - This Liwa desert drive is a truly unique experience to discover the gigantism of the Abu Dhabi desert. Taking this tour, you have no chance to cross with other visitors and you can discover many different places. We had the chance to be guided and driven by Aris. Aris is keen to share his broad knowledge from the start to the very end of the safari. You feel in good hands with Aris, he is also a top sand driver and good photographer. We had the chance to see a lot of different places with Aris and to feel the desert during the whole day. If you take this tour, ask for Aris ! We are looking forward to meet him again. Celine & Philippe
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Boblax
Jan 28, 2025
Emirates Tours and Safari to Liwa - Highly recommend this tour agency for Liwa desert and dunes. Very responsive customer service was able to book everything on ‎WhatsApp from USA Aris our guide and driver was punctual, gave us a lot of information about the history, culture of Abu Dhabi and all the sites we were to see. He is extremely friendly and reliable. Did not pressure the group to keep time in fact our tour took 10 1/2 hours instead of eight hours Ask for Aris!
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12travellingismylife
Oct 28, 2024
Very impressive desert tour - A very impressive desert tour! The red-gold dunes of the empty neighborhood are just great. Many thanks to Aris!
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Roving52897329994
Oct 27, 2024
Very interesting experience - Shihab good driver and guide, the process of sunset is exciting, driving technology is excellent👍👍👍 The sunset is beautiful, the sand stepped up very comfortable, great experience😊
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Dagmarsd3741qd
Sep 13, 2024
Desert Safari, Rub‘ al Kahli, the Empty Quater. - We were picked up at the hotel on time and warmly welcomed by our guide and driver Aris. We then drove for around 2 1/2 hours to our first stop, a gas station. We were able to go to the toilet there and if necessary we had the opportunity to buy coffee or tea. This is of course not necessary, as the tour operator provides plenty of chilled soft drinks and water. We then drove off the paved roads into the sand dunes. Because of the up and down in the dunes, Aris always made sure that we were having fun and feeling comfortable. Thanks to his many years of experience and knowledge of desert safaris, we felt that we were in very good hands. He explained to us that it is important to assess the condition of the sand to ensure a safe ride. He made plenty of stops in the dunes and always gave us enough time to take photos. He was always able to answer our questions very well. He gave us a lot of information about life and animals in the desert. We spent our lunch break in a date oasis. The tour operator provided a tasty and really sufficient packed lunch for each of us. In the afternoon we visited an Arabian fort, after which we returned to Abu Dhabi city. The tour lasted 9 hours and was more than interesting and entertaining thanks to our guide and was great fun. We did the tour with our 3 1/2 years old grandson. Which was no problem at all for us. If you have the opportunity to do the tour with Aris, we can warmly recommend him. We were more than satisfied and will always remember this day with pleasure. Thanks to Emirates Tours for a perfect organisation and special thanks to Aris once again, you did a great job. Guests from Germany and Nepal.
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From $175
up to 4 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).