12 Camel Rides in Abu Dhabi to Build a Day Around

1.Desert Safari with BBQ, Camel Ride & Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,998 reviews · from $74Our pick

Spend about six hours in an Abu Dhabi 4WD with an experienced safari driver, then trade dunes for a Bedouin-style camp. You will visit camels, try dune bashing and sandboarding, take a short camel ride, enjoy henna and Arabic dress photos, and finish with a buffet BBQ, tanoura, and Nashaat dancing. Hotel pickup is included.

“This was an awesome experience! Our driver was great! Make sure to hold on tight during the dune bashing. Food was good at the BBQ buffet. Have an open mind and enjoy yourself!”

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2.Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari BBQ, Camel Ride, Entertainments

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,790 reviews · from $72

Spend about six hours beyond Abu Dhabi on a shared 4x4 safari with dune driving, a camel farm visit, sandboarding, sunset photos, and a Bedouin-style camp. Enjoy a BBQ buffet, henna, Arabic dress, shisha, Tanoura, fire and belly dancing shows. Guides such as Ashraf, Safeer, and Haneef are praised for safe driving and helpful photos.

“My family had the best time on this desert safari excursion!! Our tour guide, Ashraf, from Emirates Tours & Safari, was a knowledgeable guide as well as an awesome photographer who helped my family get cool desert shots. He drove us across the desert and my 3 kids haRead more”

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3.Morning Desert Safari with Camels and Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,256 reviews · from $49Best value

Start with hotel pickup and a 45-minute ride into Abu Dhabi’s desert. A licensed driver handles 30 to 40 minutes of dune bashing, then you try sandboarding, pose for photos, and take a short camel ride. Guides such as Shameer, Ram, Aziz, and Sudhi are praised for safe driving and helpful photography.

“The experience was excellent! Everything was well-paced and well-planned. The highlight was the ride across the dunes.”

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4.Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride, BBQ & Live Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 638 reviews · from $72

Ride from Abu Dhabi to Al Khatim Desert in an air-conditioned shared jeep, then tackle dunes, sandboard, visit a camel farm, and watch the sunset. The camp adds a short camel ride, henna, falcon photos, BBQ dinner, belly dance, Tanoura, and stargazing. Guides such as Ahmed, Hamza, Sanal, and Haneef are praised for driving and photos.

“Amazing and fun I would recommend that you do when you are in abu dhabi. The food was good and there was a lot of stuff included.”

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5.Abu Dhabi Morning Desert Safari: 4×4 Dune Bashing, Camel Ride and Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 487 reviews · from $52

Start with a 7:30 am Abu Dhabi pickup and drive 45 minutes to Al Khatim Desert. Expect a lively 4x4 dune bash, a camel farm visit, a very short camel ride, sandboarding, and Arabic tea, coffee, dates, soft drinks, and water. Guides such as Gino and Nasim have earned praise for their friendly, careful driving.

“It was a fantastic ride. With a super friendly guide. And fortunately without having to take with the belly dancer!”

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6.Desert Safari Abu Dhabi w/ Sand Boarding, Camel Ride & BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · from $75

Leave Abu Dhabi around 3pm for Al Khatim Desert with a guide such as Mohamed, Ashraf, Ajmal, or Ali. Expect a camel farm, dune bashing, sand boarding, sunset photo stops, a short camel ride, camp coffee and dates, Arabic dress photos, henna, buffet dinner, belly dancing, and tanoura entertainment before returning around 9:30pm.

“Great safari experience. This was my first desert safari for me. It was very exciting. Entertrainment and the food at the camp was really good.”

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7.7-Hours Desert Safari with BBQ, Camel Ride & Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · from $69

Travel by shared 4WD from Abu Dhabi to Al Khaznah Desert for dune bashing, sunset photos, a camel farm visit, sandboarding, and a short camel ride. At the Bedouin-style camp, you get BBQ dinner, henna, local costumes, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and live entertainment. Guides such as Shahid, Eid, Thaj, and Tanzir are praised for safe, caring service.

“The dune bashing was so much fun, lasted a good 45 mins and got some great photos. Dinner was of good quality and plentiful. Overall very good value for money.”

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8.Abu Dhabi Morning Desert Safari with Camel Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · from $70

Set out from Abu Dhabi at 7:00 am in a shared 4x4 for Al Khatim Desert. Expect about four hours with dune bashing, sand boarding, camel feeding, photos, tea or coffee, and a brief camel ride. Guides such as Shakeer have earned warm praise. Quad bikes cost extra, and the camel ride is only a short introduction.

“It was great, friendly guide, well organized. We where alone in the desert and did a really nice trip. It was not to long, perfect with kids! Good expierience!”

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9.Abu Dhabi Desert Safari (Dune Bashing, BBQ Dinner, Camel Ride & Sand Skii)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $80

You’ll ride in a shared air-conditioned Land Cruiser to Abu Dhabi’s dunes for dune bashing, sunset views, camel riding, sandboarding, henna, falcon photos, Arabic dress, and a BBQ dinner. Guide Amir is praised by name, and the evening ends with traditional shows and quiet stargazing.

“The sand dunes .the camel rides and bikes were brilliant experience the guides were very friendly and professional. They are very interested in making sure that we has the very best of experience I would do it again”

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10.Abu Dhabi Desert safari with BBQ Dinner,Sandboarding & Camel ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $90

Spend about six hours exploring Abu Dhabi’s desert in an air-conditioned Land Cruiser. Ride the dunes, stop at a camel farm, watch sunset, try sandboarding and a short camel ride, then enjoy a Bedouin-style camp with henna, Arabic coffee, shisha, BBQ dinner, belly dancing, and Tanura entertainment.

“Purtroppo il mio volo fu dirottato per via delle condizioni meteorologiche da Delhi e dunque, appena l'ho scoperto, ho subito avvisato il tour operator chiedendo se fosse possibile ottenere almeno un rimborso parziale, considerando che, ad Read more”

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11.Abu Dhabi Evening Desert Safari – Dune bashing Camel ride and BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $83

Leave Abu Dhabi around 2:30 pm in a 4x4 Land Cruiser for dune bashing, a camel farm visit, sunset photos, and a remote desert camp. Your driver can take photos and videos on your phone. Enjoy a BBQ buffet, henna, falcon photos, shisha, camel rides, live shows, and stargazing before returning around 9:30 to 10:30 pm.

“Amazing! Bring warm clothes for the evening! Some activities are extra but very affordable. Worth it”

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12.4-Hour Morning Safari with Camel Ride & Sand boarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews

Start at 8:00am with pickup in a 4x4 Land Cruiser, then head to Al Khatim for dune bashing and desert photo stops. At the camp, you can try sandboarding, take a short camel ride, and enjoy tea, coffee, and water. The private option suits groups wanting a flexible half-day outing.

“The pick up driver was 1.5 hours late. The camel ride was uneventful. We were told we can only ride the camel for one go around which took less than 1 minute. If you wanted a longer ride, they wanted you to pay more money. We felt really uncRead more”

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