Private Desert Safari with Stargazing and Dinner at Mleiha
Supplied by: Orient Tours
Experience the breath-taking beauty of the Arabian Desert in a different way. Enjoy a beautiful evening exploring the stars and planets with one of our experienced guides followed by an unforgettable dinner.
Highlights
- Desert dune drive
- Visit to the Camel Rock and Fossil Rock
- Sandboarding
- Stargazing experience led by an expert guide
- Dinner at Mleiha Café
What's included
- Hotel transfers in a private four-wheel drive vehicle
- Exciting dune drive
- Light refreshments (coffee, water, soft drink)
- Dinner at Mleiha Café
- Sandboarding experience
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
Overview
Your adventure starts once you're picked up from your hotel in Dubai. Meet your courteous private driver and board your private air-conditioned four-wheel drive vehicle. You’ll get a glimpse of authentic desert and agricultural life, as well as rock formations deep in the desert known as Fossil and Camel Rock. Enjoy the wind in your hair as you give sandboarding a go, and feel the thrills during an adrenaline-packed dune drive.
Continue your journey with a drive to the Archaeological Museum. The new visitor attraction in the Emirate of Sharjah blends history, nature and culture with exceptional quality and warm hospitality to create a unique leisure experience in a spectacular natural setting. Enjoy a beautiful evening exploring the stars and planets with one of our experienced guides. Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are a few of the evening’s special guests.
End your magical afternoon with a traditional dinner at Mleiha Café before heading back to Dubai.
The tour also includes refreshments.
Know before you go
• Children under the age of 5 are not allowed to take part in the tour.
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• The local tour operator reserves the right to cancel any part of the scheduled programs because of government decisions, public holidays, weather conditions, or other similar circumstances.
• Guests visiting the UAE during the Summer months (June – September) are advised that peak daytime temperatures sometimes reach 42 – 45 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels can also exceed 90 percent during this period. We recommend all our guests to take adequate precaution.
• The duration of the actual tour takes 5 – 6 hour but the driving time from Dubai hotel and return may take another 60 – 90 minutes depending on traffic conditions and time of day. The operator will contact you within 24h to 48h of the tour date to confirm pick up location and time.PLEASE NOTE SUMMER pickup time effective from 01th June 2024: Pickup from Dubai Hotels in between 03:00 -03:30 PM
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 48 hours before booked date. No-shows and late cancellations are non-refundable.
Additional Information
• This desert safari trip involves off-road driving across sand dunes and off-road tracks. As the drive can be rough in certain areas, we are unable to accept pregnant women and persons with heart ailments and back or neck problems on this experience
• A minimum of two people are required for a booking
• Transfers will be in a private four-wheel drive Land Cruiser with up to five people per vehicle. The operator will contact you within 24h to 48h of the tour date to confirm pick up location and time.
• Children below the age of five, are not allowed to join this tour. Adult prices are applicable to all guests
• This tour is not wheelchair accessible
• Dress code: light summer clothes are recommended. Sweaters or jackets may be needed for the winter months, especially in the evenings. Good quality sunglasses and hats are advised. The United Arab Emirates has a conservative dress tradition. Men and women should ensure that shoulders and knees are covered when in public, especially in souks, shops, and villages.
•PLEASE NOTE SUMMER pickup time effective from 01th June 2024: Pickup from Dubai Hotels in between 03:00 PM -03:30 PM
• The timing indicated above is an approximation only. Please reconfirm your exact pick-up time with the supplier after the booking is confirmed in order to avoid inconveniences
• The duration of the actual tour takes 5 – 6 hour but the driving time from Dubai hotel and return may take another 60 – 90 minutes depending on traffic conditions and time of day.
• During the Islamic holidays / Ramadan fasting month, there will be a restriction on live entertainment ( Belly dance, Tanoura dance) and serving alcohol throughout the UAE. Therefore the Safari will be operated without these entertainments and serving of alcohol at the camp site during these days.