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White Toyota Land Cruiser carving a turn down a red dune on an evening desert safari

Private desert safaris · Abu Dhabi pickup

Private Desert Safari from Abu Dhabi in Your Own Land Cruiser

Choose a sunrise start or a sunset evening. Either way, the car, the driver and the schedule are yours alone.

A safari with your group and nobody else

A typical desert safari puts you in a car with strangers and on a schedule set by someone else. Ours do not. Each safari is a private Land Cruiser 4×4 with a professional driver, collecting your group from your hotel, home or apartment in Abu Dhabi.

There are two to choose from. The evening safari is a full six-hour experience built around the sunset, with a camp dinner and live shows. The morning safari is a shorter four-hour outing, cool and quiet, that leaves your afternoon free.

Prices are per car, not per person. That makes a full car noticeably good value, and it is one reason families and small groups pick the private option.

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Packages and prices

Our two private safaris

Same vehicle, same quality of driver. The difference is the time of day and what is on the programme.

Evening vs morning safari

Private evening safariPrivate morning safari
PriceAED 1,400 per car, up to 6AED 800 per car, 5 to 6 persons
Duration6 hours4 hours
HighlightsSunset, camp dinner, live showsSunrise, quiet dunes
Dune bashingYes, by a professional driver25 to 30 minutes
FoodBBQ buffet dinner, unlimited drinksCold water
EntertainmentBelly dance, Tanoura, fire showNone

The evening safari, in order

Your Land Cruiser collects you in Abu Dhabi and heads for the dunes. You start with dune bashing and sandboarding, then stop for photos as the light turns gold. After sunset you arrive at camp for Arabic tea and coffee, a short camel ride, henna and a BBQ buffet dinner at your own table.

The night finishes with belly dance, a Tanoura show, a fire show and a light and sound display, then the drive home.

Tanoura dancer spinning a colourful skirt at a lantern-lit desert camp with guests watching

The morning safari, in order

You leave early and reach the dunes while the sand is still cool. The driver spends 25 to 30 minutes dune bashing, you try sandboarding, take a short camel ride and watch the sun rise over the dunes.

You are back in Abu Dhabi in about four hours, which leaves the rest of your day for the beach, the mall or a nap.

Line of white Land Cruisers crossing rippled orange dunes in soft morning light

Which one should you choose?

Pick the evening safari if you want a proper night out: food, shows and a full programme. Pick the morning safari if you have less time, a smaller budget or children who do not stay up late.

You can also pair either safari with a buggy or quad ride on another day. Message us and we plan it with you.

Desert safari questions, answered

Two private Land Cruiser safaris from Abu Dhabi: a private evening safari with BBQ dinner and shows (AED 1,400 per car, up to 6) and a private morning safari (AED 800 per car, 5 to 6 persons).

Yes. You have your own Land Cruiser 4×4 and professional driver. No other guests ride with you.

Per car. A full group shares the price, which usually works out lower per person than a shared tour.

The evening safari takes about 6 hours. The morning safari takes about 4 hours.

From your hotel, home or apartment in Abu Dhabi. Send your location on WhatsApp and we confirm your pickup time.

Dune bashing, sandboarding, sunset viewing, a camel ride, henna, an international BBQ buffet, unlimited soft drinks, water, tea and coffee, and belly dance, Tanoura and fire shows.

Sunrise viewing, 25 to 30 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel ride and cold water.

Both work. The morning safari is shorter and cooler. The evening safari has dinner and shows, and children aged 2 to 3 travel free.

No. Both are available at an extra charge on the evening safari.

Yes. Message us and we arrange a buggy or quad ride before or after your safari.

It is exciting but controlled. Tell your driver if you want it gentler, especially with young children or older guests.

We reschedule or refund under our cancellation policy if conditions make dune driving unsafe.

Plan your private safari

Send your hotel or address in Abu Dhabi, your group size and your preferred date. We confirm your pickup time.

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