The 15 Best Evening Shows in the Middle East

1.Dubai Dunes Safari With Quad Bike, Camel Ride, BBQ Dinner & Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,606 reviews · from $74Our pick

Spend about seven hours between Dubai, Lahbab, and an evening camp near Al Awir. You’ll ride a quad bike for 25 minutes, tackle red dunes in a 4x4, sandboard, take a camel ride at sunset, then eat a buffet BBQ with belly dance, tanura, and fire shows. Guides such as Abdul, Hashim, and Ikram are praised for driving and photography.

“This was an incredible adventure & we all totally enjoyed. We had the BEST tour guide. Abdul was amazing. We laughed so much during the Dune Bashing. Abdul was very knowledgeable, personable, great driver & photographer. His other counterpart Hasim was also exceptional. Definitely recommend this adventure. Thank you Abdul & Hasim for making our adventure even more wonderful”

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2.Dubai’s Best Desert Safari: Live Show & Gourmet BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,369 reviews · 6 hours · from $126

Spend six hours crossing Dubai’s red dunes by 4x4, with dune bashing, sandboarding, camel rides, henna, falcon photos, and sunset views. Your evening ends at Noble Camp with a BBQ buffet and nine live acts. Guides such as Suleman, Rana Ghaffar, Naeem, and Muhammad Ali have earned praise for careful driving and friendly help, though quad biking costs extra on some packages.

“Our driver Aseef was wonderful - very friendly and helpful, very skilled driving during the dune bashing and a great photographer to boot! Really fun day. Well worth the price.”

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3.Red Dunes Desert Safari with 4×4 Pick up & Drop, Camel ride, BBQ and Live shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,194 reviews · from $32

Spend about seven hours in Dubai’s red-sand desert with shared Land Cruiser pickup, up to 30 minutes of dune bashing, sunset photo stops, camel riding, sandboarding, a Bedouin-style camp, BBQ dinner, henna, Arabic coffee, and evening shows. Drivers such as Arif, Irfan, Nomi, and Shoaib may lead your group.

“I’m absolutely thrilled with this trip! Everything was well organized from start to finish, but what truly stood out was our driver – simply amazing!”

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4.Abu Dhabi Desert Safari With Live Shows And BBQ Buffet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,177 reviews · from $60

Spend about six hours beyond Abu Dhabi with hotel pickup, 4x4 dune bashing, a camel ride, sandboarding, sunset photos, henna, live belly dancing and fire shows, and a BBQ buffet. Guides such as Arham, Ateeq, Rehane, and Rehan are praised for photos and friendly care, though food, waiting times, and service can vary.

“It started off not so great with the driver playing his music very loudly on the 1 hour journey out to the desert. We had to ask him to turn it down. The dune bashing takes about 15 minutes which was good. The camel ride was very uncomfortable but an experience. There was only one sand board between about 10 people so you only get to go down the hill once. It would benefit from having more and being able to try more than once as this could be good fun as a group. The food was nice and plentiful and the entertainment good. All in all not a bad…”

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5.Abu Dhabi Desert Safari With BBQ Dinner & Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 795 reviews · from $60

Spend about six hours in Abu Dhabi’s Al Khatim desert, with hotel pickup, dune bashing, a short camel ride, sandboarding, henna, shisha, a BBQ buffet, belly dancing, fire performances, and a spinning show. Drivers including Sadari, Shahid, and Zohaib have earned praise for friendly service. Expect a busy shared camp and possible extra charges for some activities.

“We booked this tour last minute during our 1 day layover in Abu Dhabi. Pickup was smooth, communication was good. The desert is absolutely stunning and breathtaking during sunset. Dune bashing was absolutely our favourite part, I wasn't expecting it to be that exhilaRead more”

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6.Standard Desert Safari, camel ride, BBQ Dinner, Belly Dance Show, Pick & Drop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 776 reviews · from $65

Leave Dubai at about 3 p.m. for a 7 to 8 hour desert evening with hotel pickup, 4x4 dune bashing, sunset views, a short camel ride, henna, and a barbecue buffet. At the Bedouin-style camp, you’ll watch belly dance, Tanoura, and fire shows. Guides including Asif and Asfand have earned praise for patient, helpful service.

“The food was really good with alot of variety! My husband and I truly enjoyed ourselves. I would recommend to anyone.”

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7.Evening Desert Safari & BBQ With Live Shows,Camel Ride,Falcon pic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 716 reviews · from $49

Spend 6 to 7 hours moving from Dubai to the red dunes of Lahbab, with hotel pickup, dune bashing, sandboarding, a 15-minute camel ride, and a camp dinner. Guides such as Hussain, Yaseen, Hashim, Ali, Azmat, and Nour have earned praise for friendly help and confident desert driving. A falcon photo may be offered, but confirm this before booking.

