Hipfig Travel channel offers DIY travel video guides for more than 25 cities in
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or a comment Welcome to Hipfig's Travel Guide series
on Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this video we'll be sharing our Desert Safari
Experience in Dubai. Our Dubai Desert Safari Guide the help and guide you for your
visit while you're in Dubai. Our Dubai Desert Safari Experience was my favorite
travel experience in Dubai. I thought maybe when we booked it it was
going to be just a drive in the desert and a tourist trap but I was pleasantly
surprised. There are many tour companies which
offer a Desert Safari. Some only with dune bashing, others combine with dinner and
other options like dune buggy or motorcycling. An easy way to book a
Desert Safari is with your concierge at your hotel or through companies like
Viator online. We have added a link to Viator
on hipfig.com under the Desert Safari page. Since for most people this is a
once-in-a-lifetime deal don't let saving a few bucks get in the
way of this experience. Choose a reputable and trusted company
We got picked up at our hotel about 3 p.m. and drove out about an hour to the
Dubai Desert Conservation area. All the tour companies will pick up and drop off
at your hotel. The package we chose was the Royal desert safari with five-star
dinner at Sahara Arabian Fortress. Our tickets were part of the smart
destinations Go Dubai card package. Before we began our dune bashing, we
stopped at a local tourist spot where you can dune buggy, motorcycle,
take a camel ride, or a photo with the Falcon. There were lots of people who
came here to have fun! Our dune driver picked us up here and we drove to the
dunes. The drive or dune bashing began along the tops of the tall sand bars. The
ride is a thrill as you dip and speed through the desert dunes before the sand
slips away. I guess I should have realized that it
was going to be a thrill ride when our driver asked about seat belts and I saw
the reinforce bars inside our 4x4. The Dubai Desert Safari is not recommended
for families with small children, the elderly, or pregnant women. Here's a tip:
we highly recommend purchasing the Go Dubai card by smart destinations for
incredible discounts if you plan to go to multiple attractions in Dubai. For
example we've got three delicious meals, the Burj Khalifa at the top sky ticket,
Atlantis Waterpark and Aquarium, Ski Dubai, and this Desert Safari and much more using
the Go Dubai card. We saved about 300 US dollars per person on all the Dubai
attractions we went to. If you think the Go Dubai card deal is useful to you, buy
through the Go Dubai card link at hipfig.com on the Dubai Desert Safari page. We
drove around 20 minutes or so to an isolated area in the dunes where we got
out. We took off our shoes and socks and the sand was so silky and cool on our
feet. We climbed up a dune and watched the burnt orange sunset amongst the
seemingly endless desert. What a memory! Make sure to take lots of pictures. Once
the sun set, we were finished with the dunes and we're driven to a stop where
the driver filled up his tires with air. There are many gift shops and you can
also get some coconut water there. As the darkness fell on the desert, the driver
drove us to the Sahara Arabian Fortress which is about 30 minutes away. We were
greeted at the fortress with warm wet hand towels to refresh ourselves, and
date and coffee which is a local cultural greeting. A little past the
entrance was a free camel ride. You can take as many rides as you wanted
and fortunately for us not many people wanted a ride so we took several rides
around
Once we are seated for dinner, we got drinks then went to the buffet dinner
dessert area. By the way alcoholic drinks are extra but soda,
coffee, tea. and water was included in our package. The buffet had a large selection
of food but probably less if you're vegetarian. There was the traditional
Arabian fare and also non traditional. The taste was good for a buffet. it is
what you would expect from a four-star hotel buffet. About 30 minutes into our
meal, the show began which was fabulous! There was a fire sword eater, belly
dancing, and my favorite the Tanura or skirt dance. It's a folkdance performed by
sufi men. They wear colorful skirts with lights which makes dazzling patterns as
they spin continuously. You could also get a henna (tatoo) done for free. There was a
woman who was very fast and made nice designs. This is also included with our
Dubai Desert Safari tour although a tip is always welcomed. It does get chilly in
the Dubai Desert in winter so make sure to bring a light sweater or a jacket
with you as the seating (for dinner) and show are outdoor. After the completion of our
brilliant time on our Dubai Desert Safari Tour and dinner, we were driven
back to our hotel.
Make sure to enjoy the stars and in the dark desert open sky on your drive back
They are beautiful and free. We highly recommend the Dubai Desert Safari
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