5 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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