“The trip was amazing. The driver is a real professional. A very fun ride through the desert. Concern, food, performances were top notch.”

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8.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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9.Dubai Premium Desert Safari with Live shows & Gourmet Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 622 reviews · from $73

Spend 5 to 6 hours in Dubai’s Lahbab desert with 30 minutes of dune bashing, a sunset photo stop, sand boarding, a short camel ride, Arabic coffee, henna, and falcon photos. Finish at a camp with a barbecue buffet, belly dance, Tanura, and fire shows. Drivers such as Bilal and Mayer Jacob are praised for photos and friendly service.

“The amazing dune bashing with our friendly and fast driver Mayer Jacob. Extreme drive, comfortable and big Sequoia, amazing desert with red sand, beautiful photos on the sunset! The tour to Arabic village with BBQ and show was amazing too, tasty hot and enough.”

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10.Scenic Dhow Cruise with Buffet Dinner and Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 612 reviews · 1h 45m · from $16Best value

Spend 105 minutes aboard a traditional dhow on Dubai Creek, with buffet dinner, music, Tanoura dancing, and a puppet show. Meet staff in Ocean Express Floating Restaurant shirts opposite the British Embassy. Host Naushad has received warm praise for his friendly service, though the music and food style may not suit everyone.

“As I was celebrating my birthday i enjoyed my cruise and the food was so nice, the view n cruise was so clean most importantly its value for money. The music was so accommodating. We really enjoyed the cruise.”

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11.Vip Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding BBQ Dinner & Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 500 reviews · from $36

Spend about six hours exploring Dubai’s red dunes with shared 4x4 pickup, 30 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, a short camel ride, sunset photos, and a Bedouin-style camp dinner. Guides such as Abid Bhatti, Asif, and Waqar have been praised for clear instructions and attentive driving, though camp add-ons and pickup delays can affect the day.

“We had an excellent experience of desert safari yesterday. Me and my family with young kids throughly enjoyed all the activities involved in the package. Our tour guide Mr Abid Bhatti was very good, explained all the necessary information of Read more”

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12.Dubai Desert Safari: Tanoura Show, Dune Bashing and BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 446 reviews · from $76

You’ll spend about six hours beyond Dubai’s towers, with hotel pickup, 4x4 dune bashing, sunset photo stops, sandboarding, a short camel ride, henna, Arabic coffee, and a camp BBQ. The evening adds tanoura and belly dancing. Guides such as Jaued and Nasrullah have earned praise for attentive driving, though shared SUV seating can feel tight.

“A nice trip out to the desert,always easier getting picked up and dropped off at your hotel.Always a stop somewhere where they try and rip you off with expensive drinks or ice creams,the sand dunes were amazing in the 4x4,but a woman iRead more”

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13.Dubai Desert Safari with Quad Bike, sandboarding, live show & BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 375 reviews · from $125

Spend about six hours traveling from Dubai to Lahbab for a 30-minute quad-bike ride, 35 to 40 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, sunset photos, a short camel ride, henna, costumes, live shows, and a BBQ buffet. Pickup and drop-off are included, with guides such as Tariq and Baseer named in guest feedback.

“Surfing the sand dunes with Tariq was phenomenal! He has the nerves of steel and a heart of gold. Thank you Tariq for making our day . Sorry about some people in my team screaming in our ears lol. Great one for the kids any time.”

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14.Luxury Desert Fortress Dinner, Camel Ride & Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 373 reviews · from $108

Spend about five hours traveling from your Dubai hotel to a desert fortress for Arabic coffee, dates, camel and horse rides, falcon handling, henna, a buffet with live barbecue, and belly dance, tanoura, and fire shows. Transport, soft drinks, tea, coffee, and water are included. Alcohol and dune bashing cost extra.

“We had a wonderful evening at Dubai Saraha Desert Fortress. The food was delicious and plentiful and the entertainment was excellent. One star deduction for the usual hawkers and tacky souvenir stalls, but otherwise we would highly recommend this experience as something fun and different.”

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15.Sunset Evening Safari,Camel ride,live shows and BBQ Dinner with No Hidden Charge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 359 reviews · from $27

You’ll leave Dubai around 3 pm in a private 4x4 with a driver such as Adnan, reach Lahbab for 30-plus minutes of dune bashing and sandboarding, then watch sunset before heading to a desert camp. Finish with camel riding, henna, live shows, unlimited soft drinks, and a BBQ buffet.

“Great communication. Driver went above and beyond for last minute planning. No where else you get to see Land Cruisers playing with sand. Luxury car abuse lol”

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